The Parry Teaching Award was established by Rodney and Carolyn Brady for excellence in undergraduate teaching in the Department of Chemistry. “The award will be made to a faculty member who has demonstrated a special motivation and ability in stimulating the interest of high school and undergraduate college students in the study of, and research […]
Read MoreFellowship Connor Terry Weatherly, a senior in chemistry, has been awarded a National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship. Conner has been working in Professor Henry White’s lab, and will be pursuing a Ph.D. in the years to come. “Connor has been working in my lab for three years on the physics and chemistry of electron-transfer […]
Read MoreA paper by chemistry professor Valeria Molinero and her collaborators, published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences in November 2019, has been honored with a Cozzarelli Prize, one of six awarded annually by the journal to papers “of outstanding scientific quality and originality.” The paper explores the smallest limits of ice, discovering that ice can’t form […]
Read MoreProfessor Shelley Minteer is one of this year’s University of Utah Distinguished Research Awardees. Nominees are evaluated on the impact and significance of their career research and scholarly work to their field, as well as to the improvement and enrichment of the human condition. Dr. Minteer’s career has focused on using nature as an inspiration […]
Read MoreThe University of Utah is honored to be one of this year’s Beckman Scholars Program Awardees. The Beckman Scholars program, funded by the Arnold and Mabel Beckman Foundation, supports basic research in chemistry and the life sciences for undergraduate students at twelve insitutions. The University of Utah was selected after a panel of scientific experts […]
Read MoreRemarks by Dean Peter Trapa The College of Science Hall of Fame is a lifetime achievement award to honor individuals who have distinguished themselves in the community, their career, and their support of the College and the University of Utah. For a Hall of Fame recipient, these are the selection criteria: • An individual who […]
Read MoreJoel Harris has won the 2019 Eastern Analytical Symposium Award for Outstanding Achievements in the Fields of Analytical Chemistry. The award was presented at this year’s EAS Meeting in Princeton, NJ in November. It honors Joel’s innovative and diverse contributions in multiple fields of analytical chemistry. Joel is the 2nd U of U recipient of […]
Read MoreUniversity of Utah distinguished professor of chemistry Peter Stang and professor of pediatrics Anne Blaschke were two of 168 academic inventors named as Fellows of the National Academy of Inventors for 2019. Stang opened pathways in organic chemistry reactions and now explores ways to form molecules into self-assembled geometric shapes. Blaschke played key roles in […]
Read MoreThe announcement was made last week that Professor Shelley Minteer will be the inaugural chair of the Dale and Susan Poulter Chair in Biological Chemistry. Minteer’s career has focused on using nature as an inspiration and solution to chemistry problems, and using biology as inspiration for biosensing, energy storage, energy conversion, and electrosynthesis. The Minteer […]
Read MoreDr. Gruenwald’s research predicting nanocrystal superlattices based on ligand interactions will receive NSF funding over the next five years to carry out his proposed plans to advance his field and educate the next generation of researchers. “Investment in exemplary faculty members early in their careers is key to achieving the National Science Foundation’s mission to […]
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