Meng Wu (Murphy lab, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign) defended his doctoral dissertation, entitled “Hard and Soft Coatings on Gold Nanoparticles at the Nano-Bio Interface” on April 3. Congratulations, Dr. Wu!
Professor Catherine Murphy was chosen as the head of the Department of Chemistry at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, making her the first female to serve in that roll in the department’s 152-year history. You can read the full press release here.
Kelly Zhang (Hamers group, University of Wisconsin-Madison) defended her doctoral dissertation, entitled “Functionalization and characterization of carbon nanomaterials: Understanding mechanistic molecular interactions in biological systems,” on April 2. Kelly will be joining Merck as a Senior Scientist this summer. Congratulations Dr. Zhang!
CSN Affiliate Dr. Wade Elmer was selected as the next Vice Director of the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station. Newly appointed Director of CAES (and CSN Affiliate) Jason White said, “Most of you know Wade well; he has worked at the Station since 1987 and is currently Department Head for Plant Pathology and Ecology. He and I are very much looking forward to working together.”
Congratulations to Dr. Alyssa Deline (Fairbrother group), who accepted a faculty position with the Department of Chemistry at Bridgewater State University!
Congratulations to Dr. Clyde Daly, Jr. (Hernandez group), who accepted a faculty position with the Department of Chemistry at Haverford College!
Congratulations to Dr. Arielle Mensch (Orr group), who accepted a faculty position with the Department of Chemistry at Lafayette College!
Congratulations to Kelly Zhang (Hamers group) for winning the Richard and Joan Hartl Excellence in Research Award from the Department of Chemistry at UW-Madison! The award is given annually to the graduate student who conducted the most outstanding research in Materials Chemistry.
CSN Affiliate Dr. Jason C. White will serve as the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station’s tenth Director, effective April 1, 2020. From the official announcement: “The Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station has a very storied and important history in Science and service over its 145-year history. The appointment of Jason White will ensure that the Station continue and grow its standing as a world-class scientific research institution.” Congratulations to Jason!
Congratulations to Professor Rigoberto Hernandez (Johns Hopkins University), who won the 2020 IMPACT Award from the Research Corporation for Science Advancement (RCSA), which you can read about here. The IMPACT Award “recognizes the work of an outstanding Cottrell Scholar who has had a national impact in science through leadership and service activities.”
