Department of Chemistry News

August 21, 2014

Gary Christian named 2014 ACS Fellow

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


June 4, 2014

Sam Jenekhe receives the 2014 AIChE Charles M. A. Stine Award

Sam Jenekhe, Professor of Chemistry and Boeing-Martin Professor of Chemical Engineering, is the 2014 recipient of the Charles M. A. Stine Award from the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE).


Benjamin Van Kuiken wins College of Arts and Science Dean’s Graduate Medal

Congratulations to Benjamin Van Kuiken for his accomplishments earning the College of Arts and Science Dean’s Graduate Medal in Natural Sciences.


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.


March 24, 2014

Munira Khalil selected for 2014 Journal of Physical Chemistry B Lectureship

Assistant Professor Munira Khalil has been named one of the 2014 Journal of Physical Chemistry lecturers by the Physical Chemistry Division of the American Chemical Society.


March 7, 2014

AJ Boydston named a 2014 Cottrell Scholar

AJ Boydston, University of Washington assistant professor of chemistry, has been selected as one of 12 Cottrell Scholar Awardees for 2014.


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