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Chris Kabb wins the 2016 W.M. Jones Award for Originality and Creativity
“We are proud to congratulate�Chris Kabb�for winning the�2016 W.M. Jones Award for Originality and Creativity, for graduate students in the UF Department of Chemistry. Chris’ award proposal centered around the use of polymer-bound frustrated Lewis pairs for use as hydrogenation catalysts.”
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2016 Vala Award for Excellence in Physical Chemistry Research
We are pleased to announce that the recipient of this year’s Martin Vala Research Award is�Evan Zhao. Evan works in Prof. Bowers’ group on hyperpolarization techniques in NMR.
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Dr. Sumner joins the faculty as general chemistry senior lecturer
Dr. Martina T. Sumner is joining the faculty of the Department of Chemistry immediately as a senior lecturer in our general chemistry program.
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CRC Press publishes book edited by Prof. Coray Colina
“Congratulations to UF Chemistry�Professor Coray Colina, one of three editors of�Introduction to Scientific and Technical Computing, recently published by CRC Press. They created this practical book to help scientists and engineers write computer code.”
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Professor Brent Sumerlin wins 2016 Hanwha-Total Young Scientist Award
“Professor Brent Sumerlin has received the 2016 Hanwha-Total Young Scientist Award from the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC). This internationally competitive award is dedicated to outstanding scientists and sponsored by Hanwha-Total (formerly Samsung-Total). The prize was first awarded on the occasion of MACRO 2004 (Paris) and is granted biannually on the occasion … Read more
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2016-17 Ruegamer Biochemistry Awards
The William R. & Arlene F. Ruegamer Scholarship Fund recognizes overall excellence in biochemistry research. We are pleased to announce that the recipients of this year’s Ruegamer Biochemistry Awards are Erica Amato and Likui Feng.
2016 Bates and Laitinen Awards
The Analytical Division is pleased to announce the recipients of the annual Bates and Laitinen awards.
2016 Eastman Chemical Summer Fellowships Announced
We are pleased to announce the winners of the 2016 Eastman Chemical Summer Fellowships.
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Professor George Christou awarded the 2016 Nyholm Prize of the UK Royal Society of Chemistry
“Distinguished Professor George Christou has been selected to receive the 2016�Nyholm Prize for Inorganic Chemistry�from the Royal Society of Chemistry in the United Kingdom. He will receive a medal and certificate at the awards ceremony in London in November, and will carry out a lecture tour of UK universities during 2017 as the Nyholm Lecturer. … Read more