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Adrian Roitberg Receives National ACS Award

Tuesday September 1, 2026

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

Wednesday August 26, 2026

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!

Friday August 7, 2026

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

Tuesday August 4, 2026

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

Wednesday July 15, 2026

Sarah wins national ACS award for mentoring. Congrats!

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

Friday July 10, 2026

Kiana wins national ACS award for laboratory safety. Congrats!

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

Friday July 10, 2026

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

Sunday July 5, 2026

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

Chemistry Undergraduate Researcher Receives HHMI Cech Fellowship

Thursday June 25, 2026

Undergrad research experience in the Narayanan and Hong labs leads Aadhya Harugeri to become a Howard Hughes Medical Institute Cech Fellow. Read the UF News article here!

Narayanan Lab Receives ACS PRF Doctoral New Investigator Grant

Wednesday June 24, 2026

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

Wednesday June 24, 2026

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

Two UF Chemistry Faculty to be Inducted into the ASEMFL

Thursday June 18, 2026

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

Congrats to the 2027 Grad Student Endowed Fellowship Awardees!

Friday June 5, 2026

We are grateful for the support of our generous donors, which enables groundbreaking research by these talented researchers from all sub-disciplines in the department for this summer.

James Thorpe Joins UF Chemistry

Wednesday May 27, 2026

Prof. Thrope aims to develop AI-driven quantum chemistry theory and software to model complex chemical reactions, automate large-scale computational decision-making, and quantify simulation uncertainty in systems ranging from combustion chemistry to organometallic catalysis. Welcome to UF Chemistry!

Spicing Up Science: Chemathon 2026 Draws Record Crowds

Wednesday May 20, 2026

Chemathon 2026, inspired by the National Chemistry Week theme of “The Hidden Life of Spices”, was another huge success: 30 schools, 206 high school students, 61 teachers/chaperones!