Department of Chemistry
Department News 2005

• The Pittsburgh Public School District is Seeking Volunteers to Assist as Science Project Judges [12/20/2005]
  
  
• Chemistry Staff Members' Achievements Recognized [12/16/2005]
  
  
• Nancy Targett, a Pitt Chemistry Graduate, Is The New Dean of Marine Studies at The University of Delaware [12/15/2005]
  
  
• Valerie McCarthy Wins CCG Graduate Student Award [12/15/2005]
  
  
• The Work of Dr. Kenneth Jordan and His Group Are Featured in an Article at The Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center [12/6/2005]
  
  
• Dr. Chris Schafmeister Is Featured in a Recent Article in The Pittsburgh Post Gazette [12/6/2005]
  
  
• Justin Chalker, a Senior Doing Undergraduate Research with Ted Cohen, Wins a Rhodes Scholarship [11/30/2005]
  
  
• Eli Lilly and Company Present Award Graduate Student Travel Award to Dr. Shigeru Amemiya [11/30/2005]
  
  
• Dr. Joseph Gardella, University of Pittsburgh Alumnus, Honered with Prestigious White House Award [11/30/2005]
  
  
• Dr. Peter Wipf Receives The Novartis Chemistry Lectureship Award [11/10/2005]
  
  
• Christopher Levins and Christian Schafmeister Win Foresight Institute Awards [11/3/2005]
  
  
• New Alumni News Letter Fall 2005 [10/27/2005]
  
  
• 2005 Safford Awards for Excellence as a Graduate Student Teacher are Announced [10/20/2005]
  
  
• Dr. John Yates & Ms. Tracy Thompson Author Feature Article in JPCB, "Monitoring Hole Trapping in Photoexcited TiO₂(110) Using a Surface Photoreaction." [10/13/2005]
  
  
• U.S. News & World Reports Ranks Pitt 19th Among Top Public National Universities [10/13/2005]
  
  
• Valerie McCarthy, a student in Dr. Ken Jordan's Group, wins ACS award [10/12/2005]
  
  
• David Pratt wins 2005 Pittsburgh Award [10/12/2005]
  
  
• Grant Writing: A Survival Skills & Ethics Workshop [10/10/2005]
  
  
• The Department of Chemistry Welcomes Bill Valenta as our new Assistant Chair [9/21/2005]
  
  
• Prof. Coalson's ion channel work is featured on the cover of Biophysical Journal [9/9/2005]
  
  
• Faculty positions available in Theoretical and Computational Chemistry, Nanoscience and Biological Chemistry [8/19/2005]
  
  
• This Site is no Longer Updated [8/1/2005]
  
  
• REU Symposium, 4 Aug 2005 [8/1/2005]
  
  
• Prof. Jordan's Research on Proton-Water Interactions Featured in Science and C&EN [7/6/2005]
  
  
• Gathering Thanks Professor Jordan, as He Wraps up His Term of Chair of the Department [7/5/2005]
  
  
• Search Underway for a Director of the Mass Spec Faciltiy [6/18/2005]
  
  
• Lectures at the 50th Annual Phillips Lecture Symposium, Wednesday, May 11th- Friday, May 13th, 2005 [6/18/2005]
  
  
• The Latest Issue of Inorganica Chimica Acta is in Memory of Rex Shepherd [6/13/2005]
  
  
• Saturday, April 2nd, 2005 Teaching Careers Workshop a Success [6/10/2005]
  
  
• Dinner Reception at the 50th Annual Phillips Lecture Symposium, Thursday, May 12th, 2005 [6/6/2005]
  
  
• Poster Session at the 50th Annual Phillips Lecture Symposium, Wednesday, May 11th, 2005 [6/4/2005]
  
  
• "Wet" Electrons Provide Easiest Way to Transport Charge, Pitt Researchers Find [5/30/2005]
  
  
• Career Recognition Symposium and 90th Birthday Celebration for Irving Wender [5/29/2005]
  
  
• Graduate Student Receives a Prestigious ACS Award [5/7/2005]
  
  
• Graduate Student Receives a Prestigious ACS Award [5/6/2005]
  
  
• NMR Course Offered at Pitt [5/4/2005]
  
  
• Undergrad Research Makes a Difference [4/27/2005]
  
  
• Getting a Head Start... [4/26/2005]
  
  
• Spring 2005 Undergraduate Awards [4/25/2005]
  
  
• Search Opens for Lecturer in Chemistry [4/22/2005]
  
  
• University of Pittsburgh Announces Addition of Nine New Faculty Positions in Nanoscience and Engineering [4/18/2005]
  
  
• 50^th Annual Phillips Lecture Symposium [4/16/2005]
  
  
• Search Opens for Assistant Chair [4/16/2005]
  
  
• Undergraduate Student Receives Goldwater Scholarship [4/13/2005]
  
  
• Graduate Student Receives a Teaching Award [4/11/2005]
  
  
• Two New Faculty Join the Chemistry Department [4/6/2005]
  
  
• Professor Saxena's Group Featured in C&EN [4/4/2005]
  
  
• Pitt Graduate Student Receives Travel Award [4/4/2005]
  
  
• Teaching Careers Workshop [3/22/2005]
  
  
• Novartis Award Winner [3/17/2005]
  
  
• Deadline of March 14 for Paid Internship… [3/10/2005]
  
  
• 2005-06 Mellon Winners [3/10/2005]
  
  
• Graduate Excellence Fellowship Award Winners [3/9/2005]
  
  
• Prof. Asher Wins a Prestigious AACC Award [3/3/2005]
  
  
• Pennsylvania Nanotechnology Conference 2005, April 18-20th , Pittsburgh, PA, Westin Hotel [3/1/2005]
  
  
• The 5th Annual Grad Expo will be held March 1st, 2005 in the WPU Assembly Room [2/23/2005]
  
  
• Prof. Jordan's research on water bound to amide groups has been featured in Science Magazine and C&EN [2/21/2005]
  
  
• Devin Coon, an Undergraduate, Receives National Award [2/16/2005]
  
  
• Professional Development Opportunity: One Day Workshop on Science Education for the 21st Century [2/9/2005]
  
  
• Judges needed for the PPSD Science Expo on 3/8 in Chevron [2/7/2005]
  
  
• Professional Development Workshop a Success [2/1/2005]
  
  
• PLU Meeting and Happy Hour [1/31/2005]
  
  
• Summer Internships at Bayer [1/25/2005]
  
  
• Professor Emeritus Robert Wolke Receives a Prestigious ACS Award [1/21/2005]
  
  
• Undergraduate 2005 Summer Research Fellowships in Organic Chemistry [1/20/2005]
  
  
• Statistics Workshops [1/12/2005]
  
  
• "Grants from Foundations" a Brown Bag Session [1/7/2005]