The Department is grateful for Professor Michael Hunnicutt and additional Duke Chem Alumni who recently established the Charles H. Lochmüller Fellowship Fund. The Fellowship honors beloved former faculty member and Chair, Charlie Lochmüller. Read more about Charlie and the lasting legacy of his mentorship in the Duke Forward article available here. Thank you to these Alumni for contributing to a fellowship that will open doors for a new generation of Duke Chemistry graduate students!
Professor Jennifer Roizen has received a Maximizing Investigator’s Research Award (R35). Professor Roizen’s research under this award will enable chemists to harness a ubiquitous functional group, the alcohol, to replace a C–H bond at a site that is not generally accessible to direct functionalization, and is expected to streamline access to biologically under-evaluated health-relevant small molecules. Congratulations to Jenny and her research group on receipt of this prestigious award (and her first NIH)!
Professor Amanda Hargrove has been selected as one of two recipients of the 2018 ChemComm Emerging Investigator Lectureship by their Editorial Board! As the winner of this high-profile award, Prof. Hargrove will present a ChemComm Emerging Investigator Lecture at three different locations over the course of the next year and will receive an honorarium and framed certificate in honor of her achievement!
Janet, a Chemistry Department staff member for nearly 35 years, has been named one of four 2018 Dean's Pillar of Excellence awardees! This award recognizes Janet's long-standing contributions to the excellence of Trinity College of Arts & Sciences through her commitment to service, initiative, increased efficiency, and constant enthusiasm. Janet was honored at a reception hosted by Dean Ashby on Monday evening and will receive a monetary award. Thank you for your dedication to Chemistry, Janet!
Darius, a second year student in the Beratan lab, received a Blue Waters Graduate Fellowship award for the 2018-2019 academic year. The award includes stipend, tuition remission, and an allocation of node hours on the Blue Waters system. Darius will also travel to Oregon to attend the annual Blue Water Symposium. Congratulations, Darius!
