Zlatko Bačić, is a professor of chemistry at the Department of Chemistry, NYU. Zlatko Bačić received his B.S. from the University of Zagreb and his Ph.D. from the University of Utah Department of Chemistry with Professor Jack Simons. Professor Bačić work includes research of theoretical and computational chemistry, quantum treatment of the dynamics and spectroscopy […]
Read MoreFinally, with COVID-19 on the downfall our Department was slowly returning back to normal. 2022 was another year filled with success. An undergraduate, Alison Wang, was awarded a prestigious Goldwater Scholarship for 2022-23. She enrolled at the U and declared chemistry as her major, with her eyes set on going to medical school. However, her […]
Read MoreThe year 2021 started off on a tragic note. Edward (Ted) M. Eyring, who devoted his life to family, church, and science, passed away on February 20, 2021. He is survived by his wife of 66 years, children Steven and Jill Eyring, Valerie LaHaye, David and Juli Eyring, his brothers Henry B Eyring and Harden […]
Read MoreIt’s been seven years since the Kecklings gathered together, and as a close-knit group, a reunion was long overdue. “Boss Keck” and his “Kecklings” spent many formative years together and learned invaluable fundamentals about research and living a good life in general as they worked together to elevate and move chemistry forward in their own […]
Read MoreRik R. Tykwinskiearned his PhD from the University of Utah with Peter Stang in 1994. He worked with Professor François Diederich as a PDF at ETH-Zürich and then joined the faculty at the University of Alberta in 1997. In 2009 he accepted a position as Chair of Organic Chemistry at the University of Erlangen-Nürnberg in […]
Read More1991 recipient: Merritt B. Andrus, Professor of Chemistry, Brigham Young University The last person to think Andrus would end up in academia was Andrus. As a graduate student, he had intentions to head for an industry position, but his postdoc advisor suggested that he also apply for academic positions. Inspired by his graduate advisor, Gary […]
Read MoreOur students left for spring break early in March, just as all of us began to sense that our world was about to change as we’d never experienced before. There was and is no road map for this unprecedented situation. For the faculty and staff, the week of spring break was suddenly filled with meetings […]
Read MoreThe Irving S. Sigal Postdoctoral Fellowship (Sigal Fellowship) of the American Chemical Society (ACS) is a two-year postdoctoral fellowship awarded every two years to a Ph.D. candidate who will pursue research at the chemistry and biology interface. Candidates are nominated by chairs of Ph.D.-granting Chemistry Departments in the United States. Individuals are not able to […]
Read MoreMapping the Kinetic Landscape of Biomolecular Processes Understanding biomolecular processes at the molecular level, which is often the goal of biophysical studies, requires bridging many time- and length scales. While computer simulations can now routinely capture the motion of most biomolecules for microseconds, biological processes typically occur on a millisecond or longer time scales. Moreover, […]
Read MoreAs Professor Frey made her way through her own chemistry education, she realized that although her male mentors were very supportive of her pursuing a career as a chemist, they didn’t understand how her parenting duties were much different from theirs. They didn’t have to worry about their kids as much, buy groceries, and either […]
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