Division of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering ::: CALTECH

Welcome to the CCE Division
Chemistry is the science of change, and chemists and chemical engineers are involved not just in understanding, but in changing the material world around us. Whether it is through new chemistry for the synthesis of pharmaceuticals, new technologies for energy conversion, or new approaches to environmental protection, the chemical sciences affect modern life in countless and important ways.

What's New:

Three new faculty colleagues will join us in the near future:

Sarah Reisman will join our organic chemistry group as assistant professor in June 2008. Sarah is currently an NIH postdoctoral scholar at Harvard, where she works in the laboratory of Eric Jacobsen. Sarah will participate in our visiting weekends for prospective chemistry graduate students in March.

Thomas Miller will join our theory group in June 2008. Tom is currently a postdoctoral scholar at Berkeley in the Chandler and Miller research groups.

Theodor Agapie will re-join our inorganic chemistry group in March 2009. Theo earned his Ph.D. degree in the Division under the supervision of John Bercaw, and is currently a postdoctoral scholar with Mike Marletta at Berkeley.

Vivek Narsimhan, a senior chemical engineering undergraduate, has been awarded a Churchill Scholarship for graduate study at Churchill College, University of Cambridge. Vivek plans to complete a certificate in advanced mathematics. Congratulations, Vivek!

Todd Gingrich, a senior chemistry undergraduate, has been awarded a Rhodes Scholarship for graduate study in theoretical chemistry at Oxford University. Congratulations, Todd!

We are pleased to announce that Shu-ou Shan, and chemical engineering alumnus Yi Tang, Assistant Professor at UCLA (Caltech Ph.D. 2002) have been awarded Packard Fellowships for Science and Engineering. Packard Fellowships include awards of $625,000 over 5 years to unusually creative researchers early in their careers.

Bil Clemons has received a 2007 Searle Scholars Award for research entitled: Structural Studies of N-Linked Protein Glycosylation. For more information please see Dr. Clemons' website.

The Division of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering is making special commitments to four research priorities: energy, the environment, the molecules of life, and advanced materials. CCE is home to more than 40 professors and five degree programs. The Faculty's students and post-doctoral colleagues have access to many educational resources, as well as opportunities for both basic and applied research.

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