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Recent Research News

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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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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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Prof. Rebecca Butcher Named UF Research Foundation Professor

UFRF Professorships are awarded to faculty members who have established a strong record of research excellence while demonstrating the capacity to shape their fields in meaningful and lasting ways.

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Prof. Adam Veige wins Gator Angel Wing Award

Through the generous support of Dr. Nicholas Conti and Amy Fox Conti, this award supports bringing innovative research from the lab to the market. Read more here about Prof. Veige’s work on conductive polymers.

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