In November, UO Chemistry and Biochemistry Department Head Andrew H. Marcus was elected to fellowship in the American Physical Society upon the recommendation of the Division of Chemical Physics.

The American Physical Society is a non-profit membership organization working to advance and diffuse the knowledge of physics.  APS represents over 50,000 members, including scientists in academia, national laboratories and industry from within the United States and around the world. APS Fellowships are peer-nominated awards given in recognition of outstanding contributions to physics, and the Fellowships are limited to no more than one half of one percent of the APS membership.

Professor Marcus’ nomination was put forward by Nancy Levinger of Colorado State University. Professor Levinger considered Marcus an ideal candidate for the award because of his thoughtful, creative approach to a wide range of experiments. His work bridges from basic laser science to chemical physics to biophysics, encompassing molecular studies that are critical to understanding the chemical basis of life processes. The nomination made note of several different unique laser spectroscopic methods that Marcus has developed to explore molecular interactions, and the extraordinary command of chemical physics necessary to understand these complex systems.

The Fellowship award honors Professor Marcus “For his contribution to the development of linear and nonlinear fluorescence correlation spectroscopies, and their application to the study of the structure and dynamics of biochemical systems.” He will be presented with a certificate at an upcoming meeting of the APS, and his name and award citation will appear in the March 2015 issue of APS News.