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Prof. Ragauskas

Ragauskas Selected for Fulbright Scholar

March 4, 2008 — Dr. Arthur J. Ragauskas has received a Fulbright Scholarship to Sweden. Dr. Ragauskas is in the School of Chemistry and Biochemistry.


Prof. Facundo Fernandez

3M Recognizes Chemistry Professor

February 27, 2008 — Prof. Facundo Fernandez is recognized by 3M with a non-tenured faculty award.


Prof. Br#233;das

Materials Research Society Honors Chemistry Professor

February 26, 2008 — Dr. Jean-Luc Brédas from the School of Chemistry and Biochemistry has earned the distinction of Fellow of the Material Research Society for 2008.


Two Faculty Win ACS-Dreyfus Award

January 30, 2008 — Dr. Wendy Kelly and Dr. Christine Payne are among 20 recipients of the ACS (American Chemical Society) PROGRESS/ Dreyfus Lectureship.


Recent Graduate Student Awards and Honors

January 17, 2008 — Prashant Jain and Christina Hampton from the School of Chemistry & Biochemistry received recent honors and awards.


Prof. Mostafa El-Sayed

Mostafa El-Sayed Has #1 Cited Paper in Chemistry

January 17, 2008 — Prof. Mostafa El-Sayed from the School of Chemistry & Biochemistry, has a paper, which again has entered the top 10 list of the most cited papers in chemistry. This time it is at the number one spot!


2007 Chemistry & Biochemistry Graduate Symposium

October 23, 2007 — School of Chemistry & Biochemistry students receive awards ranging from poster prizes to presentation awards funded by a generous donation from Pfizer Global R&D.


Four Graduate Students Win National Awards

October 9, 2007 — Congratulations to four graduate students from Chemistry & Biochemistry on the recent receipt of prestigious nationally-competitive awards. These awards have been given by US Pharmacopia, ACS, NSF, and SAS.


2007 Graduate Student Awards, Awards Symposium

September 17, 2007 — 2007 Graduate Student Awards, Awards Symposium to be presented in October. All full-time graduate students who have attained candidacy in the PhD program (and have not yet defended their thesis) in the School of Chemistry and Biochemistry are encouraged to apply for these awards which recognize outstanding achievement in the graduate program at Georgia Tech.


Prof. Rob Whetten

Essential Science Indicators-An Interview

August 15, 2007 — Prof. Robert Whetten is interviewed by the publication Essential Science Indicators in their Special Topics on Nanocrystals.


Julia and friends in Peru

Medicine in Peru

July 24, 2007 — Ms. Julie Camba, chemistry and biochemistry undergraduate, is spending her summer by providing medical care to the citizens of Ayacucho, Conchopata District, Peru.


Whole group at Lilly Pharmaceutical

Spring Break with the Pharmaceutical Industry

July 24, 2007 — A group of students from the Georgia Institute of Technology spent Spring Break (March 18 – 22, 2007) touring the facilities of leading pharmaceutical plants and meeting with engineers and pharmacists at one of the top sites in the world for pharmaceutical manufacturing – Puerto Rico. As part of a semester-long course on pharmaceuticals, this week-long plant trip provided a unique perspective on the pharmaceutical industry that cannot be found at any university.


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SPIE Honors Seth Marder

July 10, 2007 — The Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers (SPIE) announces Fellows for this year and Prof. Seth Marder in the School of Chemistry and Biochemistry has been named.


Mostafa El-Sayed

Faculty/Staff Awards; El-Sayed Earns Top Honors

April 12, 2007 — Faculty and staff in the School of Chemistry and Biochemistry were honored by the Institute at it's annual Faculty & Staff Honors Luncheon.


Catherine Silvestri, CHEM UG

CHEM Undergrad Receives Institute Research Award

April 6, 2007 — Ms. Catherine Silvestri, chemistry undergraduate, is one of five recipients of the Institute Outstanding Undergraduate Research Award in Spring of 2007.


Facundo Fernandez

Fernandez Receives National Award

February 21, 2007 — Dr. Facundo Fernandez has been notified that he has been awarded a National Science Foundation CAREER award.


US Rep. Phil Gingrey

Gingrey Ranking Member to US Subcommittee

February 1, 2007 — US Rep. and Georgia Tech alum Phil Gingrey, MD, was named ranking member on the technology and innovation subcommittee of the House Science and Technology Committee.


Dr. Bahareh Azizi

Science Program for PBS Needs Your Support!

January 2, 2007 — For the past few months, Dr. Azizi, from the School of Chemistry and Biochemistry, has been filming a pilot science show for PBS. She is one of four hosts for the program "Science Investigators".


