Professor Emeritus Benny Gerber has been awarded the Gold Medal of the Israel Chemical Society (ICS), the ICS's highest honor, "for his fundamental contributions to the structure and dynamics of polyatomic molecular systems and deciphering mechanisms of atmospheric reactions". Please see the ICS President's letter for additional details on Benny's storied life and career.
The Department of Chemistry held a Virtual Award Ceremony to honor students and staff on September 9, 2020. To view the full list of awardees and watch the recording of the event click HERE.
From measuring atmospheric circulation, to using living cells to create artificial materials, our new faculty cover a broad spectrum - Check out the 10 new Physical Sciences Faculty here!
In a Medium article written by Lucas Joel, 'Krista Fruehauf, who was Ken Shea’s last Ph.D. student, found a new way of delivering drugs to cancer patients.'
"Martin is leading many of the labs in her department in a research consortium that aims to design new protease inhibitors specific for the coronavirus protease..."
Manabu Shiraiwa is the recipient of the 2020 Kenneth T. Whitby Award from the American Association for Aerosol Research (AAAR).
The Kenneth T. Whitby Award recognizes outstanding technical contributions to aerosol science and technology by a young scientist. The purpose of the award is to encourage continued work in the field and ongoing support of such endeavors."
Assistant Professor Elizabeth Bess is the recipient of a 2020-2021 Hellman Fellowship Award. This award was created by a generous gift from Mr. F. Warren Hellman, a distinguished UC Berkeley alumnus and supporter of junior faculty. The Hellmann Fellows Fund was created to provide support and encouragement for the research and creative activities of promising faculty at the Assistant Professor rank. This fellowship is awarded annually to 5-7 Assistant Professors across all disciplines at UCI.
Professor Vy Dong has been selected by the Royal Society of Chemistry's Organic Division to receive the 2020 Merck, Sharp & Dohme Award for her creative applications of metal hydride catalysis to address diverse challenges in organic synthesis, including carbon-carbon activation and cyclic peptide construction.
