KU Chemistry News Archive

• American Chemical Society recognizes Daryle Busch for distinguished service to field of chemistry.
• Joseph Heppert, professor at KU, will assume new duties in the fall as an associate vice provost for research and graduate studies and as vice president of the KU Center for Research, Inc.
• Our heartfelt congratulations are extended to Nick Dickenson, John Hershberger, John Heslar, Matt Sherrill, Roshan Liyanage, Tiffany Maher and Katie Mitchell-Koch on completing their Ph.D. studies and receiving their degrees as part of the graduation ceremonies May 16-17, 2009.  Joseph Nguyen & Tim Reed also returned to Lawrence to participate in the hooding ceremony and walk down the hill.  Please join us in congratulating these students on their accomplishment. Photos
• Stephanie Ann Hill has been awarded the Oxford-Cambridge Scholarship for biomedical research, a first for KU. Congratulations to Becky Getman as one of two winners of the Goldwater Scholarship award. The national Barry M. Goldwater Scholarships are regarded as the premier undergraduate awards to encourage excellence in science, engineering and mathematics.
  
• Dr. Joseph Heppert named to task force to help guide science, technology, education.
  
• Dr. Daryle Busch, Roy A. Roberts Distinguished Professor, Deputy Director of the CEBC, and President of the American Chemical Society (ACS), has received the Midwest Regional Award of the ACS. The award is sponsored by the St. Louis ACS section. The award was presented to Dr. Busch at the Midwest Regional Meeting in Kearney, NE on October 8-10, 2008. An accompanying symposium was held on the afternoon of October 9, followed by a reception and banquet at the Museum of Nebraska Art.
  
• Dr. Craig Lunte has been awarded the prestigious American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists (AAPS) Research Achievement Award. Dr. Lunte received this award, among the highest conferred by the AAPS, at the Opening Session of the 2008 AAPS Annual Meeting and Exposition, November 16-20, 2008, at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta, GA.
• Paul Hanson, Jon Tunge and Ward Thompson were visited by Chancellor Hemenway and Joe Heppert as recipients of the Kemper Award.
• Congratulations Paul, Jon and Ward! (Oread 8/21 and Oread 8/22)
• Congratulations to Craig Lunte on being chosen for the John C. Wright Graduate Mentor Award as noted in the KU Collegian (see pg. 10) .
  
• Congratulations to Paul Hanson as recipient for one of this year's Mortar Board Outstanding Educator awards
  
• UKanTeach receives 2.4 million dollar grant from The National Math and Science Initiative (NMSI)
  
• Congratulations to Prof. Sue Lunte and her co-workers for receiving an outstanding manuscript award for 2007 from the Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists. Manuscript reference: "A microchip electrophoresis device with on-line microdialysis sampling and on-chip sample derivation by naphthalene 2,3-dicarbboxaldehyde/2-mercaptoethanol for amino acid and peptide analysis" JPharmBioMedAnal (2006) 42(5), 529-534. Posted August 24, 2007.
  
• Congratulations to Prof. Krzysztof Kuczera who received a 2007 Kemper Award. Chere for photos.
  
• Congratulations to Dist. Prof. Kristin Bowman-James for recently being awarded the University-Distinguished Professorship.
• Congratulations to Prof. Sue Lunte and her co-workers for receiving an outstanding manuscript award for 2007 from the Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists. Manuscript reference: "A microchip electrophoresis device with on-line microdialysis sampling and on-chip sample derivation by naphthalene 2,3-dicarbboxaldehyde/2-mercaptoethanol for amino acid and peptide analysis" JPharmBioMedAnal (2006) 42(5), 529-534. Posted August 24, 2007.
• Congratulations to Prof. Krzysztof Kuczera who received a 2007 Kemper Award. Click here for photos.
• Congratulations to Dist. Prof. Kristin Bowman-James for recently being awarded the University-Distinguished Professorship.