Congratulations to Luptak group member, Lucy Yang, for being awarded a 2021 Barry Goldwater Scholarship! There is an estimated pool of over 5,000 college sophomores and juniors that apply to compete for the 2021 Goldwater scholarships to pursue research careers in the natural sciences, mathematics and engineering fields. This year, only 410 scholars were awarded the scholarship. Goldwater Scholars have impressive academic and research credentials that will eventually garner the attention of prestigious post-graduate fellowship programs. 

Students Sean S. Nguyen, Andrew J. Ferreira, Zane G. Long, Tyler K. Heiss, Robert S. Dorn, and R. David Row from the Prescher research group have been published for their findings on a new method for butenolide synthesis from hydroxymethylcyclopropenones. Read the article here.

Congratulations to Brenna Biggs on being named a Carbon Neutrality Initiative (CNI) Fellow for the 2019-20 academic year! The UC President’s Carbon Neutrality Initiative Student Fellowship Program funds student-generated projects that support the UC system’s goal to produce zero-net greenhouse gas emissions by 2025. All 10 UC campuses plus the UC Office of the President, UC Agriculture and Natural Resources and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory are participating in the program.

Students Faben Cruz, Ryan Davison, and Tristan McGinnis from Vy Dong's synthesis laboratory discover a new way to couple dienes and thiols. Read published article here.