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Department of Chemistry Promotions
Full and Associate Professorships approved More...

Assistant Professor David Ginger Wins Award
He has won the ACS Colloid and Surface Science Division Unilever Award for 2008. More...

Dr. Bo Zhang to join faculty as Assistant Professor of Chemistry
Dr. Zhang is interested in the area of analytical chemistry and nanomaterials. More...

Dr. Gojko Lalic to join faculty as Assistant Professor of Chemistry
Dr. Gojko Lalic will join our faculty in the Autumn Quarter of 2008 as Assistant Professor of Chemistry. More...

Graduate Student Alejandro Briseno Awarded
Alex has received 4 awards recently. More...

Newborn screening for lysosomal storage diseases to begin in Illinois.
The state of Illinois now requires infants to be screened for five different cellular enzymes related to diseases. More...

Synovec Appointed CPAC Faculty Director
Professor Robert Synovec, a faculty member in the Department of Chemistry for twenty years, has been appointed to the position of Faculty Director of the Center for Process Analytical Chemistry. More...

Synovec Succeeds Heinekey as Associate Chair for Graduate Education
After a decade of exemplary service first in the role of Associate Chair for Undergraduate Education and subsequently as Associate Chair of Graduate Education, Professor Michael Heinekey has chosen to step down from the latter position. More...

Chiu Wins Life Sciences Discovery Fund Grant
The $760, 000 grant will be used to continue his project monitoring breast cancer metastasis and treatment efficacy. More...

Managing Director
Catalysis Center at the University of Washington More...

CENTC Wins $3 Million NSF Grant
A UW-based chemistry research center, poised to become a leader in science that will lead to new products and processes, has been awarded $3 million a year for five years by the National Science Foundation. More...

Professor Rathod team to win award
Professor Pradipsinh Rathod's team will receive a Medicines for Malaria Venture (MMV) award. More...

Professor Oleg Prezhdo, Awards for 2006 & 2007
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Dr. Mel Koch Awarded 2007 IFPAC
Congratulations to Mel Koch, Director of CPAC, (Center for Process Analytical Chemistry.) More...

Ginger Named Sloan Research Fellow
Professor David Ginger is one of two UW faculty members to win the highly competitive and prestigious Alfred P. Sloan Research Fellowship. More...

Bagley Hall Renovations
$10+ million Bagley Hall renovations will begin in February. Construction is projected to be on-going until early Fall Quarter. More...

Raschke Joins Chemistry Faculty
The Chemistry Department is pleased to welcome Assistant Professor Markus Raschke. More...

Campbell Recognized for Teaching, Research, and Service
Professor Charles Campbell was awarded the Hopkins Award and a West Endowed Professorship. More...

Chiu Promoted to Full Professor
Daniel Chiu was promoted to Full Professor in September 2006. More...

UW Chemistry Third In The Nation
According to the NSF, UW Chemistry is third in the nation among departments of chemistry at public institutions by the measure of research expenditures from federal sources. More...

Maly Joins Faculty in Autumn
We are proud to welcome Assistant Professor Dustin Maly Chemistry Department. More...

Promotion for Oleg Prezhdo
Prezhdo was promoted to Full Professor in September 2006. More...

Gamelin Promoted to Associate Professor
Daniel Gamelin was promoted to Associate Professor, with tenure in September 2006. More...

Collaboration With UW Medicine Yields Low-cost Infant Disease Screening
Michael Gelb, Professor of Chemistry and Adjunct Professor of Biochemistry, together with Professors Frank Turecek of Chemistry and C. Ron Scott of Medicine, have developed a panel of tandem mass spectrometry assays for early detection of six different lysosomal storage disorders. More...

Chemistry Professor Awarded Distinguished Teaching Award
Phil Reid's dedication to his craft has earned him a 2005 UW Distinguished Teaching Award. More...

Xia Receives Technology Gap Innovation Fund Award
Younan Xia, chemistry professor, has been awarded funds for the scale-up of silver and gold nanostructure synthesis. More...

Assistant Professor Awarded Sloan Research Fellowship
Daniel Chiu, assistant professor of chemistry, was one of four UW faculty members awarded Sloan Research Fellowships. More...