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Matthew Sigman – Recipient of the 2023 Patai-Rapport Lecture Award

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Matthew Sigman, Distinguished Professor and Peter J. Christine S. Stang Presidential Endowed Chair of Chemistry, is the recipient of the 2023’s Patai-Rappoport Lecture Award for his major contributions in physical organic chemistry, data science and enantioselective catalysis. He recieved this award at the 22nd European Symposium on Organic Chemistry. According to www.esoc2023.org, the “European Symposium of Organic Chemistry” […]

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August 23, 2022

Utah Jazz Most Valuable Educator Award

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Dr. Caroline Saouma is awarded the Utah Jazz’s Most Valuable Educator Award   Out of 4,000 total nominations and the 21 selected, Dr. Caroline Saouma was the only Higher Education recepient of the Utah Jazz’s Most Valuable Educator Award. Check out these videos and pictures of the Announcement at one of the Utah Jazz games […]

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April 28, 2022

Alison Wang Goldwater Scholar

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Congratulations to Alison Wang – Goldwater Scholar Alison Wang, a junior in chemistry, has been awarded a prestigious Goldwater Scholarship for 2022-23. She enrolled at the U and declared chemistry as her major, with her eyes set on going to medical school. However, her honors general chemistry professor, Luisa Whittaker-Brooks, encouraged her to seek a […]

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April 26, 2022

Grant Myres Receives FACCS Hirschfeld Award

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Congratulations to Grant Myres, a member of the Joel Harris research group, for receiving the FACSS Hirschfeld Award this year. Myres is a recipient of the FACSS Tomas B. Hirschfield Scholar Award, to be presented at SciX 2021, held September 26 – October 1 in Providence, Rhode Island. The Hirschfeld Scholar award for graduate students […]

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July 14, 2021

LUISA WHITTAKER-BROOKS RECOGNIZED WITH THE CAMILLLE-DREYFUS TEACHER SCHOLAR AWARD

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  Luisa Whittaker-Brooks, an assistant professor in the department of chemistry, is among 16 early career chemists named as a 2021 Camille Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar. Selected by the Camille and Henry Dreyfus Foundation, Camille Dreyfus Teacher-Scholars receive an unrestricted $100,000 research grant. “I was actually having a meeting with my undergraduate students when I received a […]

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May 5, 2021

Professor Valeria Molinero elected to AAAS

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Valeria Molinero, Distinguished Professor and Jack and Peg Simons Endowed Professor of Theoretical Chemistry, is among the 252 newly elected members of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. The Academy honors excellence and convenes leaders from every field of human endeavor to examine new ideas, address issues of importance to the nation and the […]

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April 26, 2021

Vahe Bandarian Receives Distinguished Research Award

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Each year since 1965, the University of Utah has selected faculty members from across campus to receive the Distinguished Research Award (DRA) – an award designed to recognize outstanding achievement and excellence in scholarly and creative research by University of Utah faculty. Nominees for this prestigious award are evaluated on the impact and significance of […]

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March 25, 2021

Lydia Fries Awarded the Outstanding Undergraduate Researcher Award

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Lydia Fries, an undergraduate researcher in the Sigman Group, received this year’s Outstanding Undergraduate Researcher Award from the University of Utah. In 2015, the U introduced the Outstanding Undergraduate Researcher Award. They are delighted to recognize an outstanding undergraduate researcher from each college/school at the U. Faculty mentors are invited to nominate students, and awardees are […]

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March 25, 2021

Luisa Whittaker-Brooks Awarded Prestigious Sloan Award

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Assistant Professor of Chemistry Luisa Whittaker-Brooks is one of the recipients of the prestigious 2021 Sloan Research Fellowship, given to researchers “whose creativity, innovation, and research accomplishments make them stand out as the next generation of scientific leaders.” The awards are open to scholars in eight scientific and technical fields: chemistry, computational and evolutionary molecular […]

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February 25, 2021

OLJA SIMOSKA RECEIVES BRIDGE FORWARD AWARD

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After reviewing 26 candidates from 23 universities in 7 different countries, Ereztech BridgeForward announced the 2020 award winners. Applicants were challenged to explore their mentorship lineage, capture its history, and evaluate their current scientific challenges through the eyes of their academic forefathers. The winning candidates displayed exceptional insight and professionalism throughout their essays. Each winner […]

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February 10, 2021