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Monica 10 May 2012

Brian Hoffman awarded 2012 Royal Society of Chemsitry Joseph Chatt Award

Brian Hoffman has been awarded the 2012 RSC Joseph Chatt Award for major contributions to the development and application of ENDOR spetroscopy for elucidating mechanisms of catalysis by metalloenzymes.

Monica 1 May 2012

Monica Olvera de la Cruz elected to National Academy of Sciences

Monica Olvera de la Cruz elected to National Academy of Sciences.  Membership in the NAS is one of the highest honors given to a scientist in the United States. NewsCenter Story

Obuhanich 1 May 2012

Chemistry Welcomes New Assistant Director of Administration

Michelle Obuhanich joins the department as Assistant Director of Administration. She brings seven years of experience in graduate student services, advising and admissions and looks forward to contributing to the overall administration and management of the Department of Chemistry.

Knowles 24 April 2012

Weiss Group Student Receives 2012 Presidential Fellowship

Kathryn Knowles was amoung the eight graduate students to receive the most prestigious fellowship awarded by the university. Fellows are students who combine outstanding intellectual and creative ability with the capacity to play an active part in the life of the Society of Fellows.

Stoddart 18 April 2012

Fraser Stoddart Named Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences

Sir Fraser Stoddart is one of nine Northwestern faculty elected to one of the nation’s most prestigious honorary societies this year. He will be inducted at a ceremony Oct. 6 at the academy’s headquarters in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

aldrich 18 April 2012

Aldrich Seminar

Michael G. Organ, York University Chemistry, is the speaker for the Aldrich Seminar taking place Wednesday, April 18th at 4PM in Ryan Hall Room 4003. Title: Using Mechanistic Understanding to Guide Catalyst Design.

dod 17 April 2012

Stoddart Student Awarded NDSEG Fellowship by the Department of Defense

Jonathan Barnes, of the Stoddart Research Group, has been awarded the 2012 National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate Fellowship. Mr. Barnes was selected from over 3,000 applicants to receive the fellowship which covers tuition, required fees, and a stipend for three years. 

Rice Competition 16 April 2012

Northwestern Entrepreneurs Win Big in Rice Business Plan Competition

NuMat Technologies, comprising of two Kellogg/Law School students, a Chemical and Bio Engineering student, and a Chemistry research professor swept the competition and walked away with $750,000. NewCenter Story 

odom 9 April 2012

Tiny Hitchhikers Attack Cancer Cells

Professor Teri W. Odom, who led the study, are the first to develop gold star-shaped nanoparticles to deliver drug directly to a cancer cell's nucleus. The drug release was connected to cells dying and the cancer cell population becoming less viable. NewCenter Story 

scheidt-xu 4 April 2012

New Drug Stops Spread of Prostate Cancer

Chemistry Prof. Karl Scheidt and Feinberg School of Medicine research prof. Li Xu presented their research at the annual meeting of the American Association for Cancer Research in Chicago. NewCenter Story 

 2 April 2012

Thirteen Chemistry Students Awarded NSF Fellowships

Congratulations to the twelve Chemistry graduate students who have been awarded NSF Fellowships this year.  Ten other students received Honorable Mentions for their applications. See the names of the winners here.

 

Hoffman-Bader  28 March 2012

Hoffman Receives ACS Alfred Bader Award in Bioinorganic Chemistry

In recognition of his outstanding contributions to bioinorganic chemistry, Brian Hoffman has received the Alfred Bader Award in Bioinorganic Chemistry from the American Chemical Society.

 

Nat geo  20 March 2012

Two NU Chemists Inventions Featured in National Geographic's "100 Scientific Discoveries that Changed the World"

Chad Mirkin and his invention of DPN appears at number 1, and Mark Ratner and his contributions to molecular electronics were highlighted at number 9 in National Geographic Magazine's most recent special edition.

 

Ringe  19 March 2012

Van Duyne Student Wins Award in Graduate Research

Emilie Ringe, of the Van Duyne Research Group, is the recipeint of the 2012 Anna Louise Hoffman Award for Outstanding Achievement in Graduate Research from the National Honor Society for Women in Chemistry, Iota Sigma Pi.

