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Recent News & Events in Chemistry and Biochemistry

  • Fall 2024
    • Congratulations to Prof. Ken Laali on publishing "," in Molecules.

     

    • Congratulations to Profs. Bryan Knuckley, Corey Causey, and Fatima Rehman for recieving a MedNexus Innovative Therapeutics Development Grant for $70,000 to continue their work on cancer therapeutics targeting the Protein Arginine Methyltransferase family of enzymes.

     

    • Congratulations to Prof. TJ Mullen on receiving funding from the American Chemical Society Petroleum Research Fund (ACS-PRF) for his proposal entitled "Tailoring Nanostructure Morphology and Catalytic Behavior for Hydrocarbon Oxidation" for $70,000.

     

    • Congratulations to Prof. Ben Williams on being awarded a contract with NRS Labs LLC for $12,500 on a project entitled "Optimization of Monolithic Carbon Structures for Energy Storage."

     

    • Congratulations to Prof. Szymon Ciesielski for being awarded a 海角社区High Impact Practice Grant in the amount of $15,000 for his project entitled "Protein Structure and Function: from Virtual Reality to Laboratory Experience."

     

    • Congratulations to Prof. Will Jones for being awarded a 海角社区High Impact Practice Grant in the amount of $10,200 for his project entitled “Enabling One-on-One Mentorship for Cutting Edge Research in Analytical Chemistry.”

    • Congratulations to Profs. TJ Mullen and Greg Wurtz on recieving funding from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) for $250,000 to acquire an Atomic Force Microscope (AFM)! 

     

    • Congratulations to Prof. Stuart Chalk on recieving a  for $300,000 focused on the development of an open digital research notebook.

     

    • Welcome to the new members of our Chemistry & Biochemistry family:
      • Dr. Elzie Black – Laboratory Lecturer
      • Dr. Ana Restrepo – Laboratory Lecturer
      • Dr. Elizabeth Carey – Visiting Laboratory Lecturer
      • Dr. Shayla Bajalia – Visiting Laboratory Lecturer
      • Dr. Travis Bray – Visiting Laboratory Lecturer
  • Summer 2024
    • Congratulations to Prof. Thomas Mullen on publishing "I" in Micromachines. 

     

     

    • Congratulations to our 2024 Summer Undergraduate Research Fellows (SURF) Cohort:
      • Cody Bishir
      • Baher Boktor
      • Soleil Cabana
      • Abigail Crossman
      • Reagan Elia
      • Gerald Favorite
      • Brian Grause
      • Skyeler Klinge
      • Erina Kotreli
      • Jamie Ly
      • Tania McCormack
      • Chloe Perednia
      • Noah Smith
      • Ruby Soto
      • Cameron Young

     

    • Congratulations to the following students for the 2023 - 24 student awards:
      • Outstanding Graduate: Chris Yazji
      • Outstanding Undergraduate Researcher: Amanda Jessel
      • American Institute of Chemist Award: Jordan Tucker
      • ACS Analytical Chemistry Award: Will Tuten
      • ACS Organic Chemistry Award: David Weldon
      • ACS Inorganic Chemistry Award: Amanda Jessel
      • ACS Physical Chemistry Award: Chloe Perednia
      • 海角社区Biochemistry Award: Cameron Young
  • Spring 2024

    • Congratulations to Prof. Szymon Ciesielski for his project titled "Exploring the Role of Molecular Chaperones in Carcinogenesis" being awarded a MedNexus Research Innovation Fund Grant for $20,000! 

    • Congratulations to Prof. Eirin Sullivan for receiving the 海角社区Outstanding Undergraduate Teaching Award!

    • Congratulations to Prof. Szymon Ciesielski for winning Best Poster at 海角社区STARS! 

    • Congratulations to Prof. Ken Laali on publishing “” in Polyhedron. 

    • Congratulations to Prof. Szymon Ciesielski on publishing " in FEBS Letters.
    • Congratulations to Prof. Eirin Sullivan on publishing “” in Materials Research Bulletin. 

    • Congratulations to Prof. Ben Williams on publishing in ACS Catalysis.

    • Congratulations to Prof. Ken Laali on publishingin Chemistry Select.

  • Fall

    • Congratulations to Prof. Will Jones on being awarded an Academic Technology Grant for “Technologies for Chemical Research." 

    • Congratulations to Profs. Szymon Ciesielski, Hannah Malcolm, Amy Lane, and Bryan Knuckley on being awarded Academic Technology Grant for the acquisition of PyMOL software, a vital tool for the molecular visualization of complex compounds.

