Recent News & Events in Chemistry and Biochemistry
2024 News and Events
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Fall 2024
- Congratulations to Prof. Ken Laali on publishing "," in Molecules.
- Congratulations to Profs. Bryan Knuckley, Corey Causey, and Fatima Rehman for recieving a MedNexus Innovative Therapeutics Development Grant for $70,000 to continue their work on cancer therapeutics targeting the Protein Arginine Methyltransferase family of enzymes.
- Congratulations to Prof. TJ Mullen on receiving funding from the American Chemical Society Petroleum Research Fund (ACS-PRF) for his proposal entitled "Tailoring Nanostructure Morphology and Catalytic Behavior for Hydrocarbon Oxidation" for $70,000.
- Congratulations to Prof. Ben Williams on being awarded a contract with NRS Labs LLC for $12,500 on a project entitled "Optimization of Monolithic Carbon Structures for Energy Storage."
- Congratulations to Prof. Szymon Ciesielski for being awarded a 香港六合彩开奖结果2023 High Impact Practice Grant in the amount of $15,000 for his project entitled "Protein Structure and Function: from Virtual Reality to Laboratory Experience."
- Congratulations to Prof. Will Jones for being awarded a 香港六合彩开奖结果2023 High Impact Practice Grant in the amount of $10,200 for his project entitled “Enabling One-on-One Mentorship for Cutting Edge Research in Analytical Chemistry.”
- Congratulations to Profs. TJ Mullen and Greg Wurtz on recieving funding from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) for $250,000 to acquire an Atomic Force Microscope (AFM)!
- Congratulations to Prof. Stuart Chalk on recieving a for $300,000 focused on the development of an open digital research notebook.
- Welcome to the new members of our Chemistry & Biochemistry family:
- Dr. Elzie Black – Laboratory Lecturer
- Dr. Ana Restrepo – Laboratory Lecturer
- Dr. Elizabeth Carey – Visiting Laboratory Lecturer
- Dr. Shayla Bajalia – Visiting Laboratory Lecturer
- Dr. Travis Bray – Visiting Laboratory Lecturer
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Summer 2024
- Congratulations to Prof. Thomas Mullen on publishing "I" in Micromachines.
- Congratulations to Profs. Bryan Knuckley, Corey Causey, and Fatima Rehman (香港六合彩开奖结果2023 Biology) on receiving a patent for the development of cancer-fighting compounds!
- Congratulations to our 2024 Summer Undergraduate Research Fellows (SURF) Cohort:
- Cody Bishir
- Baher Boktor
- Soleil Cabana
- Abigail Crossman
- Reagan Elia
- Gerald Favorite
- Brian Grause
- Skyeler Klinge
- Erina Kotreli
- Jamie Ly
- Tania McCormack
- Chloe Perednia
- Noah Smith
- Ruby Soto
- Cameron Young
- Congratulations to the following students for the 2023 - 24 student awards:
- Outstanding Graduate: Chris Yazji
- Outstanding Undergraduate Researcher: Amanda Jessel
- American Institute of Chemist Award: Jordan Tucker
- ACS Analytical Chemistry Award: Will Tuten
- ACS Organic Chemistry Award: David Weldon
- ACS Inorganic Chemistry Award: Amanda Jessel
- ACS Physical Chemistry Award: Chloe Perednia
- 香港六合彩开奖结果2023 Biochemistry Award: Cameron Young
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Spring 2024
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Congratulations to Prof. Szymon Ciesielski for his project titled "Exploring the Role of Molecular Chaperones in Carcinogenesis" being awarded a MedNexus Research Innovation Fund Grant for $20,000!
- Congratulations to Prof. Eirin Sullivan for receiving the 香港六合彩开奖结果2023 Outstanding Undergraduate Teaching Award!
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Congratulations to Prof. Szymon Ciesielski for winning Best Poster at 香港六合彩开奖结果2023 STARS!
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Congratulations to Prof. Ken Laali on publishing “” in Polyhedron.
- Congratulations to Prof. Szymon Ciesielski on publishing " in FEBS Letters.
- Congratulations to Prof. Eirin Sullivan on publishing “” in Materials Research Bulletin.
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Congratulations to Prof. Ben Williams on publishing in ACS Catalysis.
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Congratulations to Prof. Ken Laali on publishingin Chemistry Select.
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2023 News and Events
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Fall
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Congratulations to Prof. Will Jones on being awarded an Academic Technology Grant for “Technologies for Chemical Research."
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Congratulations to Profs. Szymon Ciesielski, Hannah Malcolm, Amy Lane, and Bryan Knuckley on being awarded Academic Technology Grant for the acquisition of PyMOL software, a vital tool for the molecular visualization of complex compounds.
