2012-2013 Faculty and Graduate Student Awards

The Department of Chemistry's award ceremony was held on Friday, May 3, 2013. Department chair William Jenks was the master of ceremonies and Professor Keith Woo assisted. Both the faculty and graduate students were recognized for the awards they received this year.

 

Photo Gallery of the 2012-2013 Chemistry Graduate Student Awards

 

2012-2013 Faculty Awards

 

Thomas Barton

  • ACS (American Chemical Society) President for 2013


Joseph Burnett

  • Recognized by Alpha Lambda Delta and Phi Eta Sigma as a positive intellectual influence in their academic experiences

Tom Greenbowe

  • Recognized by Alpha Lambda Delta and Phi Eta Sigma as a positive intellectual influence in their academic experiences
  • Regent’s Award for Faculty Excellence, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

Mei Hong

  • The Irving Sigal Young Investigator Award, Protein Society Award, sponsored by Merck Research Lab

Sam Houk

  • ACS Division of Analytical Chemistry Award in Spectrochemical Analysis


Malika Jeffries-EL

  • Promotion to Associate Professor

Jesudoss Kingston

  • Recognized by Alpha Lambda Delta and Phi Eta Sigma as a positive intellectual influence in their academic experiences
  • Promotion approved to Senior Lecturer


George Kraus

  • Co-Editor of the Royal Society of Chemistry, Green Chemistry Series


Gordon Miller

  • University Professor, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
  • Recognized by Alpha Lambda Delta and Phi Eta Sigma as a positive intellectual influence in their academic experiences


Jake Petrich

  • Recognized by Alpha Lambda Delta and Phi Eta Sigma as a positive intellectual influence in their academic experiences


Emily Smith

  • Promotion approved to Associate Professor with Tenure


Xueyu Song

  • Mid-Career Achievement in Research, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

Levi Stanley

  • Caldwell Chair in Chemistry

Patricia Thiel

  • Named Fellow of the Materials Research Society
  • Associate Editor of the Journal of Chemical Physics

Javier Vela

  • NSF CAREER award

Theresa Windus

  • Excellence in Undergraduate Introductory Teaching, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
  • Recognized by Alpha Lambda Delta and Phi Eta Sigma as a positive intellectual influence in their academic experiences

Art Winter

  • The Cottrell Scholar Award from the Research Corporation for Science Advancement

Ed Yu

  • Promotion to Professor


Yan Zhao

  • C.K. Wong Fellowship (administered through the Chinese Academy of Sciences from the C.K. Wong Educational Foundation in Hong Kong)
  • Promotion approved to full Professor already tenured