Department News
(listed in chronological order)
November 3, 2009
» Professor Todd D. Krauss - TEDx Rochester speaker
Professor Todd D. Krauss, Professor of Chemistry and Optics was a featured speaker on Monday, November 2, 2009 at TEDx Rochester, a city-wide event which celebrated local "ideas worth spreading." The ...full articleOctober 15, 2009
» Chemistry Team Seeks to Use Artificial Photosynthesis and Nanotubes to Generate Hydrogen Fuel with Sunlight
The U.S. Department of Energy has awarded four Department of Chemistry faculty major funding for a project entitled "“SISGR: Modular Nanoscale and Biomimetic Assemblies for Photocatalytic Hydrogen G...full articleSeptember 25, 2009
» W.D. Walters Teaching Awards
Three graduate students, John DiMaio, Todd Doran, and James Morris, received the W.D. Walters Teaching Award for their outstanding undergraduate teaching in the 2008-2009 academic year. This award is...full articleSeptember 25, 2009
» Chemistry Class Awards
Eight members from the freshman, sophomore, and junior classes received Chemistry Department class awards today for their outstanding performance in the 2008-2009 academic year. Layla Hatem, Jonath...full articleSeptember 8, 2009
» John R. Huizenga Research Memoir Published
The Chemistry Department is pleased to announce that John Huizenga’s research memoir entitled “Five Decades of Research in Nuclear Science” was published by the Meliora Press in September 2009....full articleJuly 28, 2009
» Todd Krauss recipient of 2009 Goergen Award
Professor Todd D. Krauss has been selected to receive the 2009 Goergen Award for Distinguished Achievement and Artistry in Teaching. In a departure from past award ceremonies, which took place at Con...full articleJuly 21, 2009
» David McCamant receives NSF CAREER Award
Assistant Professor David W. McCamant is the recipient of a 2009 CAREER Award from the National Science Foundation. The Experimental Physical Chemistry Program will support Prof. McCamant's research, ...full articleJuly 8, 2009
» Todd Krauss recipient of Provost's Multidisciplinary Awards
Todd Krauss is a recipient of a 2009 Provost's Multidisciplinary Award along with Co-PIs Harris Gelbard and Lukas Novotny for their research project entitled "Nanotechnological Approaches to Understan...full articleJuly 6, 2009
» Profs. Boeckman and Eisenberg elected ACS Fellows
Both Professor Robert K. Boeckman, Jr. and Professor Richard Eisenberg have been elected to the inaugural (2009) class of Fellows of the American Chemical Society. The ACS Fellows is a new program...full articleJune 14, 2009
» Karen Chiang Receives Travel Awards
Graduate student Karen Chiang was awarded a Graduate Women in Science Travel Award (GWIS) and an Eli Lilly/Women Chemists Committee Travel Grant to attend the National Meeting of the American Chemical...full articleJune 2, 2009
» Graduate Student Jessica Smith receives NSF Graduate Fellowship
Jessica Smith, a first year-graduate student in the Fasan group, has been awarded a prestigious NSF Graduate Research Fellowship. The National Science Foundation (NSF) offers fellowships to students i...full articleJune 2, 2009
» Graduate Student Daniel Everson receives NSF GRFP Honorable Mention
Daniel Everson, a first year-graduate student in the Weix group, has received an Honorable Mention from the prestigious NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program. The National Science Foundation (NSF) ...full articleMay 21, 2009
» Matthew Liptak receives NIH Postdoctoral Fellowship
Matthew D. Liptak has been awarded a National Institutes of Health Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award Individual Fellowship. The award is based on his proposal entitled "NMR and DFT I...full articleMay 15, 2009
» Professor Esther Conwell receives Honorary Degree from SUNY Geneseo
Esther M. Conwell has been selected to receive an Honorary Doctorate of Science Degree from SUNY Geneseo on May 16th, 2009 at the afternoon graduation ceremony. This degree recognizes her many remarka...full articleMay 8, 2009
» Clifford Kubiak UR PhD '80 was honored at 2009 Commencemen
Chemistry alumnus, Clifford Kubiak, Ph.D. '80 will be honored with the Rochester Distinguished Scholar Award by the University during Commencement 2009. The award will be conferred at the doctoral...full articleMay 4, 2009
