50th anniversary celebration
Jan.13, 2023 – 10:00AM – ECSW 1.315
The Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry at The University of Texas at Dallas will celebrate the 50th anniversary on January 13-14, 2023. It is our great pleasure to invite undergraduate and graduate alumni of our Chemistry program to join us in celebrating 50 years of activity.
The program will include talks from senior faculty, junior faculty, undergraduate and graduate alumni, and posters from graduate students. We will also have tours of labs and facilities.
Our special invited speaker is Professor Richard D. McCullough, an undergraduate alumnus of our Chemistry Program, is the current President of Florida State University.
The program for Jan.13, 2023 will start at 10 am in ECSW 1.315 with an introduction from Dr. Mihaela C. Stefan (Department Chair).
Event Photos and Recording
Main Event
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Poster Session
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Invited speaker: Professor Richard McCullough
- Dr. Richard D. McCullough obtained his B.S. in Chemistry in 1982 from the University of Texas at Dallas. He worked in the research group of Professor John P. Ferraris as and undergraduate student.
- Dr. McCullough continued his education under supervision of Dr. Dwaine Cowan the Johns Hopkins University and received his PhD. In Chemistry 1988. In the period 1988-1990, he was a Postdoctoral Fellow with Ronald Breslow at Columbia University.
- Dr. McCullough joined the faculty of Carnegie Mellon University in 1990. He was promoted to Associate Professor in 1995 and Full Professor in 1998. He was the Department Chair for the Chemistry Department at Carnegie Mellon University from 1998 to 2001.
- Dr. McCullough was the Dean of Mellon College of Science from 2001 to 2007. In 2007, he was appointed as Vice President of Research at Carnegie Mellon University.
- Dr. McCullough served as Vice Provost for Research and Professor of Materials Science and Engineering at Harvard University in the period 2012-2021
- Dr. McCullough became the 16th president of Florida State University on Aug. 16, 2021
- Alumnus, FSU President Cites Hard Work, Education as Keys to Success
A Short History of The Chemistry Department at UT Dallas
Southwest Center for Advanced Studies
UT Dallas owes its existence to three visionaries, Eugene McDermott, J. Erik Jonsson and Cecil Green. They deeply valued education and entrepreneurial activity. These men, who also founded Texas Instruments, found themselves importing talent from outside the state while the region’s brightest young people pursued education elsewhere.
The Founding Chemistry Faculty at UT Dallas
- MS program, 1972
- Upper-division undergraduates, 1975
- Doctor of Chemistry, 1983
- First freshman students, 1990
- PhD program, 2002
Alan G. MacDiarmid NanoTech Institute
In 2001, Ray Baughman and Anvar Zakhidov were recruited from Honeywell International to establish the NanoTech Institute at UT Dallas. Ray was named as UTD’s first Robert A. Welch Professor in Chemistry
Advanced Imaging Research Center
The Advanced Imaging Research Center (AIRC) was established in 2005 as a joint effort between UT Southwestern Medical Center, UT Dallas & UT Arlington to offer state-of-the-art imaging equipment to basic science, engineering, and medical faculty from all three institutions.
Doherty Award Winners from UT Dallas
Chemistry Department at UT Dallas today
