2018 Jones Award Announced
The W. M. Jones Award for Originality and Creativity was endowed by Emeritus Professor William (“Bill”) M. Jones and each year acknowledges an original research proposal idea of a graduate…
2018 M.A. Battiste Award Announced
We are pleased to announce that the 2018 M. A. Battiste Award for Creative Work in Synthetic Organic Chemistry, sponsored by Petra Research, was awarded to Eddie Laguna. The award…
2018 Vala Research Award Announced
“The Vala Research Award, bestowed biannually and interleaved with a companion Vala Teaching Award, recognizes creativity and originality in research. Research proposals orthogonal to the students current PhD direction are…
Dr. Alberto Perez, New Assistant Professor in the Physical Chemistry Division
The Chemistry Department welcomes Dr. Alberto Perez to the Physical Chemistry division to contribute to the strengths of the department in computational models of macromolecules. Dr. Perez got his PhD…
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Dr. Miguel Angel Mendez Polanco, New General Chemistry Lecturer
Dr. Miguel Angel Mendez Polanco is a chemist trained in computational and experimental techniques, interested in various problems at the interface of Chemistry, Physics, and Materials Science. He earned his…
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Dr. Matthew Eddy – New Assistant Professor in Chemical Biology and Physical Chemistry Divisions
The UF Department of Chemistry is excited to welcome Dr. Matthew Eddy as a new assistant professor in the divisions of chemical biology and physical chemistry. Dr. Eddy earned his…
Dr. Boone Prentice, new Preeminence in Metabolomics Analytical Assistant Professor
The Department of Chemistry is pleased to announce that Dr. Boone Prentice will join the University of Florida this fall. Professor Prentice received his Ph.D. in Chemistry from Purdue University…
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Dr. Jeffrey Rudolf, new Preeminence in Cancer Chemical Biology Assistant Professor
This Fall the UF Department of Chemistry will continue to expand its strength in natural products synthesis and chemical biology with the addition of Dr. Jeff Rudolf. A graduate of…
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Dr. Tan Receives 2019 Ralph N. Adams Award for Bioanalytical Chemistry
Dr. Weihong Tan will receive the Ralph N. Adams Award for Bioanalytical Chemistry in 2019. This award recognizes significant contributions to the field of bioanalytical chemistry, broadly defined. The recipient…
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2018 Roger and Jo Bates Graduate Fellow Announced
The Analytical Chemistry Division is pleased to announce the recipient of the 2018 Roger and Jo Bates Graduate Fellow. Established by Prof. and Mrs Bates in 1996, this annual award…
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