Department of Chemistry News


June 22, 2017

South Asia ICEMR receives 7-year, $9.3M renewal from NIH

The National Institutes of Health has awarded a $9.3 million grant over seven years to renew the South Asia International Center of Excellence for Malaria Research, led by the University of Washington.


June 21, 2017

Recent work by David Ginger and coworkers published in Nature Materials

Recent work by Professor David Ginger and colleagues was published online in Nature Materials on June 19 and highlighted in a News & Views article.


March 31, 2017

Bo Zhang promoted to Professor

The Department of Chemistry congratulates Bo Zhang on his promotion to the rank of professor, effective September 16, 2017.


March 7, 2017

Alexandra Velian to join faculty

We are delighted to welcome Dr. Alexandra Velian to the Department of Chemistry. Her program will focus on synthetic strategies to access new generations of molecular and heterogeneous inorganic catalysts and electronic materials.


February 23, 2017

Champak Chatterjee promoted to Associate Professor with Tenure

The Department of Chemistry congratulates Champak Chatterjee on his promotion to associate professor with tenure, effective Autumn 2017.


October 18, 2016

Open tenure-line faculty position in inorganic chemistry

The Department of Chemistry is accepting applications for a tenure-line faculty position in inorganic chemistry to start in Autumn 2017.


October 10, 2016

Sotiris Xantheas to join faculty

We are delighted to welcome Dr. Sotiris Xantheas to the Department of Chemistry. His research uses advanced theoretical methods and computational techniques to explore key problems related to the molecular science of aqueous systems.


September 26, 2016

Sarah Keller wins 2017 Avanti Award in Lipids

Professor Sarah Keller will receive the prestigious Avanti Award in Lipids at the 61st Annual Meeting of the Biophysical Society.


July 15, 2016

Nature Methods cover article details refined, accessible technique for expansion microscopy

Assistant Professor Joshua Vaughan and his UW co-workers recently published an improved technique for expansion microscopy, in a report featured on the cover of Nature Methods.


April 19, 2016

Deborah Wiegand promoted to Principal Lecturer

The Department of Chemistry congratulates Deborah Wiegand on her promotion to Principal Lecturer, effective Autumn 2016.



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