    • Congratulations to Profs. Ben Williams and Florentino De la Cruz (海角社区Engineering) on being awarded an Institute of Environmental Research and Education (IERE) Seed Grant for $10,000 entitled “Carbon Capture and Storage from Landfill Gas using Metal Organic Frameworks Coupled with Enhanced Weathering with Combustion Residuals.”

    • Congratulations to Prof. Ken Laali for publishing "" in Molecules.
    • Congratulations to Prof. Szymon Ciesielski for publishing "" in Enzymes. 
    • Congratulations to Prof. Szymon Ciesielski for publishing "" in the Journal of Molecular Biology. 
    • Congratulations to Prof. Szymon Ciesielski for being awarded the Jim Van Vleck Teaching Excellence Award.
    • Congratulations to Prof. Eirin McBride for being awarded a 海角社区COAS Research Enhancement Plan Award.
    • Congratulations to Prof. Ben Williams for being awarded a 海角社区COAS Dean's Leadership Award.
    • Welcome to the new members of our Chemistry & Biochemistry family:
      • Dr. Liangyong Mei – Assistant Professor of Bioorganic Chemistry
      • Dr. Benjamin Williams – Assistant Professor of Physical Chemistry
      • Dr. Elzie Black – Visiting Laboratory Lecturer
    • Congratulations to Prof. Bryan Knuckley on being promoted to Full Professor.
    • Congratulations to Prof. Melissa Bush on being promoted to University Lab Lecturer.
  • Summer
    • Congratulations to our 2023 Johnson & Johnson Vision Sponsored Summer Undergraduate Research Program (SURP) Cohort:
      • Amanda Jessel
      • Hana Kabil
      • Skyeler Klinge
      • Tania McCormack
      • Cassidy Nguyen
      • Gustavo Perez
      • Jordan Tucker
      • Cameron Young
    •  featuring Prof. Brynna Jones on News4Jax.
  • Spring
    • Congratulations to Prof. Szymon Ciesielski for being named 海角社区Undergraduate Mentor of the Year!
    • The 海角社区Department of Chemistry has been renamed to the 海角社区Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry!
    • Prof. Amy Lane (PI) along with Prof. Terri Ellis (Co-PI; 海角社区Biology) and Prof. Judy Ochrietor (Senior Key Personnel) are awarded an Undergraduate Research Training Initiative for Student Enhancement (U-RISE) grant from the National Institute of Health (NIH) for more than $1,000,000 to help promote student success across UNF’s biology, chemistry, and physics undergraduate student population.
    • 海角社区Chemistry student, Zachary Burkhead was awarded a spot for the ) Workshop! The American Chemical Society only sponsors two students nationwide from a pool of both undergrads and grad students. Zach will go to Washington DC for three days in March to learn about the federal policy-making process, network with policy professionals, and collaborate with other students engaged with science policy.
    • Prof. Josh Melko has returned from his sabbatical as an ACS Congressional Fellow.
    • Prof. Stuart Chalk received the 海角社区Outstanding Faculty Scholarship Award!
    • Melissa Bush received the 海角社区Outstanding Undergraduate Teaching Award! 
    • Prof. Brynna Jones was awarded a 海角社区Shared Research Instrumentation Grant (SRIG) for $101,750 entitled "Acquisition of a 3D Digital Image Correlation System for Science and Engineering Research.”
  • Fall
    • Prof. Szymon Ciesielski was awarded a College of Arts & Sciences Research Enhancement Plan Award for his proposal, "The role of DNAJB1 co-chaperone protein in human neurodegenerative diseases." Congratulations Prof. Ciesielski!
    • Dr. Sam Xia, Analytical Instrumentation Facility Manager, was awarded a 海角社区SPOT Award!
    • An exciting day for our department as we hosted a Ribbon Cutting and Research Symposium to formally open our renovated space and to honor our 2022 Johnson & Johnson Vision Care Summer Research Fellows. These fellows were part of our inaugural Summer Undergraduate Research Program (SURP) sponsored by Johnson & Johnson Vision Care Inc.
    • 海角社区Chemistry launches a Bachelor of Science in Biochemistry
    • Welcome to the new members of our Chemistry family:
      • Dr. Will Jones – Assistant Professor of Analytical Chemistry
      • Dr. Arthur Omran – Lecturer of Chemistry
      • Dr. Emily Rigsby – Visiting Laboratory Lecturer
      • Sarah Nix – Laboratory Manager 
    • Congratulation to Profs. Bryan Knuckley and Corey Causey for publishing “” in the Journal of Biological Chemistry.
    • Congratulations to Prof. Hannah Malcolm on receiving tenure and being promoted to Associate Professor.
  • Summer
