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Kiana Treaster Recognized as a 2026 ACS Graduate Student Recognition Program for Leadership

Kiana wins national ACS award for laboratory safety. Congrats!

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Prof. George Christou Awarded the 2026 Charles H. Herty Medal of the ACS Southeastern Region

Congratulations to Distinguished Prof. George Christou, who was selected to receive the 2026 Charles H. Herty Medal!

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UF Chemist Austin Evans Wins Prestigious Camille Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Award

Congratulations to Prof. Austin Evans, who was selected of one of 17 new Camille Dreyfus Teacher-Scholars for 2026!

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Narayanan Lab Receives ACS PRF Doctoral New Investigator Grant

Assistant Professor Amal Narayanan has received an American Chemical Society Petroleum Research Fund (ACS PRF) Doctoral New Investigator (DNI) grant to investigate surface properties of ultrahigh molecular weight polymers.

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Two UF Chemistry Faculty to be Inducted into the ASEMFL

Profs. Brent Sumerlin and Matthew Eddy have been elected into the Academy of Science, Engineering & Medicine of Florida (ASEMFL).

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Recent Research

A smiling man with gray hair and a goatee wears a blue shirt, patterned tie, and a beige suit jacket.

Prof. George Christou Awarded the 2026 Charles H. Herty Medal of the ACS Southeastern Region

Congratulations to Distinguished Prof. George Christou, who was selected to receive the 2026 Charles H. Herty Medal!

A man with a beard wearing a blue polo shirt featuring a UF logo and text: "DEPARTMENT OF CHEMISTRY", "UF/IFAS".

UF Chemist Austin Evans Wins Prestigious Camille Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Award

Congratulations to Prof. Austin Evans, who was selected of one of 17 new Camille Dreyfus Teacher-Scholars for 2026!

Headshot of a smiling man with a beard and glasses, wearing a green button-up shirt.

Narayanan Lab Receives ACS PRF Doctoral New Investigator Grant

Assistant Professor Amal Narayanan has received an American Chemical Society Petroleum Research Fund (ACS PRF) Doctoral New Investigator (DNI) grant to investigate surface properties of ultrahigh molecular weight polymers.

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Loesgen Lab Discovers New Metabolites from Fungi

Anthracaurisin A, a novel compound with potent cytotoxic activity, was discovered from a Patagonian fungus. Read the Whitney Lab News post here.

Two people, wearing blue shirts and smiling, standing in front of a building with 'CHEMISTRY' carved above the entrance.

Two UF Chemistry Faculty to be Inducted into the ASEMFL

Profs. Brent Sumerlin and Matthew Eddy have been elected into the Academy of Science, Engineering & Medicine of Florida (ASEMFL).

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