News items about the department as a whole, e.g., lectureships, new staff, etc.
Department of Chemistry welcomes Professor Karen Allen, world renowned crystallographer, to faculty
Karen Allen, a distinguished research scientist in biochemistry and structural biology has joined the Department of Chemistry. Most recently on the faculty of the Boston University Medical School, she has made seminal contributions to the understanding of protein structure and function through X-ray diffraction and chemical kinetic studies. Professor Allen’s training spans the fields of […]
Adrian Whitty joins faculty as Associate Professor in biochemistry
Prof. Whitty received his undergraduate degree (B.Sc., Hon.) in Chemistry at King’s College, University of London in 1985, and his Ph.D. in Organic Chemistry from the University of Illinois at Chicago in 1991 working with Professor Paul Young. Following postdoctoral research with Professor William P. Jencks at Brandeis University in the field of Enzymology, Adrian […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Two New Faculty Join Department of Chemistry
It is with great pleasure that the Department of Chemistry welcomes two new members to its faculty, Professor Pinghua Liu in biochemistry and Professor Feng Wang in theoretical and computational chemistry. Professor Liu received his Ph.D. in 2001 from the University of Minnesota. Most recently, he was a postdoctoral associate in the laboratory of Professor […]
New Postdoctoral Faculty Fellows Join Second Term of Successful Program
Three new Postdoctoral Faculty Fellows (PFFs), Robert F. Harris, John Miecznikowski, and Clifford Murphy, have joined “veteran” PFF, Tom Castonguay, in the highly successful teaching/research program. Robert Harris received his Ph.D. from Boston College in 2003, where he was also a Research Associate. He is doing research in Professor Grinstaff’s laboratory and teaching in“General and […]
Professor Mark Grinstaff Joins Chemistry Department
Professor Mark Grinstaff has accepted a newly created position at Boston University — a joint appointment between the Departments of Biomedical Engineering and Chemistry — funded by a Whitaker Foundation Leadership Award. The Whitaker Foundation’s mission is to promote better human health by supporting academic research in biomedical engineering. Professor Grinstaff’s highly interdisciplinary research is […]
Professor Kevin Smith Accepts Joint Appointment with Chemistry Department
In recognition of the important role chemistry plays in his scholarship, the Chemistry Department has extended a joint appointment to Professor Kevin Smith of the Boston University Physics Department. Prof. Smith’s research is highly interdisciplinary, involving aspects of physics, chemistry, and materials science. He uses high-resolution versions of x-ray fluorescence and photoemission spectroscopies to study […]