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Year: 2006
Matt Allen Wins a Prestigious “Pathways to Independence” Grant from the NIH
Matt Allen, a postdoc in the Kiessling and Raines groups, has just won a prestigious “Pathways to Independence” Grant from the NIH. This new grant program funds scientists at the end of their postdoc years, …
Marty Zanni Wins 2006 Coblentz Award
We are delighted to report that Marty Zanni has won the 2006 Coblentz Award. This award is given by the Coblentz Society, whose mission is to foster the understanding and application of vibrational spectroscopy. Marty …
Andy Schmitt Wins a Poster Award at the 2006 Materials Research Society Meeting
We are happy to announce that 3rd-year graduate student Andy Schmitt in the Jin group won a Poster Award at the 2006 Materials Research Society Fall meeting in Boston during the past week. His poster …
Berta Ostrander Wins L&S Classified Staff Excellence Award
We are delighted to announce that Berta Ostrander, our Grants Specialist, has won an L&S Classified Staff Excellence Award for outstanding performance and service to the Department and the College. We are indeed indebted to …
Tehshik Yoon wins NSF Career Award
We are delighted to report that Tehshik Yoon has won an NSF Career Award, for his outstanding and innovative research in organic synthesis. Congratulations to Tehshik on securing this significant source of external funding!
Ron Raines Admitted as a Fellow in the Royal Society of Chemistry
We are delighted to report that Professor Ron Raines has been admitted as a Fellow in the Royal Society of Chemistry, the largest chemical society in Europe, with over 43,000 members. So from now on …
Luke Lavis Wins ACS Division of Organic Chemistry Graduate Fellowship
Luke Lavis, a grad student in Ron Raines group, has won an ACS Division of Organic Chemistry Graduate Fellowship. This Fellowship pays a research stipend, and also has a travel allowance to attend the 2007 …
Dr. Mark Wendt to Receive 2006 James W. Taylor Excellence in Teaching Award
We are delighted to announce that Dr. Mark Wendt will be the recipient of the Department’s 2006 James W. Taylor Excellence in Teaching Award. The award ceremony, at which Dr. Wendt will give an address …
John Berry is the First Winner of the Ernst-Haage Prize
We are delighted to announce that John Berry is the first winner of the Ernst-Haage Prize in Bioinorganic Chemistry. The Ernst-Haage Prize of the Max-Planck Institute for Bioinorganic Chemistry in Muelheim an der Ruhr was …