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Arthur Chavez wins 2023 President's Outstanding Staff Award
Senior Procurement Officer, Arthur Chavez has been named the winner of a 2023 President's Outstanding Staff Award. This prestigious honor comes with a cash award and Arthur will be recognized by the President of the University at a ceremony in late s...
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Professor Christopher Bielawski new member of Polymer Chemistry Advisory Board
The Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry is pleased to announce that Professor Christopher Bielawski is a member of the newest Advisory Board to the journal Polymer Chemistry. He shares this distinction with twenty-one other prominent polymer chemists across the world. Congratulations to Professor Bielawski for this honor. Learn more about res...Chemistry Majors Elected to Phi Beta Kappa
The Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry congratulates five Department majors who were recently elected to Phi Beta Kappa at its spring meeting. Upon accepting the accolade, they will be inducted into the national honor society at the University of Texas chapter's Fall reception on Sunday, December 6th in the Texas Union Ballroom. Dean Randy Di...Professor David Vanden Bout Draws Inspiration from Nature to Guide Research in Nanotech
Something remarkable happens when you deposit a particular type of fluorescent dye into a solution. The dye molecules quickly assemble themselves into almost perfectly uniform, microscopically small, double-walled tubes. Not only that, but these “nanotubes” have a structure that’s so similar to antennae found in a naturally occurring deep-sea bacte...Professor Jennifer Brodbelt Awarded Grant to Develop More Rapid Technology For Screening Blood Samples
Dr. Jennifer Brodbelt, professor of chemistry and biochemistry at The University of Texas at Austin, has received a $734,068 grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to develop a new method for rapidly screening blood samples for biomarkers. Biomarkers are small molecules that indicate the presence of a particular physiological condition...Professor Whitney Yin's discovery of atomic structure of enzyme points the way to development of less toxic drugs for HIV
Chemistry Biochemistry professor Whitney Yin and her graduate student Young-sam Lee have discovered the atomic structure of pol gamma, an enzyme that is responsible for DNA replication in human mitochondria. When pol gamma comes in contact with anti-retroviral drugs, which are used to treat HIV, it can incorporate the drug into the body's mitochond...Professor Michael Krische chosen to receive the 2010 Mukaiyama Award
The Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry is pleased to announce that Professor Michael Krische has been selected as the 2010 recipient of the Mukaiyama Award from the Society of Synthetic Organic Chemistry, Japan (SSOCJ). The award is bestowed every year upon a scientist under 45 years of age who has made outstanding contributions to synthetic ...Alumnus Kenneth M. Merz, Jr., Wins 2010 ACS Award
University of Florida Professor Kenneth M. Merz, Jr., who earned his Ph.D. under Michael Dewar, has received the 2010 American Chemical Society Award for Computers in Chemical and Pharmaceutical Research.Professor Kenneth Merz has been selected as the recipient of the 2010 ACS Award for Computers in Chemical & Pharmaceutical Research that recognize...Allen Bard Shares $2.5 Million to Better Convert H2O Into Clean H Fuel Using Sunlight
Researchers at The University of Texas at Austin have received about $2.5 million to identify new materials that will efficiently absorb sunlight and split water (H2O) into clean hydrogen fuel, which could power cars and be used to generate electricity. For the next three years, chemical engineering Professor Charles Mullins, chemistry Professor A...Video: Cross-disciplinary Research Targets Smart Materials
Professor Jason Shear's chemistry laboratory has developed a technology that enables researchers to utilize microscopic three-dimensional protein structures. The potential applications of these "smart materials" are so significant that graduate student researchers from other disciplines have begun collaborating with the Shear lab in order to study ...Welcome New Graduate Students
The incoming graduate students have arrived and are well on their way to making new friends, getting to know their professors, and settling into their labs and coursework. All thanks to the tremendous efforts of Penny Kile, Rachel Walker, and Jenna Gascoyne in the Graduate Studies Office, and faculty members Jennifer Brodbelt, Lauren Webb, Dio Sieg...Professor Peter Rossky receives Joel Henry Hildebrand Award in the Theoretical & Experimental Chemistry of Liquids from the American Chemical Society
The Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry is pleased to announce that Professor Peter Rossky is the recipient of the Joel Henry Hildebrand Award in the Theoretical & Experimental Chemistry of Liquids presented by the American Chemical Society and sponsored by ExxonMobil Research and Engineering. The purpose of this award is to recognize distingu...Professor Katherine Willets Honored With University of Texas Board of Regents' Outstanding Teaching Award
The Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry is pleased to announce that Professor Katherine "Kallie" Willets has been selected by The University of Texas Board of Regents to receive an Outstanding Teaching Award. This awards program was established in August 2008 as the latest in a series of University of Texas System initiatives aimed at fosteri...Analytical Teaching Lab Coordinator needed
The Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, at the University of Texas at Austin is seeking an individual to play an essential role in our undergraduate program. The main job responsibilities include planning, coordinating, and teaching analytical methods in a laboratory setting. The individual will assist faculty in the improvement of our under...Graduate Student Daniel Knueppel Wins Roche Excellence in Chemistry 2009 Award
Nutley, New Jersey, June 8 and 9, 2009... The Roche Symposium: Excellence in Chemistry is an annual forum to recognize outstanding graduate students and faculty who are providing significant contributions to the field of organic chemistry. Along with 11 other graduate students from around the nation, Daniel Knueppel (fourth row, far left) has been...Professor Allen Bard elected to the inaugural group of Fellows of the American Chemical Society
The Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry is pleased to announce that Professor Allen Bard has been elected by his peers in the American Chemical Society to the inaugural group of the Fellows of the American Chemical Society. This program was created “to recognize members of the American Chemical Society for outstanding achievements in and cont...Professor Jennifer Brodbelt named the William H. Wade Endowed Professor in Chemistry
The Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry is pleased to announce that Professor Jennifer Brodbelt has been named the William H. Wade Endowed Professor in Chemistry. This professorship was created in 1999 to honor the late Dr. William H. Wade, a longtime faculty member in The University of Texas at Austin Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry ...Professor Christopher Bielawski earns Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers
The Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry is pleased to announce that Professor Chris Bielawski is a recipient of a Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers, the highest honor bestowed by the United States government on outstanding scientists and engineers beginning their independent careers. The Presidential Early Career Aw...Professor C. Grant Willson elected to the inaugural group of Fellows of the American Chemical Society
The Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry is pleased to announce that Professor C. Grant Willson has been elected by his peers in the American Chemical Society to the inaugural group of the Fellows of the American Chemical Society. This program was created “to recognize members of the American Chemical Society for outstanding achievements in an...Professor John Stanton Elected to International Academy of Quantum Molecular Sciences
Professor John Stanton has recently been elected as a lifetime member of the International Academy of Quantum Molecular Sciences (IQMS). The International Academy of Quantum Molecular Science is an international scientific learned society covering all applications of quantum theory to chemistry and chemical physics. It was created in Menton in 196...News
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New Advanced Quantum Science Institute Will Bridge Basic Research and Applied Science
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Cancer Prevention, Screening and Research Programs Expanding With CPRIT Support
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Chemistry Professor Receives Sloan Research Fellowship and Mark Young Scholar Award
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Remembering Electrochemistry Pioneer and Texas Science Legend Allen Bard
