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Ernesto Soto publishes in Chemistry of Materials

A way to start the fall semester strong! In early September, Ernesto Soto from the Kovnir group has published a first-author paper in ACS Journal Chemistry of Materials, featuring supplementary cover art for the issue .

Jacqueline M. Applegate Honored with the Department of Chemistry: Outstanding Alumni Award

On October 31st, Jacqueline M. Applegate was honored at the 2024 LAS Alumni Award Ceremony. At the ceremony, she received the Department of Chemistry: Outstanding Alumni Award. Jacqueline graduated with a Ph.D.

Aaron Sadow Honored With the David C. Henderson Chair in Chemistry Medallion

On Wednesday, October 30th Professor Aaron Sadow was honored with the David C. Henderson Chair in Chemistry Medallion.

Two Undergraduates Attended the National Diversity in STEM Conference 2024

Ana Sanchez-Downing and Sithmi Hewage both recently attended the National Diversity in STEM Conference 2024. The conference had around 1,100 presenters, with nearly 100 of those being Chemistry related. 

Vela to join Editorial Advisory Board of ACS Applied Engineering Materials

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Paul Oftedahl publishes in Chemistry of Materials

Irmi Schewe-Miller Awarded the Wilkinson Award

Congratulations to Irmi Schewe-Miller for being award the Department of Chemistry Wilkinson Award!

Dr. Winter & Dr. Smith Honored at the 2024 University Awards Ceremony

Dr. Art Winter and Dr. Emily Smith were recently honored at the 2024 University Awards Ceremony. 

Welcome New Teaching Faculty Member - Caleb Thompson

In August 2024, Dr.

Recent Graduate Publishes in JACS

Dr. Aishwarya Mantravadi, a recent PhD graduate from Zaikina group, led a study that was recently published in the Journal of the American Chemical Society.

Kajol Tonk Honored with the ACS CATL-ChemCatBio Graduate Student Travel Award

Kajol Tonk is currently a PhD candidate in Aaron Sadow's group, working on a polymer upcycling project in iCOUP. She recently attended the ACS Fall 2024 Meeting in Denver, where she gave an oral presentation on her research.

Welcome New Faculty Member - Yuan Zhang

In August 2024, Dr. Yuan Zhang joined our department as an assistant professor in organic chemistry. 

Graduate student Brendan Wall invited to ACS Division of Organic Chemistry Graduate Research Symposium

Brendan Wall (5th year, PhD candidate, VanVeller group) was recently invited to the prestigious ACS Division of Organic Chemistry (DOC) Graduate Research Symposium (GRS) in Charlottesville, Virginia on July 25-28th to present his research on metho

Windus and Richard Awarded NSF REU Award

Theresa Windus and Ryan Richard have been awarded an NSF NEU Award for Sustainability Institute for Machine learning and Collaborative Open-source Development of Enzymatic Simulations (SIMCODES). 

Javier Vela Honored at the Corbett Medallion Ceremony

On Wednesday, September 4th Dr. Javier Vela was honored at the Corbett Medallion Ceremony. At the ceremony, LAS Dean Benjamin Withers presented the medallion to Javier. Congratulations, Javier! 

Sithmi Hewage & Brayden Weaver: Recipients of the Fall 2024 Dean's High Impact Award

Sithmi Hewage and Brayden Weaver are two Undergraduates in the Department of Chemistry, who have been award the Dean's High Impact Award for Fall 2024.

Robbyn Anand appointed Associate Editor at ACS Sensors

Congratulations to Robbyn on her new appointment as an Associate Editor at ACS Sensors! 

Yan Zhao issued Patent

Congratulations to Dr. Yan Zhao! A patent has been issued to Dr. Zhao for "Synthetic Catalysts for Carbohydrate Processing.”

Sara Pisolesi Secures Funding for Emerging Leaders Project on Low-Distraction Chemistry Labs

Congratulations to Sara Pisolesi, who has been funded for her Emerging Leaders Academy project in low-distraction accommodations in general chemistry labs!

Chemistry Student named Stanford Knight-Hennessy Scholar