From the College of Science article: “I am honored to receive this award and excited to join the community of researchers supported by the Simons Foundation to answer fundamental questions about microbial ecology and evolution.” says Aaron Puri, Assistant Professor in the Department of Chemistry and the Henry Eyring Center for Cell and Genome Science and one of five awardees […]
Read MoreProfessor Michael D. Morse received the William F. Meggers Award for his contributions to spectroscopy via his research focus on the electronic structure of small transition-metal molecules. “The field of spectroscopy has been significantly impacted by the research contributions of Michael Morse.” – 2019 OSA President Ursula Gibson. Research in Professor Morse’s group is directed […]
Read MoreRobert W. Parry Teaching Award in Chemistry was established in 1990 by Dr. Rodney H. and Carolyn H. Brady to recognize outstanding teaching in the Department of Chemistry. Bob Parry remains an extraordinary example for our current faculty members to follow. He was a brilliant scholar and researcher, a national leader in professional service, and, […]
Read MoreThe W.W. Epstein, Outstanding Educator Award, is awarded annually to a faculty member, TA, staff, or other employee who has made a difference in education in the department. Our ChemSAC Co-Chairs Katie Bates (PhD Candidate, Puri lab) & Zach Nguyen (PhD candidate, Minteer Lab) wrote: We have chosen Ryan DeLuca because of his impact on […]
Read More“From abstract-looking cloud formations to roars of snow machines on ski slopes, the transformation of liquid water into solid ice touches many facets of life. Water’s freezing point is generally accepted to be 32 degrees Fahrenheit. But that is due to ice nucleation—impurities in everyday water raise its freezing point to this temperature. Now, researchers […]
Read MoreASMS Research Awards promote the research of the academic scientists within the first four years of joining the tenure track or research faculty of a North American University at the time the award is conferred. The awards, in the amount of $35,000 for the recipient’s proposed research, are fully funded by Bruker, Thermo Fisher Scientific, […]
Read MoreThe University of Utah’s Jessica Swanson is among 19 outstanding teacher-scholars in chemistry, physics, and astronomy named recipients of Research Corporation for Science Advancement’s 2024 Cottrell Scholar Awards. Each award is $120,000. Recipients are chosen through a rigorous peer-review process of applications from a wide variety of public and private research universities and primarily undergraduate institutions in the […]
Read MoreVahe Bandarian, Distinuished Chemistry Professor, and former graduate student Karsten Eastman worked together pursuing patenting on a new invention that resulted from their research. An article by the University of Utah Technology Licensing Office stated: “Bandarian, a chemistry professor, researches enzymes whose function is unknown but give the cell some sort of advantage. ‘We basically pick […]
Read MoreMatthew Sigman, Distinguished Professor & Peter J. Christine S. Stang Presidential Endowed Chair of Chemistry with the University of Utah has been awarded the 2023 ACS Utah Outstanding Chemist Award. In 1958, the Salt Lake Section of the ACS established the Utah Award to honor Utah’s chemistry community. The awards recognize outstanding contributions to research, […]
Read MoreGina Frey, Professor of Chemistry, Ron and Eileen Ragsdale Endowed Chair in Chemical Education, noted “Our studies in general chemistry 1 (GC1) have shown that social belonging predicts course performance for all students and belonging differs across gender. In our current study, for students whose major required both General Chemistry 1 and 2 (GC2), GC1 […]
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