Author: Dwight Bailey

UF Chemistry Department Startup Company wins the 2011 Cade Prize for Innovation

“The winners of the 2011 Cade Prize for Innovation were announced at the May 12th Cade Prize Night event, held at the new Fine Arts Building on the campus of Santa Fe College. Graduate Student Ryan Martin and Professor Stephen A. Miller received the coveted, $50,000 prize for an invention titled PolyEsterAcetals, which represent a … Read more

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Soumya Sarkar wins the UF Graduate Teaching Assistant Award

“Soumya Sarkar, a graduate student in Prof. Adam Veige’s research group, has received the UF graduate student teaching assistant award. A university wide faculty committee responsible for selecting the award winners sends members to visit and review the classes/labs of each nominee. Soumya will receive a certificate and $500 from the graduate school. The award … Read more

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UF Chemistry entry reaches Final Four in 2011 Cade Prize Competition

“Graduate Student Ryan Martin and Professor Stephen A. Miller have reached the Final Four in the competition for the 2011 Cade Prize for Innovation. Their entry is titled “Polyesteracetals” and focuses on novel biorenewable and degradable polymers and copolymers that mimic or improve upon existing packaging plastics. Their entry reached the Final Four in the … Read more

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Prof. Wei receives 2011 Sigma Xi Junior Faculty Research Award

“W. David Wei, Assistant Professor in the Department of Chemistry and member of the NSF-CCI center for Nanostructured Electronic Materials, the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, has received 2011 Sigma Xi Junior Faculty Research award presented by the University of Florida Chapter. The award is based on the quality of research he has completed … Read more

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Prof. Castellano, 2011 HHMI Science for Life Distinguished Mentor

“Ron Castellano, Associate Professor in the Department of Chemistry, has been named a 2011 HHMI Science for Life Distinguished Mentor. The award is given annually and honors excellence in undergraduate mentoring. Dr. Castellano was one of three UF faculty presented with the award at the Annual Spring Undergraduate Research Awards reception held March 28, 2011 … Read more

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Prof. Castellano, 2011 HHMI Science for Life Distinguished Mentor

“Ron Castellano, Associate Professor in the Department of Chemistry, has been named a 2011 HHMI Science for Life Distinguished Mentor. The award is given annually and honors excellence in undergraduate mentoring. Dr. Castellano was one of three UF faculty presented with the award at the Annual Spring Undergraduate Research Awards reception held March 28, 2011 … Read more

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Mukherjee selected as Finalist for the Emerging Scholar Award and Madelyn Lockhart Award

“Shreya Mukherjee, a graduate student in Prof. George Christou’s research group, has been selected as a Finalist for the 2011 Association for Academic Women (AAW) Emerging Scholar Award and Madelyn Lockhart Dissertation Fellowship Award. Shreya is one of five graduate students to receive this prestigious award from the University of Florida in 2011. The Finalists … Read more

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