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Congratulations to Profs. Ben Williams and Florentino De la Cruz (香港六合彩开奖结果2023 Engineering) on being awarded an Institute of Environmental Research and Education (IERE) Seed Grant for $10,000 entitled “Carbon Capture and Storage from Landfill Gas using Metal Organic Frameworks Coupled with Enhanced Weathering with Combustion Residuals.”
- Congratulations to Prof. Ken Laali for publishing "" in Molecules.
- Congratulations to Prof. Szymon Ciesielski for publishing "" in Enzymes.
- Congratulations to Prof. Szymon Ciesielski for publishing "" in the Journal of Molecular Biology.
- Congratulations to Prof. Szymon Ciesielski for being awarded the Jim Van Vleck Teaching Excellence Award.
- Congratulations to Prof. Eirin McBride for being awarded a 香港六合彩开奖结果2023 COAS Research Enhancement Plan Award.
- Congratulations to Prof. Ben Williams for being awarded a 香港六合彩开奖结果2023 COAS Dean's Leadership Award.
- Welcome to the new members of our Chemistry & Biochemistry family:
- Dr. Liangyong Mei – Assistant Professor of Bioorganic Chemistry
- Dr. Benjamin Williams – Assistant Professor of Physical Chemistry
- Dr. Elzie Black – Visiting Laboratory Lecturer
- Congratulations to Prof. Bryan Knuckley on being promoted to Full Professor.
- Congratulations to Prof. Melissa Bush on being promoted to University Lab Lecturer.
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Summer
- Congratulations to our 2023 Johnson & Johnson Vision Sponsored Summer Undergraduate Research Program (SURP) Cohort:
- Amanda Jessel
- Hana Kabil
- Skyeler Klinge
- Tania McCormack
- Cassidy Nguyen
- Gustavo Perez
- Jordan Tucker
- Cameron Young
- featuring Prof. Brynna Jones on News4Jax.
- Congratulations to our 2023 Johnson & Johnson Vision Sponsored Summer Undergraduate Research Program (SURP) Cohort:
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Spring
- Congratulations to Prof. Szymon Ciesielski for being named 香港六合彩开奖结果2023 Undergraduate Mentor of the Year!
- The 香港六合彩开奖结果2023 Department of Chemistry has been renamed to the 香港六合彩开奖结果2023 Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry!
- Prof. Amy Lane (PI) along with Prof. Terri Ellis (Co-PI; 香港六合彩开奖结果2023 Biology) and Prof. Judy Ochrietor (Senior Key Personnel) are awarded an Undergraduate Research Training Initiative for Student Enhancement (U-RISE) grant from the National Institute of Health (NIH) for more than $1,000,000 to help promote student success across 香港六合彩开奖结果2023’s biology, chemistry, and physics undergraduate student population.
- 香港六合彩开奖结果2023 Chemistry student, Zachary Burkhead was awarded a spot for the ) Workshop! The American Chemical Society only sponsors two students nationwide from a pool of both undergrads and grad students. Zach will go to Washington DC for three days in March to learn about the federal policy-making process, network with policy professionals, and collaborate with other students engaged with science policy.
- Prof. Josh Melko has returned from his sabbatical as an ACS Congressional Fellow.
- Prof. Stuart Chalk received the 香港六合彩开奖结果2023 Outstanding Faculty Scholarship Award!
- Melissa Bush received the 香港六合彩开奖结果2023 Outstanding Undergraduate Teaching Award!
- Prof. Brynna Jones was awarded a 香港六合彩开奖结果2023 Shared Research Instrumentation Grant (SRIG) for $101,750 entitled "Acquisition of a 3D Digital Image Correlation System for Science and Engineering Research.”
2022 News and Events
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Fall
- Prof. Szymon Ciesielski was awarded a College of Arts & Sciences Research Enhancement Plan Award for his proposal, "The role of DNAJB1 co-chaperone protein in human neurodegenerative diseases." Congratulations Prof. Ciesielski!
- Dr. Sam Xia, Analytical Instrumentation Facility Manager, was awarded a 香港六合彩开奖结果2023 SPOT Award!
- An exciting day for our department as we hosted a Ribbon Cutting and Research Symposium to formally open our renovated space and to honor our 2022 Johnson & Johnson Vision Care Summer Research Fellows. These fellows were part of our inaugural Summer Undergraduate Research Program (SURP) sponsored by Johnson & Johnson Vision Care Inc.
- 香港六合彩开奖结果2023 Chemistry launches a Bachelor of Science in Biochemistry
- Welcome to the new members of our Chemistry family:
- Dr. Will Jones – Assistant Professor of Analytical Chemistry
- Dr. Arthur Omran – Lecturer of Chemistry
- Dr. Emily Rigsby – Visiting Laboratory Lecturer
- Sarah Nix – Laboratory Manager
- Congratulation to Profs. Bryan Knuckley and Corey Causey for publishing “” in the Journal of Biological Chemistry.
