UW will work with UCF and UHawai'i over the next three years to build STEM career pathways for underserved Hispanic, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander students.
Faculty and students with the Molecular Engineering Materials Center (MEM-C) at the UW are looking forward to hosting visitors from the University of Central Florida (UCF) and University of Hawai’i at Mānoa (UHawai'i) in the next three years as part of the National Science Foundation (NSF) Partnership for Research and Education in…
A team at the UW reports that living yeast cells can actively regulate a process called phase separation in one of their membranes. During phase separation, the membrane forms distinct zones that segregate lipids and proteins. The new findings show for the first time that, in response to environmental conditions, yeast cells precisely regulate the temperature at which their membrane undergoes phase separation. The researchers believe that phase separation is likely a “switch” mechanism that…
Assistant Professor Dianne Xiao has received a CAREER Award from the National Science Foundation. The CAREER (Faculty Early Career Development) Program is a Foundation-wide program that “offers the National Science Foundation’s most prestigious awards in support of junior faculty who exemplify the role of teacher-scholars through outstanding research, excellent education and the integration of education and research within the context of the mission of their organizations.”
Professor Xiao…
Assistant Professor Matthew Golder has received a CAREER Award from the National Science Foundation. The CAREER (Faculty Early Career Development) Program is a Foundation-wide program that “offers the National Science Foundation’s most prestigious awards in support of junior faculty who exemplify the role of teacher-scholars through outstanding research, excellent education and the integration of education and research within the context of the mission of their organizations.”
Professor Golder…
Professors Julie Kovacs and Stefan Stoll were recently elected as Fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.
Professor Kovacs was elected “for distinguished contributions to synthetic bioinorganic chemistry in defining the role of thiolate ligands in oxygen activation by metalloenzymes and their models.” To learn more about Professor Kovac’s research, please visit her…
As the laboratory safety officer in the Gelb group, Zackary M. Herbst works closely with Environmental Health & Safety at the UW. In December, EH&S recognized Zack’s continued engagement and responsiveness to safety matters and their work to improve safety practices in their workspace with the Partners in Safety award.
Zack Herbst is a research scientist in the Department of Chemistry and Department of Medicine’s Division of Allergy & Infectious Diseases, and is the senior…
The Council of Graduate Schools / ProQuest Distinguished Dissertation Award, the nation’s most prestigious honor for doctoral dissertations, was presented to Caitlin Cornell during an award ceremony held at the Council of Graduate Schools (CGS) 61st Annual Meeting in New Orleans on December 2, 2021. Dr. Cornell received her PhD in physical chemistry and biophysics from the University of Washington in 2019.
Dr. Cornell received the 2021 Award in Biological and Life Sciences for her…
From the thousands of undergraduate students at the University of Washington, one freshman, one sophomore, and one junior are selected each year for the prestigious President’s Medalist Award.
The Department of Chemistry congratulates Catherine Chia, who is majoring in biochemistry, neuroscience and anthropology, who has been named the 2020-21 freshman medalist. Chia was selected by a committee for her high GPA, rigor of classes and number of Honors courses. She is in the…
