Four B.U. Students Give Papers in Germany: Patrick Cappillino Wins Award for Oral Presentation
Patrick Cappillino (left), a chemistry graduate student at Boston University, was recognized for his presentation at the 10th Young Scientists Conference on Chemistry, which was held at the University of Rostock, Germany, March 27-29, 2008. Cappillino, who anticipates receiving his Ph.D. at the end of the year, received the third place award for his oral […]
Two Chemistry faculty receive NSF CAREER Awards
Feng (Seymour) Wang has received his CAREER award for his work on “Molecular Dynamics Study of Growth and Dissolution Dynamics of Stable and Meta-Stable Methane Hydrates.” The goal of his research is to gain an atomistic scale understanding of the growth and dissolution processes of methane hydrate, which is an important but little understood part […]
Chemistry Co-sponsors Art Installation in Metcalf Plaza
The Departments of Chemistry and Physics are sponsoring the installation of an art piece, “The Evolution of Darwin,” by artist Esther Solondz. Between November 2006 and April 2007, Solondz, who is on the faculty of the Rhode Island School of Design, is creating “rust portraits” of Charles Darwin and other evolutionary scientists on the concrete […]
Nobel Laureate Robert Grubbs delivers 2007 Lambert Lecture
The Chemistry Department is pleased to announce that Nobel Laureate Dr. Robert Grubbs, Victor and Elizabeth Atkins Professor of Chemistry at the California Institute of Technology, will be giving this year’s Lambert lecture. The Lambert Lecture is supported by an endowment established by alumnus Benjamin Lambert , who earned his bachelor’s degree in chemistry at […]
Three Talented Chemistry Graduate Students Receive 2007-2008 Research Fellowships from Pharmaceutical Companies
Amal Ting – Novartis Graduate Fellowship in Organic Chemistry for Women and Minorities Amal Ting is a fourth-year graduate student in Prof. Scott Schaus’ Group. Her fellowship will support her work investigations of the use of isonitriles in conjunction with imines to synthesize complex heterocycles. This project has been primarily her design and has resulted […]
Chemistry receives NSF Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) Site Award
The Chemistry Department is please to announce our receipt of an NSF REU site award. The Chemistry Research Addressing Biological Problems program gives undergraduates the opportunity to conduct research in basic chemical science projects that address fundamental questions in biological systems. The program is offered by the Department of Chemistry at Boston University and is […]
Jason Lowe Receives Merck Research Laboratories-Boston 2007 Fellowship
Each year, Merck Research Laboratories (MRL)-Boston awards the Department of Chemistry a graduate fellowship to support an advanced-year student whose thesis research focuses on organic synthesis. Several outstanding young scientists were nominated for consideration by the Graduate Affairs Commitee. After careful deliberation, the Committee selected Jason Lowe, a member of the Panek Group. Jason joined […]
Three New Faculty Join Department of Chemistry
It is with great pleasure that the Department of Chemistry welcomes three new Assistant Professors to our faculty. Professor Doerrer is a synthetic inorganic chemist. She received her Ph.D. in 1996 from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, working with Professor Stephen Lippard. She was appointed a NATO Postdoctoral Fellow from 1996 to 1997 in the […]
Ji Qi Receives 2006-2007 Novartis Fellowship in Organic Chemistry for Women and Minorities
Ji Qi is a third-year graduate student in John Porco’s laboratory. Ms. Qi’s fellowship will support her ongoing project “Studies Towards the Synthesis of Polyprenylated Benzophenone Natural Products.” She has developed a novel process to assemble the bicyclo [3.3.1]-nonane-1,3,5- trione core of this natural product class.
Leland L. Johnson, Jr., Research poster cited for exceptional quality
A research poster presented by Lee Johnson, a third-year graduate student in the laboratory of Professor James Panek, was cited for its exceptional quality. The poster was presented at the March 2006 ACS meeting organized by the German Chemical Society’s Younger Chemists Committee in Konstanz, Germany. The title of Lee’s poster was: “Expansion of [4+2] […]