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Macdonald Centenary Symposium at McGill University

December 22, 2006 — Art Ragauskas participates in the Macdonald Centenary Symposium, a global warming meeting at McGill University.


ACS Chemical Computing Group

CCG Excellence Award Won by Sanchez-Carrera

December 22, 2006 — Sigifredo Sanchez-Carrera, a 4th year graduate student in Dr. Jean-Luc Brédas' research group, has just been awarded a CCG Excellence Award for the ACS meeting in Chicago in 2007.


Prof. Boris Mizaikoff

Boris Mizaikoff Named AAAS Fellow

November 16, 2006 — Dr. Boris Mizaikoff, Associate Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry, has been elected to the rank of AAAS (American Association for the Advancement of Science) Fellow.


Berhane Temelso, Chemistry & Biochemistry

Foresight Nanotechnology Institute Gives Award

October 16, 2006 — Foresight Nanotechnology Institute awards Berhane Temelso from the School of Chemistry and Biochemistry.


Women in Chemistry Committee Given Award

October 2, 2006 — The Georgia Tech Women in Chemistry Committee has been awarded the Stanley C. Israel Regional Award for Advancing Diversity in the Chemical Sciences.


Dr. Wendy Kelly

Wendy Kelly Receives Dreyfus New Faculty Award

August 24, 2006 — Dr. Wendy Kelly, newest faculty member, given award.


Leonard Nyadong

Six Fellowships Awarded by USP for the 2006–2007

July 26, 2006 — Leonard Nyadong of the School of Chemistry & Biochemistry has been awarded one of six fellowships awarded by USP (United States Pharmacopeia) for the 2006–2007.


Chemistry & Biochemistry REU poster presentations

July 25, 2006 — Chemistry and Biochemistry REU students have collaborated with various GT-REU student to present their summer research work as a poster, which will be presented from 3pm – 5pm at Parker H. Petit Institute for Bioengineering and Bioscience (IBB) on Wednesday, July 26, 2006.


C. P. Wong

C. P. Wong to Receive IEEE Award

June 26, 2006 — C. P. Wong is honored with the 2006 IEEE Components, Packaging and Manufacturing Technology Award. Wong is considered the father of modern semiconductor packaging.


Dustin Hipp

Chem Undergrad Selected for Leadership Conference

June 12, 2006 — Dustin Hipp, Chemistry undergraduate student, honored with his selection to the Leadership Conference.


The Barry Group

Barry Article and Commentary in PNAS

May 17, 2006 — Dr. Bridgette Barry's article "Time-resolved vibrational spectroscopy detects protein-based intermediates in the photosynthetic oxygen-evolving cycle" appears in PNAS, May 9 2006 edition.


Shannon Watt

Congratulations, Shannon and Tatiana!

April 21, 2006 — Shannon Watt and Tatiana Sonnenberg from the School of Chemistry & Biochemistry, win scholarships from the Georgia Tech Women's Forum.


Prashant Jain

Graduate Student Receives Best Poster Honors

April 6, 2006 — Prashant Jain wins poster award at ACS National Meeting here in Atlanta.


Sherrill

David Sherrill Selected to Receive Teaching Award

March 24, 2006 — 1940 W. Howard Ector awarded to David Sherrill in the School of Chemistry & Biochemistry.


Ashley Ringer

Graduate Student Wins “Nobel” Experience

March 13, 2006 — Ashley Ringer wins Nobel experience by attending the 56th Lindau Meeting of Nobel Laureates and Students in Lindau, Germany in June 2006.


Joseph Perry

Dr. Joe Perry Receives Honor

February 9, 2006 — Dr. Joe Perry has been elevated to the rank of Fellow of the Optical Society of America.


Liotta and Eckert

Switchable Solvents

January 12, 2006 — New class of solvents could provide more environmentally friendly processing of specialty chemicals.


Dr. Fernandez

Bacterial Bioterror

January 12, 2006 — Research by Dr. Facundo Fernandez featured in Research Horizons, Fall 2005.


Chemistry alums

It's a small world!

December 9, 2005 — Chemistry alums who work for NASA ended up working on the same project at the Kennedy Space Center.


FIB2 Center

FIB2 Center in IPST

November 8, 2005 — The FIB2Center at the Georgia Institute of Technology cordially invites you to its Official Opening Workshop on Friday, November 11th, 2005 at the Institute of Paper Science and Technology, 500 10th Street, Atlanta, GA 30318.


MBP trainees

Molecular Biophysics Trainees Announced

July 22, 2005 — Trainees for the 2005-2006 Molecular Biophysics program have been announced in the School of Chemistry and Biochemistry.


Prof. Marcus Weck

Dreyfus Foundation Awards Chemistry Professor

June 22, 2005 — Prof. Marcus Weck receives a Camille Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Award for 2005.