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Departmental News
Adrian Roitberg Receives National ACS Award
Prof. Roitberg was named the winner of the 2027 ACS Award for Computers in Chemical and Pharmaceutical Research. The national award recognizes and encourages the use of computers in the advancement of the chemical and biological sciences. Click to read ACS award announcement.
Austin Evans Wins NSF CAREER Award
Austin Evans receives one of the nation’s most prestigious honors for early-career faculty. This award will “explore new ways to use electricity to modify and break down plastics.” Click to read CLAS News article
Congrats to the Summer ’26 PhD Grad Class!
We’re proud to celebrate you today and wish you all the best! Go Gators!
Prof. George Christou Awarded Honorary Doctorate from the University of Patras
Dr. Christou was presented an Honorary Doctorate from the University of Patras (UP), Greece for international service/outreach activities to UP, the Greek academic community in general, and beyond.
Sarah Troutt Recognized as a 2026 ACS Graduate Student Recognition Program for Mentoring
Sarah wins national ACS award for mentoring. Congrats!
Recent Research
Austin Evans Wins NSF CAREER Award
Austin Evans receives one of the nation’s most prestigious honors for early-career faculty. This award will “explore new ways to use electricity to modify and break down plastics.” Click to read CLAS News article
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!
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!
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.
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.