» Chemistry majors honored with College Awards
Two undergraduate Chemistry majors have been awarded College awards. Graduating senior, Colleen Kellenberger has been selected to be a co-recipient of the 2009 Ayman Amin-Salem Award, along with clas...full articleApril 24, 2009
» Christopher Evans receives SPIE scholarship
Christopher Evans has been selected to receive a 2009 SPIE Scholarship in Optical Science and Engineering. This merit-based scholarship is intended to enhance students' educational and professional de...full articleApril 21, 2009
» Professor Richard Eisenberg has been inducted into the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
With his election, Richard Eisenberg is honored by the Academy for his seminal contributions to the fields of inorganic and organometallic chemistry, and as a researcher, teacher, leader, and mentor. ...full articleApril 17, 2009
» Pingwu Du Received ACS DIC Young Investigators Award
Pingwu Du, a fifth-year graduate student in the Eisenberg Group, has been selected as a recipient of the 2009 Young Investigators Award. Pingwu will present his research at the 2009 Young Investigator...full articleApril 17, 2009
» Robert Spitale co-author on J. Biol. Chem. "Paper of the Week"
Researchers have determined the structure of a key genetic mechanism at work in bacteria, including some that are deadly to humans, in an important step toward the design of a new class of antibiotics...full articleApril 3, 2009
» Wesley Asher to receive 2009 Edward Peck Curtis Award for Excellence in Teaching by a Graduate Student
Wesley Asher received the 2009 Edward Peck Curtis Award for Excellence in Teaching by a Graduate Student. This award recognizes Wesley for his outstanding performance as a teaching assistant in a wide...full articleMarch 16, 2009
» Sarah Bowman and Chris Evans attend the 59th meeting of Nobel Laureates in Lindau
Two graduate students from the Department of Chemistry have been selected to represent the U.S. delegation of students who will attend the 59th meeting of Nobel Laureates in Lindau Germany. The Lindau...full articleMarch 9, 2009
» Professor Robert K. Boeckman, Jr. receives the 2009 William H. Riker Award
Professor Robert K. Boeckman, Jr., was the recipient of the 2009 William H. Riker University Award for Graduate Teaching. This annual award recognizes a faculty member who has excelled in graduate ins...full articleMarch 5, 2009
» Call for Abstracts: 17th Annual Symposium on Materials Research
The UR Chapter of the Materials Research Society invites graduate and undergraduate students to submit an abstract for the 17th annual Symposium on Materials Research. Present a talk or a poster descr...full articleFebruary 26, 2009
» Professor William D. Jones awarded the 2009 Edward Peck Curtis Award
Professor William D. Jones has been named the 2009 recipient of the Edward Peck Curtis Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching. This award was conferred during the University Commencement cerem...full articleJanuary 30, 2009
» The Moses Passer Graduate Fellowship in Chemistry
The Department of Chemistry is pleased and proud to announce the establishment of the Moses Passer Graduate Fellowship in Chemistry. The endowed fellowship fund was established by Mrs. Dorothy Rosenbe...full articleJanuary 16, 2009
» Professor William D. Jones Receives an ACS Arthur C. Cope Scholar Award
The American Chemical Society (ACS) will award an Arthur C. Cope Scholar Award to University of Rochester C.F. Houghton Professor of Chemistry William D. Jones at its annual meeting in Washington D.C....full articleJanuary 12, 2009
» Meagan Evans receives Best Presentation at the 41st Annual Inorganic Discussion Weekend, Brock University
Meagan Evans, a third year graduate student in the Jones Group, received the "best presentation" award at Brock University's 41st Annual Inorganic Discussion Weekend which took place from Nov. 28 - No...full articleNovember 21, 2008
» UR Nanosystems Initiative receives $1.6 million in funding
Congresswoman Louise Slaughter recently secured $1.6 million in funding for the University of Rochester's Nanosystems Initiative, a multi-million dollar nanotechnology research center. The initiative ...full articleSeptember 10, 2008
