UB Department of Chemistry Faculty Awards
Aga, Diana S.
Alexander von Humboldt Research Fellow (2007-2008)
American Chemical Society PROGRESS/Dreyfus Lectureship Award (2007)
New York Water Environment Association Kenneth Allen Memorial Award (2007)
NSF Career
Atwood, Jim D. Schoellkopf Award, WNY Section, ACS (2005) Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Teaching (2003) Humboldt Research (1984) Sloan Fellowship 1981-1983 1 Patent
Autschbach, Jochen NSF CAREER Award (2005) 2007 UB Exceptional Scholar Award (Young Investigator)
Bright, Frank V. 76th Jacob F. Schoellkopf Medal of the Western New York American Chemical Society (2006) A.A. Benedetti-Pichler Award in Microchemistry from the American Microchemical Society (2005) Niagara Frontier Intellectual Property Law Association, Technical Societies Council of the Niagara Frontier, Inventor of the Year (2004) Akron Section of the American Chemical Society Award (2003) New York Section of the Society for Applied Spectroscopy Gold Medal (2003) State University of New York Outstanding Inventors Award (2002) State University of New York Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Teaching (2000) Eastern New York Section of the American Chemical Society Buck-Whitney Medal (1999) 3M, Inc. Non-tenured Faculty Award (1988-91) 5 Patents
Bruckenstein, Stanley Fellow of the American Academy of Sciences (2006) Fellow of the Electrochemical Society Inc. (1999) Award in Electrochemistry, ACS (1997) Faraday Medal, Electrochemical Group of the Royal Society (1994) Charles N. Reilly Award, Society for Electrochemistry (1991) Heyrovsky Centennial Medal, Heyrovsky Centennial Congress on Polarography (1990) Jacob F. Schoellkopf Award (1987) Fellow, American Association for the Advancement of Science (1980) 10 Patents
Cheng, Richard NYSTAR James D. Watson Investigator (2003-2004)
Churchill, Melvyn R. Schoellkopf Award, WNY Section, ACS (2000) Corday-Morgan Medal, Royal Society of Chemistry (1976) Sloan Fellowship 1968-1973
Colón, Luis A. The Americas Editor for The Analyst (01/2001-06/2007) The Optimista Award - Hispanic Scholarship Fund Alumni Hall of Fame inductee (2005) Fellow of Royal Society (2005) Faculty of the Year Award, the Compact for Faculty Diversity and AGEP (2003) NSF Award for Special Creativity (1999-2001) The Whitaker Foundation Fellow (1994-1997) NSF Minority Research Initiation Award (1994) 8 Patents
Coppens, Philip Ewald Prize of the International Union of Crystallography (2005) Corresponding Member of the Royal Dutch Academy of Sciences Nishikawa Special Prize of the Crystallography Society of Japan (Dec. 2005) NSF Creativity Award (2005-2007) Gregori Aminoff Prize of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences (1996) Schoellkopf Award of the Western New York Section of the American Chemical Society (1996) Harker Award of the Hauptman-Woodward Medical Research Institute (1995) Martin Buerger Award of the American Crystallographic Association (1994) AAAS Fellow (1993) Doctor Honoris Causa, University of Nancy (1989)
Davies, Huw M. L. Cope Award, ACS (2005) Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Scholarship and Creative Activities (2003) Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Teaching (2002) Chancellor's Research Recognition Award (2002) Johnson and Johnson Focused Giving Grant (2000) Fellow, Japanese Society for Promotion of Science (1999) 10 Patents
Detty, Michael R. Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Teaching (2003) 4 Patents
Disney, Matthew D. James D. Watson Investigator Award for 2006 Camille and Henry Dreyfus New Faculty Award (2005)
Diver, Steven T. NSF CAREER Award (2000)
Gardella, Joseph A., Jr. Elected Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) (February 2007) Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) (2006) Distinguished Alumni Award, University of Pittsburgh Department of Chemistry (2006) SUNY Chancellor's Award for Scholarship and Creative Activity (2005) Presidential Award for Excellence in Science, Mathematics and Engineering Mentorship (2005) WNY Inventor of the Year (2002, 2005) Chancellor's Award for Public Service (2004) Lynton Award for Faculty Professional Service and Academic Outreach, New England Resource Center for Higher Education (2003) Schoellkopf Award, WNY Section, ACS (2002) Distinguished Alumni Award, Oakland University Department of Chemistry (1998) Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Teaching (1996) Exxon Education Fellow Fellow of American Vacuum Society Fellow, Lawrence M. Gelb Foundation NSF Award for Special Creativity (1991-1993) 9 Patents
