Department of Chemistry News


September 15, 2010

Professor Daniel Chiu wins Young Innovator Award in Microfluidics

Professor Daniel Chiu is the recipient of the Analytical Chemistry 2010 Young Innovator Award.


Department of Chemistry seeks new faculty

The Department of Chemistry at the University of Washington is searching for three or more new tenure-track faculty members to start in autumn, 2011.


July 19, 2010

UW team builds artificial enzyme

UW Chemistry professors Michael Gelb and Forrest Michael, in collaboration with Prof. David Baker (UW Biochemistry), have engineered an artificial enzyme capable of catalyzing a bimolecular Diels-Alder reaction with high stereoselectivity and substrate specificity.


July 1, 2010

Professor Michael Gelb Receives 2010 Hopkins Award

Professor Michael Gelb received the 2010 Hopkins Award on Friday May 19, delivering a lecture titled “Newborn Screening for Lysosomal Storage Diseases: Another Triumph for Organic Chemistry”.


Chemistry department recognizes new graduates

On Friday June 11, nearly 1000 students and their friends and family gathered to honor students who received bachelors and Ph.D. degrees in chemistry and biochemistry.


March 15, 2010

Forrest Michael promoted to Associate Professor with tenure

The Department of Chemistry congratulates Forrest Michael on his promotion to associate professor with tenure.


March 8, 2010

David Ginger promoted to Full Professor

The Department of Chemistry congratulates David Ginger on his promotion to Professor.


February 4, 2010

CMDITR research highlighted on two journal covers

Two recent journals have highlighted the research of the UW-based Science and Technology Center on Materials and Devices for Information Technology Research (CMDITR).


January 26, 2010

UW is Top Producer of Bachelor’s Degrees in Chemistry

The UW Department of Chemistry conferred the most bachelor’s degrees in chemistry in 2007-2008 according to a recent report by C&E News.


December 18, 2009

Michael Gelb elected as AAAS Fellow

Gelb has been elected as a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS).



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