The National Science Foundation recently awarded a $680,000 grant to Wake Forest University Associate Professor of Chemistry Patricia Dos Santos. In addition to funding research that helps scientists better understand life on earth, the grant also enables her to mentor students from other Triad-area colleges. The grant builds upon Dos Santos’ previous research towards understanding…
The Department of Chemistry at Wake Forest University invites applicants for a tenure-track faculty position in Inorganic and/or Materials Chemistry to begin Aug. 2018. While the focus is on applicants at the Assistant Professorship level, outstanding senior candidates will be considered. Applicants must hold a Ph.D. in Chemistry or Materials Science. Candidates are expected to develop a vigorous, internationally visible,…
Outstanding chemistry graduate students were recognized during the department annual picnic on September 8th. Awards were given to: Angela Broadnax in recognition of her outstanding teaching performance and contributions to educational activities inside and outside the classroom and laboratory chemistry courses, Shiba Adhikari for his outstanding academic performance, leadership, and excellence in research achievements, and Dominique Itanze for his superior…
Professor Patricia Dos Santos was recently awarded an NSF grant for her research on “redox reactions in the biosynthesis of thio-cofactors in bacteria”. This project will engage graduate and undergraduate students in the identification physiological reductants participating in the biological synthesis of vitamins and cofactors in bacteria. https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1716535&HistoricalAwards=false ABSTRACT Vitamins and other small molecules defined as cofactors that contain…
Tenure-Track Faculty Position in Biological Chemistry The Department of Chemistry at Wake Forest University expects to fill a tenure-track position to begin August 2018 at the rank of Assistant Professor, although applications from more senior candidates may be considered. Applicants must hold a Ph.D. (or equivalent) in Chemistry or Biochemistry and are expected to have…
Congratulations to Dr. Akbar Salam, who has been awarded a Mercator Fellowship associated with the International Research Training Group “Cold Controlled Ensembles in Physics and Chemistry” at the University of Freiburg, Germany and funded by the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG). Read the announcement here.
We are proud to recognize Dr. N. Eric Olson as the WFU Friends of Chemistry – 2016 Distinguished Alumni Award recipient. Eric has built an amazing career at the MD Anderson Cancer Center, and the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, and we are proud that he is associated with Wake Forest Chemistry. Eric grew…
We recognize Dr. Kerry Ann Pickin Paumi (PhD 2002) as the 2016 Young Alumni Award recipient. Kerry has shown exceptional dedication and success in the areas of teaching and service while building her career at Centre College in Danville, KY, and we are proud to call her a WFU Chemistry alumna. Kerry attended Wake Forest…
Salem Hall, home of the Chemistry Department, is currently undergoing complete renovation. All operations for the Chemistry Department have been relocated to other facilities on the Reynolda campus and the Wake Downtown facility. For an updated list of office locations and phone numbers, please see the following URL: https://chemistry.wfu.edu/people/faculty-and-staff
Professor Michael Gross was recently awarded an NSF CAREER Award, for his proposal entitled “CAREER: Processing High Surface Area, Nanostructured Ceramic Scaffolds at High Temperatures via In-Situ Carbon Templating of Hybrid Materials”. Read more at Wake Forest News
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