University of Utah Distinguished Professor of Chemistry Joel Harris is among the newest fellows of the American Chemical Society. Harris develops methods to image chemical structures and processes. Among his many awards, Harris recently received the Utah Governor’s Medal for Science and Technology in 2016 and the Calvin S. & JeNeal N. Hatch Prize in […]
Read MoreRyan E. Looper arrived at the U in 2007 after completing post-doctoral studies at Harvard University and his doctorate at Colorado State University. Since then he has received a Henry Eyring Assistant Professorship, Young Investigator Awards from Amgen and Eli Lilly, and the U’s Entrepreneurial Faculty Scholar award. His research program focuses on the behavior […]
Read MoreDistinguished Professor Cynthia Burrows was awarded the endowed Rosenblatt Prize by President Ruth Watkins “to honor excellence in teaching, research, and administrative efforts, collectively or individually, on behalf of the University. The Rosenblatt imprint in Utah is clear. It is a standard of excellence and the appreciation of achievement. It is the stamp of beneficence […]
Read MorePresident Watkins has appointed Distinguished Professor Henry S. White as the holder of the John A. Widtsoe Presidential Endowed Chair in Chemistry, effective July 1, 2019. This chair was recently held by our now emeritus professor Dale Poulter. Professor White has had an extraordinary career here at the University of Utah for the past 25 […]
Read MoreRachel Cantrell, a junior majoring in chemistry, is pursuing a career as a research professor. She has maintained a near perfect GPA while working in professor Ryan E. Looper’s laboratories on orthogonal projects. She also competes as a member of the U’s Utah Precision Marksmanship Society and is a novelist.
Read MoreTim Quah, a 2019 graduating student, has received a NSF Graduate Research Fellowship for his approaching time at UC-Santa Barbara. Quah worked both as both a high school and graduate researcher in Dr. Shelley Minteer’s lab for the last four years while getting a BS in Chemical Engineering. He has been a co-author on four […]
Read MoreJoel Harris was awarded this year’s Hatch Prize for his excellent teaching legacy which he continues to cultivate. Harris came to the University of Utah in 1976, and has continued to receive awards for both his significant research and impactful teaching. Over his 43-years at the University, Harris has taught thousands of students, and his […]
Read MoreIn an article recently published by uNews, University of Utah professors Shelley Minteer and Glenn Prestwich are among the 416 newly-elected Fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). Election as a Fellow is an honor bestowed upon AAAS members by their peers. AAAS members are awarded this honor because of their […]
Read MoreLast month, Professor Luisa Whittaker-Brooks was named one of C&EN’s Talented 12 young scholars during the Fall 2018 ACS national meeting in Boston, giving a TED talk that morning and participating in an award celebration later in the afternoon (pictured right). Whittaker-Brooks, aptly-named a “sustainability powerhouse” by C&EN, earned her spot among 11 other bright chemists for […]
Read MoreOn August 21, 2018 Shelley Minteer was awarded the 2018 ACS Division of Analytical Chemistry Award in Electrochemistry, which was given at the ACS meeting in Boston. She is one of six awardees for the division, and is the third professor from the University of Utah Department of Chemistry to receive this award. To read more about […]
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