David Hickey returned to the University of Utah’s Department of Chemistry this week to share new research at the forefront of molecular electrochemistry. Hickey, now an assistant professor of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science at Michigan State University, completed his postdoctoral training at the U, and his seminar marked a homecoming that highlighted both scientific […]
Read MoreFor the Chemistry Department’s first IBAC seminar of the spring semester, we were joined by Alum Kirk M. Ririe, who was recently inducted into the Utah Technology Council Hall of Fame, and now serves on the Board of Trustees of the Utah Technology Council. IBAC (Interfacial and Bioanalytical Chemistry) at the University of Utah provides […]
Read MoreDistinguished Alumni 2025: Dr Hyung Kyu Shin By David Pace, College of Science writer At 92, Hyung Kyu Shin still leaves home at 6:45 a.m. and arrives at his University of Nevada, Reno office at 7 a.m. every morning, a routine unchanged for decades. “My wife complains,” he says with a smile, acknowledging the unconventional […]
Read MoreDistinguished Alumni 2025: Dr Sally Hunnicutt By David Pace, College of Science writer The path Sally Hunnicutt MS’86 took to becoming a 2025 Distinguished Alumna of the University of Utah’s Department of Chemistry began with a simple childhood pastime. “I used to pretend to be a teacher with a chalkboard,” she recalls. That early passion […]
Read MoreDistinguished Alumni 2025: Dr Mike Hunnicutt By David Pace, College of Science writer For Mike Hunnicutt, professor emeritus at Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU), creating a memorable footprint in the field of chemistry has involved a multitude of serendipitous encounters with individuals, all of whom had one thing in common: their show of enduring interest in […]
Read MoreThe Department of Chemistry at the University of Utah established the Distinguished Chemistry Alumni Awards in 2011 to recognize and honor our most prominent and successful alumni. We celebrated three of our outstanding alumni on September 29, 2025 in the Department of Chemistry. The awardees held seminars and visited faculty and students in the […]
Read MoreThis summer, several long-time friends and alumni of the University of Utah’s Chemistry Department celebrated a milestone of 25 years of reunions, as well as celebrating more than 35 years of enduring friendship. Jane Behm Arrington (PhD ’94), Caleb Arrington (PhD ’94), Carol Rabke Orth (PhD ’94), Kenneth Savin (PhD ’96), and Lisa Wenzler Savin (PhD ’96) […]
Read MoreThe Chemistry Department is proud to recognize alumnus Dr. Kenneth Savin on being named in TIME100 Health, a list of the 100 most influential people in global health. This prestigious list annually recognizes individuals making groundbreaking contributions to the future of health and medicine. Savin is the Chief Scientific Officer at Redwire, a bioengineering company […]
Read MoreAlum Stanton McHardy named National Academy of Inventors Fellow The Department of Chemistry is proud to share and celebrate the outstanding achievements of alumnus Dr. Stanton McHardy, who has recently been named a fellow of the National Academy of Inventors. He completed his Ph.D. in Organic Chemistry at the University of Utah in 1996 and […]
Read MoreOther inductees are A. Scott Anderson and Alan Hall – Trio have made major contributions to building Utah’s Innovation Community The Utah Technology Council (UTC) announced Kirk M. Ririe, A. Scott Anderson, and Alan Hall as its inductees into the 2014 UTC Hall of Fame. These Utah executives will be honored on November 7 at […]
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