2018 Laitinen Graduate Fellowship Announced

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

2018 Tarrant Summer Graduate Awards Announced

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

2018 Stasch Award Announced

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

2018 Winefordner Award Announced

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

Nathan Richey Named UF’s Outstanding Graduate Student

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

Professor Gail Fanucci named as a UFRF Professors for 2018-2021

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

Dr. Wagener Recognized for Outstanding Contributions to Polymer Science

Congratulations to Dr. Wagener for receiving the 2018 CLAS Faculty Achievement Award and 2019 Tosoh Lifetime Achievement Award for his contributions in the field! Wagener Research Group

Prof. Yost’s Contribution to Mass Spectrometry in C&EN

The March 5th issue of American Chemical Society’s weekly magazine, Chemical & Engineering News, features an article about how Dr. Christie Enke and Dr. Richard Yost developed the triple quadrupole mass spectrometer. The article explains the history and how it became the most commonly used mass spectrometer in the world today. Read the article “As … Read more

The Department of Chemistry Holds its Annual Recruiting Weekend

The Chemistry Department held its annual recruiting weekend March 23rd-25th. We were happy to host nearly 50 prospective students who participated in a mix of professional and social activities. An enjoyable weekend was had by all!

FloHet 2018 Held in Chemistry/Chemical Biology

The 18th Florida Heterocyclic and Synthetic Conference (FloHet 2018) was held in Chemistry/Chemical Biology, March 4th-7th. The meeting, organized locally by Profs Aaron Aponick, Alex Grenning, and Bill Dolbier, brought together more than 250 academic and industrial chemists from the state of Florida, from across the country, and from overseas too! FloHet is a celebration … Read more

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