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

Prof. Miller appears on TV20 to discuss Plastics from Wood

“You can make a lot of things out of wood. But the last thing you might imagine is a leisure suit! Researchers in North Central Florida have nevertheless found the key to making polyesters and plastics out of wood. In the technology spotlight, Stephen Miller, Ph.D., an Associate Professor of Chemistry at U.F., shows TV … Read more

Prof. Martin, a Top 100 Chemist, 2000-2010

“Thompson Reuters has identified the Top 100 Chemists over the last decade, as measured by their citation impact. University of Florida Professor Charles Martin ranked #91 on this prestigious list. Congratulations!”

Website Goes Live for NSF-CCI Center for Nanostructured Electronic Materials

Unleashing the potential for use of nanostructured materials in electronic devices is the goal of the Center for Nanostructured Electronic Materials. The website for the CNEM is now viewable. Please visit the link below for more information.

Second Annual Cade Prize for Innovation Sweet 16 Includes Two Entries from UF Chemistry

Two entries from the Miller Research Group have been selected as Sweet 16 Finalists in the Second Annual Cade Prize for Innovation competition. Ninety-two applications from across the State of Florida were considered.

Nobel Laureate Alan Heeger will Present Jackson Lecture

“Alan J. Heeger from the University of California at Santa Barbara, a 2000 Chemistry Nobel Laureate, will present the Jackson Lecture on Wednesday, February 16th in Little Hall, Room 109 at 4:05 pm. The title of his presentation is “Plastic Solar Cells: Self-Assembly of Bulk Heterojunction Nano-materials by Spontaneous Phase Separation”.”

Blind UF Chemistry Graduate Student is Beating the Odds

“Blind chemistry graduate student Mona Minkara receives assistance from a dedicated team of helpers. See the feature article by Nathan Crabbe of The Gainesville Sun. Photo by Erica Brough, staff photographer for The Gainesville Sun.”

Chemistry Day at the Mall: Molecular MANIA!!

“On Saturday October 23rd, the Center for Catalysis hosted the 5th annual Halloween Molecular Mania at the Oaks Mall. A group of graduate and undergraduate students led by Prof. Adam Veige conducted experiments for mall patrons from 10am to 2pm in the Dillards court area. The experiments were designed to teach students about fundamental aspects … Read more

Cover of Green Chemistry Highlights Polymer Publication

“A publication about PET mimics by Professor Stephen A. Miller has been published in the journal Green Chemistry. The thermal properties (glass transition temperature, melting temperature, and degradation temperature) of the common thermoplastic polyethylene terephthalate (PET, found in water bottles) have been matched with a polymer that can derive from biorenewable materials lignin and acetic … Read more

Chemistry Department Awarded NSF Center for Nanostructured Electronic Materials

Professor Lisa McElwee-White is the Principal Investigator for a new NSF Center that will focus on chemistry-based approaches to molecular electronics for applications in the microelectronics industry.

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