Recent Departmental News
Dr. Jaroniec selected to receive the 2012 Camille Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Award
Colleagues,
Please join us in congratulating Chris Jaroniec. Chris has been selected as a recipient of the 2012 Camille Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Award. Well done Chris!
Dr. Anita Mattson Featured in C&EN News
Congratulations on the write up on your work in the most recent C&E News!
The Full article can be read here.
Dr. RajanBabu named the 2013 recipient of the Chemical Research Society of India (CRSI) medal
You can learn more about CRSI by visiting them at www.crsi.org.in
Excellent paper coauthored by Terry Miller entitled, "Imaging Ultrafast Molecular Dynamics with Laser-Induced Electron Diffraction."
Colleagues,
Please take note of the excellent paper coauthored by Terry Miller entitled, "Imaging Ultrafast Molecular Dynamics with Laser-Induced Electron Diffraction," Cosmin I. Blaga,1 Junliang Xu,2 Anthony D. DiChiara,1 Emily Sistrunk,1 Kaikai Zhang,1 Pierre Agostini,1 Terry A. Miller,3 Louis F. DiMauro1 & C. D. Lin2, Nature, 483, 194 (2012) http://www.nature.com.proxy.lib.ohio-state.edu/nature/journal/v483/n7388/full/nature10820.html<
Dr. Platz accepts the position as Vice Chancellor of Academic Affairs at UH Hilo
http://hilo.hawaii.edu/blog/chancellor/2012/02/27/matthew-platz-vice-chancello/
Dr. Chisholm will be the 2012 recipient of the Edward W. Morley Award!
Colleagues,
I just received word that Malcolm Chisholm will be the 2012 Recipient of
the Edward W. Morley Award given by the ACS Cleveland Section. This award
is given to "recognize significant contributions to chemistry through
achievements in research, teaching, engineering, research administration
and public service, outstanding service to humanity, or to industrial
progress."
CONGRATULATIONS Malcolm!
Christopher Callam, Noel Paul, Matt Stoltzfus, and John Swenton honored
Colleagues,
Please join me in congratulating
Christopher Callam, Noel Paul, Matthew Stoltzfus, and John Swenton who were honored at the 23rd Annual Sphinx and Mortar Board Senior Class Honoraries’ Faculty/Staff reception this evening. They were honored for contributing significantly to the education and professional growth of the nominating undergraduate students. These strong contributions are greatly appreciated.
Susan V. Olesik
Dow Professor and Chair
Department of Chemistry
100 West 18th Ave.
Columbus, OH 43210
(614)292-0733
Dr. Ross Dalbey elected as a Fellow in the American Academy of Microbiology
Dr. Claudia Turro, Dr. T.V. RajanBabu, Dr. Anne McCoy, and Dr. Dongping Zhong Elected as AAAS Fellows
OSU Chemistry Alumnus Dr. Marinda Wu Elected President-Elect of the American Chemical Society
Dear Friends and Colleagues,
Season's greetings and hope you are enjoying a good Thanksgiving holiday! In case you have not heard the good news, I won the national ACS election. MANY THANKS AGAIN for all your wonderful help and support! The C&EN article just published on the ACS election results can be viewed at http://cen.acs.org/articles/89/web/2011/11/ACS-Election-Results.html
I look forward to working together to turn challenges into opportunities for ACS and all our members.
Happy Holidays and Best Wishes for a Happy, Healthy, and Prosperous New Year!
Marinda
Dr. Tom Magliery and Dr. Christopher Hadad's work featured in OSU Today
Read the full article here.
Dr. Jim Coe’s article in Journal of Physical Chemistry Featured.
Dr. Jim Coe’s article in Journal of Physical Chemistry on the chemical composition of dust particles is currently highlighted on the OSU webpage.
Great work Jim and good press!
http://researchnews.osu.edu/archive/dustlib.htm
Dr. Anita Mattson Featured in C&EN News
Congratulations on the write up on your work in the most recent C&E News!
The Full article can be read here.
Dr. Sheldon Shore among those elected Fellow of the American Chemical Society this year.
Sheldon Shore was among those elected Fellow of the
American Chemical Society this year. Election recognizes distinction in at
least two of the following areas: research, service to ACS and the
profession, and teaching/chemical education. Please join with me in
congratulating Sheldon on this well-deserved honor.
This is the third year that ACS has made these awards and I am pleased to
state that our department has fared very well. We now have 7 ACS Fellows of
our tenured/tenure-track 34 FTE: Shore, Turro, Miller, Olesik, McCoy, Cowan
and Chisholm. I believe this is a very high percentage for any Chemistry
Department.