    • Congratulations to Prof. Amy Lane for being awarded the Terry Presidential Professorship.
    • 海角社区Chemistry launches a Summer Undergraduate Research Program sponsored by Johnson & Johnson Vision Care Inc.
    • Congratulations to our 2022 Johnson & Johnson Vision Sponsored Student Interns:Elise Ballash, Zachary Burkhead, Isabella Cioffi, Brooklyn Dailey, Brandon Guerin, Amanda Jessel, Seth Shearer, Caroline Teeter, Natacha Tirado, and Jordan Tucker.
  • Spring
    • 海角社区Chemistry launches a Bachelor of Science in Biochemistry (starting Fall 2022)
    • Congratulations to Prof. Stuart Chalk for being selected as the 海角社区Distinguished Professor Runner Up.
    • Congratulations to Prof. Melissa Bush on being awarded a 海角社区Outstanding Undergraduate Teaching Award.
    • Congratulations to each of those groups on having their 海角社区Shared Research Instrumentation proposals selected for funding.
      • Congratulations to Profs. Mike Lufaso and Eirin Sullivan for their proposal “Acquisition of a UV-Vis Spectrometer with Integrating Sphere,” at the amount of $47,021!
      • Congratulations to Prof. TJ Mullen (Co-PI) along with Profs. Greg Wurtz, Maitri Warusawithana, and Dan Santavicaa (PI) for their proposal “Acquisition of a Reactive Ion Etcher (RIE) for Materials Research at UNF,” being funded at the amount of $95,130!
      • Congratulations to Prof. Szymon Ciesielski (PI) with Co-PI’s Profs. Hannah Malcolm, Amy Lane, and Bryan Knuckley for their proposal “iBright Imaging System – essential research instrumentation for the Chemistry Department,” at the amount of $34,000!
      • Congratulations to Prof. Art Omran on his latest publication “” published in Life as part of a special issue on The Origin and Early Evolution of Life: Prebiotic Systems Chemistry Perspective.
    • Congratulations to Prof. Ken Laali on his recent retirement and being selected as Emeritus Faculty.
    • Congratulations to The  on receiving funding to support the attendance of your student members at the Spring 2022 ACS Meeting.
  • Fall
    • Congratulations to Prof. Ken Laali for his new Patent on curcuminoids , US Patent 11,117,907 B2
    • Congratulations to Prof. Brynna Jones for publishing “” in the Journal of Biophotonics.
    • Congratulations to Prof. Arthur Omran for publishing “” in Astrobiology.
    • Congratulations to Prof. Ken Laali for being named Associate Editor for Frontiers in Chemistry/Organic Chemistry and Editorial Board Member for Molecules/Organic Section.
    • Congratulations to Prof. Barnali Mondal for receiving an American Chemical Society Short Lab Skills Course Grant ($3000) to create and teach a course on the development of hands-on lab skills.
    • Congratulations to Prof. Eirin Sullivan for receiving a 海角社区College of Arts & Sciences Dean’s Leadership Council Faculty Fellowship.
    • Congratulations to Prof. TJ Mullen for receiving a 海角社区College of Arts & Sciences Dean’s Leadership Council Faculty Fellowship.
    • Congratulations to Prof. Eirin Sullivan for publishing "" in Heliyon.
    • Presidential Professor Prof. Ken Laali has published four new research papers in organic synthesis.  See his extensive list of research papers on his  page.
    • Welcome to the new members of our Chemistry family!
      • Dr. Szymon Ciesielski – Assistant Professor of Biochemistry
      • Dr. Arthur Omran – Visiting Assistant Professor
      • Dr. Dewayne Black – Adjunct Faculty
  • Summer
    • Congratulations to Prof. Amy Lane for being promoted to Professor of Chemistry.
    • Congratulations to Prof. Stuart Chalk for having his project “KnowLedger Semantic Integration Platform” funded by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) for $42,125.
  • Spring
    • Congratulations to Prof. Amy Lane for being awarded a National Science Foundation grant for $324,000 to support her research on harnessing the biochemical potential of unique ocean microorganisms.
    • Congratulations to Prof. Stuart Chalk for having his project “IUPAC Recommendation Term Processing System” funded by the IUPAC for $15,000.
    • Congratulations to Prof. Josh Melko for being awarded the American Chemical Society Congressional Fellowship!
    • Congratulations to Prof. Stuart Chalk for publishing the article “” in Spectroscopy Europe.
    • Congratulations to Prof. Amy Lane for publishing “” in ACS Omega.
    • Congratulations to Prof. Amy Lane for publishing “” in the Journal of Natural Products.