Three students from Wake Forest University have been awarded the National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship. The fellowship aims to support graduate students in STEM by providing three years of financial support to those pursuing research-based degrees. The recipients include seniors Ashley Peake and Malindi Whyte and chemistry doctoral candidate Scott Dawson. Peake plans to…
Abby Davis and Dylan Coffin are the ’23-’24 recipients of the Joe and Sue Newhall Scholarship. Garrett Rich and Erin Lynch, ’23-’24 recipients of our new Joe and Charles Fields Chemistry Scholarship. The generosity of our supporters has a direct impact on the lives of our current students and we are grateful for those donors…
The recipient of the 2021 Young Alumni Award is Wesley S. Farrell. Wesgraduated from Wake Forest in 2010 receiving a BS with Honors in Chemistry. Hedid research with Dr. Akbar Salam complementing some of Dr. Bierbach’s group’swork with platinum acridine materials. Wes went to Maryland for his PhD and became an excellent organometallicchemist under the…
(This article was written jointly by Bruce King, Chair, and Thurman D. Kitchin Professor of Chemistry, Christa Colyer, Professor of Chemistry, and Willie Hinze, Professor of Chemistry) Al Rives’s career and life are intimately intertwined with Wake Forest University. His varied relationships with and commitment to Wake Forest have both defined and enriched his teaching…
Kasha Patel (’12 Chemistry) is a scientist by day and a stand-up comedian by night. Why not? Patel, the 2019 Young Alumni Award winner, has always had a passion for science. Her day job for the past 8 years has been as a scientist with NASA and lately, science journalism with the Washington Post. She…
Read the latest edition of the Deacon Chemist and learn about the many comings, goings, and achievements of chemistry department students, faculty and staff. Deacon Chemist Fall 2021
Yueming Long is a featured graduate of the class of 2021. Yueming hails from Shanghai, China and is very focused and passionate as a Chemistry major. She has studied with Dr. Bruce King who noted her dedication to research and the academic process. King notes, she was always comfortable asking questions and described these relationships…
During the recent virtual Homecoming Week, the Friends of Chemistry proudly announced that Dr. Zachary Hood (’13) will receive the 2020 Young Alumni Award. He joins Kasha Patel (2019), Erika Bechtold (2018), Cassidy Brown (2017), Kerry Pickin Paumi (2016) and Peter Tarsa (2015) in this list of impressive young Chemistry alumni. Zach graduated summa cum…
We are proud to recognize Dr. Wendy Young (BA’88, MS’89) as the 2020 WFU Friends of Chemistry Distinguished Alumni Award recipient. Dr. Young has built an amazing career in the pharmaceutical industry. She is presently the Senior vice President for Small Molecule Drug Discovery at Genentech in South San Francisco, CA. We are so very…
Wednesday February 19, 5-6:30 PM upstairs in Salem Hall. Friends of Chemistry (FoC) hosted a career event with alumni on Wednesday February 19 in Salem Hall. Alumni were present in person and via video conferencing to bring together representatives from industry, medicine, and academia. Students networked with alumni in small groups to learn about opportunities…
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