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Awards granted to members of the Department:
A National Institutes of Health (NIH) Undergraduate Scholarship (August, 2008)
Brian Palmisano, Class of 2009.
Brian Palmisano, the first undergraduate student at the University of Rochester to receive this award, has been named a NIH Undergraduate Scholar. Brian is a member of the Class of 2009 and majoring in Biochemistry and Chemistry. Brian was selected from a pool of nearly 250 undergraduate scholars nationwide who are pursuing science and social-science health-related majors. The NIH Scholarship is comprised of up to $20,000 in scholarship funds for college expenses, a 10-week paid summer research laboratory experience at an NIH facility after graduation, formal seminars and professional mentoring, and a full-time paid NIH research position following completion of the awardee's doctoral degree.
2008 Jack Flack Norris Award for Outstanding Achievement in the Teaching in Chemistry (August, 2008)
Jack A. Kampmeier
Jack A. Kampmeier, Professor of Chemistry Emeritus at the University of Rochester, with long-time colleagues, David K. Gosser, Jr., Professor of Chemistry at the City University of New York (City College), and Pratibha Varma-Nelson, Professor of Chemistry and Executive Director of the Center for Teaching and Learning at Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis were selected as the recipients of the 2008 James Flack Norris Award for Outstanding Achievement in the Teaching of Chemistry. The award is made annually by the Northeastern Section of the American Chemical Society to recognize an individual(s) whose dedication and excellence in the teaching of chemistry have had wide-ranging effects on the profession. Professors Kampmeier, Gosser, and Varma-Nelson are jointly recognized for their leadership work to develop the Peer-Led Team Learning (PLTL) Workshop model for teaching chemistry. UR Press Release
2008 NYSAS Graduate Student Award (May, 2008)
Lisa Carlson
The New York Section of the Society for Applied Spectroscopy (NYSAS) recognizes one graduate and up to five undergraduate students annually for excellence in the field of Applied Spectroscopy. Lisa Carlson is the 2008 recipient of the Graduate Student Award. With this award, Lisa is recognized for her work on single carbon nanotube spectroscopic measurements, her academic excellence and her laboratory research accomplishments.
2008 Edward Peck Curtis Award for Excellence in Teaching by a Graduate Student (May, 2008)
Gerald Manbeck
With this award, Jerry is recognized by The College for his outstanding performance as a teaching assistant in a wide variety of chemistry courses, his dedication and commitment to students, and his exceptional service to the Department of Chemistry.
The DuPont Young Professors Award (April, 2008)
Bradley L. Nilsson
The purpose of the DuPont Young Professor Grant Program is to assist exceptional young faculty members, within five years of full-time appointment, begin their independent research careers. Prof. Nilsson was selected to receive this award on the basis of a research proposal focusing on noncovalent interactions in self-assembled peptides, directed toward engineering proteins with specifically defined and controlled quaternary structure.
2008 Edward Peck Curtis Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching (February, 2008)
Professor Thomas R. Krugh
The Edward Peck Curtis Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching, awarded annually by the University since 1962, was established by Edward Peck Curtis Sr., a life trustee who passed away in 1987. This year, Professor Thomas R. Krugh has been chosen as recipient of the award, which will be conferred at Commencement on May 18, 2008. The award recognizes Professor Krugh’s career-long service to the University and his contributions to improving the quality of the learning environment for the undergraduate student community, as well as his exemplary record as an innovative and dedicated teacher and gifted researcher in chemistry.
American Chemical Society (September, 2007)
Terrence O'Connell
This award in given annually to a Rochester Technician for outstanding contributions to his/her workplace.
With this award, Terry O'Connell's invaluable and irreplaceable technical and scientific skills, in addition to his ability to interact fruitfully with faculty, staff and students in the Department of Chemistry, are recognized not only by his UR department but also by the Rochester ACS community.
The 2008 ACS Award for Encouraging Women into Careers in the Chemical Sciences (August, 2007)
Esther M. Conwell
The American Chemical Society (ACS) announced on August 20, 2007 that Esther M. Conwell, Professor of Chemistry and Physics at the University of Rochester, is the winner of the 2008 ACS Award for Encouraging Women into Careers in the Chemical Sciences. The award recognizes one scientist annually who has significantly encouraged the education and professional development of women as chemists and chemical engineers. Funded by The Camille & Henry Dreyfus Foundation, Inc., the award consists of a prize of $5,000 to the scientist and $10,000 to an academic institution of her choice. Professor Conwell will receive the award in New Orleans on April 8, 2007.
