50 Years of Departmental Leadership!

The Department recently celebrated the retirement of Prof. Bill Dolbier, who started his independent career at UF in 1966. Pictured here are our former department chairs (left to right): Anna Zerner (widow of Mike Zerner), Dave Richardson, Bill Jones, Bill Dolbier, John Eyler, Lisa McElwee-White, Dan Talham. Together, they represent more than 50 years of … Read more

2018 Keaffaber Scholar Award

Roberto Serrano is the recipient of the 2018 Keaffaber Scholar Award… Congratulations to Roberto F. Serrano, Jr. who has been named the recipient of the 2018 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 … Read more

2018 Townes R. Leigh Prize 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, and research. The recipients from the 2017 Ph.D. class are, pictured from left to right, Ethan Fisher, Kenneth Lee, Juan Torres Gonzalez, Timothy … Read more

Yunlu Zhang wins a competitive CLAS Dissertation Fellowship for the Spring

We are pleased to announce that Yunlu Zhang has won a dissertation fellowship in support of her thesis work developing novel methods for the enhancement of light-matter interactions utilizing plasmonic metals that can efficiently absorb and convert sunlight to other useful forms of energy. Zhang, a member of David Wei’s research group, aims to realize … Read more

UF ACS Student Chapter Receives Outstanding Award

Congratulations to the UF Chemistry Club, formally known as the UF Student Chapter of the American Chemical Society, for being recognized with its second ever Outstanding (“Gold”) Student Chapter Award on the basis of their 2017-2018 activities. The Chapter shares the honor with just 68 others from around the country. The UF Chemistry Club also … Read more

Prof. Brent Sumerlin publishes Perspective in Science

Prof. Brent Sumerlin publishes a Perspective in Science that overviews design principles for next-generation self-healing materials Brent Sumerlin, the George B. Butler Professor of Polymer Chemistry, published a Perspective in Science highlighting recent advances in the area of self-healing polymers. While polymers designed to degrade after their intended use represent a promising, chemistry-driven approach to minimize the … Read more

Prof. Lisa McElwee-White awarded the American Chemical Society 2019 Francis P. Garvan-John M. Olin Medal

“Crow Professor and Chair Lisa McElwee-White has been selected to receive the 2019 Francis P. Garvan-John M. Olin Medal from the American Chemical Society for her “significant contributions to inorganic/organic nanotechnology, her service as a mentor and teacher among a diversity of students, and her elevation of the public image of chemistry”. She will receive … Read more

Prof. George Christou awarded the American Chemical Society 2019 ACS Award in Inorganic Chemistry

“Distinguished Professor George Christou has been selected to receive the 2019 Award in Inorganic Chemistry from the American Chemical Society “for his pioneering work in magnetic metal-oxo clusters and discovery of numerous single-molecule magnets, many exhibiting unprecedented physical properties important to new 21st century technologies”. He will receive a monetary prize and certificate at the … Read more

Wenxiao Guo Winner of 2018 DOE Science Graduate Student Research (SCGSR) Award

“Congratulations to Wenxiao Guo from Wei group for winning the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Science Graduate Student Research (SCGSR) award. The SCGSR award is in recognition of outstanding academic accomplishments and potential to make important contributions to the mission of the DOE Office of Science. Written research proposals are submitted and reviewed … Read more

Prof. Coray Colina Winner of the 2019 PMSE Co-op Research Award

Congratulations to Prof. Coray Colina for winning the 2019 PMSE Co-op Research Award! She will be recognized at the Spring 2019 meeting of ACS. This award recognizes and encourages “sustained cooperative research between industrial and academic or industrial and national laboratory scientists. The cooperative research must be of significant importance to polymer science and technology.” … Read more

Chemistry

Year: 2018