On Wednesday, June 5th, we celebrated the send off of Dr. Martha Hughes Cannon’s statue to Washington D.C., where she will be installed in the U.S. Capitol. The University of Utah Department of Chemistry American Chemical Society Student Chapter was present to clebrate, hosting their own booth to conduct chemistry demonstatrions. The festival-style event included […]
Read MoreFinally, after having to wait two years because of Covid, the semiannual high-school chemistry teachers’ workshop was held on Saturday, April 30 in the Department of Chemistry at the University of Utah. Organized by Michael Morse, the Saturday morning event brought together 45 high-school chemistry teachers from around the region, and several chemistry […]
Read MoreTHE FARADAY LECTURES CREATING HOLIDAY REACTIONS SINCE 1981 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BAi2EHHhmlc&t=1s Join chemistry professors Janis Louie and Tom Richmond as they perform an extraordinary series of chemical experiments that educate and entertain audiences of all ages. This year, the event will be held live via zoom and will feature friend of the chemistry department, Tom Thatcher. […]
Read MoreThe year 2021 started off on a tragic note. Edward (Ted) M. Eyring, who devoted his life to family, church, and science, passed away on February 20, 2021. He is survived by his wife of 66 years, children Steven and Jill Eyring, Valerie LaHaye, David and Juli Eyring, his brothers Henry B Eyring and Harden […]
Read MoreA lifetime of devotion to family church and science. Edward (Ted) Marcus Eyring died on February 20, 2021, he was born January 7, 1931 in Oakland California to Henry Eyring and Mildred Bennion Eyring. He grew up in Princeton, New Jersey where he was the only LDS student at Princeton high school, and where […]
Read MoreFriend of the department of chemistry, Lawrence Everett Thatcher 96, passed away on October 9, 2020, at the Grand Holladay assisted living center in Holladay, Utah. Lawrence was born on August 12, 1924, in Salt Lake City to Nathan Davis Thatcher and Carolyn Vernell Moody. Lawrence boyhood home was at 637 Douglas St. He had an […]
Read MoreFrom Dr. Kim’s Obituary in The Salt Lake Tribune Dr. Sung Wan Kim 1940-2020 Salt Lake City, UT-Dr. Sung Wan Kim, 79, passed away peacefully, surrounded by family and friends on Monday, February 24, 2020 at the University of Utah Medical Center. Born on August 21, 1940 in Busan, South Korea, Dr. Kim is survived […]
Read MoreRonald Ragsdale passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, January 16, 2020 at his home in Draper, Utah. He came as an assistant professor in 1963 and was promoted to full professor in 1972. He will be warmly remembered for his extensive and passionate teaching as well as for establishing the annual Faraday Lectures back in 1981. The […]
Read MoreJames M. Sugihara, first Ph.D. recipient at the University of Utah and long-time faculty member in Chemistry, passed away on Nov. 12, 2019. He was 101. Sugihara holds an important place in the University’s history, as well as Utah’s history. In 1942, shortly after the bombing of Pearl Harbor, when Sugihara was just 24, he […]
Read MoreAs Professor Frey made her way through her own chemistry education, she realized that although her male mentors were very supportive of her pursuing a career as a chemist, they didn’t understand how her parenting duties were much different from theirs. They didn’t have to worry about their kids as much, buy groceries, and either […]
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