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12/24/2024
Thiemens Research Featured on Cover of PNAS
The National Academy asked Emeriti Professor Mark Thiemens to do a special edition of water on the moon and mars.
11/22/2024
Distinguished Professor Seth Cohen Receives Humboldt Foundation Research Award
This award is in recognition of your achievements in research and teaching to date.
10/31/2024
Professor Brian Leigh Receives Outstanding Mentor Award
Leigh received this award as an outstanding mentor in the Summer Graduate Teaching Scholars Program 2024.
09/27/2024
Professor Thomas Bussey Starts AAAS Science and Technology Policy Fellowship
Professor Thomas Bussey Starts AAAS Science and Technology Policy Fellowship with the Department of Energy in the Office of High Energy Physics. Professor Bussey's portfolio focuses on supporting programming and partnerships between DOE Office of Science and Office of High Energy Physics, the National Labs, institutions, educators, and students with a focus on engaging Minority Serving Institutions, Emerging Research Institutions, and K-12 programs.
09/23/2024
Professor Yuen-Zhou Selected as 2024 Trailblazer in C&EN Showcasing of LatinX Chemists
Professor Yuen-Zhou discusses making science more inclusive.
09/16/2024
Yuen-Zhou Group Study Featured in Physics World
Through an NSF CAREER broader impacts component, the Yuen-Zhou group has demonstrated that groups of dancing humans (high school students!) can feature topologically nontrivial properties (study published in Science Advances). A summary of this work has been reported in Physics World.
09/16/2024
Professor Wei Xiong Named Finalist for Blavatnik National Award for Young Scientists
Wei was awarded in the Chemical Sciences Section for his ground-breaking work in establishing the experimental foundations of polariton chemistry, which describes hybrid, excited states of molecules, and engineered photonic cavities to provide better control over chemical reactions.
08/02/2024
Professor Clifford Kubiak Receives 2025 F. A. Cotton Medal for Excellence in Chemical Research
Congratulations to Cliff Kubiak, recipient of the 2025 F. A. Cotton Medal for Excellence in Chemical Research! Information about this medal, which was established in 1994 by the Texas A&M Section of the American Chemical Society and the Chemistry Department of Texas A&M University, can be found at https://www.chem.tamu.edu/medals+lectureships/cotton-medal/Cotton-Medal.php
07/05/2024
Dr. Cliff Kubiak's Contributions to Triton Athletics
A Look at Dr. Cliff Kubiak's Contributions to Triton Athletics
05/16/2024
Distinguished Professor Mark Thiemens Elected as Fellow of the Royal Society
Over 90 researchers from across the world have been elected to the Fellowship of the Royal Society this year. The Royal Society is the UK’s national academy of sciences.
04/18/2024
Professor Wei Xiong Elected 2023 AAAS Fellow
“This year’s class embodies scientific excellence, fosters trust in science throughout the communities they serve, and leads the next generation of scientists while advancing scientific achievements,” AAAS shared in a press release.
01/24/2024
Distinguished Professor Kimberly Prather Awarded 2024 NAS Award in Chemical Sciences
The Award in Chemical Sciences honors innovative research in the chemical sciences that contributes to a better understanding of the natural sciences and to the benefit of humanity. The award recognizes her research for “revolutionizing our understanding of atmospheric aerosols and their impact on air quality, climate, and human health.”