“Two recent papers from the Sumerlin Research Group have been listed among the Top Ten most read articles in�Macromolecules?over the last 12 months. The ?article titled “Room-Temperature Self-Healing Polymers Based on Dynamic-Covalent Boronic Esters,” which was authored by Jessica Cash, Tomohiro Kubo, and Abhijeet Bapat is the number two most read article of the year. This paper describes crosslinked polymers capable of covalently healing themselves after damage. The second paper titled “Expanding the Scope of RAFT Polymerization: Recent Advances and New Horizons” was authored by Megan Hill and Nick Carmean and highlighted recent developments in the field of reversible addition-fragmentation chain transfer polymerization.”
Distinguished Professor George Christou inducted into the Academy of Distinguished Teaching Scholars
UF Provost Joe Glover recently announced that Distinguished Professor George Christou of the Department of Chemistry is one of four faculty who have been selected as 2016 inductees into the University’s�Academy of Distinguished Teaching Scholars. Members of the Academy are selected based on nominations that provide strong evidence of the integration of superior teaching and research and a record of distinguished scholarly accomplishment that has garnered recognition at the national and/or international level.
Professors George Christou and Weihong Tan selected to the Highly Cited Researchers list
Distinguished Professors George Christou and Weihong Tan have been selected to the Highly Cited Researchers 2015 list prepared by the Thompson Reuters organization.
Professor Zhongwu Guo joins UF Chemistry faculty
“Zhongwu Guo, currently Professor of Chemistry and member of the Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute at Wayne State University, will be joining the faculty of the Department of Chemistry in August, 2016, as the Steven M. and Rebecca J. Scott Professor of Chemical Biology. Professor Guo is recognized as a world leader in the application of carbohydrate chemistry to cancer research, particularly regarding the development of carbohydrate-based vaccines. His research interests are focused on carbohydrate chemistry, glycobiology, glycoimmunology, chemical biology and medicinal chemistry, and he has published more than 150 peer-reviewed papers. He is currently Editor-in-Chief of the�Journal of Carbohydrate Chemistry. We welcome Professor Guo as an esteemed new member of our faculty.”
UF ACS POLY/PMSE Student Chapter Wins Best Student Chapter Award
“The University of Florida POLY/PMSE (Polymer Chemistry/Polymeric Materials Science and Engineering) Student Chapter has been awarded the Best Student Chapter Award from the American Chemical Society (ACS). Among the notable accomplishments in the previous year were the organization of a Polymer Chemistry symposium at the ACS Florida Annual Meeting and Exposition, and the hosting of the inaugural University of Florida Soft Matter Applied Research and Technology Symposium (UF SMARTS).”
Aponick Group Research Paper Hits JACS Most Read List
“A recent paper from the Aponick Research Group has been listed in the JACS Most Read Articles list for this month. The Communication, co-authored with Paulo H.S. Paioti and Dr. Khalil Abboud, describes the enantioselective synthesis of amino skipped diynes and exemplifies the exquisite stereocontrol that can be achieved using a ligand developed in their laboratory called StackPhos. The chemistry described in the article addresses the question of how to enantioselectively prepare chiral amines when the stereocenter bears two highly similar groups. This is a basic research question with many important implications, but the Aponick Group?s interest stems from difficulties in preparing chiral primary amine natural products whose biosynthetic origins are a result of hybrid PKS/NRPS assembly lines.”
Aponick Group Research Paper Hits JACS Most Read List
“A recent paper from the Aponick Research Group has been listed in the JACS Most Read Articles list for this month. The Communication, co-authored with Paulo H.S. Paioti and Dr. Khalil Abboud, describes the enantioselective synthesis of amino skipped diynes and exemplifies the exquisite stereocontrol that can be achieved using a ligand developed in their laboratory called StackPhos. The chemistry described in the article addresses the question of how to enantioselectively prepare chiral amines when the stereocenter bears two highly similar groups. This is a basic research question with many important implications, but the Aponick Group?s interest stems from difficulties in preparing chiral primary amine natural products whose biosynthetic origins are a result of hybrid PKS/NRPS assembly lines.”
Professor John Stanton to join the Department of Chemistry and the Quantum Theory Project
“John Stanton, currently Watt Centennial Professor and Director of the�Institute for Theoretical Chemistry�at the University of Texas, Austin, will be joining the faculty of the Department of Chemistry and the Quantum Theory Project in January, 2017 as the William R. Kenan Professor of Chemistry. Professor Stanton is recognized as being one of the most outstanding theoreticians in the world. In addition to his far reaching research accomplishments, Dr. Stanton is also a highly recognized and awarded teacher of undergraduates at UT, being a member of the UT Academy of Distinguished Teachers. We welcome him as an esteemed new member of our faculty.”
Chemistry Alumnus Receives GATOR100 Award
“Dr. Andrew Cottone, President and founder of Adesis, Inc, was named, with his company to the Gator 100 during a ceremony February 19th at the J. Wayne Reitz Union.� Dr. Cottone earned his Ph.D. in our department in 2000 under the direction of Prof. Mike Scott.� The Gator100 recognizes the 100 fastest-growing businesses owned or led by UF alumni.� Located in New Castle, DE, Adesis, Inc., is a contract research organization supporting the pharmaceutical, biopharmaceutical, biomaterials and catalysts industries.� It specializes in organic and organometallic synthesis in milligram to multi-kilogram quantities.”
Prof. Rebecca Butcher receives NSF CAREER award
Professor Rebecca A. Butcher has been awarded a CAREER award from the National Science Foundation (NSF). The Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Program is the NSF’s most prestigious award and supports junior faculty recognized as top teacher-scholars.