News items about Alumni
Connecting to Chemistry Alumnae in California
In April, Chemistry Professor Emeritus Morton Z. Hoffman was invited by Concordia University Irvine to deliver an International Year of Chemistry (IYC) lecture, “The IYC: Our Life, Our Future,” as well as to serve as a consultant to the Chemistry Department, at Concordia, as they developed their 10-year strategic plan. While in the “the neighborhood,” […]
Chemistry of Drugs Talk Informs Alumni
Professor of Chemistry Karen Allen and Associate Professor of Chemistry Adrian Whitty gave a “Discoveries” talk to BU Alumni on December 1, 2010. Sponsored by the BU Alumni Association and the College of Arts & Sciences, the Discoveries lecture series taps the strength of BU faculty to give alumni a deeper look into the world […]
Chemistry Alumnus Elected ACS President
Bassam Z. Shakhashiri, Professor of Chemistry and the William T. Evjue Distinguished Chair for the Wisconsin Idea at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, was elected 2011 ACS President-Elect.
Successful ACS Reception Brings together Chemistry Alumni, Friends, Faculty, and Students
One of the boons of having the ACS national meeting in Boston is that it allows us to host a reception and reach out to friends, old and new. Over 150 people attended our Monday, August 23rd reception, co-hosted by BU Chemistry and the BU Alumni Association.
Alumni & Friends Reception at ACS: August 23 2010
The Chemistry Department invites alumni, faculty, and students to a reception during the Fall 2010 National Meeting & Exposition of the American Chemical Society in Boston, MA. Join us for an evening of light appetizers, drinks, and good conversation and a chance to catch up with friends at the Westin Waterfront Hotel beside the Boston […]
Help create the Undergraduate Center for Discovery Chemistry
The Center will provide the physical framework for a new curriculum dedicated to cultivating chemical intuition and encouraging independent investigation. With this curriculum, we will be able to immerse students in the process of collaborative innovation and discovery. To do so, we will need to provide them with advanced scientific instrumentation and integrated modern laboratory […]
Family, Friends, Colleagues, and Alumni Celebrate Guilford Jones, Our “Newest” Emeritus
Over 200 people turned out to honor Professor Guilford Jones on his retirement and his contributions to Boston University and the Department of Chemistry. At a reception and dinner on Friday, April 23, in the BU School of Management, former students and postdocs from the Jones Group mingled with Chemistry and University colleagues and family […]
Professor Bassam Shakhashiri Celebrates 50 years as a BU Chemistry Alumnus
Nothing makes us prouder than being able to to claim Bassam Z. Shakhashiri, Ph.D, Professor of Chemistry at the University of Wisconsin-Madison as one of our own! He received his B.A. in Chemistry from BU in 1960. It launched him on a distinguished academic career that includes an M.Sc. and Ph.D from the University of […]
BU Chemistry Fall 2010 ACS Alumni Reception
We are pleased to invite BU Chemistry Alumni and Friends to a reception at the Fall ACS National Meeting in Boston on Monday, August 23, 2010, from 5:30 to 7:30 pm at the Westin Boston Waterfront Hotel (adjacent to the conference center). Please let us know if you plan to attend.
Department Notes the Passing of former Chair, Professor Lowell Coulter
Professor Emeritus Lowell Coulter, passed away on May 2 at the age of 95. Dr. Coulter, a physical chemist by training (PhD, University of California, Berkeley), was Professor of Chemistry at Boston University for over 35 years (1942 and 1977). In an energy related topic that resonates today as much as it did when he […]