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
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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
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