Garvey, James F. Fulbright Scholar (1994 and 1996) Sloan Fellowships 1991-1993 5 Patents
Hangauer, David G. Chair's Fellow for the 2007 Medicinal Chemistry Gordon Research Conference, August 2007, Colby-Sayer College, New London, New Hampshire. Business First's Health Care 50 Award published in Business First's April 2007 issue honoring extraordinary professionals involved in the medical field. Niagara Frontier Intellectual Property Law Association and the Technical Societies Council of the Niagara Frontier Health Sciences 2006 Inventor of the Year for U.S. patent 7,070,936 entitled "Method for Designing Protein Kinase Inhibitors". Award announced on April 18, 2007. 2005 University at Buffalo Center for Advanced Biomedical and Bioengineering Technology Award, June 2006, in recognition of my collaboration with Kinex Pharmaceuticals, LLC on the research project "Development of a Src Inhibitor for the Treatment of Cancer". 2005 Visionary Innovator Award, June 2006, from the University at Buffalo in recognition of licensing my invention "Protection Against Noise Or Cancer Drug-Induced Hearing Loss Using Inhibitors of pp60-c-src Protein Tyrosine Kinase" to Kinex Pharmaceuticals, LLC. James H. Crowdle Award Medal, Feb. 2006. Award to an alumnus of the Canisius College Chemistry and Biochemistry Department that has made exceptional contributions to the field of chemistry and/or biochemistry. "Licensed Innovation Award", Nov. 3, 2005 from the Research Foundation of the State of New York for innovations that led to licensing agreements between the Research Foundation and companies. STOR 2004 "Visionary Innovator" award bestowed on May 26, 2005 for inventing technology licensed to Kinex Pharmaceuticals LLC. STOR 2004 "Entrepreneur" award for starting Molecular Target Laboratories LLC. STOR 2004 "Entrepreneur" award for starting Kinex Pharmaceuticals LLC. "Outstanding Inventor Award", May 20, 2002 from the Research Foundation of the State of New York for "outstanding inventions from superior research at the State University of New York". 45 Patents
Kalman, Thomas I. American Cancer Society Scholar Award (1996) Fellow, American Institute of Chemists NIH Research Career Award (1971-1976) 4 Patents
Keister, Jerome B. Sloan Fellowship 1987-1989
King, Harry F. NIH Special Fellow (1970-1971)
Morrow, Janet R. NSF Special Creativity Award (2007) Sloan Fellowship (1994-1996) NIH First Award (1991-1996) 1 Patent
Nancollas, George H. Editorial Board of Current Chemical Biology (2007) Visiting Professor, University of Texas, Southwestern Medical Center (2007) Guangbiao Outstanding Professor, Zhejiang University, PR China (2007) Merit Award, National Institute of Dental Research Science Teachers Association of NY Service Award (2003) Fellow of International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (1999) Association of Dental Research, Basic Research in Biomineralization Award (1984) Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science (1982) NY Science Teachers Association (1978) Elected Member ROCK Society for Research on Biological Calcification (1977) Jacob F. Schoellkopf Award, Western New York Section of the ACS (1977)
Prasad, Paras N. Scientific American's Top 50 (2005) The Honorary Professorship - Zhejiang University, China (2005) Morley Medal, Cleveland Section, ACS (2004) Excellence in Pursuit of Knowledge Award, SUNY Research Foundation (2003) 2003 Inventor of the Year in Life Sciences, Technical Council of the Niagara Frontier Technology/Discovery Award, WNY Health Care Industries (2000) Schoellkopf Award, WNY Section, ACS (1999) Guggenheim Fellow (1997) Fellow of the American Physical Society (1995) Fellow of the Optical Society of America (1994) Sloan Fellowship (1977) 4 Patents
Richard, John P. E.T.S. Walton Visitor Award, Ireland
