03/11/2014: Inorganic-Biochemistry
Prof. Patrick Woodward
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The Ohio State University
"Superexchange Coupling Gone Mad: Synthesis and Magnetism of Double Perovskites Containing Osmium"
12:30 p.m., Seaver Science Auditorium
03/19/2014: Organic-Materials
Professor Anthony C. Bishop
Department of Chemistry Amherst College
"Small-Molecule on/off Switches for Signaling Enzymes: Target-Specific Inhibition and Activation of Protein Tyrosine Phosphatases"
12:00 p.m., Olah Library
03/24/2014: Physical-Theoretical
Prof. Enrique del Barco
University of Central Florida
"Quantum Tunneling of the Magnetization in Molecular Magnets: A Microscopic View"
12:00 Noon, Seaver Science Auditorium
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Congratulations to Professor Olah
Professor Olah was honored with the prestigious 2013 Semmelweis Budapest Award by the Semmelweis University, Hungary's oldest medical school and Europe's leading center for medical and health sciences in a ceremony at USC on October 11, 2013.
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Congratulations to Professor Prakash
Professor Surya Prakash is elected as a Foreign Fellow of the National Academy of Sciences (NASI) in 2013. NASI, established in 1930, is the oldest and most prestigious Science Academy in India. The NASI annually elects only 5 Foreign Fellows across all fields in the sciences.
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Congratulations to Professor Olah and Professor Prakash
Professors George Olah and Surya Prakash were jointly awarded the 2013 Eric and Sheila Samson Prime Minister's Prize for Innovation in Alternative Fuels for Transportation for their work on Methanol Economy. The inaugural $ 1M prize, considered as a "Nobel Prize for Alternative Fuels" by the State of Israel, was awarded by Prime Minister Netanyahu in a Gala Dinner at the Bloomeberg Future Fuel Summit in Tel Aviv on November 12, 2013.
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Congratulations to Matt Pratt
Prof Matthew Pratt was awarded the General Education Teaching Award from the David and Dana Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences for his contribution to the General Education Program. This Award was given based on statistics and student comments on evaluation forms, course syllabi, and evidence of rigorous grading.
Graduate students Balyn Zaro in the Pratt Lab and Andrew Clough in the Christe Lab have received an honorable mentions for the 2014 Rockwell Dennis Hunt Scholastic Award. This award is given to graduate students who are USC alumni and represent the University’s traditions and objectives.
Congratulations to Travis Williams
Travis Williams was named an Emerging Investigator by the editors of ChemComm. His recently published communication will be included in a special thematic issue in 2014 that highlights the work of young "emerging" investigators.
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