News & Events

Former Student of Dan Little Receives ACS "Heroes of Chemistry" Award

Award Recipient: George Muller

Award Date: October 22, 2015

The American Chemical Society honored George Muller, a former student of Dan Little, with the Heroes of Chemistry Award in August 2015. According to C&EN Washington, the award is the society's "most prestigious honor for industrial scientists." To read more, click here.

Stucky Group Alum Receives MacArthur Fellowship

Award Recipient: Peidong Yang

Award Date: October 09, 2015

Peidong Yang, a postdoctoral fellow at UC Santa Barbara from 1997-1999, has been named a MacArthur Fellow in recognition of his work "transforming the field of semiconductor nanowires and nanowire photonics, and enabling wide-ranging practical applications." (Materials360(r) Newsletter, September 30, 2015)

You can read more about Peidong's accomplishments here. 

Congratulations, Peidong!

Professor Butler is named Associate Vice Chancellor for Academic Personnel at UCSB

Award Date: August 03, 2015

Chancellor Henry Yang announced today that Professor Alison Butler has been named the Associate Vice Chancellor for Academic Personnel at UCSB, responsible for academic personnel matters. Dr. Butler is internationally recognized for her research in bio-inorganic chemistry and is also the Vice Chair of the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry. See below for the Chancellor's full announcement. Congratulations, Alison!

Professor Dan Little Wins Electrochemistry Award

Award Recipient: Dan Little

Award Date: September 09, 2015

Song-I Han awarded the Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel Prize

Award Recipient: Song-I Han

Award Date: June 10, 2015

Javier Read de Alaniz Named 2015-16 Plous Award Winner

Award Recipient: Javier Read de Alaniz

Award Date: June 08, 2015

Professor Javier Read de Alaniz was named the 2015-16 Plous Award Winner, one of UCSB's highest honors

Student Researcher under Irene Chen Receives University's Highest Honor

Award Recipient: Daniel Chu

Award Date: June 04, 2015

Nate Kirchhofer and Dayton Horvath Tie for 2nd in the Annual Technology Management Program's New Venture Competition

Award Recipient: Nate Kirchhofer & Dayton Horvath

Award Date: May 22, 2015