Hicks Recognized
Assistant Professor Leslie Hicks, was not only se-
lected to receive this year’s Robert J. Cotter New In-
vestigator Award, given in recognition of her signif-
icant achievements in proteomics, broadly defined.
Recently, she also learned that the Analytical re-
search and development division at Eli Lilly, picked
her to be the recipient of their Young Investigator
Award in Analytical Chemistry. This is an unsolicit-
ed and unrestricted grant, given to an outstanding
young faculty member pursuing analytical chemis-
try. The grant is for $50,000, which is renewable for
a second year. -Congratulations to Leslie!
Dempsey Awarded
Associate Professor Jillian Dempsey continues to
garner high caliber awards. This year, she is the re-
cipient of the prestigious ACS Harry Gray Award for
Creative Work in Inorganic Chemistry by a Young
Investigator. This award is granted granted to an in-
dividual who has less than 10 years of experience
since their terminal degree, and has demonstrated
innovative research in inorganic chemistry broadly
defined, which also may include interdisciplinary or
multidisciplinary work.
Johnson in AAAS
Our Department Chair, A. Ronald Gallant Distin-
guished Professor of Chemistry Jeffrey Johnson,
has been named a fellow of the American Associ-
ation for the Advancement of Science, AAAS, the
world’s largest general scientific society.
Jeff was recognized for diverse contributions of
broad impact to synthetic organic chemistry. He and
his team have developed a broad suite of reactions
and catalysts, a chemical “toolbox,” that exhibits ex-
citing potential in drug discovery and development.
-Congratulations, Jeff!
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