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Moscow, Idaho 83844-2343

 

Phone: 208-885-6552

Email: chemoff@uidaho.edu


Chemistry at the University of Idaho...

 

 

 

Welcome to the website of the Chemistry Department at the University of Idaho. We will try to provide most of what you need to get to know us. Take a look around, then contact us if we can answer any questions. We welcome all feedback about what you would like to see here.

            Ray von Wandruszka, Department Chair

 

 

News & Announcements

 

In Remembrance

We, the faculty, staff and students of the Department of Chemistry, are terribly sad to announce that our friend and colleague Aaron D. Mills (“Don”) unexpectedly passed away on Saturday, May 9, 2009. Aaron was only 32 years old and stood at the beginning of a promising career in bio-organic chemistry. He joined the department in summer 2008, so he had been with us less than a year. Yet we had come to love and appreciate his friendly smile, his boyish charm, and his keen intellect. We can’t even imagine how devastating his passing must be to his family, especially his young wife Heidi and his parents.

As the world rolls on and we wonder how and why a young life like Aaron’s was taken from us, all of us will have to carry on without him. It will not be easy.

Ray von Wandruszka

Chair

In lieu of flowers, Aaron's parents wish to establish a scholarship in his name.  Memorial donations may be directed to the University of Idaho Foundation for the Aaron Mills Scholarship Fund in care of:

Gift Administration Office

University of Idaho

PO Box 443147

Moscow, ID  83844-3147

 Once again, our deepest sympathies go out to Aaron’s family, friends, students and colleagues.

 

Student News

Congratulations to our May 2009 Graduates!

Good  news  for grads -- According  to CNN,  starting   salaries are  up  this 

year for chemists with a BS, averaging $52,125 for 2008 graduates.

 

Chemists can find work in laboratories, pharmaceuticals, chemical

manufacturing or research and development -- to name a few.

For the complete story, see:

http://www.cnn.com/2008/LIVING/worklife/04/28/cb.salaries.grads/index.html

Faculty News

Dr. Chien Wai has been awarded the Distinguished Faculty Award.  This award is presented to a faculty member whose teaching and scholarship have gained wide recognition by national, if not international, peers and whose achievements have had demonstrable impact on their profession and on the teaching and scholarship of others in the United States and abroad. 

Professor Emeritus Leszek Czuchajowski, nominated Poet of the Year.

2009 Chemistry Award Winners 

Departmental Awards:

Laken M. Top, a senior in Chemistry, has been awarded the 2009 William H. Cone Award for being the most outstanding senior in chemistry. Congratulations!

Jared W. Rigoli, a senior in Chemistry, has been awarded the 2009 Merck Index Award.  Congratulations! 

Wyatt Thornley, a senior in Chemistry, has been awarded the 2009 Merck Index Award.  Congratulations!

Dale Guenther, a senior in Chemistry, has been awarded the 2009 American Institute of Chemists Award.  Congratulations!

 

College of Science Awards:

Laken M. Top, a senior in Chemistry, has been awarded the College of Science Dean's Award for being the most outstanding senior in Chemistry.  Based on her outstanding academic achievement and service to the university community, Laken M. Top was also chosen to receive the John B. George Award, chosen from the Dean's Award nominees. Congratulations!

Christopher Roske, undergraduate researcher in Prof. Bitterwolf's group, has been awarded funding through the Brian and Gayle Hill Undergraduate Research Fellowship program for his research project in Inorganic Chemistry.

Dale Guenther, undergraduate researcher in Prof. Hrdlicka's group, has been awarded funding through the Brian and Gayle Hill Undergraduate Research Fellowship program for her research project in Synthetic Nucleic Acid Chemistry.

Other Awards:

Chemistry PhD student Michael Østergaard was named a recipient of the 2008-2009 University of Idaho Doctoral Research Fellowship, awarded by the UI College of Graduate Studies.  This fellowship is the University's most prestigious award offered a graduate student.  The fellowship is for $25,000 and includes a waiver of out-of-state tuition in addition to the stipend.

Brooke Anderson, undergraduate researcher in the Hrdlicka Group, has been awarded the 2008 Senator Larry E. Craig Endowment Scholarship to participate in the 2008 ACS Spring meeting. Brooke will graduate in May with a B.S. Chemistry-Professional Option and B.S. Math-Applied Modeling Option.

Alumni News

Dr. Dayal T. Meshri (Ph.D. '61) inducted into University of Idaho Alumni Hall of Fame in 2008. Dayal earned his PhD degree while working with Dr. Shreeve.

Dr. Brian K. Hill (B.S. '65) recognized by University of Idaho Alumni Association with the Jim Lyle Award. Brian worked with Dr. Shreeve as an undergraduate student.

 

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