News & Events

Chemistry undergraduate receives ACS award

Award Date: June 20, 2012

Jimmy Stanfill received an honorable mention award for the UCSB chemistry club's activities last year. The award was presented at the ACS National meeting in San Diego.

Recent graduate wins 2012 Reaxys Ph.D. Prize

Award Date: June 19, 2012

Craig Stivala, a recent Ph.D. graduate from the Zakarian Group, wins 2012 Reaxys Ph.D. Prize.

http://www.science.ucsb.edu/announcements/craig_stivala_wins_2012_reaxys_phd_prize

Graduate student wins ACS Organic Chemistry Graduate Fellowship

Award Date: June 13, 2012

Aaron Herrmann, a gradaute student in the Zakarian group, was awarded a prestigious ACS Division of Organic Chemistry Graduate Fellowship.  Congratulations Aaron!

Congratulations Graduate Student Award Recipients!

Award Date: June 3, 2012

Richard Lewis
President's Dissertation Year Fellowship
2012-13
Richard is a fourth year Inorganic student in the Hayton Group.

Gesine Veits
Graduate Research Mentorship Program Fellowship
2012-13
Gesine is a 3rd year Organic student in the Read de Alaniz Group.

Grad Student Yichi Zhang wins ENFL Poster Symposium

Award Date: May 30, 2012

We were all very impressed with the high quality of posters and the quality of the work that was demonstrated. Very well done to all! Judging turned out to be very difficult but the winners are:

Joint first

Craig Hawker Awarded 2012 Centenary Prize for Chemistry

Award Date: May 16, 2012

Craig Hawker, professor of chemistry and biochemistry, has received the 2012 Centenary Prize from the Royal Society of Chemistry. http://www.ia.ucsb.edu/pa/display.aspx?pkey=2729

Departmental alumnus elected as a foreign member to the Royal Society

Award Date: April 26, 2012

http://royalsociety.org/people/jack-dixon/

Norbert Reich and collaborators discover the processes leading to acute myeloid leukemia

Award Date: January 6, 2012

Norbert Reich and collaborators discover the processes leading to acute myeloid leukemia.