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John Hartwig awarded 2019 Wolf Prize in Chemistry

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Henry Rapoport Professor in Organic Chemistry John Hartwig (Ph.D. ’90, Chem) and co-awardee Professor Stephen Buchwald from MIT […]

Posted on May 10, 2019May 15, 2019 New & NotableV 14.1

Frances Arnold’s thoughts on winning the Nobel Prize

Frances Arnold receives Nobel Prize
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Q: Where were you when you got the news you had won the Nobel prize?  A: I was […]

Posted on May 10, 2019May 15, 2019 Alumni profileV 14.1

Alum Frances Arnold signs chair in Nobel tradition

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Nobel Laureate Frances Arnold (Ph.D. ’85, ChemE) carries on a fun Nobel tradition: signing the underside of the […]

Posted on May 10, 2019May 14, 2019 Alumni profileNew & NotableV 14.1

Douglas S. Clark elected to the National Academy of Engineering

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Douglas S. Clark, Dean of the College of Chemistry and Gilbert Newton Lewis Professor, has been elected a […]

Posted on May 10, 2019May 14, 2019 New & NotableV 14.1

Alum David Oxtoby named president of the American Academy of Arts & Sciences

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The American Academy of Arts and Sciences has named David W. Oxtoby (Ph.D. ’75, Chem) the organization’s new […]

Posted on May 10, 2019May 14, 2019 Alumni profileNew & NotableV 14.1

Alum John Adams re-elected chair of ACS board of directors

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John E. Adams, (Ph.D. ’79, Chem) has been re-elected chair of the board of directors of the American […]

Posted on May 10, 2019May 14, 2019 Alumni profileNew & NotableV 14.1

Professor Jennifer Doudna honored with National Academy of Sciences Award

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Jennifer Doudna, professor of biochemistry, biophysics, structural biology and chemistry, has received the 2018 National Academy of Sciences […]

Posted on May 1, 2018November 8, 2018 New & NotableResearchV 13.1

Assistant Professor Markita Landry receives 2018 Alfred P. Sloan Research Fellowship

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The Alfred P. Sloan Foundation has awarded Markita Landry, assistant professor of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, a 2018 […]

Posted on May 1, 2018November 3, 2018 New & NotableV 13.1

Omar Yaghi awarded 2018 Wolf Prize

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Professor Omar Yaghi awarded the 2018 Wolf Prize The Wolf Prize in Chemistry has been awarded to the […]

Posted on May 1, 2018November 3, 2018 New & NotableV 13.1

College earns ACS historical designation for Pimentel spectrometer

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On May 15, the Mars/Mariner infrared spectrometer was officially designated an American Chemical Society National Historic Chemical Landmark. […]

Posted on May 1, 2017November 3, 2018 New & NotableV 12.1

College faculty win CZ Biohub grants

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Thirteen UC Berkeley faculty, including the college’s Markita Landry, Ke Xu and Wenjun Zhang, are among 47 new […]

Posted on May 1, 2017October 23, 2018 New & NotableV 12.1

Doudna wins Japan Prize

Jennifer Doudna. Photo courtesy Washington Post/Getty Images.
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Berkeley’s Jennifer Doudna and Emmanuelle Charpentier of Germany’s Max Planck Institute have been awarded the 2017 Japan Prize […]

Posted on May 1, 2017October 23, 2018 New & NotableV 12.1

Raymond receives DOE grant to study lanthanide luminescence

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Chemistry’s Ken Raymond has just received a three-year, $450,000 grant from the Department of Energy to continue his […]

Posted on May 1, 2017October 23, 2018 New & NotableResearchV 12.1

Klinman wins Gibbs Medal

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Chemistry emerita professor Judith Klinman has received the 2017 Willard Gibbs Medal Award of the Chicago Section of […]

Posted on May 1, 2017November 3, 2018 New & NotableV 12.1

EBI, Shell sign $25 million partnership to fund new energy tech research

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UC Berkeley’s Energy Biosciences Institute has entered into a five year research agreement with Shell International Exploration and […]

Posted on May 1, 2017October 23, 2018 New & NotableV 12.1

Iglesia and Alivisatos named fellows of the National Academy of Inventors

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CBE professor Enrique Iglesia and chemistry’s nanotechnology pioneer Paul Alivisatos were among 175 distinguished academic inventors named fellows […]

Posted on September 1, 2016October 30, 2018 AwardsNew & NotableV 11.2

Living the engaged life: Paul Alivisatos, Winner of the National Medal of Science

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Paul Alivisatos is a Berkeley chemistry alumnus and professor, the current Vice Chancellor for Research, a former director […]

Posted on September 1, 2016November 3, 2018 FeaturesV 11.2

Frances Arnold wins 2016 Millennium Technology Prize

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CBE alum, and Caltech professor, Frances Arnold (Ph.D. ’85, with Harvey Blanch) has received the 2016 Millennium Technology […]

Posted on September 1, 2016October 30, 2018 Alumni profileAwardsNew & NotableV 11.2

BEAM wins Zipcar award

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Berkeley Engineers and Mentors (BEAM), a group of Berkeley students who teach and mentor local K-8 students with […]

Posted on September 1, 2016October 29, 2018 New & NotableV 11.2

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