2016 Chemistry Alumni
Save the Date | April 22-23, 2016 Join us as we celebrate “100 Years of Doctoral Research in Chemistry,” in honor of George Borrowman, whose 1916 Ph.D. thesis was titled, “The Clays of Nebraska.” Come back to campus, meet up with former professors and classmates, and take part in all of the exciting activities we have planned! Former faculty member Dr. Pill-Soon Song will be our special guest.
YEARS of Doctoral Research in Chemistry
INSIDE Faculty News 5 Berkowitz, Rajca named AAAS fellows 6 NSF CAREER Award aids Sinitskii’s nanoribbon research 8 Chemists measure aggregation of disease-related proteins 9 Study models new atomic structures of gold particles 10 NSF grant to support new paradigm for ether synthesis 12 Hage, Zheng receive international accolades for bioanalytical chemistry 13 Researchers explain why nanotubes prefer potassium to sodium 14 Researchers build, morph chemical patterns on stretchable surfaces 16 New 2-D material’s properties show promise 18 Team spotlights molecular discoveries at intersection of chemistry, biology 19 Faculty grant awards
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Department Happenings 22 Computational chemistry space opens in Hamilton Hall 26 F. Fleming Crim receives the Jack Merski Memorial Award 27 David MacMillan (Future Man) is 2015 Hamilton awardee 28 Chemistry Day helps students explore science interests Student News 29 2015 poster session winners 29 Milton E. Mohr Award winners 30 Citation for Excellence in Teaching Chemistry awardees 38 Congratulations to all of our graduates! 38 College of Arts and Sciences dean’s list 39 2015 scholarship and award winners
Staff News 40 Ovation and Applause honorees 42 Stara and Clachar join the department 43 Farewell but not goodbye Student Highlight 44 Chemistry grad student participates in special ACS symposium Stay Connected