An article in the fall 2015 issue of Cascade magazine profiles research conducted by Muhammad Khalifa, class of 2014, while earning his BS degree in Biochemistry at the University of Oregon. Khalifa worked for three years in the Haley lab and was listed as first author on a paper published this past July, an honor that identifies the person who made the greatest contributions to the project.
While at the UO, Muhammad was awarded the Chemistry and Biochemistry Department’s Kuntz-Swinehart Memorial Scholarship, which recognizes academic excellence in our majors. He is currently pursuing his doctoral degree in pharmaceutical sciences at the University of Wisconsin, Madison.
Brian Coombs and Joe Giammatteo at Sacred Valley Brewing Company photo: Brewpublic.com
UO Chemistry and Biochemistry alumnus Brian Coombs, Class of 2011, recently shared his experiences brewing beer in Peru on Brewpublic.com’s blog of all things beer- and brewing-related.
Brian traveled this past spring to the Sacred Valley region of Peru to lend his brewing expertise to a friend, Joe Giammatteo, who had opened a craft brewery in the town of Ollantaytambo.
Dr. Hill presents the Outstanding Senior Award to Matthew Tanner, June 2014
UO Chemistry and Biochemistry alumnus Marion Hill passed away on August 2, 2015, in Portland, Oregon.
Marion Hill received his B.S. and M.S. degrees in Chemistry from the University of Oregon in 1948 and 1950, respectively. He then began his professional career at the National Bureau of Standards as a physical chemist engaged in thermochemistry.
Shortly thereafter he joined the U.S. Naval Ordnance Laboratory to do basic research on the synthesis of high energy organic compounds. While working at the Naval Ordnance Laboratory, Mr. Hill developed a process for making the nitroplasticizer used in the Polaris missile rocket motor. He received twenty-three patents for his work in this area.
In 1960, Marion Hill joined the Stanford Research Institute where he became Director of the Institute’s Chemical Laboratory which employed more than 100 chemists. Under his leadership this Laboratory produced outstanding accomplishments including orthoester based polymers for controlled drug release, new dyes for polyester/cotton blends, and polymers providing fibers with extremely high tensile strength and high modulus.
Mr. Hill was selected by the department for the 1996 Alumni Achievement Award in Chemistry, in recognition of his outstanding career both as a research chemist and as a research director.
At the 2014 department commencement ceremony, he presented the American Institute of Chemists Foundation Outstanding Senior award to Phi Beta Kappa nominee, Matthew Tanner. Mr. Hill was also a recipient of both honors when he graduated with his bachelor’s degree in 1948.
Read more about Marion Hill in his obituary at MercuryNews.com
Two University of Oregon Phi Beta Kappa Chemistry grads met up last week at the American Medical Association (AMA) Annual meeting.
Dr. James (Jay) Gilbaugh MD, Class of ’83, is President of the Kansas Medical Society and Dr. Robert Wah MD, Class of ’79,is Immediate Past President of the American Medical Association.
The American Medical Association was founded in 1847 and is the largest association of physicians and medical students in the US. The AMA’s mission is to promote the art and science of medicine and the betterment of public health.
UO Chemistry and Biochemistry alumna Dana Garves, Class of 2010, started her own beer business, BrewLab, after working as a lab tech for Ninkasi Brewing Company.
Calden Carroll, Class of 2011, President of SupraSensor Technologies
Calden Carroll’s PhD work under Professors Michael Haley and Darren Johnson resulted in the creation of SupraSensor Technologies. But, as the article from UO Research and Innovation explains ~
The route from basic research to innovation can be a long and winding road, but the payoffs can be big. That was the case for one University of Oregon startup, which began with a failure in the laboratory.
There will be memorial service on Saturday, February 28th, in Medford, OR, for Gregory Harlow.
Gregory graduated in June 2013 with a Bachelor’s degree in Chemistry. While an undergrad in the UO Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, he did research in the Liu lab as a Beckman Scholar. Gregory was a graduate student at the California Institute of Technology in Pasadena, CA. He passed away January 22, 2015.
Dr. Jeffrey Bland, who earned his PhD in Chemistry at University of Oregon in 1971, has been named the recipient of the Burton Kallman Scientific Award by the Natural Products Association.
An article in the fall 2015 issue of Cascade magazine profiles research conducted by Muhammad Khalifa, class of 2014, while earning his BS degree in Biochemistry at the University of Oregon. Khalifa worked for three years in the Haley lab and was listed as first author on a paper published this past July, an honor that identifies the person who made the greatest contributions to the project.
Nice article about UO Chemistry and Biochemistry alumna Emily Troung!