History of U Chemistry – Department of Chemistry

2014 Distinguished Alumni, Awards, & establishment of the Stang-Burrows-Sessler Lectureship

Professor David Clemmer received his Ph.D. at the University of Utah in 1992. He spent...

2015 Distinguished Alumni & all things Curie Club

Professor Joseph A. Gardella, Jr. received his Ph.D. in Analytical Chemistry at the University of...

2016 Distinguished Alumni, Research, & Cynthia Burrow's Governor's Medal for Science and Technology

Sung Wan Kim received his Ph.D. in Physical Chemistry with Professor Henry Eyring in 1969....

2018 Distinguished Alumni, Endowed Chairs, and Alumni News

Joseph Madsen received his undergraduate degree from the University of Utah in 1976. He then...

2019 Distinguished Alumni & Gina Frey and Jessica Swanson joining the U!

Kurt Zilm completed his Ph.D. in Chemistry at the University of Utah in 1981. Now...

2019 ~ Teaching Future Chemists

Student success has a lot to do with effective teaching and departmental policies that empower...

2019 ~ Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion in Chemistry

As Professor Frey made her way through her own chemistry education, she realized that although...

2019 ~ Assistant Professor Jessica Swanson

Mapping the Kinetic Landscape of Biomolecular Processes Understanding biomolecular processes at the molecular level, which...

2019 ~ About the ACS Sigal Postdoctoral Fellowship

The Irving S. Sigal Postdoctoral Fellowship (Sigal Fellowship) of the American Chemical Society (ACS) is...

2020 - COVID-19

Our students left for spring break early in March, just as all of us began...

1991 ~ 2020 Past Walling Award Recipients

1991 recipient: Merritt B. Andrus, Professor of Chemistry, Brigham Young University The last person to...

2020 Distinguished Alumni

Rik R. Tykwinskiearned his PhD from the University of Utah with Peter Stang in 1994....

2021 Gary E. Keck Online Reunion

It’s been seven years since the Kecklings gathered together, and as a close-knit group, a...

2021 - Bouncing back from COVID-19

The year 2021 started off on a tragic note. Edward (Ted) M. Eyring, who devoted...

2022 Valeria Molinero Elected to the Nation Academy of Sciences

Finally, with COVID-19 on the downfall our Department was slowly returning back to normal. 2022...

2023 Catalyst & Keck Foundation Award

Zlatko Bačić, is a professor of chemistry at the Department of Chemistry, NYU. Zlatko Bačić...

Merck Principal Scientist Dr. Kalyani Shares Advice with U Chem Students

The University of Utah Department of Chemistry was joined by Dr. Dipa Kalyani, Principal Scientist...

Long Luo Receives Pittcon Achievement Award

The Pittsburgh Conference Achievement Award is given annually to a researcher who has...

Delaney Miller Selected as Semi-Finalist for the Prestigious Fulbright U.S. Student Program

The Office of Nationally Competitive Scholarships announced that 12 University of Utah students...

Connor Bischack Appointed as Early Career Board Member of ACS Applied Electronic Materials

American Chemical Society (ACS) Applied Electronic Materials recently welcomed 8 newly appointed members from around...

Dr. Jennifer S. Shumaker-Parry Receives the University of Utah Distinguished Teaching Award

Congratulations to Professor Shumaker-Parry on being named recipient of the 2024-2025 University of...

Meet Anderson's Lab Postdocs: Q&A with Lokesh and Hugo

We interviewed two postdoctoral fellows, Hugo Samayoa Ovied, and Lokesh Saravanan, to gain insights into...

Bethany Buck Receives Faculty Fellow Award

We are proud to share that our faculty member, Dr. Bethany Buck, has been selected...

Statue Established to Commemorate Henry Eyring’s Legacy

Armentrout, Eyring, Semnani, and Randall unveil statue of Henry Eyring On April 12th, 2025, the...

2025 Chemistry Awards

On April 16, 2025, we held the annual Awards Ceremony to celebrate our...

The Allen Foundation Establishes Presidential Endowed Graduate Fellowship in Honor of the Casarotto Family

We are elated to share the establishment of the Allen Foundation Presidential Endowed Graduate Fellowship...

Prof. Matt Sigman Receives Graduate School Distinguished Mentor Award

The University of Utah Graduate School created the Distinguished Mentor Award to honor those who...

2025 Robert W. Parry Lectureship in Inorganic Chemistry

Monday, Apr. 14 & Tuesday, Apr. 15 with John A. Gladysz & Janet Bluemel In 2016,...

2025 Eyring-Miner Lectureship in Chemistry

Monday, Apr. 7 & Tuesday, Apr. 8 with W.E. Moerner & Julie Biteen George and...

2025 Giddings Lectureship

Monday, Mar. 31 & Tuesday, Apr. 1 with Evan Williams Professor J. Calvin Giddings was...