Department of Chemistry News

Faculty


April 25, 2008

David Ginger promoted to Associate Professor

Ginger’s research focuses on the physical chemistry of nanostructured materials with potential applications in low cost photovoltaics (solar cells), energy efficient light-emitting diodes, and novel biosensors.


April 24, 2008

Daniel Gamelin promoted to Full Professor

Gamelin’s research uses synthetic, spectroscopic, and magnetic experiments to advance the development of new multifunctional inorganic materials.


April 3, 2008

David Ginger wins 2008 ACS Unilever Award

The Unilever Award is presented by the Colloid and Surface Science Division of the ACS.


February 22, 2008

Bo Zhang to join faculty as Assistant Professor

Zhang’s research focus is in the area of analytical chemistry and nanomaterials.


February 12, 2008

Gojko Lalic to join faculty as Assistant Professor

Lalic’s research involves the development and detailed study of new transition metal-catalyzed transformations that will find application in organic synthesis.


November 9, 2007

UW-developed newborn screening for lysosomal storage diseases to begin in Illinois

The State of Illinois now requires infants to be screened for five different disease-related cellular enzymes using technology developed by UW faculty.


October 26, 2007

Munira Khalil joins faculty as Assistant Professor

Khalil’s research focuses on the ultrafast structural dynamics of light-driven chemical and biological processes in solution.


Munira Khalil receives Dreyfus New Faculty Award

Khalil receives one of eleven Dreyfus New Faculty Awards given out nationally in 2007.


October 25, 2007

Rob Synovec appointed CPAC Faculty Director

Synovec, whose research focuses on the studies and applications of separation science, is the new Faculty Director of the Center for Process Analytical Chemistry.


October 18, 2007

Rob Synovec succeeds Heinekey as Associate Chair for Graduate Studies

Heinekey steps down after a decade of service as Associate Chair.



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