The 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 […]
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 four of our outstanding alumni on September 30, 2024 in the Department of Chemistry. The awardees held seminars and visited faculty and students in the department. […]
Read MoreToday, Thursday, September 12, the University of Utah Department of Chemistry hosted Assistant Professor Jessica Kramer, University of Utah, for the Organic Chemistry Seminar sponsored by Assistant Professor of Chemistry Andrew Roberts and Distinguished Professor Matthew Sigman. Dr. Kramer joined the Department of Bioengineering at the University of Utah in 2017. Dr. Kramer obtained an […]
Read MoreOn June 26, 2024, the Department of Chemistry and its students and faculty welcomed future scientists who are part of the University of Utah the ACCESS program. The College of Science ACCESS Scholars is a first-year community, research and scholarship program for students in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) disciplines. The program offers a unique […]
Read MoreTell us a little bit about you… I am a fourth-year medical student at the University of Utah School of Medicine. I’m hoping to start a residency program in Psychiatry this summer and will find out where I get to spend the next 4 years of my life on March 15th (aka “Match Day”)! When […]
Read MoreRochelle F. H. Bohaty, PhD, Branch Supervisor Rish Assessment Branch 1, Existing Chemicals Risk Assessment Division, Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will be an alumni speaker for us here at the U! The title of her talk is “A Career at EPA.” The presentation will focus on my path to […]
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