2007 Edward Peck Curtis Award for Excellence in Teaching by a Graduate Student (May, 2007)
Sarah Bowman
The Edward Peck Curtis Award for Excellence in Teaching by a Graduate Student is awarded annually by the University in recognition of outstanding service and dedication as a TA. Awardees are selected by the Dean of Graduate Studies and a University faculty committee, based on evidence of outstanding teaching, such as TA student and faculty evaluations, faculty letters of support and student recommendations. Sarah joins a cohort of award winning Chemistry TA’s in the past few years who have received this recognition, Mary Lenczewski, Lisa Carlson and Amy Ensign.
An NSF Graduate Research Fellowship (April, 2007)
Ryan Cowley
1st year Chemistry graduate student Ryan Cowley has been awarded a prestigious NSF Fellowship. These fellowships are awarded to outstanding college and university students in the natural sciences, selected social sciences, mathematics, and engineering. The award provides support for three years of graduate study leading to a research-based master's or doctoral degree. Ryan is pursuing his work toward a Ph.D. in Chemistry at the University of Rochester under the mentorship of Professor Patrick Holland, with an aim toward understanding imido complexes of iron.
A Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship (April, 2007)
Kathryn E. Knowles
Chemistry major, Kathryn E. Knowles has been named a 2007 Barry M. Goldwater Scholar. The Goldwater Scholarship is the pre-eminent nationally competitive fellowship for undergraduate students in science, math, and engineering. This award is given to select undergraduate students who rank in the top quartile of their class, in addition to demonstrating outstanding research skills and potential for advanced study in their fields as well as a strong commitment to pursuing research-oriented careers. Kathryn will be conducting her senior research under the direction of Professor Richard Eisenberg in Chemistry. She is also working towards her Honors BA in Mathematics.
An MRS Gold Graduate Student Award (April, 2007)
Jeffrey Peterson
5th year chemistry graduate student, Jeffrey Peterson was named a Gold Medal award winner at the 2007 MRS Spring Meeting. The Materials Research Society presented Gold and Silver Graduate Student Awards to graduate students who authored or co-authored symposium papers that exemplified significant and timely research. Jeff's research involves fluorescence spectroscopy of single PbSe and PbS quantum dots.
The opportunity to attend the 57th Meeting of Nobel Laureates and Graduate Students in Lindau, Germany (March, 2007)
Amy Ensign and Lisa Carlson
Chemistry graduate students Amy Ensign and Lisa Carlson were selected to participate in the US student delegation of the 57th Meeting of Nobel Laureates and Graduate Students in Lindau, Germany.
Since 1951, Nobel Laureates in chemistry, physics, and physiology/medicine have convened annually in Lindau, Germany, for open and informal meetings with young researchers. The Laureates lecture on a topic of their choice in the mornings and participate in less formal, small-group discussions with students in the afternoons and some evenings.
Amy and Lisa, under the auspices of the National Science Foundation and the Department of Energy, respectively, will be part of a delegation of the nation's top young student researchers at the meeting in July 2007. Amy is a member of the Krauss and Bren research groups and Lisa is a member of the Krauss research group at Rochester.
2007 Morley Medal (March, 2007)
Richard Eisenberg
Professor Richard Eisenberg will be presented the 2007 Morley Medal by the Cleveland Section of the American Chemical Society. Prof. Eisenberg will be honored with the medal, a monetary prize, and a special lectureship, the Edward W. Morley Lecture, on May 30, 2007 in Cleveland, OH.
The Morley Medal is given annually to a chemist for outstanding contributions to chemistry while residing in an area within a 250-mile radius of Cleveland.
The Doris Johns Cherry Professorship at the University of Rochester (January, 2007)
Professor Ching W. Tang
Professor Ching W. Tang, Professor of Chemical Engineering, Chemistry and Physics, known internationally for his pioneering work on organic solar cells and OLEDs was honored by the University of Rochester by being named the Doris Johns Cherry Professor at the University of Rochester.
NSF CAREER Award (January, 2007)
Misha Ovchinnikov
Under the auspices of the NSF Faculty Early Career Development Program, Professor Mikhail Ovchinnikov of the University of Rochester's Department of Chemistry has been awarded a CAREER Award by the National Science Foundation's Theoretical and Computational Chemistry Division. This award will support his research to develop quantum molecular dynamics methods for spectroscopic analysis. The general focus of the work is to develop semiclassical methods to simulate quantum dynamics in systems of large dimensionality appropriate for treatments of condensed phase systems.
Irving S. Sigal Postdoctoral Fellowship (June, 2006)
Shanlin Pan
Edward Peck Curtis Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching (May, 2006)
Joseph Dinnocenzo
2006 Graduate Student Award (May, 2006)
Jeffrey Peterson
2006 Arthur S. Cope Scholar Award (February, 2006)
Robert Boeckman
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