News

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.

3M Recognizes Chemistry Professor

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Fernandez Receives National Award

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

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.

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".

Macdonald Centenary Symposium at McGill University

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

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.

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.

Wendy Kelly Receives Dreyfus New Faculty Award

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

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.