Chemistry Faculty Members Jeffrey Bode, William F. DeGrado and Michael L. Klein Win American Chemical Society Awards
November 2007
Department of Chemistry faculty members Jeffrey Bode, William F. DeGrado and Michael L. Klein won 2008 American Chemical Society National Awards.
Bode, an Associate Professor of Chemistry, received an Arthur C. Cope Scholar Award, which is intended to recognize and encourage outstanding achievements in the field of organic chemistry. Bode came to Penn this year from the University of California, Santa Barbara, and he is a specialist in synthetic organic and bioorganic chemistry. DeGrado, who is Adjunct Professor of Chemistry and George W. Raiziss Professor of Biochemistry and Biophysics in the School of Medicine, received the Ralph F. Hirschmann Award in Peptide Chemistry. Sponsored by Merck Laboratories, this award recognizes and encourages outstanding achievements in the chemistry, biochemistry and biophysics of peptides. Klein, the Hepburn Professor of Physical Science, won the Peter Debye Award in recognition of his research in physical chemistry.
Founded in 1876, the American Chemical Society is the world's largest scientific society and is the premier professional organization for chemists, chemical engineers and related professions around the globe. The Society publishes numerous scientific journals and databases, convenes major research conferences and provides educational, science policy and career programs in chemistry.