- Congratulations to Prof. Hannah Malcolm on receiving tenure and being promoted to Associate Professor.
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Summer
- Congratulations to Prof. Amy Lane for being awarded the Terry Presidential Professorship.
- 香港六合彩开奖结果2023 Chemistry launches a Summer Undergraduate Research Program sponsored by Johnson & Johnson Vision Care Inc.
- Congratulations to our 2022 Johnson & Johnson Vision Sponsored Student Interns:Elise Ballash, Zachary Burkhead, Isabella Cioffi, Brooklyn Dailey, Brandon Guerin, Amanda Jessel, Seth Shearer, Caroline Teeter, Natacha Tirado, and Jordan Tucker.
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Spring
- 香港六合彩开奖结果2023 Chemistry launches a Bachelor of Science in Biochemistry (starting Fall 2022)
- Congratulations to Prof. Stuart Chalk for being selected as the 香港六合彩开奖结果2023 Distinguished Professor Runner Up.
- Congratulations to Prof. Melissa Bush on being awarded a 香港六合彩开奖结果2023 Outstanding Undergraduate Teaching Award.
- Congratulations to each of those groups on having their 香港六合彩开奖结果2023 Shared Research Instrumentation proposals selected for funding.
- Congratulations to Profs. Mike Lufaso and Eirin Sullivan for their proposal “Acquisition of a UV-Vis Spectrometer with Integrating Sphere,” at the amount of $47,021!
- Congratulations to Prof. TJ Mullen (Co-PI) along with Profs. Greg Wurtz, Maitri Warusawithana, and Dan Santavicaa (PI) for their proposal “Acquisition of a Reactive Ion Etcher (RIE) for Materials Research at 香港六合彩开奖结果2023,” being funded at the amount of $95,130!
- Congratulations to Prof. Szymon Ciesielski (PI) with Co-PI’s Profs. Hannah Malcolm, Amy Lane, and Bryan Knuckley for their proposal “iBright Imaging System – essential research instrumentation for the Chemistry Department,” at the amount of $34,000!
- Congratulations to Prof. Art Omran on his latest publication “” published in Life as part of a special issue on The Origin and Early Evolution of Life: Prebiotic Systems Chemistry Perspective.
- Congratulations to Prof. Ken Laali on his recent retirement and being selected as Emeritus Faculty.
- Congratulations to The on receiving funding to support the attendance of your student members at the Spring 2022 ACS Meeting.
2021 News and Events
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Fall
- Congratulations to Prof. Ken Laali for his new Patent on curcuminoids , US Patent 11,117,907 B2
- Congratulations to Prof. Brynna Jones for publishing “” in the Journal of Biophotonics.
- Congratulations to Prof. Arthur Omran for publishing “” in Astrobiology.
- Congratulations to Prof. Ken Laali for being named Associate Editor for Frontiers in Chemistry/Organic Chemistry and Editorial Board Member for Molecules/Organic Section.
- Congratulations to Prof. Barnali Mondal for receiving an American Chemical Society Short Lab Skills Course Grant ($3000) to create and teach a course on the development of hands-on lab skills.
- Congratulations to Prof. Eirin Sullivan for receiving a 香港六合彩开奖结果2023 College of Arts & Sciences Dean’s Leadership Council Faculty Fellowship.
- Congratulations to Prof. TJ Mullen for receiving a 香港六合彩开奖结果2023 College of Arts & Sciences Dean’s Leadership Council Faculty Fellowship.
- Congratulations to Prof. Eirin Sullivan for publishing "" in Heliyon.
- Presidential Professor Prof. Ken Laali has published four new research papers in organic synthesis. See his extensive list of research papers on his page.
- Welcome to the new members of our Chemistry family!
- Dr. Szymon Ciesielski – Assistant Professor of Biochemistry
- Dr. Arthur Omran – Visiting Assistant Professor
- Dr. Dewayne Black – Adjunct Faculty
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Summer
- Congratulations to Prof. Amy Lane for being promoted to Professor of Chemistry.
- Congratulations to Prof. Stuart Chalk for having his project “KnowLedger Semantic Integration Platform” funded by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) for $42,125.
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Spring
- Congratulations to Prof. Amy Lane for being awarded a National Science Foundation grant for $324,000 to support her research on harnessing the biochemical potential of unique ocean microorganisms.
- Congratulations to Prof. Stuart Chalk for having his project “IUPAC Recommendation Term Processing System” funded by the IUPAC for $15,000.
- Congratulations to Prof. Josh Melko for being awarded the American Chemical Society Congressional Fellowship!
- Congratulations to Prof. Stuart Chalk for publishing the article “” in Spectroscopy Europe.
- Congratulations to Prof. Amy Lane for publishing “” in ACS Omega.
- Congratulations to Prof. Amy Lane for publishing “” in the Journal of Natural Products.