Kari Basso Named the 2026 Recipient of the E. Ann Nalley Regional Award for Volunteer Service by SERMACS

The American Chemical Society Southeastern Regional Meeting (SERMACS) Awards Committee will present Dr. Basso the award at the 2027 SERMACS in Memphis, TN.

We Sadly Announce the Passing of Professor Emeritus M. Luis Muga

A stalwart of UF Chemistry and Physics from 1960–1996, Prof. Muga will be deeply missed. In 2024, the Professor M. Luis Muga Scholarship Fund for graduate and undergraduate students at UF Chemistry was established to honor his legacy. Click to read his obituary in The Gainesville Sun.

Lincoln Middle School’s STEAM Night

Chemistry Club volunteers participated in Lincoln Middle School’s STEAM Night on Sept. 15, 2026, joining other organizations and community groups to provide students and their families with engaging, hands-on learning experiences. Our volunteers led an interactive “Painting with Electrolysis” activity, introducing students to the fundamental principles of electrochemistry through a creative and artistic experiment. By combining science and art, students were able to explore electrochemical reactions in a fun, accessible way while seeing how chemistry can be applied beyond the classroom.

Fan Hong Receives NIH MIRA for 3D RNA Imaging

Assistant Prof. Fan Hong and his group aims to develop faster technology for imaging RNA molecules inside tissue. Click to read the UF CLAS News.

Austin Evans Announced as the 2026 Recipient of the ACS National Fresenius Award

Sponsored by Phi Lambda Upsilon, “this award is presented annually to an outstanding young scientist who has attained national recognition in the areas of research, teaching and/or administration.” Congrats Austin on another!

Austin Evans Wins NSF CAREER Award

Austin Evans receives one of the nation’s most prestigious honors for early-career faculty. This award will “explore new ways to use electricity to modify and break down plastics.” Click to read CLAS News article

Prof. George Christou Awarded the 2026 Charles H. Herty Medal of the ACS Southeastern Region

Congratulations to Distinguished Prof. George Christou, who was selected to receive the 2026 Charles H. Herty Medal!

UF Chemist Austin Evans Wins Prestigious Camille Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Award

Congratulations to Prof. Austin Evans, who was selected of one of 17 new Camille Dreyfus Teacher-Scholars for 2026!

Narayanan Lab Receives ACS PRF Doctoral New Investigator Grant

Assistant Professor Amal Narayanan has received an American Chemical Society Petroleum Research Fund (ACS PRF) Doctoral New Investigator (DNI) grant to investigate surface properties of ultrahigh molecular weight polymers.

Loesgen Lab Discovers New Metabolites from Fungi

Anthracaurisin A, a novel compound with potent cytotoxic activity, was discovered from a Patagonian fungus. Read the Whitney Lab News post here.