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FSU chemist to receive American Chemical Society Award in Surface Chemistry
Hedi Mattoussi, a Distinguished Research Professor with the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, has been selected to receive the 2024 ACS Award in Surface Chemistry in recognition of his contributions to the advancement of surface chemistry — a branch of the field concerned with processes occurring at interfaces between phases, especially between liquid and gas forms.
MagLab scientist honored for contributions to nuclear magnetic resonance honored for contributions to nuclear magnetic resonance
Rob Schurko has received the Regitze Vold Prize at the Alpine Conference, an international forum on magnetic resonance in solids. Schurko is director of the MagLab’s Nuclear Magnetic Resonance and Magnetic Resonance Imaging Facility and is a professor in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry at FSU.
FSU chemist earns $1.8M NIH grant to create complex molecules for biomedical and pharmaceutical use
Joel M. Smith, an assistant professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry, received the Maximizing Investigators’ Research Award, or MIRA, from the National Institute of General Medical Sciences to study the potential that synthesizing small, complex molecules could have on the biomedical and pharmaceutical industries.
Florida State University chemistry graduate students launch successful glove recycling initiative
Kristen Weeks and Carley Reid, two chemistry graduate students at Florida State University, have taken their passion for sustainability beyond the lab by initiating a glove recycling project.
FSU chemist earns prestigious Camille Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Award for education and research contributions
A Florida State University faculty member in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry has earned a highly competitive award for her work in improving the efficiency of solar cells as well as innovation in and dedication to education.
Planting Seeds: FSU researchers dig into how chemical gardens grow
Florida State University researchers lay out a model that explains how brightly colored, coral-like structures grow upward, form different shapes and how they go from a flexible, self-healing material to a more brittle one.
NIH invests $5M in MagLab biomedical advances
Researchers at the Florida State University-headquartered National High Magnetic Field Laboratory will receive $5.3 million from the National Institutes of Health over the next five years to develop new techniques to probe the intricate processes of the human body.
FSU chemistry graduates awarded prestigious Beckman Postdoctoral Fellowships
Two Florida State University chemistry doctoral graduates are among the recipients of one of the most prestigious and highly competitive fellowships awarded to postdoctoral researchers studying chemical sciences and instrumentation.
FSU chemist & Lento Bio team up to tackle irreversible eye condition
A Florida State University researcher is working closely with the pharmaceutical industry to develop new treatments for an eye condition that afflicts individuals as they age and causes far sightedness.
FSU Chemistry Alumnus Joins UC-Riverside as Assistant Professor
An alumnus from the Department, William J. Neary, has accepted a tenure-track Assistant Professor position within the Department of Chemistry at the University of California – Riverside. William was a member of the Kennemur Research Group.