Malcolm
Dr. Besik Kankia awarded a Melinda and Bill Gates Foundation Grant
Dr. Besik Kankia, research scientist and manager of the Biomolecular Interactions Characterization Facility (BICF), was awarded a Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation grant of $900,000 over the next 3 years for his work on "Quadruplex-based technology for isothermal DNA amplification and non-enzymatic detection".
2010-2011 Biochemistry Student Awards
2010-2011 Biochemistry Student Awards
Graduate Students
Name
Program
Advisor
Venue
Award
Ian Kleckner
Biophysics
Mark Foster
IGP Symposium
Best Oral Presentation
Brian Smith
OSBP
Jane Jackman
IGP Symposium
Selected for Plenary
Presentation
Xin Li
Biophysics
Michael Chan
IGP Symposium
Best Poster Presentation
Balachandra Rao
MCDB
Jane Jackman
IGP Symposium
Best Poster Presentation
Maryanne Refaei
OSBP
Mark Foster
HHMI Med into Grad Scholars Program
2011-12 Scholar
Xin Li
Biophysics
Michael Chan
Chinese Government Award
Outstanding Self-Financed Students Abroad
Xin Li
Biophysics
Michael Chan
Protein Society meeting
Best Poster Presentation
Xin Li
Biophysics
Michael Chan
Protein Society Meeting
Travel Award
Xin Li
Biophysics
Michael Chan
Biophysics
Academic
Achievement Award
John Shimko
OSBP
Jen Ottesen
American Peptide Society Symposium
Travel Award
Balachandra Rao
MCDB
Jane Jackman
Pelotonia Fellow
Brian Smith
OSBP
Jane Jackman
RNA Center
RNA Fellow
Brandon Sullivan
OSBP
Tom Magliery
OSU
Presidential Fellow
Xin Li
Biophysics
Michael Chan
OSU
Presidential Fellow
Ian Kleckner
Biophysics
Mark Foster
Biopolymers Gordon Conference
Best Presentation Award
Christopher Jones
OSBP
Karin Musier-Forsyth
Ohio State University
Presidential Fellow, SP11
Bhalchandra Rao
MCDB
Jane Jackman
Ohio State University
Presidential Fellow, SP11
Applications now open for fulltime summer research funding
The Undergraduate Research Office, in partnership with Honors and Scholars, Natural and Mathematical Sciences, Psychology, and International Affairs, is announcing the 2011 Summer Research Funding Awards. Awards are $3,500 each, and support fulltime research summer quarter. Students from all majors eligible; please encourage your advisees to apply by Friday (3/18).
-- > Read more:http://undergraduateresearch.osu.edu/summerfellowships/
John Herbert selected for Dreyfus Teacher Scholar Award
Colleagues,
I am please to report that John has just learned that he has been selected
for a Dreyfus Teacher Scholar Award. As you are probably aware these are
highly competitive so it is certainly an honor and one that brings with it
$75,000.00 in unrestricted funds.
Please join me in congratulating John in this his newest recognition.
Malcolm
Yiying Wu placed as 6th most influential Materials Scientist of this past decade
As published in the Times Higher Ed., Yiying Wu is placed as the 6th most influential Materials Scientist(based on citations) of this past decade.
Four OSU Chemistry Faculty Elected Fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science
Four OSU Chemistry Faculty have been elected fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. We congratulate Michael Chan, Craig Forsyth, Dehua Pei and Sheldon Shore in their accomplishment.
Michael Chan, professor of biochemistry, chemistry and molecular and cellular biochemistry: For distinguished contributions to the field of biochemistry, particularly for the structural characterization of metalloproteins and the co-discovery of the 22nd genetically-encoded amino acid, pyrrolysine.
Craig J. Forsyth, professor of chemistry: For distinguished contributions to the field of complex natural product synthesis and synthesis of analogues for determination of their modes of biological activity.
Dehua Pei, professor of chemistry: For distinguished contributions to the field of mechanistic enzymology and for the development and application of chemical methods to biological problems.
Sheldon G. Shore, Distinguished Professor of Mathematical & Physical Sciences and professor of chemistry: For distinguished contributions in the areas of synthetic and mechanic boron hydride chemistry and metal cluster chemistry and their application to developing efficient hydrogenation catalysts.
Malcolm Chisholm has been selected to receive the Nyholm Prize of the Royal Society of Chemistry
We are very pleased to announce that Malcolm Chisholm has been selected to receive the Nyholm Prize of the Royal Society of Chemistry. The prize is awarded every two years to an inorganic chemist and consists of a medal, certificate and ₤5000 which will be presented at an awards dinner on November 12th, at the Birmingham Hilton Metropole Hotel, UK. Congratulations Malcolm!
