May 16, 2016
The Department of Chemistry's new chair, Professor Dave Thirumalai, has been selected to receive the 2016 Award in Theoretical Chemistry by a division of the largest scientific society in the world.
Thirumalai was chosen "for outstanding contributions to physical and biophysical chemistry, especially work on protein and RNA folding, protein aggregation, and effects of molecular crowding in cells" by the Physical Chemistry Division of the American Chemical Society (ACS). The mission of the ACS is to advance science, provide support for current and future chemists, promote diversity in the chemical sciences and educate the public about the wonders of chemistry.