News
Mar.
20
Top Allium Chemist
ALBANY, N.Y. (March 20, 2008) -- With a grant of $474,800, the National Science Foundation (NSF) has extended UAlbany Professor Eric Block's chemistry research funding through 2011, marking 30 years of continuous NSF support.
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Feb.
7
Join the Listserv!
The Department of Chemistry now has a listserv for chemistry undergrads and graduate students. To join this mailing list, simply send an e-mail from the address you want to subscribe from to listserv@listserv.albany.edu with "SUBSCRIBE chemistry first_name last_name" in the body (replace the italicized parts with your first and last name, respectively).
Jan.
22
All Instructional Laboratories begin the Week of 1/23/08
Exceptions are
ACHM 124 General Chemistry I
ACHM 125 General Chemistry II
ACHM 223 Organic Chemistry II Lab
which begin the week of 1/28/08.
Michelle Tillapaugh
Senior Secretary
37 Years of Service
Alfred Wolff
Instrumentation Specialist
40 Years of Service
The Department of Chemistry bids farewell to Michelle Tillapaugh and Alfred Wolff who will be retiring from the University at Albany this semester. On Thursday, November 29, 2007, the Department of Chemistry will be recognizing Michelle's and Fred's long careers at a dinner in their honor.
Distinguished Professor Emeritus Harry L. Frisch was a greatly respected member of our community. The faculty and staff of the Department of Chemistry would like to express their deepest gratitude to those who attended the memorial service.
May
19
Department of Chemistry Recognition Ceremony
During Commencement weekend, the Department of Chemistry honored its graduates and award recipients at a recognition ceremony on Saturday, May 19, 2007 in the D'Ambra Auditorium of the Life Sciences Building.
To view proof copies of the photos from that event and to order prints, please go to
http://www.albanychem.photoherald.com/.
Jan.
30
Volume 1 of ChemEnews Available!
The first volume of the Chemistry Department's publication, ChemEnews, is now available for download in PDF format. Download it
Jan.
24
X-ray Powder Diffractometer
The Department of Chemistry team led by E. V. Dikarev has been awarded a $274,160 grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF). This award will be used to acquire an X-ray powder diffractometer to build a state-of-the-art X-ray diffraction facility for research and teaching. This facility will enable us to employ the most modern research practices and to support synthetic chemistry programs of the participating team members, including Profs. E. V. Dikarev, M. A. Petrukhina, E. Block, UAlbany, and M. Hagerman, Union College, as well as other faculty from our Department. This new diffractometer will further enhance our ability to meet one of the University major objectives - teaching students to employ modern analytical instrumentation.
Jan.
24
Postdoctoral Fellowship
Dr. Zhen Huang has been awarded a three-year postdoctoral fellowship for a total of $135,000 from the Muscular Dystrophy Association starting July 2006. Dr. Huang graduated from Wuhan University in China with Ph.D. in Molecular Biology and Genetics and, currently, is a postdoctoral fellow in Prof. Li Niu's laboratory in Chemistry. For his funded research project, he will select high affinity RNA inhibitors or aptamers as potential drug candidates for the treatment of neurodegenerative conditions involving glutamate ion channel receptors. Studying these channel proteins is the major research theme in Niu's laboratory.
Dec.
10
Joseph Rozell named valedictorian
Chemistry major Joseph Rozell graduated Sunday, December 10, 2006 as one of four valedictorians from the College of Arts and Sciences. He is a member of Phi Beta Kappa and was one of the founding members of the UAlbany Society for Chemistry Students. Joe is from Wynantskill, New York, and plans on attending medical school next year. Congratulations Joe!