Dr. Ken Wagener receives Paul J. Flory Polymer Education Award

“Dr. Ken Wagener has been selected for the 2016�American Chemical Society�Polymer Division�Paul J. Flory Polymer Education Award. The award, which is presented to one polymer scientist in the nation every other year, recognizes extraordinary contributions to polymer science and engineering. Wagener also is being honored for outstanding achievements in promoting undergraduate and graduate polymer education. … Read more

Nico Omenetto Wins 2016 Winter Conference Award in Plasma Spectrochemistry

“Nico Omenetto, right, receives the Winter Conference Award in Plasma Spectrochemistry from Lothar Rottman of Thermo Fisher Scientific, the award’s sponsor.”

Fall 2015 Chemistry PhD Graduates

“We had 15 students receive the Ph.D. in Chemistry this fall and 13 attended commencement at the O?Connell Center on Friday, December 18, 2015.? Here they are with their escorts just before getting in line for the processional.? Congratulations to our fall, 2015 Doctoral class!”

Leslie Murray recognized as an Emerging Investigator in Bioinorganic Chemistry

“Leslie Murray was named as one of 17 emerging investigators in the field of bioinorganic chemistry in the ACS Select Virtual Issue published online in the journal,�Inorganic Chemistry. All investigators from this list received their doctoral degrees since 2004, have published their work and ACS journals mostly in 2014 or 2015. The editorial by the … Read more

Townes R. Leigh Prize Recipients Announced

“The Department of Chemistry is pleased to announce the recipients of the annual Townes R. Leigh Prizes for outstanding achievement by first year graduate students.�This award recognizes excellence in coursework, teaching, research, and written qualifying examinations. The recipients from the 2014-15 Ph.D. class are, pictured from left to right, John Cain, Robin Kemperman, Michael Sims, … Read more

Lauren McCarthy receives the 2015 Keaffaber Scholar Award.

“Congratulations to Lauren McCarthy who has been named the recipient of the 2015 Keaffaber Scholar Award.� The award has been made possible through the generosity of Dr. Jeffrey Keaffaber, a longtime friend and supporter of the Department of Chemistry.� Dr. Keaffaber received his Ph.D. from the Department in 1989 (with Prof. William Dolbier) and pursued … Read more

Molecular MANIA 2015!

“UF’s Department of Chemistry, along with the Center for Catalysis, will be hosting Molecular Mania 2015 at the Oaks mall this Saturday, October 31st, from 10am-3pm in the plaza in front of Dillard’s. At this annual event, 40+ graduate student volunteers use 20+ interactive demonstrations to help convey science themes to the youth of the … Read more

Commendable ACS Student Chapter Award

“Congratulations to the UF Chemistry Club, formally known as the UF SAACS (Student Affiliates of the American Chemical Society) Chapter, for being recognized with a Commendable (“Silver”) Student Chapter Award on the basis of their 2014-2015 activities. Leadership for the year was offered by the following elected officers: McKenzie Coughlin (President), Nick Lee (Vice President), … Read more

Ha Nguyen wins the POLY Graduate Student Video Award

“Graduate student Ha Nguyen recently won the American Chemical Society POLY Graduate Student Video Award, announced at the 250th ACS National Meeting in Boston, sponsored by the ACS Division of Polymer Chemistry. The award is designed to prepare young chemists to present their research in a three-minute video/movie format and interact with a broad range … Read more

Congratulations to the W.M. Jones Award Recipients

“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

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