Congratulations to Grant Myres, a member of the Joel Harris research group, for receiving the FACSS Hirschfeld Award this year. Myres is a recipient of the FACSS Tomas B. Hirschfield Scholar Award, to be presented at SciX 2021, held September 26 – October 1 in Providence, Rhode Island. The Hirschfeld Scholar award for graduate students […]
Read MoreLuisa Whittaker-Brooks, an assistant professor in the department of chemistry, is among 16 early career chemists named as a 2021 Camille Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar. Selected by the Camille and Henry Dreyfus Foundation, Camille Dreyfus Teacher-Scholars receive an unrestricted $100,000 research grant. “I was actually having a meeting with my undergraduate students when I received a […]
Read MoreValeria Molinero, Distinguished Professor and Jack and Peg Simons Endowed Professor of Theoretical Chemistry, is among the 252 newly elected members of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. The Academy honors excellence and convenes leaders from every field of human endeavor to examine new ideas, address issues of importance to the nation and the […]
Read MoreEach year since 1965, the University of Utah has selected faculty members from across campus to receive the Distinguished Research Award (DRA) – an award designed to recognize outstanding achievement and excellence in scholarly and creative research by University of Utah faculty. Nominees for this prestigious award are evaluated on the impact and significance of […]
Read MoreLydia Fries, an undergraduate researcher in the Sigman Group, received this year’s Outstanding Undergraduate Researcher Award from the University of Utah. In 2015, the U introduced the Outstanding Undergraduate Researcher Award. They are delighted to recognize an outstanding undergraduate researcher from each college/school at the U. Faculty mentors are invited to nominate students, and awardees are […]
Read MoreAssistant Professor of Chemistry Luisa Whittaker-Brooks is one of the recipients of the prestigious 2021 Sloan Research Fellowship, given to researchers “whose creativity, innovation, and research accomplishments make them stand out as the next generation of scientific leaders.” The awards are open to scholars in eight scientific and technical fields: chemistry, computational and evolutionary molecular […]
Read MoreAfter reviewing 26 candidates from 23 universities in 7 different countries, Ereztech BridgeForward announced the 2020 award winners. Applicants were challenged to explore their mentorship lineage, capture its history, and evaluate their current scientific challenges through the eyes of their academic forefathers. The winning candidates displayed exceptional insight and professionalism throughout their essays. Each winner […]
Read MoreThe National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded the U’s Center for Synthetic Organic Electrochemistry (CSOE) a grant to fund the center’s Phase II development. The center merges synthetic organic chemistry and electrochemistry to develop safe and sustainable chemical production methods. “CSOE has brought together a unique multi-disciplinary team to develop next-generation chemical transformations for chemical […]
Read MoreThe American Chemical Society, the world’s largest scientific society, has awarded the 13th Irving S. Sigal Postdoctoral Fellowship (2020-2022) to Dr. Olja Simoska. Olja completed her doctoral studies in December of 2019, under the supervision of Prof. Keith J. Stevenson at the University of Texas at Austin. Her doctoral dissertation is titled “Real-time Monitoring of the […]
Read MoreProfessor Morse recieved this award for his outstanding contributions to undergraduate research with the College of Science Award for Fostering Undergraduate Research Excellence. He will receive $20,000 to fund his research, including support for one or more enrolled undergraduate research assistants pursuing a degree in science or math. Research in Professor Morse’s group is directed […]
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