News and Highlights
From the Chemistry Department
Thushani Herath, Simon Humphrey, and Matt Worden Promoted
The Department of Chemistry is pleased to announce that Thushani Herath, Simon Humphrey, and Matt Worden have been promoted, effective September 1, 2022. Thushani Herath and Matt Worden have been promoted to Associate Professors of Instruction. Herath received her PhD from Wayne State University and joined the department in 2016. Worden r...Ku-Lung (Ken) Hsu Joining Department
The Department of Chemistry is pleased to announce that Dr. Ku-Lung (Ken) Hsu will join the University of Texas at Austin in 2023 as a CPRIT Scholar. Dr. Hsu will bring his innovative program in chemical biology, focusing on protein biology and metabolism to develop new pharmacological approaches for cancer and immunology.Doran Bennett Joins Department
The Department of Chemistry is pleased to announce that Dr. Doran Bennett will join the University of Texas at Austin as an assistant professor. Currently an assistant professor at Southern Methodist University, he will move to UT Austin in Summer 2023. Dr. Bennett’s research area is theoretical physical chemistry (featuring quantum dynamics, bioph...Jonathan Sessler Awarded Mond-Nyholm Prize for Inorganic Chemistry
Professor Jonathan Sessler is the 2022 recipient of the Royal Society of Chemistry Mond-Nyholm Prize for Inorganic Chemistry in recogition of his pioneering work on f-element complexes of expanded porphyrins. The Mond-Nyholm Prize for Inorganic Chemistry recognizes outstanding contributions to the chemical sciences in the area of ino...News
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Celebrating the 2024 College of Natural Sciences Dean’s Honored Graduates
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Two UT Scientists Elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences
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New Advanced Quantum Science Institute Will Bridge Basic Research and Applied Science
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Cancer Prevention, Screening and Research Programs Expanding With CPRIT Support
