Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry Newsletter Spring 2009

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THE DEPARTMENT CELEBRATES OUTSTANDING STUDENT ACHIEVEMENTS

Two students named to USA Today's 2009 All - USA College Academic Teams, two Goldwater scholars, and one Fulbright winner. read more ... "in the spotlight"

DOE funds Bio-Inspired Solar Fuel Center at ASU
New $14-million center will focus on using fundamentals of photosynthesis to unlock new sources of energy

ASU will be home to a new Energy Frontier Research Center (EFRC) announced by the White House in conjunction with a speech delivered by President Barack Obama.

Devens Gust is director of the new center. ASU principal investigators on the project in addition to Gust include: Professors James Allen, Petra Fromme, Giovanna Ghirlanda, Anne Jones, Yan Liu, Ana Moore, Thomas Moore, Kevin Redding, Dong-Kyun Seo and Hao Yan from the department of Chemistry and biochemistry, as well as Clark Miller from the Consortium for Science, Policy & Outcomes (CSPO).

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ANNUAL AWARDS and RECOGNITION

On April 22nd in the Carson Ballroom of Old Main, 39 Students, one professor and one academic professional received annual awards...
Sixty-six senior level chemistry/biochemistry majors made the honors circle with a GPA of 3.8 or higher...
Also honored were Spring 2009 Chemistry and Biochemistry graduates. During fall 2008 and spring 2009, 105 students received their bachelor's degrees in either chemistry or biochemistry , 10 students received master's degrees and 17 received doctoral degrees.

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Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry Arizona State University
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