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Prof. Thomas Szyperski has been named UB Distinguished Professor.
Prof. David Watson’s perspective article in The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters highlighted in a Perspective Video by the journal.
Chemistry alumnus Gary A. Baker (PhD ’02) received the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE), the highest honor bestowed by the United States government on young professionals in the early stages of their independent research careers.
Prof. Joseph A. Gardella, Jr. named Fellow of The Society for Applied Spectroscopy.
2010-2011 Western New York Science and Technology Forum "Horizons of the Sciences" - presentations, discussions and field trips for science and social science teachers at all levels on timely scientific and technology issues. Aimed not only at providing material for use in the classroom but also informing participants of state-of-the-art developments. Runs September through January - all are welcome.
Graduate student Divina Angela Navarro will receive the C. Ellen Gonter Environmental Chemistry Graduate Student
Award, the highest award given to graduate students by the ACS Environmental
Chemistry Division.
Department of Chemistry awarded $1,742,050 by the National Institute of Health to purchase High Field Electrospray/MALDI Fourier Transform Mass Spectrometer. Prof. Troy Wood coordinated the efforts of the grant proposal and is the PI of the award.
Prof. Harry F. King retires after 48 years of service to the Department of Chemistry (more in UB Reporter).
The Chemistry Department is pleased to announce that Melissa Lee, Monissa Paderes and Mark Rudolph have been selected as the Speyer Research Fellows for 2010. Congratulations! This summer research fellowship recognizes outstanding students as they become more independent and productive researchers. There were several very strong applicants, but only a few could be recognized for their achievements through this award. In the Fall, the Fellows will travel to a meeting to represent UB and to present their summer research findings.
Graduate student Nadine D. Kraut won the 2010 New York Section of the Society for Applied Spectroscopy Graduate Student Award. The award will be given in May at the US Military Academy.
Graduate student Ka Yi (Kelly) Yung was selected to participate in the 2010 American Chemical Society Summer School on Green Chemistry and Sustainable Energy in Golden, Co.
Congratulations to Prof. Qing Lin who was awarded a highly coveted National Academies Keck Futures Initiative grant for a project entitled "Synthesis of Protein-based Organelles for Biofuels Production".
Graduate student Jesus Velazquez (Banerjee’s Group) awarded the NASA Harriet G. Jenkins Fellowship.
Nobel Laureate, Professor Ada Yonath was this year's guest for the Howard Tieckelmann Memorial Lecture. More info..
Prof. James Garvey wins the 2010 Inventor of the Year Award from Rochester Intellectual Property Law Association (RPILA) for the invention of the BioBlower.
New Fellowship to Benefit Graduate Research in Chemistry at UB!! The Chemistry Department is pleased to announce a new summer research fellowship for chemistry Ph.D students: The Speyer Fellowship by Thomas and Judith Mich. The Mich family has generously provided funds to support graduate students conducting research at UB. Specifically, the Speyer Fellowship will pay a summer stipend of $3600 and provide a travel award of up to $500. At the end of the fellowship, the Speyer Fellow will travel to a scientific meeting to present their results from the summer of 2010. Click here for more information.
Prof. Luis A. Colón selected as the recipient of the 2010 ACS Stanley C. Israel Regional Award for Promotion of Diversity in the chemical sciences.
Prof. Frank V. Bright named Fellow of The Society for Applied Spectroscopy.
Graduate student Elmer Mojica recognized with The Graduate Student Excellence in Teaching Award from UB Graduate School.
Prof. Luis A. Colón was presented with The Mentor Award from The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) on February 20, 2010 at the annual AAAS meeting in San Diego, CA (UB Reporter)
Prof. Sarbajit Banerjee selected to receive ExxonMobil Solid-State Chemistry Award by the ACS Division of Inorganic Chemistry. The award will be presented at a special full-day symposium at the 2010 ACS Fall Meeting. (UB Reporter)
Chemistry alumnus Gary A. Baker (PhD ’02) honored with the 2010 UB George W. Thorn Award, given to alumni under 40 in recognition of outstanding national or international contributions to their career field or academic area.
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