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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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Alshakim Nelson
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…
Dr. Jaclyn A. Rebstock
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…
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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,…
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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…
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David J. Masiello, professor of chemistry, has been named an AAAS Fellow by the American Association for the Advancement of Science, in recognition of “scientifically and socially distinguished achievements.”  Continue reading on UW College of Arts & Sciences News
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Professor Xiaosong Li was elected to the International Academy of Quantum Molecular Science with a new cohort of members at its annual meeting in Berkeley, Calif., May 30-31, 2026.  Election to the Academy is for life and is the highest honor in the field of quantum molecular chemistry.Members are chosen among the international community of scientists who have distinguished themselves by the…
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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. These 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…
Morgan Skala
Congratulations to Morgan Skala, who defended her Ph.D. work titled “Ball Mill Grinding Mechanochemistry for Sustainable Chemical Transformations of Post-Consumer Polymer Waste” on April 21, 2026.Morgan was a student in Professor Matthew R. Golder's research group at UW where she developed solid-state, force-driven reactions for functionalization, depolymerization, and upcycling of plastic waste…