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 student in the Organic, Inorganic, or Biochemistry Division. The award is judged based on three criteria: originality and impact of the scientific idea, quality and … Read more
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 recognizes excellence in synthetic organic chemistry by a 3rd year graduate student who has completed their oral qualifying examination. Eddie?s work is focused on the … Read more
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 submitted both in writing and as a live presentation are evaluated objectively by a the awards committee. After rigorous competition and scoring, the 2018 recipient … Read more
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 in the University of Barcelona (Spain) under the supervision of Modesto Orozco and F. Javier Luque. He later joint Ken Dill?s lab first at UCSF … Read more
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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 PhD at the University of Pennsylvania, and performed postdoctoral work at MIT (MechE). His work includes computational modeling of materials (bulk, surfaces, and interfaces) for … Read more
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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 undergraduate degree at Oberlin College, mentored by Professor Manish Mehta, and his Ph.D. at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in the laboratory of solid state … Read more
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 under the mentorship of Professor Scott McLuckey. He then worked as a postdoctoral research fellow in the Department of Biochemistry at Vanderbilt University with Professor … Read more
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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 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. 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 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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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 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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