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In Memoriam

1940s Alvin Katsman, M.D. ‘44, Bellevue, WA, age 100, 1/20/2024 S. Roger Hevel, M.D. ‘46, Waitsburg, WA, age 98, 1/26/2024 1950s Kenneth N. Anderson, Sr., M.D.… Read more
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Next Steps

What will our recent graduates be doing when they leave the UW? We look forward to expanding this page quarter by quarter! Content will be added to this page as students graduate, so check back periodically! Last update: 7/1/2024 Rahoul Banerjee Ghosh (B.S. 2024) is headed to the University of California, Berkeley, to join the Chemistry Ph.D. program, studying theoretical and computational chemistry. Caitlin Cain (Ph.D. 2024) is an NIH-NRSA postdoctoral… Read more
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Collen Craig receives UW Distinguished Teaching Award

Teaching Professor Collen Craig was awarded a 2024 University of Washington Distinguished Teaching Award as part of this year’s UW Awards for Excellence. The Distinguished Teaching Award was established in 1970 and is given annually to faculty members. A committee of faculty members, graduate students and staff educators appointed… Read more
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Alisha Jones named one of C&EN's Talented 12

The Chemical & Engineering News' Talented 12 highlights twelve early-career scientists doing research that will have a global impact. Congratulations to Alisha "Jonesy" Jones, PhD '15 on being named one of C&EN's T12, selected from nearly 450 nominations submitted by C&EN's readers!  Read the C&EN feature Jonesy completed her doctoral work on "Development and… Read more
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Prizes for Best PhD Thesis 2023

The Department of Chemistry is pleased to announce the following prizes for outstanding work by graduate students. These awards, announced each spring, recognize doctoral research and carry a $1,000 prize. The awards were established in Academic Year 2021-22 and are funded by endowments made possible through the philanthropic support of faculty, friends, and alumni. George H. Cady Prize for Best Thesis in Inorganic Chemistry Ben Mitchell earned his Ph.D. in 2023 for his work… Read more
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Thank you for joining us on Husky Giving Day

Thank you for joining us this Husky Giving Day and opening the door to discovery for undergraduate students in the Department of Chemistry! Husky Giving Day is a time when we really can all come together. Members of our community who participated represent diverse demographics including GOLD alumni (graduates of the last decade), alumni who have celebrated the golden anniversary of their graduation, alumni with degrees outside of chemistry or biochemistry, UW staff and faculty, first-time… Read more
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Husky Giving Day is April 4

Mark your calendars for Thursday, April 4, Husky Giving Day, the University Washington's annual one-day giving campaign. Join us in supporting the people, programs and causes you care about most. Together we can change the world. Please help us fund a summer stipend for an undergraduate researcher through the Chemistry Scholarship Fund on April 4 by visiting our Husky Giving Day page… Read more
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Alumni Updates from 2024

Content will be added on this page as alumni submit updates, so check back periodically! If you have an update, please let us know. Last update: 7/3/2024 1980s Dan Jaffe (Ph.D. 1987) is Professor of Environmental Chemistry at the University of Washington in Bothell. His research on outdoor air pollution is often in the news, and recently, his work on indoor air pollution was… Read more
An illustration of a water molecule (where the hydrogen atoms are white, the oxygen atoms are red, and the electrons are gold) and a synchronized attosecond x-ray pulse pair (shown in pink and green) from an X-ray free electron laser. Nathan Johnson/PNNL

First-ever atomic freeze-frame of liquid water

Image: Scientists used a synchronized attosecond x-ray pulse pair (shown in pink and green) from an X-ray free electron laser to study the energetic response of electrons (gold) in liquid water on attosecond time scales, while the hydrogen (white) and oxygen (red) atoms are ‘frozen’ in time. Nathan Johnson/Pacific Northwest National Laboratory In a paper published in Science on February 15, 2024,… Read more
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Student Experience: Vlada Olkhovych

As a bright student growing up in Ukraine, Vlada Olkhovych was driven to succeed by her mother, Alla.   “She was a single mother, and she didn’t have a college degree,” Vlada said. “Growing up, she always pushed me to get a good education, a good job, to have a better life than she had. She was a big inspiration for me.”  When it came time to pick an undergraduate major at V. N. Karazin Kharkiv National University, Vlada chose chemistry. A curious person, she loved how broad… Read more
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