MU celebrates Fred Hawthorne and Presidential Award recipients

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Hawthorne named Priestley Medalist by American Chemical Society

M. Frederick Hawthorne, PhD, a pioneer in boron chemistry and director of the new University of Missouri International Institute of Nano and Molecular Medicine, received the 2009 Priestley Medal for his achievements in the field of chemistry. The award is the American Chemical Society’s (ACS) highest honor. The world’s largest scientific society, the ACS presented the award to Hawthorne on March 24, 2009, in Salt Lake City.

Links

• • School of Medicine Update (December, 2008)
• • Polyhedral Boranes - Chemistry for the Future - March 2009 (Video)
• • Priestley Banquet Photos
• • Faculty Profile

A Celebration of Nano and Molecular Medicine

An international group of Nobel, National Academy and Royal Society speakers came to the University of Missouri to participate in A Celebration of Nano and Molecular Medicine, a symposium held to dedicate the International Institute of Nano and Molecular Medicine (I2NM2) research facility and its accompanying thermal neutron beam at the MU Research Reactor (MURR). Held Oct. 20-22, 2008, the symposium celebrated nano and molecular medicine as a global endeavor involving a new interface of chemistry, biology, nanoscience and translational medicine.

Links

• • Symposium Brochure
• • Symposium Packet
• • A Celebration of Nano & Molecular Medicine - Oct 20-22, 2008 (Video)
• • October Symposium Photos Day 1, Day 2, Day 3