Two distinguished alum with connections to the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry have recently been honored and featured by The Ohio State University. 

Ratmir Timashev is a 1996 alum who was mentored by Dr. Terry Miller. He is known worldwide as an entrepreneur, technologist and philanthropist. In 2016, Timashev created the Dr. Terry A. Miller Post-Doctoral Research Fellow in Chemical Physics in honor of his mentor and friend. We are so appreciative of his gifts to the University that enable our students, post-docs, and faculty to continue their research!

J. Jean Cui is a 1994 alum who completed her Ph.D. under Prof. Derek Horton. Cui is a renowned oncology drug designer with many accolades. Cui and her Crizotinib chemistry team at Pfizer were selected for the 38th National Inventor of the Year Award in 2011. Cui was also awarded two Pfizer Worldwide R&D Achievement Awards, and the Pfizer Innovation Award that same year. 

Full Article: https://artsandsciences.osu.edu/news/2022-honoring-excellence