Awards and Honors

College of Chemistry awards and honors featured in the news.

Mariner infrared spectrometer designated a chemical landmark

June 26, 2017
By Linda Wang

George Pimentel teaching at UC BerkeleyGroundbreaking research conducted in the 1960s that led to the development of an infrared spectrometer that flew aboard the Mariner 6 and 7 spacecraft was designated a National Historic Chemical Landmark during a ceremony on May 15 at the University of California, Berkeley....

http://cen.acs.org/articles/95/i26/Mariner-infrared-spectrometer-designated-chem…

Raymond wins 2017 Spedding Award

June 22, 2017
College of Chemistry News

Kenneth RaymondChemistry professor Ken Raymond has been awarded the 2017 Spedding Award for his "outstanding contributions to science and technology of the rare earths."

Maimone named 2017 Amgen Young Investigator

June 19, 2017
College of Chemistry News

Thomas Maimone

Assistant professor Tom Maimone was named as one of five 2017 Amgen Young Investigators for his contributions to organic synthesis.

Maimone selected by Rose Hills Innovator Program

May 25, 2017
Berkeley Research

Thomas MaimoneThomas Maimone of the Department of Chemistry has been selected by the Rose Hills Innovator Program for his innovative research entitled: Synthetic Antibiotic Drug Discovery Platforms Inspired by Natural Products.

http://vcresearch.berkeley.edu/rosehillsinnovators/2017-innovators

Cate and Chang elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences

April 12, 2017
Sarah Yang, Berkeley Lab

Jamie Cate and Chris ChangThe American Academy of Arts and Sciences announced the election of 228 members, including 188 fellows, five of whom are scientists at the Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab).

http://newscenter.lbl.gov/2017/04/12/five-berkeley-lab-scientists-elected-fellow…

McCloskey selected for NSF Career Award

January 25, 2017
NSF

Bryan McCloskeyBryan McCloskey awarded grant for project to generate fundamental knowledge in the field of electrochemical engineering that is critical to a number of energy conversion and storage technologies.

https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1653430

Robert Bergman wins Wolf Prize in Chemistry

January 9, 2017
by Linda Wang
Bob BergmanBergman honored for his efforts to activate carbon-hydrogen bonds.
http://cen.acs.org/articles/95/web/2017/01/Robert-Bergman-wins-Wolf-Prize.html

Cohen group alum Anne Perring receives prestigious PECASE award

January 10, 2017

Anne PerringCIRES/NOAA scientist studies atmospheric particles and climate, air quality.

http://cires.colorado.edu/news/anne-perring-receives-presidential-honor

Alivisatos to receive the 2017 NAS Award in Chemical Sciences

January 25, 2017
NAS

Paul AlivisatosArmand Paul Alivisatos will receive the 2017 NAS Award in Chemical Sciences. Alivisatos is a pioneer in the field of nanotechnology, with work that has had important ramifications for the development of renewable energy, biomedical imaging, light-emitting devices, and other fields.

http://www.nasonline.org/programs/awards/chemical-sciences.html

Landry, Xu, and Zhang among researchers to receive CZ Biohub awards

February 8, 2017
By Robert Sanders, Media relations

Thirteen UC Berkeley faculty, seven of them women, are among 47 new investigators chosen by the Chan Zuckerberg Biohub to receive up to $1.5 million each over the next five years to conduct cutting-edge biomedical research — with no strings attached.

http://news.berkeley.edu/2017/02/08/cz-biohub-awards-nearly-14-5-million-to-berk…