We are proud to share that our faculty member, Dr. Bethany Buck, has been selected as a recipient of the 2025 Faculty Fellow Award from the Office of the Vice President for Research! This award provides faculty members one semester of full release time from teaching and administrative tasks, allowing them to dedicate their time […]
Read MoreCongratulations to Professor Shumaker-Parry on being named recipient of the 2024-2025 University of Utah Distinguished Teaching Award! Dr. Jennifer S. Shumaker-Parry is a Professor of Chemistry at the University of Utah. She joined the Chemistry Department as an Assistant Professor in January 2005 before being promoted to Professor in 2016, and now also serves as […]
Read MoreCongratulations to Tom Richmond, Ph.D., on receiving the 2025 Outstanding Undergraduate Research Mentor Award for the Honors College! This award celebrates research excellence among all 18 colleges at the University of Utah and recognizes the importance of faculty members such as Dr. Richmond who are committed to their roles as mentors to student researchers. Faculty […]
Read MoreAmerican Chemical Society (ACS) Applied Electronic Materials recently welcomed 8 newly appointed members from around the globe to its Early Career Board (ECB). The ECB was put together to bring fresh perspectives and new expertise to help shape the future of electronic materials research. Dr. Connor Bischack, Assistant Professor at the University of Utah Chemistry […]
Read MoreThe Pittsburgh Conference Achievement Award is given annually to a researcher who has made a significant and independent impact in the area of analytical chemistry within the first ten years after his or her doctoral degree. The award has been presented jointly with Pittcon since 2002 and is given out each year at a special […]
Read MoreFrom 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. Past recipients of the W.W. Epstein Outstanding Educator Award: 2005 – Alison Livingston 2006 – Peter F. Flynn 2007 – Henry S. White […]
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 […]
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