On July 1, 2023, Michael D. Morse was appointed to the rank of Distinguished Professor of Chemistry, University of Utah. Distinguished Research Morse began his independent academic career at Utah in January 1985 and immediately set himself up as the foremost authority in his field by writing a sole-author review article for Chemical Reviews on […]
Read MoreOn May 18, 2023, the University of Utah College of Science held its 2nd annual College of Science Safety Day, which brings faculty, staff, and experts together for training and updates on laboratory, classroom, and workplace safety. According to David Thomas, the Director of Safety at the College of Science, University of Utah, Dr. Armentrout […]
Read MoreResearch.com has released its highly anticipated 2023 rankings of the best scientists, including chemists, worldwide and in the United States. The rankings feature several chemists from the University of Utah who have been recognized for their outstanding contributions to the field of chemistry. According to their website, research.com aims to provide a centralized platform for […]
Read MoreLuisa Whittaker-Brooks, associate professor of inorganic/materials chemistry, is the recipient of the 2023 MRS Outstanding Early Career Investigator Award for cutting-edge work on the control of structural phase transitions, spins, and thermal-dependent electronic interactions in organic-inorganic quantum well heterostructures. Professor Whittaker-Brooks noted “The Outstanding Early Career Investigator Award by the Materials Research Society (MRS) recognizes […]
Read MoreOn April 20, 2023 we held the annual Awards Ceremony to celebrate our students, faculty and staff. It was a celebration of hard work and outstanding contributions of the Department of Chemistry. Guest Speaker: Adrienne Carey, MD Assist. Professor, Infectious Diseases & Immunology. Program Director, Infectious Diseases Fellowship University of Utah School of Medicine, Department […]
Read MoreRon Legge, the president of The American Scientific Glassblowers Society, announced in April 2023 that Mr. Kevin Teaford from U Chemistry had been chosen to receive the society’s highest award, The J. Allen Alexander Award. Mr. Legge stated, “Through the years, his contributions to the ASGS have been stunning. He has served our society in […]
Read MoreOn March 6, 2023, Valeria Molinero received the American Physical Society Irving Langmuir Award in Chemical Physics. Read here about Professor Molinero’s award. Valeria Molinero is a Distinguished Professor of Chemistry, Jack and Peg Simons Endowed Professor of Theoretical Chemistry, and Director of the Henry Eyring Center for Theoretical Chemistry at the University of Utah. She uses molecular simulations and theory […]
Read MoreClifton Gregory Sanders PhD’90 The University of Utah Department of Chemistry alum Clifton Sanders recieved one of the Founders Day Distinguished Alumnus/Alumna Award on March 1, 2023. The University of Utah, Office of Alumni Relations, annually presents its Founders Day Distinguished Alumnus/Alumna Awards to alums for their outstanding professional achievements, public service, and/or commitment to […]
Read MoreOur ACS Student Chapter has earned the Outstanding Student Chapter Award and, for the first time, the Green Chemistry Award. ACS Student chapters provide enrichment and challenges for undergraduate students as they study the chemical sciences. To be eligible for the Green Chemistry Award, chapters must complete at least three green chemistry activities as outlined […]
Read MoreMichael Grünwald, Ryan Looper and Rodrigo Noriega, of the University of Utah Department of Chemistry, received a $1 million grant from the W.M. Keck Foundation funding studies of currently unpredictable aspects of the process of crystallization. Accurate models of how molecules come together to form solid structures will help save time in developing new pharmaceuticals […]
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