Assistant Professor Charles E. Dann III began his tenure-track appointment in the Department of Chemistry, Indiana University August 2008. He received his Ph.D. in biophysics & biophysical chemistry at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore , MD. His postdoctoral work was under the supervision of Dr. Johann Deisenhofer, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas , TX
Distinguished Professor and Robert & Marjorie Mann Chair, Gary M. Hieftje, has been chosen as the next Florida State University (FSU) Charles S. Herron, Jr. Lecturer. Professor Hieftje was also selected as the winner of the 2009 Maurice Hasler Award, sponsored by the Spectroscopy Society of Pittsburgh, and the Legend in Environmental Chemistry Award sponsored by the ACS.
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Professor Lane Baker is the recipient of the
NSF Early Career Award. The National Science Foundation (NSF) honors outstanding junior faculty members in science and engineering nationwide with the Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) awards.
Professor Baker is also the recipient of a 2008 Starter Grant Award. This award is to recognize achievements for high-quality innovative research and promoting the training and development of graduate students in the field of analytical chemistry.
Professor David Clemmer Recipient of the 2009 Tracy M. Sonneborn Award
Professor David Clemmer was selected to receive the 2009 Tracy M. Sonneborn Award sponsored by Indiana University. The award, named for the eminent scientist, the late Professor Tracy M. Sonneborn, is given to an exemplary researcher who is also well known as an exemplary teacher.
Professor Liang-shi Li was selected as the recipient of a NSF Early Career Award for 2008. The National Science Foundation (NSF) honors outstanding junior faculty members in science and engineering nationwide with the Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) awards. The NSF Career Award supports exceptionally promising college and university junior faculty, who are committed to the integration of research and education.
Assistant Professor Silas Cook began his tenure-track appointment January 2009 in the Department of Chemistry, Indiana University. He received his Ph.D. from Columbia University.
His research interests will be in Bioorganic Chemistry, Catalysis, Natural Product Synthesis, Organic Chemistry, Organometallic Chemistry, and Synthetic Chemistry.
Sara Skrabalak joined the IU Chemistry Department last fall as an assistant professor. Her research interests are in Materials Chemistry, Nanotechnology, Physical Chemistry and Inorganic Chemistry. Professor Skrabalak will use electrospray to synthesize new materials for use as photocatalysts in water splitting and carbon dioxide reduction.
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Steven Tait joined the IU Chemistry Department last fall as an assistant professor. His research interests are in Physical Chemistry, Materials Chemistry and Nanotechnology. Professor Tait will explore functional nanometer-scale architectures at surfaces formed by self-assembly of organic building blocks.
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Erin Carlson joined the IU Chemistry Department last fall as an assistant professor. Her research interests are in Analytical Chemistry, Biochemistry, Bioorganic Chemistry, Chemical Biology, Organic Chemistry, and Synthetic Chemistry. Research in the Carlson laboratory will utilize a combination of chemical tools to both define the mechanisms of bacterial pathogenesis and identify potential therapeutic agents.
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Recipient of the Student Choice Award
Professor Cathrine Reck is the recipient of the Student Choice Award sponsored by the Student Alumni Association.
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Recipient of the Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel Research Award
Professor Daniel Mindiola is the recipient of the Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel Research Award, reserved for internationally renowned scientists and scholars who completed their doctorates less than 12 years ago, from the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation in Germany.
Professor Sara Skrabalak is the recipient of a 2009 New Investigator Grant from the American Chemical Society - Petroleum Research Fund (ACS-PRF). The funded project entitled "Electrospray Synthesis of Composite Photocatalysts with Controlled Architectures" aims to develop new materials for efficient solar energy harvesting and the generation of H2 via photocatalytic water splitting.
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Professor Krishnan Raghavachari has been awarded the 2009 Davisson-Germer Prize by the American Physical Society. This biennial award is given to recognize and encourage outstanding work in surface physics. Professor Raghavachari was chosen as the 2009 recipient of this prize for his development and application of quantum chemical methods to silicon surface reactions. Also, Professor Raghavachari has recently been elected as a Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry.
Recipient of the Distinguished Lecturer by the Robert A. Welch Foundation
Distinguished Professor and Lilly Alumni Chair, Milos Novotny, is the recipient of the Distinguished Lecturer by the Robert A. Welch Foundation. The lectureship program was established in 1956 to encourage interest and excellence in chemical research with the State of Texas. The Welch Foundation also generously supports chemical research at the universities in Texas. Coincidentally, Dr. Novotny was a Welch Postdoctoral Fellow before coming to IU in 1971.
The Ronald A. Hites Award for an Outstanding Research Publication in JASMS (Journal American Society for Mass Spectrometry) has been announced by the president of ASMS. The journal is the leader of mass spectrometry journals in circulation and is also the leading mass spectrometry journal in impact factor for original research publications. Given that JASMS is the leader in the field, it seems appropriate that the Society recognizes, with an award, the quality of the papers published.
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