Haifeng Gao and Vlad Iluc, assistant professors of chemistry and biochemistry, have been selected to receive National Science Foundation (NSF) Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Program awards. These awards are the NSF’s most prestigious awards offered to junior faculty members and are given to recognize outstanding research, education, and integration of education and research. Prof. Gao and Prof. Iluc join the 14 other chemistry and biochemistry faculty members selected as CAREER award recipients.…

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The National Science Foundation recently announced the winners of the 2016 Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP), with 24 current Notre Dame students winning the prestigious award and another 17 earning honorable mention. Overall, there were 41 students recognized by the NSF. This doubles the number of Notre Dame awardees from 2015, and nearly doubles the previous Notre Dame record of 26, set last year, for total students recognized by the NSF.

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Notre Dame International has awarded Global Collaboration Initiative funding to 18 projects submitted by faculty members engaged in reputation-advancing research with colleagues at universities around the world. The GCI awards support faculty-led international initiatives by providing seed funding for sustainable research collaborations.

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We are happy to welcome Dr. Jessica Brown to the faculty at Notre Dame as an Assistant Professor of Chemistry & Biochemistry. Dr. Brown will establish her research group specializing in understanding the biological, biochemical, and structural roles of RNA triple helices. Her research interests are centered on RNA-protein biochemistry and structural biology, which can play important roles in cancer identification and treatment.

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Dr. Mary Prorok, Assistant Chair of the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, has been selected to receive a 2016 Presidential Leadership Award. This award, conferred by the University of Notre Dame, is given to recognize staff supervisors who demonstrate outstanding servant leadership.

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