» Kristina Wilson Receives Physical Chemistry Student Poster Award at the Fall 2008 ACS Meeting in Philadelphia, PA
Graduate students Kristina Wilson and Brendon Lyons of the McCamant Group received the Physical Chemistry Student Poster Award at the Fall 2008 ACS meeting in Philadelphia, PA. Their poster, which wa...full articleAugust 14, 2008
» Brian Palmisano ('09) receives an NIH Undergraduate Scholarship
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 i...full articleAugust 4, 2008
» 2008 Jack Flack Norris Award for Outstanding Achievement in the Teaching of Chemistry awarded to Professor Jack 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 Coll...full articleJuly 14, 2008
» New Center for Workshop Education Formed
Dean Richard Feldman has approved the formation of a Center for Workshop Education based on an existing, highly successful program initiated by Professor of Chemistry Jack Kampmeier and Dean Vicki Rot...full articleJune 23, 2008
» Chemistry Welcomes New Faculty: Daniel Weix
Dr. Daniel Weix has joined the Department of Chemistry Faculty as of July 1, 2008. Dan comes to Rochester after completing his PhD at UC Berkeley and postdoctoral research at Yale and the University o...full articleJune 1, 2008
» Chemistry Welcomes New Faculty: Rudi Fasan
Dr. Rudi Fasan has joined the Department of Chemistry Faculty as of July 1, 2008. Rudi comes to Rochester after completing his PhD at the University of Zurich and his postdoctoral research at the Cali...full articleMay 13, 2008
» 2008 Edward Peck Curtis Award for Excellence in Teaching by a Graduate Student 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 e...full articleMay 13, 2008
» 2008 NYSAS Graduate Student Award for 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 C...full articleApril 29, 2008
» The DuPont Young Professors Award for 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. Nils...full articleFebruary 21, 2008
» 2008 Edward Peck Curtis Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching Awarded to 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....full articleSeptember 11, 2007
» American Chemical Society awards 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 sk...full articleAugust 22, 2007
» The 2008 ACS Award for Encouraging Women into Careers in the Chemical Sciences Awarded to Professor 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 Enco...full articleMay 5, 2007
» 2007 Edward Peck Curtis Award for Excellence in Teaching by a Graduate Student 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 ...full articleApril 24, 2007
» MRS Gold Graduate Student Award given to 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 Awar...full articleApril 24, 2007
» Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship awarded to 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 scienc...full articleApril 24, 2007
» NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Awarded to 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, sel...full articleMarch 21, 2007
» Amy Ensign and Lisa Carlson attend the 57th Meeting of Nobel Laureates and Graduate Students in Lindau, Germany
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. ...full articleMarch 5, 2007
» 2007 Morley Medal awarded to Professor 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 ...full articleJanuary 24, 2007
» Ching W. Tang is Awarded the Doris Johns Cherry Professorship at the University of Rochester
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 Roche...full articleJanuary 15, 2007
» NSF CAREER Award for Professor 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 Na...full articleJune 27, 2006
» Irving S. Sigal Postdoctoral Fellowship awarded to Shanlin Pan
The American Chemical Society, the world’s largest scientific society, has awarded the 2006-2008 Irving S. Sigal Postdoctoral Fellowship to Shanlin Pan, who will join the research group of Professor...full articleMay 8, 2006
» Edward Peck Curtis Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching Awarded to Professor Joseph Dinnocenzo
Joseph Dinnocenzo, professor of chemistry, will receive the Edward Peck Curtis Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching. He will be honored with the award at the College ceremony. Since joining ...full articleFebruary 15, 2006