Dr. Jaroniec selected to receive the 2012 Camille Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Award
Colleagues,
Please join us in congratulating Chris Jaroniec. Chris has been selected as a recipient of the 2012 Camille Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Award. Well done Chris!
Dr. Anita Mattson Featured in C&EN News
Congratulations on the write up on your work in the most recent C&E News!
The Full article can be read here.
Dr. RajanBabu named the 2013 recipient of the Chemical Research Society of India (CRSI) medal
You can learn more about CRSI by visiting them at www.crsi.org.in
Excellent paper coauthored by Terry Miller entitled, "Imaging Ultrafast Molecular Dynamics with Laser-Induced Electron Diffraction."
Colleagues,
Please take note of the excellent paper coauthored by Terry Miller entitled, "Imaging Ultrafast Molecular Dynamics with Laser-Induced Electron Diffraction," Cosmin I. Blaga,1 Junliang Xu,2 Anthony D. DiChiara,1 Emily Sistrunk,1 Kaikai Zhang,1 Pierre Agostini,1 Terry A. Miller,3 Louis F. DiMauro1 & C. D. Lin2, Nature, 483, 194 (2012) http://www.nature.com.proxy.lib.ohio-state.edu/nature/journal/v483/n7388/full/nature10820.html<
Dr. Platz accepts the position as Vice Chancellor of Academic Affairs at UH Hilo
http://hilo.hawaii.edu/blog/chancellor/2012/02/27/matthew-platz-vice-chancello/
Dr. Chisholm will be the 2012 recipient of the Edward W. Morley Award!
Colleagues,
I just received word that Malcolm Chisholm will be the 2012 Recipient of
the Edward W. Morley Award given by the ACS Cleveland Section. This award
is given to "recognize significant contributions to chemistry through
achievements in research, teaching, engineering, research administration
and public service, outstanding service to humanity, or to industrial
progress."
CONGRATULATIONS Malcolm!
Christopher Callam, Noel Paul, Matt Stoltzfus, and John Swenton honored
Colleagues,
Please join me in congratulating
Christopher Callam, Noel Paul, Matthew Stoltzfus, and John Swenton who were honored at the 23rd Annual Sphinx and Mortar Board Senior Class Honoraries’ Faculty/Staff reception this evening. They were honored for contributing significantly to the education and professional growth of the nominating undergraduate students. These strong contributions are greatly appreciated.
Susan V. Olesik
Dow Professor and Chair
Department of Chemistry
100 West 18th Ave.
Columbus, OH 43210
(614)292-0733
Dr. Ross Dalbey elected as a Fellow in the American Academy of Microbiology
Dr. Claudia Turro, Dr. T.V. RajanBabu, Dr. Anne McCoy, and Dr. Dongping Zhong Elected as AAAS Fellows
OSU Chemistry Alumnus Dr. Marinda Wu Elected President-Elect of the American Chemical Society
Dear Friends and Colleagues,
Season's greetings and hope you are enjoying a good Thanksgiving holiday! In case you have not heard the good news, I won the national ACS election. MANY THANKS AGAIN for all your wonderful help and support! The C&EN article just published on the ACS election results can be viewed at http://cen.acs.org/articles/89/web/2011/11/ACS-Election-Results.html
I look forward to working together to turn challenges into opportunities for ACS and all our members.
Happy Holidays and Best Wishes for a Happy, Healthy, and Prosperous New Year!
Marinda
Dr. Tom Magliery and Dr. Christopher Hadad's work featured in OSU Today
Read the full article here.
Dr. Jim Coe’s article in Journal of Physical Chemistry Featured.
Dr. Jim Coe’s article in Journal of Physical Chemistry on the chemical composition of dust particles is currently highlighted on the OSU webpage.
Great work Jim and good press!
http://researchnews.osu.edu/archive/dustlib.htm
Dr. Anita Mattson Featured in C&EN News
Congratulations on the write up on your work in the most recent C&E News!
The Full article can be read here.
Dr. Sheldon Shore among those elected Fellow of the American Chemical Society this year.
Sheldon Shore was among those elected Fellow of the American Chemical Society this year. Election recognizes distinction in at least two of the following areas: research, service to ACS and the profession, and teaching/chemical education. Please join with me in congratulating Sheldon on this well-deserved honor.
This is the third year that ACS has made these awards and I am pleased to state that our department has fared very well. We now have 7 ACS Fellows of our tenured/tenure-track 34 FTE: Shore, Turro, Miller, Olesik, McCoy, Cowan and Chisholm. I believe this is a very high percentage for any Chemistry Department.
