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May 21, 2013

DOW's Liveris headlines college commencement events
Andrew N. Liveris, leader of DOW Chemical, offers his perspective at the college commencement.Andrew N. Liveris, chairman, president and CEO of The DOW Chemical Company, was the guest of honor for the College of Chemistry on Saturday, May 18 2013.

May 16, 2013

Michelle Chang wins Dreyfus, 3M awards
Michelle ChangMichelle Chang, soon-to-be chemistry's newest associate professor, has won two different awards aimed at supporting the careers of young faculty.

May 9, 2013

Douglas Clark tapped to be next College of Chemistry Dean
Douglas ClarkDouglas S. Clark, 56, the current Chair of the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering (CBE) and the Warren and Katharine Schlinger Distinguished Professor in Chemical Engineering, has been designated the new Dean of the College of Chemistry.

May 3, 2013

Bergman wins graduate student mentoring award
Robert BergmanChemistry professor Robert Bergman has received a UC Berkeley Distinguished Graduate Student Mentoring Award for Senior Faculty.

April 10, 2013

Ritankar Das wins Goldwater Scholarship
Ritankar DasRitankar Das, an undergraduate double-majoring in bioengineering and chemical biology, has been selected as a 2013 Goldwater scholar.

February 11, 2013

C&EN
Hartwig wins Herbert C. Brown Award

John F. HartwigJohn Hartwig, Henry Rapoport Professor of Chemistry, receives this year’s award “for the creative discovery and insightful development of fundamentally new, broadly utilized, transition-metal-catalyzed reactions of common functional groups and unreactive C–H bonds.”

January 30, 2013

Fréchet wins 2013 Japan Prize
Jean FréchetEmeritus chemistry and CBE professor Jean Fréchet, a Professor of the Graduate School, has received a 2013 Japan Prize, one of the most prestigious international awards in science and technology.

January 25, 2013

Grad student Lomont wins Future Leaders Award
Justin LomontJustin Lomont, a graduate student in the research group of Charles Harris, has been awarded a K. Patricia Cross Future Leaders Award from the Association of American Colleges and Universities.

January 10, 2013

Gabor Somorjai: Giving and receiving honors
Gabor SomorjaiGabor Somorjai, University Professor and Berkeley professor of chemistry, has been awarded the 2013 National Academy of Sciences Award in Chemical Sciences.

January 7, 2013

UC Berkeley News Center
Jennifer Doudna team discovers revolutionary DNA technique

Jennifer DoudnaA simple, precise and inexpensive method for cutting DNA to insert genes into human cells could transform genetic medicine, making routine what now are expensive, complicated and rare procedures for replacing defective genes in order to fix genetic disease or even cure AIDS.

January 3, 2013

SF Gate
Triple majors make 27 at Cal noteworthy

UCB SealSergiy Nesterenko is one of a small number of students at UC Berkeley who is a triple major, majoring in math, physics and chemistry.

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January 2, 2013

CBE alum wins National Medal of Technology and Innovation
Frances H. ArnoldFrances H. Arnold, who earned her ChemE Ph.D. at Berkeley in 1985 with Harvey Blanch, has been named one of 11 recipients of the 2011 National Medal of Technology and Innovation.