Leslie Murray recognized as an Emerging Investigator in Bioinorganic Chemistry

“Leslie Murray was named as one of 17 emerging investigators in the field of bioinorganic chemistry in the ACS Select Virtual Issue published online in the journal,�Inorganic Chemistry. All investigators from this list received their doctoral degrees since 2004, have published their work and ACS journals mostly in 2014 or 2015. The editorial by the … Read more

Townes R. Leigh Prize Recipients Announced

“The Department of Chemistry is pleased to announce the recipients of the annual Townes R. Leigh Prizes for outstanding achievement by first year graduate students.�This award recognizes excellence in coursework, teaching, research, and written qualifying examinations. The recipients from the 2014-15 Ph.D. class are, pictured from left to right, John Cain, Robin Kemperman, Michael Sims, … Read more

Lauren McCarthy receives the 2015 Keaffaber Scholar Award.

“Congratulations to Lauren McCarthy who has been named the recipient of the 2015 Keaffaber Scholar Award.� The award has been made possible through the generosity of Dr. Jeffrey Keaffaber, a longtime friend and supporter of the Department of Chemistry.� Dr. Keaffaber received his Ph.D. from the Department in 1989 (with Prof. William Dolbier) and pursued … Read more