Department of Chemistry News


August 21, 2014

Alvin Kwiram elected to the Washington State Academy of Sciences

Emeritus Professor Alvin Kwiram is among the 18 new members elected to the Washington State Academy of Sciences in recognition of his distinguished and continuing scientific achievements and contributions.


Gary Christian named 2014 ACS Fellow

Emeritus Professor Gary Christian has been named a 2014 Fellow of the American Chemical Society.


April 30, 2014

Thom Dunning to join faculty

We are delighted to welcome Dr. Thom Dunning, Jr. to the Department of Chemistry. His research uses advanced theoretical methods and computational techniques to understand the electronic structure of main group elements beyond the first row.


James De Yoreo to join faculty

We are delighted to welcome Dr. James De Yoreo to the Department of Chemistry. His research focuses on understanding and manipulating the physics of interactions and assembly at solid-liquid interfaces in nanoscale, biological, biomimetic, and environmental systems.


April 2, 2014

Lawrence Goldman to join instructional faculty

We are delighted to welcome Dr. Lawrence Goldman to the Department of Chemistry as Lecturer for introductory organic chemistry.


March 31, 2014

Jesse Zalatan to join faculty

We are delighted to welcome Dr. Jesse Zalatan to the Department of Chemistry. His work will focus on the molecular mechanisms of cell signaling.


March 26, 2014

Cody Schlenker to join faculty

We are delighted to welcome Dr. Cody Schlenker to the Department of Chemistry. His work will explore the mechanisms governing energy transduction in heterogeneous materials relevant for solar energy harvesting and storage devices like organic and organic/inorganic photovoltaics and meso-structured next-generation rechargeable batteries.


May 17, 2013

Joshua Vaughan to join faculty

We are delighted to welcome Dr. Joshua Vaughan to the Department of Chemistry. His work will focus on the development of new fluorescent probes for bio-nanoimaging and the application of these tools to probe the molecular-level organization of various cellular and organelle systems.


August 14, 2012

Open Tenure-Track Faculty Positions in Chemistry

The Department of Chemistry is now accepting applications for tenure-track faculty positions to start in Autumn 2013.


July 20, 2012

Lecturer Openings in General and Introductory Organic Chemistry

The Department of Chemistry is looking to fill full-time Lecturer positions in general chemistry and introductory organic chemistry.



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