Finally, with COVID-19 on the downfall our Department was slowly returning back to normal. 2022 was another year filled with success. An undergraduate, Alison Wang, was 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 […]
Read MoreVahe Bandarian has been selected for a fellowship through the American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (ASBMB). His nominator, Catherine Drennan, says he has given “example after example of newly discovered chemistry, newly discovered enzymes and biochemical mysteries solved.” He serves on the ASBMB’s Minority Affairs Committee, works on the editorial board for the […]
Read MoreProf. Peter B. Armentrout received the 2021 ASMS John B. Fenn Award for a Distinguished Contribution in Mass Spectrometry. The award recognizes Peter’s development of techniques for determining accurate thermochemistry via the guided ion beam method, and software programs for statistically modeling product formation energy dependence. Thanks to these contributions, nearly 2500 distinct bond energies have […]
Read MoreMolinero is the Jack and Peg Simons Endowed Professor of Theoretical Chemistry and the director of the Henry Eyring Center for Theoretical Chemistry. She is a theoretical chemist and uses computer and statistical models to explore the science of how crystals form and how matter changes from one phase to another down to the […]
Read MoreLuisa Whittaker-Brooks is an associate professor who has been recognized nationally for her research program focusing on the synthesis of organic and inorganic materials for energy conversion and storage, among other things. The U Presidential Scholar award recognizes excellence in assistant and associate professors and grants the recipients $10,000 in annual funding for three years […]
Read MoreDr. Peter B. Armentrout is the recipient of the 2021 ASMS John B. Fenn Award for a Distinguished Contribution in Mass Spectrometry, for the development of robust experimental and statistical techniques for the determination of accurate thermochemistry. He developed the guided ion beam threshold dissociation approach to provide insights into the thermochemistry, kinetics, and dynamics […]
Read MoreFrom a C&EN online article. Read original here. Nitrogen is the most abundant component of the atmosphere, but to be biologically or chemically useful, N2 must first be reduced to something more reactive like ammonia. Industrially, this is done via the resource-intensive Haber-Bosch process. Biologically, it’s done in some kinds of bacteria by enzymes called […]
Read MoreLuisa 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 […]
Read MoreValeria 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 […]
Read MoreEach 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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