Chemistry Student Receives Graduate School Doctoral Fellows Award

Liliana DeLatte, a doctoral student in the Department of Chemistry at the University of Georgia, is a recipient of the 2026 Graduate School Doctoral Fellows Award. The award is designed to recruit highly competitive students who will advance the research and scholarship mission of the University. Selected recipients come from various disciplines across campus.. 

Chemistry PhD Student Named Women in Chemicals Woman of the Year

Women in Chemicals, a global community of female identifying individuals and allies in the chemical industry with a mission to create and identify opportunities to empower women in chemistry, has named Oluwaseun O. Ajayi their 2026 Woman of the Year. Ms. Ajayi is a PhD student in the Department of Chemistry at the University of Georgia, specializing in organic chemistry under the supervision of Prof. Rob Phillips. She is one of the youngest finalists ever to receive this award.

Prof. Michael Duncan Honored with Special Issue of
The Journal of Physical Chemistry A

Prof. Michael Duncan, Regents Professor and Franklin Professor in the Department of Chemistry, was recently honored with a special issue of the Journal of Physical Chemistry A celebrating his research and career. This Festschrift in the Journal of Physical Chemistry A is a tribute to honor the remarkable four-decade career of Professor Michael A. Duncan at the University of Georgia in physical chemistry, molecular spectroscopy, and cluster science.