Recent News

Prof. Luis Colón has been promoted to the rank of SUNY Distinguished Professor. The SUNY Distinguished Professorship is awarded to faculty who have achieved national and international prominence and a distinguished reputation in research and scholarship. In Luis’s case, the distinction recognizes his extensive and groundbreaking contributions in analytical chemistry and separations science, and his career-spanning achievements in mentoring and leadership. UBNow article

Commemorating the Women Heritage Month, the UB’s Department of Chemistry presents

Former colleague David Hangauer was selected as the 2021 Schoellkopf Medalist from the WNY section of the ACS. Dave was selected for his “visionary work on the discovery of cancer therapies and his entrepreneurial impact for the advancement of the pharmaceutical industry in the region.” Dave will be honored at the Schoellkopf Award banquet, which is tentatively scheduled for April 5, 2022. 

Mary McCourt, PhD alumna (1988), was awarded the 2020 WNYACS Schoellkopf medal … “in recognition of her pioneering contributions to the development of drug delivery methods for the treatment of breast cancer, diabetes, and Alzheimer’s disease, and for her outstanding dedication to teaching and mentoring.”  Mary will be honored at the Schoellkopf award banquet, tentatively planned for April 5, 2022.

The University at Buffalo’s Department of Chemistry mourns the passing of Janet (Osteryoung) Jones. Dr. Jones was a faculty member in our department from 1979 until 1992. From 1994 until her retirement in 2001, Dr. Jones served as Director of the National Science Foundation’s Division of Chemistry, a role in which she greatly influenced the direction of chemistry research in the US.