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Penn Chemistry Represented in ACS Medicinal Chemistry Hall of Fame

Jul 13, 2023

Incoming Professor of Practice Donna Huryn is one of three scholars that has been inducted into the American Chemical Society Division of Medicinal Chemistry Hall of Fame. Joining her this year is Penn Chemistry alum Joel Barrish, currently a Venture Partner at RA Ventures focusing on new company creation in Biotech. 

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Penn Chemistry Faculty Promoted

Jul 7, 2023

Three Penn Chemistry personnel have been promoted, effective July 1. Zahra Fakhraai has been promoted to Professor of Chemistry. Neil Tomson has been promoted to the rank of Associate Professor with Tenure. And Anthony Cirri has been promoted to Senior Lecturer. 

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Tom Mallouk is new Department Chair

Jul 4, 2023

Thomas E. Mallouk, Vagelos Professor of Energy Research, assumed the role of Department Chair effective July 1, 2023. Tom succeeds David Christianson, the Roy and Diana Vagelos Professor in Chemistry and Chemical Biology, who has served as Chair for the past 5 years.

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Donna Huryn to Join Penn Chemistry

Apr 28, 2023

Dr. Donna Huryn, a graduate of the Penn Chemistry doctoral program, will be returning to Penn this summer as a full-time Professor of Practice.

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John G. Miller Award Announced

Apr 28, 2023

The highest honor that the Chemistry Department bestows on a graduating PhD student is the John G. Miller Award, which honors the most outstanding doctoral thesis in Chemistry every year.

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More Penn Chemistry Teaching Honors Awarded

Apr 28, 2023

Penn Chemistry personnel were lauded with a series of end of academic year honors this month.

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Penn Chemistry Students Honored by NSF

Mar 31, 2023

Several Penn Chemistry students have been honored with National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowships. Christian Gonzalez (Murray group), Aaliyah Khan (Rappe), Mika Maenaga (Goldberg), and David Polefrone (Kozlowski) all received this award.

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Penn Chemistry Hires Andrew Zahrt

Mar 31, 2023

Dr. Andrew Zahrt, currently a postdoctoral associate with Prof. Klavs F. Jensen at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, will join the Penn Chemistry Department as an Assistant Professor this summer. 

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Penn Chemistry Faculty Honored for Teaching

Mar 31, 2023

Two of our faculty have been recognized by Penn for their commitment to excellence in teaching.

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Dirk Trauner Honored in Denmark

Feb 15, 2023

Dirk Trauner, Penn Integrates Knowledge Professor & George A. Weiss University Professor, has been named an Honorary Skou Professor of Pharmacology and Biomedicine through 2027 at Aarhus University (Denmark).

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