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A new batch of friendly faces arrived on campus to begin their PhD journey.

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Chemathon 2026 Draws Record Crowds

The annual outreach event connected Florida high school students and teachers with each other and UF Chemistry!

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Departmental News

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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

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Congrats to the Summer ’26 PhD Grad Class!

We’re proud to celebrate you today and wish you all the best! Go Gators!

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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.

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Sarah Troutt Recognized as a 2026 ACS Graduate Student Recognition Program for Mentoring

Sarah wins national ACS award for mentoring. Congrats!

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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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Recent Research

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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

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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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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.

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