UConn graduate student Ben Ahiadu says he spends at least six hours a day in front of a work computer, time he uses to plan lessons, record experiments, email colleagues, and read papers. “The things I am doing now are all built on technology,” he says. “I cannot imagine life without computers.” But for Ahiadu, […]
Stockroom Staff Adapts to Changing Lab Needs
Structural Changes to Teaching Lab Services and the Main Stockroom The retirement of Charlene Fuller led to many changes for Main Stockroom team. Sam Post, previously a senior laboratory technician, successfully transitioned into the Main Stockroom Manager role, and is continually looking for new efficiencies and better ways to serve the department. Organization of the […]
#FacesOfUConnChem: Meet Connor Boyle and Pascal Riel
Meet Connor Boyle and Louis Pascal Riel, new Assistant Professors in Residence at UConn Waterbury and UConn Avery Point. Connor Boyle Assistant Professor in Residence UConn Waterbury Background: Ph.D. in Chemistry at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst Current position: Assistant Professor in Residence at UConn Waterbury. This is my first year at UConn, and I am […]
Deepthi Varghese Success Story
Deepthi Varghese is a TD Module Engineer at Intel Corporation. Deepthi earned a Ph.D. in Polymer Chemistry from UConn. “I am currently working as a process engineer in the dry etch module at Intel. My current role focuses on technology development for next-gen semiconductor technologies and sustaining for high volume manufacturing.” Deepthi has been with […]
Professor Emeritus James McCue Bobbitt, in Memoriam
James McCue Bobbitt passed away November 22, 2021 after being injured in an automobile accident in Windham, Connecticut. Born on January 18, 1930 in Charleston, West Virginia, he was on the cusp of 92. Dr. Bobbitt graduated from West Virginia University in 1952, where he also met his wife, Jane Ann Hickman, “the smartest student […]
Meet Assistant Professor Michael Kienzler
Meet Assistant Professor Michael Kienzler, an organic chemist interested in using light to manipulate molecules for biological applications. Career Growing up, Michael Kienzler’s interests spanned the sciences, including fields such as chemistry and biology. Although he enjoyed chemistry, Kienzler wanted to explore various academic paths before committing to one. “It took me a while to […]
#FacesOfUConnChem: Meet Assistant Professor, Dr. Gaël Ung
This week’s faculty highlight is on Dr. Gaël Ung! Background: Ph.D. from the University of California, San Diego with Prof. Guy Bertrand; Postdoc at the California Institute of Technology with Prof. Jonas C. Peters Current position: Assistant Professor at UConn Storrs. He has been here since 2016 and loves the collegial environment with the students […]
Chemistry Professors’ and Ph.D. Candidate’s Invention Selected to Compete in Wolff New Venture Competition
Did you know that the prescription you picked up at the pharmacy likely once contained a host of toxic materials that were used as a catalyst for its creation? Don’t panic. In the development process, the toxins are stripped from the medication, and the FDA has stringent guidelines ensuring its safety. But UConn chemistry professors […]
#FacesOfUConnChem: Meet Assistant Professor, Dr. Steve Barshay
Our next faculty highlight comes from Dr. Steve Barshay! Background: Ph.D. in Inorganic Chemistry and Planetary Astronomy at Massachusetts Institute of Technology; teaching postdoctoral fellowship at the University of Arizona; 32-year career in the nuclear power industry. Current position: After retiring from industry, Dr. Barshay came to UConn as an Assistant Professor because of his […]
#FacesOfUConnChem: Meet Undergraduate Program Director, Dr. Nicholas Leadbeater
Next for our faculty highlights is Dr. Nicholas Leadbeater! Background: Ph.D. and research fellowship at the University of Cambridge, UK; faculty position in London Current position: Associate Professor and Undergraduate Program Director at UConn Storrs, where he has been since 2004. He chose UConn Chemistry because of its great facilities and faculty.