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2009 Graduate Student Awards

October 23, 2009 — Chemistry graduate students win honors at the annual Graduate Student Awards Symposium.

Mostafa El-Sayed Bestowed Honor from the Chinese Chemical Society

October 23, 2009 — Honorary Fellow of the Chinese Chemical Society bestowed on Prof. Mostafa El-Sayed. He has been invited to China to receive his award.

Prof. Christine Payne Receives NIH Award

September 24, 2009 — The NIH Director's New Innovator Award addresses two important goals: stimulating highly innovative research and supporting promising new investigators. Prof. Christine Payne has been recognized as one of these new investigators.

Kathy Woody Recipient of Graduate Fellowship

August 19, 2009 — Kathy Woody, graduate student in Chemistry and Biochemistry, is the recipient of the 2009-2010 American Chemical Society, Division of Organic Chemistry Graduate Fellowship sponsored by Organic Syntheses (the Nelson Leonard Fellowship).

Fall 2009 President's Undergraduate Research Awards (PURA)

July 22, 2009 — Awards announced for the Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program for Fall 2009. The PURA awards fund individual requests by student/faculty teams which support undergraduate student involvement in faculty research.

Prof. Art Ragauskas Organizes NSF Exchange Program to Portugal

July 21, 2009 — A group of faculty, graduate students and a high school teacher are visiting Portugal in July 2009. The students will be writing a blog about all the events as they travel.

Seth Marder Recognized by Royal Society of Chemistry

July 21, 2009 — Paper published in 2006 among the most cited papers published by Royal Society of Chemistry flagship journals, ChemComm and ChemSocRev.

David Sherrill Joins The Journal of Chemical Physics Editorial Team

July 15, 2009 — As of May 1, 2009, Prof. C. David Sherrill is the new associate editor of The Journal of Chemical Physics.

Three Chemistry Faculty Elected to Inaugural Group of ACS Fellows

July 13, 2009 — Three faculty in the School of Chemistry & Biochemistry have been elected into the inaugural group of American Chemical Society Fellows - Professors Bredas, El-Sayed, and Tolbert.

Minds, and machines, track fake drugs

July 9, 2009 — Counterfeit malaria medicines, widespread in Asia, have become increasingly sophisticated.

Christina Young Receives Award

June 18, 2009 — Christina Young, graduate student in the School of Chemistry & Biochemistry, has received an honor from the Coblentz Society.

Dr. Perry writes Perspective for "Science" on Optical Nanolithography

June 8, 2009 — Prof. Joseph Perry was invited to write a Perspective piece for Science on three reports in the area of optical nanolithography appearing in the May 15, 2009 issue. These three articles describe approaches to optical lithography using longer excitation wavelengths, that offers potential for lower cost nanolithography, than the standard 193 nm used in industry to produce 45 nm features.

Sigma Xi Best Thesis Award Given to Chemistry Ph.D. Recent Graduate

April 30, 2009 — Dr. Chiaolong Hsiao was selected as one of the winners of the Sigma Xi Best Ph.D. Thesis Award.

2009 Outstanding Achievement in Research Program Development

April 30, 2009 — Prof. Seth Marder from the School of Chemistry and Biochemistry received the Outstanding Achievement in Research Program Development award for 2009.

Jean-Luc Brédas appointed Regents' Professor

April 30, 2009 — Prof. Jean-Luc Brédas is appointed Regents' Professor. He began his career at Tech in 2003 and is also a Georgia Research Alliance Eminent Scholar & Chair in Molecular Design.

Student Honors and Awards for 2009

April 30, 2009 — The annual Student Honors Awards luncheon was held on April 23rd, and several of our School of Chemistry and Biochemistry undergraduates were honored. Please join the School in congratulating our outstanding undergraduates.

Five-day tour of the pharmaceutical industry in Puerto Rico

April 30, 2009 — During spring break 2009, 24 undergraduate and graduate students visited pharmaceutical manufacturing plants in Puerto Rico as part of a course offered by the Georgia Tech Center for Drug Design, Development and Delivery.

College of Sciences Presents Award to Chemistry Faculty

April 30, 2009 — Prof. Thomas Orlando was presented the first award to a faculty member in the College of Sciences who "encourages diversity for faculty".

Freshman Activites Board Awards Charlie Cox

April 30, 2009 — Dr. Charlie Cox won the Best Freshman Professor Award from Georgia Tech's Freshman Activites Board. He was recognized on April 20th at the "Up with the White and Gold" awards ceremony for 2009.

Researchers Identify Genes for Thiostrepton

April 13, 2009 — Researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology have ident ified the genetic machinery responsible for synthesizing thiostrepton, a powerful antibiotic produced by certain bacteria.

DoD Awards $52.5 Million To Universities For Research Equipment

April 10, 2009 — Prof. Seth Marder from the School of Chemistry and Biochemistry, has received a DURIP award for his proposal (Surface Characterization of Thin Films of Organic & Organic/ Inorganic Materials) through the Office of Naval Research.

David Collard Recipient -W. Howard Ector Outstanding Teacher Award

April 2, 2009 — Prof. David Collard is the 2009 recipient of the Class of 1940 W. Howard Ector Outstanding Teacher Award.

Georgia Tech Women’s Forum Awards Hilda Castillo

April 2, 2009 — The Georgia Tech Women's Forum presented three scholarship awards to three very deserving women. Hilda Castillo (Chemistry), Jennifer Chan (PTFE), and Candis Pham (Computational Media) presented their essays on March 31, 2009.

Ahmed Zewail Prize in Molecular Sciences Awarded to Mostafa El-Sayed

April 2, 2009 — The second Ahmed Zewail Prize in Molecular Sciences has been awarded to Professor Mostafa El-Sayed from Georgia Institute of Technology, USA, for his seminal contributions to the understanding of the electronic and molecular dynamics and properties of systems with different length scales, ranging from molecules to nanoparticles to biomedical systems.

Undergraduate Summer Research Program 2009

January 21, 2009 — Applications are now being accepted for the Undergraduate Summer Research program 2009.

Graduate Student Awards for Fall 2008

November 17, 2008 — This fall the annual student research symposium and homecoming events took place. We hosted a number of alumni and industrial representatives as well as many of the Georgia Tech faculty and staff.

Distinguished Lecture In Honor of Richard W. Fink

October 23, 2008 — SUE B. CLARK, PhD is the Westinghouse Distinguished Professor of Chemistry with tenure at Washington State University in Pullman, Washington. She is presenting this lecture which honors Prof. Richard W. Fink, a former professor in the School of Chemistry and Biochemistry.