| MANAGER OF X-RAY CRYSTALLOGRAPHY | CCB COMMUNITY Congratulations to Ivan Kassal and Aspuru-Guzik for receiving the best poster award at the International Conference for Quantum Chemistry, held in Helsinki, Finland! Ivan's poster, entitled "Quantum Information for Quantum Chemistry," was one of the three best presentations selected at this top international conference out of a pool of more than 600. Congratulations to Bozhi Tian of the Lieber Group, who has been named a recipient of the ACS Division of Inorganic Chemistry's Young Investigator Award. He will present his award talk at the Fall 2009 ACS Meeting in Washington, D.C. The Dudley Herschbach Teaching Prizes for 2008-2009 were presented to Bozhi Tian and Alejandro Perdomo at a meeting of the Faculty in June. Celebrating with Tian and Perdomo are Gregg Tucci, Senior Lecturer in the department, and Professor Emeritus Dudley Herschbach.
Congratulations CCB PhD graduates!
An additional three National Science Foundation fellowships have been awarded to CCB graduate students. Congratulations to Stephen Jensen (Friend group), Amy Lee (Shair group), and Sarah Parker (Ritter group)! Congratulations to Professor George Whitesides, the first recipient of the Dreyfus Prize in the Chemical Sciences! The prize, to be given biennially by the Camille and Henry Dreyfus Foundation, recognizes exceptional and original research in a selected area of chemistry that has advanced the field in major ways. The award honors Professor Whitesides for his revolutionary advances in the chemistry of soft materials. He will receive his citation and a medal here in CCB on September 30th. |
