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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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Lecturer Cynthia Labrake selected to hold a Dads' Association Centennial Teaching Fellowship
The Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry is pleased to announce that Lecturer Cynthia Labrake has been selected to hold a Dads' Association Centennial Teaching Fellowship for the 2009-2010 spring semester. The award reflects on Dr. Labrake's teaching excellence and commitment, and an acknowledgment of the many contributions she has made to the ...Professor Grant Willson awarded the 2009 Gordon E. Moore Medal for Outstanding Achievement in Solid State Science and Technology
The Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry is pleased to announce that Professor C. Grant Willson is the 2009 recipient of the Gordon E. Moore Medal for Outstanding Achievement in Solid State Science and Technology, awarded by the Electrochemical Society. The recipient of the Moore Medal is chosen based on contributions to the field of solid sta...Yuxuan Wang Wins Mitchell Award
Graduating Senior, Yuxuan Wang, won the $20,000 grand prize Mitchell Award last night at the Four Seasons Hotel. Wang is a Biochemistry (Honors) and Plan II major. She won the award for her undergraduate research project with Professor Andy Ellington titled, “Aptamer Antagonists of Myelin Promote Axon Growth.” The George H. Mitchell Awards for Aca...Professor Richard Crooks awarded the 2010 Charles N. Reilley Award
The Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry is pleased to announce that Professor and Department Chairman Richard Crooks is the 2010 recipient of the Charles N. Reilley Award in Electroanalytical Chemistry. The C. N. Reilley Award is given in memory of one of the most distigushed analytical chemists of the 20th century. Reilley's interests were bo...Professor Lauren Webb receives College of Natural Sciences Teaching Excellence Award
The Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry is pleased to announce that Professor Lauren Webb is being honored with a College of Natural Sciences Teaching Excellence Award. Natural Sciences Dean Mary Ann Rankin established this award to increase recognition of the College's many exceptional faculty who are committed to teaching at either the under...Professor Eric Anslyn develops new high throughput approach to screening for chiral catalysis
Professor Eric Anslyn has developed a new technique for rapidly identifying and optimizing chiral catalysts, like those used in pharmaceuticals and pesticides. Professor Anslyn's technique will allow for rapid identification of catalysts to carry out syntheses of chemicals of a certain enantiometric form, or "handedness". While the synthesis of th...Professor Allen Bard receives SURA Distinguished Scientist Award
The Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry is pleased to announce that Professor Allen Bard has received the Southeastern Universities Research Association (SURA) Distinguished Scientist Award. These awards are presented to individuals who have worked to support the SURA mission "to foster excellence in scientific research, to strengthen the scie...Professor Jason Shear nominated to the Beckman Foundation Grants Advisory Council
The Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry is pleased to announce that Professor Jason Shear has been nominated to serve on the Grants Advisory Council (GAC) for the Arnold and Mabel Beckman Foundation. The Beckman Foundation is a major contributor to scientific research, and makes grants to non-profit research institutions to promote research in...Steven Moore Runs!
You may think that walking to Welch Hall from satellite parking—perhaps toting a laptop, lunch, books, and paperwork—along with routine sessions on the stair master at Gregory, and even running several miles each day, is a workout. Think again. I met with Steven Moore, the UT Chemistry and Biochemistry Department’s Project Manager for Facilities an...New next-generation genome analysis technology allows UT biochemists to target and enhance genomic research
A new “next-gen” genomic analysis system , SOLiD™, will allow UT researchers to quickly catalog large genomes and greatly increase the focus and pace of their research. The new technology is sponsored by the Texas Institute for Drug and Diagnostic Development, directed by chemistry professor Brent Iverson. This technology will be used by several ge...Professor Chris Bielawski selected as Young Observer to 2009 IUPAC General Assembly and Congress
Chris Bielawski has been selected as a Young Observer to the 2009 IUPAC General Assembly and Congress in Glasgow, Scotland. This fellowship enables awardees to attend and participate in the IUPAC general assembly meeting in Scotland in summer 2009 Established in 1977, the program allows participants to experience the global efforts that impact the...New science building named for former chemistry professor Norman Hackerman
The newest science building now being built on The University of Texas at Austin campus will be named in honor and memory of Dr. Norman Hackerman, chemist, professor and president emeritus. The Norman Hackerman Building will house state-of-the-art classrooms, teaching labs and research labs for organic chemistry, providing them with much-needed sp...Former UT President and Department of Chemistry benefactor Lorene Rogers dies
Lorene Rogers, a former University of Texas president and the first woman to lead a major research university in the United States passed away Sunday at an assisted-living center in Dallas. She was 94 years old. Ms. Rogers earned master's and doctoral degrees from the University of Texas in biochemistry and then joined the faculty of the Departmen...Professor Peter Rossky recipient of the American Chemical Society Physical Division Award in Theoretical Chemistry
Peter Rossky, a professor in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, is the first recipient of the American Chemical Society Physical Division Award in Theoretical Chemistry for his outstanding contributions to physical chemistry. Rossky will be invited to present a plenary lecture at the Telluride School on Theoretical Chemistry during the s...Professors Chris Bielawski and Lara Mahal promoted with tenure
Congratulations to Professors Chris Bielawski and Lara Mahal on their promotion to associate professor with tenure. Congratulations also go to Cynthia LaBrake and Fatima Fakhreddine on their advancement to the rank of senior lecturer.Improvements to Welch courtyard planned
Construction will begin this summer on substantial improvements to the Welch courtyard. In an effort to make the courtyard a comfortable and engaging study and gathering space for our students, electrical plugs will be installed to complement the existing wireless internet access, and misters, fans and shade coverings will be added to control tempe...View a time-lapse video of the demolition of the ESB here
The ESB, located directly across 24th street from Welch Hall, was demolished this past year to make way for the new, larger "ESB II". The new building will have 154,000 square feet of assignable space and house the Institute for Neuroscience, the Center for Learning and Memory, and all organic chemistry teaching and research labs. The ESB II is sch...Dr. Jonathan Sessler named Rowland Pettit Centennial Chair of Chemistry
The Rowland Pettit Endowed Centennial Professorship in Chemistry was established in 1983 in honor of Rowland Pettit, a former University of Texas professor of chemistry. Since its creation, this Professorship has been held by Mary Ann Fox and Stephen F. Martin, and is currently held by Professor Jonathan Sessler. This Professorship was recently ele...Professor Michael Krische awarded 2008 Humboldt Research Award
Professor Michael Krische has been awarded the 2008 Humboldt Research Award by the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation. The award is granted in recognition of a researcher's entire achievements to date to academics whose fundamental discoveries, new theories, or insights have had a significant impact on their own discipline and who are expected to co...News
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Remembering Electrochemistry Pioneer and Texas Science Legend Allen Bard
