The Department is pleased to announce the addition of Dr. Aaron Franklin to its Faculty. Dr. Franklin will begin his Duke career in July 2014 as a member of both the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department and Chemistry. Dr. Franklin's research interests include the large-scale integration of nanomaterials for high performance devices and build on existing strengths and activity in the department.
The department joined the rest of the university in welcoming Prof. Carolyn Bertozzi to campus to receive an honorary degree from Duke University at Cemmencement Ceremonies May 11. Prof. Bertozzi is the T.Z.
Three Chemistry graduate students have been selected to receive a 2014 National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowship.
The Department is delighted to announce that Dr. Emily Derbyshire will join the Department as an Assistant Professor on July 1. Dr. Debyshire is interested in using chemical methods to uncover novel aspects of malaria parasite biology and advance antimalarial drug development. Dr. Derbyshire's expertise in the field of chemical biology/biochemistry will add to the excellence of an increasingly diverse and impactful research strength of the department.
The Ph.D. dissertation by Kiyoun Lee, a former graduate student in the Hong group, has recently been selected for Springer Theses series. The Spring Theses series annually publishes best theses from internationally top-ranked research institutes.