MalcolmDr. Besik Kankia awarded a Melinda and Bill Gates Foundation Grant
Dr. Besik Kankia, research scientist and manager of the Biomolecular Interactions Characterization Facility (BICF), was awarded a Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation grant of $900,000 over the next 3 years for his work on "Quadruplex-based technology for isothermal DNA amplification and non-enzymatic detection".
2010-2011 Biochemistry Student Awards
2010-2011 Biochemistry Student Awards
Graduate Students
| Name | Program | Advisor | Venue | Award |
| Ian Kleckner | Biophysics | Mark Foster | IGP Symposium | Best Oral Presentation |
| Brian Smith | OSBP | Jane Jackman | IGP Symposium | Selected for Plenary Presentation |
| Xin Li | Biophysics | Michael Chan | IGP Symposium | Best Poster Presentation |
| Balachandra Rao | MCDB | Jane Jackman | IGP Symposium | Best Poster Presentation |
| Maryanne Refaei | OSBP | Mark Foster | HHMI Med into Grad Scholars Program | 2011-12 Scholar |
| Xin Li | Biophysics | Michael Chan | Chinese Government Award | Outstanding Self-Financed Students Abroad |
| Xin Li | Biophysics | Michael Chan | Protein Society meeting | Best Poster Presentation |
| Xin Li | Biophysics | Michael Chan | Protein Society Meeting | Travel Award |
| Xin Li | Biophysics | Michael Chan | Biophysics | Academic Achievement Award |
| John Shimko | OSBP | Jen Ottesen | American Peptide Society Symposium | Travel Award |
| Balachandra Rao | MCDB | Jane Jackman | Pelotonia Fellow | |
| Brian Smith | OSBP | Jane Jackman | RNA Center | RNA Fellow |
| Brandon Sullivan | OSBP | Tom Magliery | OSU | Presidential Fellow |
| Xin Li | Biophysics | Michael Chan | OSU | Presidential Fellow |
| Ian Kleckner | Biophysics | Mark Foster | Biopolymers Gordon Conference | Best Presentation Award |
| Christopher Jones | OSBP | Karin Musier-Forsyth | Ohio State University | Presidential Fellow, SP11 |
| Bhalchandra Rao | MCDB | Jane Jackman | Ohio State University | Presidential Fellow, SP11 |
Applications now open for fulltime summer research funding
The Undergraduate Research Office, in partnership with Honors and Scholars, Natural and Mathematical Sciences, Psychology, and International Affairs, is announcing the 2011 Summer Research Funding Awards. Awards are $3,500 each, and support fulltime research summer quarter. Students from all majors eligible; please encourage your advisees to apply by Friday (3/18). -- > Read more:http://undergraduateresearch.osu.edu/summerfellowships/
John Herbert selected for Dreyfus Teacher Scholar Award
Colleagues,
I am please to report that John has just learned that he has been selected
for a Dreyfus Teacher Scholar Award. As you are probably aware these are
highly competitive so it is certainly an honor and one that brings with it
$75,000.00 in unrestricted funds.
Please join me in congratulating John in this his newest recognition.
Malcolm
Yiying Wu placed as 6th most influential Materials Scientist of this past decade
As published in the Times Higher Ed., Yiying Wu is placed as the 6th most influential Materials Scientist(based on citations) of this past decade.
Four OSU Chemistry Faculty Elected Fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science
Four OSU Chemistry Faculty have been elected fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. We congratulate Michael Chan, Craig Forsyth, Dehua Pei and Sheldon Shore in their accomplishment.
Michael Chan, professor of biochemistry, chemistry and molecular and cellular biochemistry: For distinguished contributions to the field of biochemistry, particularly for the structural characterization of metalloproteins and the co-discovery of the 22nd genetically-encoded amino acid, pyrrolysine.
Craig J. Forsyth, professor of chemistry: For distinguished contributions to the field of complex natural product synthesis and synthesis of analogues for determination of their modes of biological activity.
Dehua Pei, professor of chemistry: For distinguished contributions to the field of mechanistic enzymology and for the development and application of chemical methods to biological problems.
Sheldon G. Shore, Distinguished Professor of Mathematical & Physical Sciences and professor of chemistry: For distinguished contributions in the areas of synthetic and mechanic boron hydride chemistry and metal cluster chemistry and their application to developing efficient hydrogenation catalysts.
Malcolm Chisholm has been selected to receive the Nyholm Prize of the Royal Society of Chemistry
We are very pleased to announce that Malcolm Chisholm has been selected to receive the Nyholm Prize of the Royal Society of Chemistry. The prize is awarded every two years to an inorganic chemist and consists of a medal, certificate and ₤5000 which will be presented at an awards dinner on November 12th, at the Birmingham Hilton Metropole Hotel, UK. Congratulations Malcolm!
