Division News
Staff Appreciation Picnic
On May 22, 2024 CCE staff and faculty gathered at Tournament Park for the division's annual staff appreciation picnic. Attendees enjoyed burgers and pie from local favorite Pie N' Burger as well as ice cream.
CCE Commencement Celebration
Students, families, faculty and staff alike gathered in Schlinger Patio on June 13, 2024 to celebrate the Class of 2024!
Special Lectures
W.N. Lacey Lectureship In
Chemical Engineering
The W. N. Lectureship in Chemical Engineering was held on May 8 and 9, 2024. Donna Blackmond, Chair of Scripps Research's Department of Chemistry and the John C. Martin Endowed Chair in Chemistry presented her lectures titled "On the Origin of Biomedical Homochirality" and "A Novel Paradigm for Asymmetric Organocatalysis." This series of distinguished lectureships is named in honor of Dr. William Noble Lacey. The yearly special lectures honoring W. N. Lacey recognize outstanding research and are held during the winter or spring quarters. The objective of the lectureship program is to bring to the campus world-renowned experts currently active in chemical engineering or related disciplines.
Beckman Lecture
The Beckman Lecture was held on June 5, 2024. Prof. Véronique Gouverneur FRS, Waynflete Professor of Chemistry from the University of Oxford gave her talk titled "Rethinking Fluorine Chemistry with Global Challenges in Mind." The Beckman Lecture series was established by Professor Peter Dervan in 1985 to honor Dr. Arnold Orville Beckman.
McCoy Award Symposium
Each year, the Herbert Newby McCoy Award recognizes the most outstanding achievements in research by CCE graduate students. The two recipients this year were Marjorie Buss and Alexander Cusumano, giving their talks titled "Ultrasound Imaging of Engineered Probiotic Bacteria in Vivo" and Asymmertric Pericyclic Transformations from Chiral Palladium Enolates", respectively.
In Memoriam:
Fred C. Anson, 1933–2024
Fred C. Anson (BS '54), the Elizabeth W. Gilloon Professor of Chemistry, Emeritus, who served as chair of the Division of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering from 1984 to 1994, passed away on May 22. He was 91.
"Along with his scientific excellence and his service to the Institute, what stood out about Fred was his humanity. As an assistant professor when he was division chair, I always knew Fred cared not only about my professional development but also about my family and the many challenges young faculty face," says Dennis Dougherty, the George Grant Hoag Professor of Chemistry and Norman Davidson Leadership Chair of the Division of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering.