News & Events

Introducing DCB Today!

Award Date: July 25, 2019

DCB Today is the Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry's Newsletter. We hope to present a new volume biannually in which we will give you the most recent updates to our department and events that have happened throughout the year.

Professor Butler receives the Royal Society of Chemistry medal for Inorganic Reaction Mechanisms

Award Recipient: Alison Butler

Award Date: May 06, 2019

Congratulations to Professor Alison Butler for being awarded the Inorganic Reaction Mechanisms Award from the Royal Society of Chemistry! The award is given internationally for work leading to understanding of reaction mechanisms in any branch of inorganic chemistry. Prof. Butler was recognized for her pioneering research into the mechanistic bioinorganic chemistry of the marine environment.

Professor Butler is elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences

Award Recipient: Alison Butler

Award Date: April 25, 2019

Professor Hayton Receives the Bessel Research Award

Award Recipient: Trevor Hayton

Award Date: February 21, 2019

Research Highlights: 2018

New insights into tau protein aggregation in neurodegenerative disease from the Han group is published in PNAS. See The Current news article and journal article for more information.

Professor Han is named a Fellow of the International Society of Magnetic Resonance

Award Recipient: Song-i Han

Award Date: December 19, 2018

Professor De Vries is named a Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry

Award Recipient: Mattanjah de Vries

Award Date: December 19, 2018

Congratulations to Professor Mattanjah de Vries on his selection as a Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry! Professor de Vries is recognized for his outstanding impact in the chemical sciences. The RSC is dedicated to advancing the chemical sciences and its applications.

Four DCB professors named as Highly Cited Researchers of 2018

Award Date: December 06, 2018

Professors Nguyen, Hawker, Bazan, and Heeger are among the most highly influential researchers in the world, according to the 2018 Clarivative Analytics Highly Cited Researchers List. Research from these groups ranked in the top 1 percent by citations in their field. More information: Cited for Excellence.