Chemistry

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 Walla Walla University in Washington, Dr. Rudolf earned his Ph.D. at the University of Utah with Dr. C. Dale Poulter, a preeminent isoprenoid biochemist. As … Read more

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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 will have introduced a significant technique, theory, instrument or application important to the life sciences, and provided an exceptional environment to educate bioanalytical chemists. The … Read more

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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 recognizes overall excellence in research, teaching, and service for Ph.D. students in the analytical chemistry division. This year’s recipient is Mr. Robin Kemperman. Robin is … Read more

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The Analytical Chemistry Division is pleased to announce the recipient of the 2018 Herbert A. and Marjorie G. Laitinen Graduate Fellowship, Ms. Juliette Experton. This award recognizes overall excellence in research, teaching, and service for a Ph.D. student in the analytical chemistry division. Juliette is a graduate of Ecole Normale Superieure De Lyon and a … Read more

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We are pleased to announce the recipients of the 2018 Tarrant Summer Graduate Research Scholarships. The endowment honors Prof. Paul Tarrant, a member of our department from 1946 to 1981, and this award promotes outstanding research for graduate students working in the division of Organic Chemistry. This year’s recipients are Xiaoming Su and Ouidad Lahtigui. … Read more

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We are pleased to announce the recipients of the 2018 Ann R. Stasch Summer Fellowships. The endowment honors our first woman doctoral student, Ann R. Stasch, Ph.D., 1956 and recognizes excellence in research, scholarship, teaching, leadership and service. The 2018 recipient is Yunlu Zhang. Yunlu, who received her M.S. degree in chemistry from Beijing University … Read more

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The Analytical Chemistry Division is pleased to announce the recipient of the 2018 James and Laura Winefordner Summer Graduate Scholarship, Ms. Emily Gill. Emily is a graduate of University of Birmingham and a member of Professor Rick Yost’s research group. Her dissertation research focuses on mass spectrometry and bioanalytical methods for studying Parkinson’s disease. Congratulations … Read more

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Nathan is a 5th-year graduate student in the McElwee-White lab. He was chosen for one of two Outstanding Graduate Student awards by the Graduate Student Council at UF. During his time as a graduate student, he served as the head teaching assistant for first-semester general chemistry lab for two years. In addition to teaching, Nathan … Read more

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University of Florida Research Foundation named Professor Gail Fanucci as one of 33 UFRF Professors for 2018-2021. UF recognizes faculty members for having distinguished current records of research and strong research agendas likely to lead to continuing distinction in their fields. “Since 1997, more than 700 faculty members have been named UFRF Professors,” said David … Read more

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