 

widom  12 March 2012

Symposium to celebrate the life of the Prof. Widom

Colleagues, friends and family of the late Professor Jonathan Widom will gather at a special symposium Friday, March 16, beginning 9AM in the Allen Center to celebrate his life, creativity and scientific accomplishments

 

mirkin  6 March 2012

Influencing Stem Cell Fate

Chad Mirkin, George B. Rathmann Professor of Chemistry, and his team have developed a powerful analytical method that they have used to direct stem cell differentiation. Read the NewsCenter Story

 

Clean Tech  2 March 2012

http://news.medill.northwestern.edu/chicago/news.aspx?id=201996

Chemistry Research Professor Omar Farha and students from Chem & Bio Engineering, Kellogg, and NU Law took the top prize in both the Illinois and Midwest Clean Tech Student Challenge with their startup, NuMat Technologies. They now move on to the national competition. See their winning entery Here

 

Hurd-Stern  5-7 March 2012

Hurd 2012 Lecture Series

Chemistry alum David L. Stern (ExxonMobil Refining and Supply) is this years key speaker for the Charles D. Hurd Lecture Series. Dr. Stern will deliver three lecturers over the course of the serious from Monday, March 5th through Wednesday, March 7th. Read more

 

Van't Hoff prize  28 February 2012

Mirkin Awarded the Van’t Hoff Prize

This past November, Chad Mirkin was one of three chemists honored with the J.H. van 't Hoff Award 2011 by the Royal Netherlands Academy of Sciences to celebrate both the "year of chemistry" and the 110th anniversary of the first Nobel Prize. Watch the Video

 

New Fac  22 February 2012

Three New Assistant Professors to Join the Department

Danna Freedman, David Harris, and Toru Shiozaki are the latest additions to the Department of Chemistry's world renowned faculty. Read about their research interests here.

 

Hupp Electrochem  13 February 2012

Hupp Wins ACS Analytical Chemistry Award in Electrochemistry

Joseph T. Hupp has been named the 2012 recipient of the ACS Division of Analytical Chemistry Award in Electrochemistry. He is a Morrison Professor of Chemistry and a senior science fellow in the Materials Science Division and the Chemical Sciences and Engineering Division at Argonne National Lab. Details of his current research can be found at the Hupp Group Website

 

NAE  9 February 2012

Marks and Stupp Elected to National Academy of Engineering

Chemistry professors Tobin J. Marks, a world leader in materials chemistry, chemical catalysis and nanotechnology, and Samuel I. Stupp, renowned for his research in self-assembly and regenerative medicine, have been elected to the NAE.

 24 January 2012

Professor Tobin Marks Receives National Academy of Sciences Award

Professor Tobin Marks of Northwestern University's Chemistry Department has been honored by the Nationa Academy of Sciences for his groudbreaking contributions to catalysis.

Yang Taiwan 17 January 2012

Chemistry Alum Receives Distinguished Research Award

Jye-Shane Yang, Professor of Chemistry at National Taiwan University, is one of three chemistrts to receive the Taiwans National Science Council Distinguished Research Award. Read more about Professor Tang's work here.

2011 aaas fellows 14 January 2012

Facchetti, Hupp, and Scheidt Named AAAS Fellows

Chemistry's Antonio Facchetti, Joseph T. Hupp and Karl A. Scheidt will be recognized for their contributions to science on February 18th, 2012 during the AAAS Annual Meeting in Vancouver.

 

Stoddart 13 January 2012

Sir Fraser Stoddart Named Honorary Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry

The Honorary Fellowship Award is in recognition of Prof. Stoddart's scientific
leadership and invaluable contribution in support of the advancement of organic chemistry and nanotechnology.

 

King 2012 9 January 2012

L. Carroll King Lecture Series

Harvard's James Anderson is this years King Lecturer. His first talk will be held at 4PM Thursday January 12th in Tech L211. The second at Noon on Friday January 13th in Tech LR2. More Details Here

 

Malkin Dam 6 January 2012

Student Receives Lurie Cancer Center's Malkin Scholar Award

Duncan Dam of the Odom Group Received the Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center's 2012 Malkin Scholar Award which includes monitary support at a key time in dissertation research. Read Mr. Dam's Abstract

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UCC Distinguished Lecturer: Professor Steven Boxer
May 16, 20124:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Organic Seminar: John Kozarich
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