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We are pleased to announce that Assistant Teaching Professor Lutz Maibaum has been promoted to associate teaching professor, Assistant Professor Matthew Golder has been promoted to associate professor with tenure; and Associate Teaching Professor Larry Goldman has been promoted to teaching professor. These promotions are effective September 16, 2026.Interviews were lightly edited for length…
Congratulations to Matthew Elardo, who defended his Ph.D. work “Macromolecular Design Principles: Tailoring Emergent Polymer Properties through Microstructural Engineering” on August 13, 2026. Matt was a student in Professor Matthew R. Golder's research group, where he studied polymer chemistry at the interface of physical organic chemistry, organic synthesis, and materials science. He has…
Daphne Suen '26, who double majored in biochemistry and public health-global health, received the School of Public Health's 2026 Outstanding Undergraduate Award for her commitment to "social justice, health equity, and building a community of students who care deeply about making the world better with public health values."Suen was featured by the School of Public Health in "How undergraduate…
Chemistry doctoral students Connor Dalton and Alison Wang were awarded with student achievement awards at the Clean Energy Institute's end-of-year seminar on May 28.Read the story from the UW Clean Energy Institute.
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Congratulations again to our recent graduates and their families. We are immensely proud of your accomplishments at the UW. As new alumni of our department, we hope that you will stay connected with us and share your stories with the next generation of students in our program. These last few years have reminded us of the importance of scientific discovery, of sharing our discoveries with each…
Jaclyn A. Rebstock, a postdoctoral scholar in the group of Professor Munira Khalil, was awarded the Arnold O. Beckman Postdoctoral Fellowship in Chemical Instrumentation. The fellowship supports advanced research by postdoctoral scholars in fundamental chemistry and the development and construction of chemical instrumentation. The award provides two years of funding, along with an…
We proudly celebrate our graduates and all they have accomplished!Jump to MSACST DegreesDOCTORAL DEGREES AWARDEDSummer 2025, Autumn 2025, Winter 2026, and Spring 2026 Summer 2025Shaun Gallagher, PhD ChemistryOne or Many: Using single particle microscopy to investigate perovskite quantum dot surface chemistry(Professor David S. Ginger)Mercie Hodges,…
These awards recognize outstanding research by master’s students in the Applied Chemical Sciences and Technology (MSACST) program and carry a $500 prize. They were funded by the Lloyd E. and Florence M. West Fellowship in Chemistry which Dr. West and his wife Florence endowed to give back to the university where Dr. West cultivated the necessary tools for his distinguished career and rewarding…