From the College of Science article: “I am honored to receive this award and excited to join the community of researchers supported by the Simons Foundation to answer fundamental questions about microbial ecology and evolution.” says Aaron Puri, Assistant Professor in the Department of Chemistry and the Henry Eyring Center for Cell and Genome Science and one of five awardees […]
Read MoreDr. Peter B. Armentrout is the recipient of the 2021 ASMS John B. Fenn Award for a Distinguished Contribution in Mass Spectrometry, for the development of robust experimental and statistical techniques for the determination of accurate thermochemistry. He developed the guided ion beam threshold dissociation approach to provide insights into the thermochemistry, kinetics, and dynamics […]
Read MoreChemist is fourth consecutive Churchill Scholar from the U Cameron Owen, Churchill Scholar Photo Credit: Dave Titensor/ University of Utah Jan. 22, 2019— Cameron Owen of Boise, Idaho, a senior majoring in chemistry and physics and minoring in mathematics, has received the prestigious Churchill Scholarship to study at the University of Cambridge in the United […]
Read MoreProfessor Michael D. Morse received the William F. Meggers Award for his contributions to spectroscopy via his research focus on the electronic structure of small transition-metal molecules. “The field of spectroscopy has been significantly impacted by the research contributions of Michael Morse.” – 2019 OSA President Ursula Gibson. Research in Professor Morse’s group is directed […]
Read More(left to right) David Clemmer, Jerry Murry, and Thomas Thatcher On April 21, the Department of Chemistry honored three former students as our 2014 Distinguished Alumni. Professor David Clemmer, Dr. Jerry Murry, and Mr. Thomas Thatcher were honored at a dinner celebrating their successful careers. Over 80 alumni, students, faculty, and friends of the department […]
Read MoreDistinguished Professor Joel Harris was awarded The Roland F. Hirsch Award for Distinguished Service in the Advancement of Analytical Chemistry by the ACS Division of Analytical Chemistry at the Denver ACS Meeting on August 20, 2024. According to the ACS, this award is received by an individual who “through professional service in activities such as […]
Read MoreThe Pittsburgh Conference Achievement Award is given annually to a researcher who has made a significant and independent impact in the area of analytical chemistry within the first ten years after his or her doctoral degree. The award has been presented jointly with Pittcon since 2002 and is given out each year at a […]
Read MoreThe Department of Chemistry at the University of Utah established the Distinguished Chemistry Alumni Awards in 2011 to recognize and honor our most prominent and successful alumni. We celebrated four of our outstanding alumni on September 30, 2024 in the Department of Chemistry. The awardees held seminars and visited faculty and students in the department. […]
Read MoreAwardees at the STEM Safety Day 2024 On September 6, 2024, the University of Utah held the STEM Safety Day, which brings faculty, staff, and experts together for laboratory, classroom, and workplace safety training and updates. This multi-campus partner event is hosted by the College of Science, Spencer Fox Eccles School of Medicine, John and Marcia […]
Read MoreAccording to the Reaction Mechanisms Conference website, “The RMC is an historically important and vibrant meeting, first held in 1946, that concentrates on the recent advances in broadly defined mechanistic chemistry. The scope of discussions includes organic, organometallic, inorganic, materials, and biological research with significant mechanistic implications and insights on the connections between structure and […]
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