Szyperski, Thomas SUNY Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Scholarship and Creative Activities (2007) Niagara Frontier Intellectual Property Law Assocation 2006 Inventor of the Year Laukien Prize (2006) Niagara Frontier Intellectual Property Law Association 2004 Inventor of the Year 1st place - Physical Sciences Buck-Whitney, Eastern NY Section, ACS (2003) Scientific American Top 50 Award in Chemistry and Material Sciences (2003) Research Innovation Award (1999), Research Corporation Medaille der ETH (1992) Fellow im Verband der Chemischen Industrie (1989-1991) Fellow of the Studienstiftung des Deutschen Volkes (1982-1988) 2 Patents
Takeuchi, Esther Astellas USA Foundation Award (Inaugural recipient 2008) Life Time Achievement Award (Inaugural recipient 2007) Lincoln Gries Distinguished Alumni Award (2006) Inventor of the Year Award, Physical Sciences, 3rd Place (2005) USA Today, December 13, 2005 - Kevin Maney, "You Really Can Find Indentities of Top Patent Holders." Pioneers of Science Award (2004) National Academy of Engineering (Elected 2004) Achievement in Health Care Award (2003) Woman of Distinction Award (2003) Inventor of the Year Award, Physical Sciences, 1st and 3rd Place (2000) Fellow of the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (Elected 1999) 68th Jacob F. Schoellkopf Medal (1998) Western New York Women's Hall of Fame (Inducted 1998) Visionary of the Year, Wilson Greatbatch Ltd. (1997) Battery Division Technology Award, Electrochemical Society (1995) Woman of the Year, category Science (1990) 139 Issued US Patents
Takeuchi, Kenneth J. Inspire Integrity Award, sponsored by The National Society of Collegiate Scholars (Runner-up 2008) ACS Stanley C. Israel Regional Award for Advancing Diversity in the Chemical Sciences (2006) UB McNair Outstanding Faculty Mentor Award (2006) Milton Plesur Awards for Excellence in Teaching (2003, 1997, 1989, 1985) SUNY at Buffalo, Graduate Student Association, Most Outstanding Graduate Faculty Award (2002) Chemical Manufacturers Association Catalyst Award, National Award for Excellence in Chemistry Teaching (1997) SUNY Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Teaching (1986)
Watson, David F. NSF CAREER Award (2007) James D. Watson Investigator Award for 2005
Wood, Troy D. Research Foundation Patent Award (2004) Research Foundation Entrepreneur Award (2002) American Society for Mass Spectrometry Research Award (1998) 2 Patents
Atwood, Jim D. Schoellkopf Award, WNY Section, ACS (2005) Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Teaching (2003) Humboldt Research (1984) Sloan Fellowship 1981-1983 1 Patent
Autschbach, Jochen NSF CAREER Award (2005) 2007 UB Exceptional Scholar Award (Young Investigator)
Bright, Frank V. 76th Jacob F. Schoellkopf Medal of the Western New York American Chemical Society (2006) A.A. Benedetti-Pichler Award in Microchemistry from the American Microchemical Society (2005) Niagara Frontier Intellectual Property Law Association, Technical Societies Council of the Niagara Frontier, Inventor of the Year (2004) Akron Section of the American Chemical Society Award (2003) New York Section of the Society for Applied Spectroscopy Gold Medal (2003) State University of New York Outstanding Inventors Award (2002) State University of New York Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Teaching (2000) Eastern New York Section of the American Chemical Society Buck-Whitney Medal (1999) 3M, Inc. Non-tenured Faculty Award (1988-91) 5 Patents
Bruckenstein, Stanley Fellow of the American Academy of Sciences (2006) Fellow of the Electrochemical Society Inc. (1999) Award in Electrochemistry, ACS (1997) Faraday Medal, Electrochemical Group of the Royal Society (1994) Charles N. Reilly Award, Society for Electrochemistry (1991) Heyrovsky Centennial Medal, Heyrovsky Centennial Congress on Polarography (1990) Jacob F. Schoellkopf Award (1987) Fellow, American Association for the Advancement of Science (1980) 10 Patents
Cheng, Richard NYSTAR James D. Watson Investigator (2003-2004)
Churchill, Melvyn R. Schoellkopf Award, WNY Section, ACS (2000) Corday-Morgan Medal, Royal Society of Chemistry (1976) Sloan Fellowship 1968-1973
Colón, Luis A. The Americas Editor for The Analyst (01/2001-06/2007) The Optimista Award - Hispanic Scholarship Fund Alumni Hall of Fame inductee (2005) Fellow of Royal Society (2005) Faculty of the Year Award, the Compact for Faculty Diversity and AGEP (2003) NSF Award for Special Creativity (1999-2001) The Whitaker Foundation Fellow (1994-1997) NSF Minority Research Initiation Award (1994) 8 Patents
Coppens, Philip Ewald Prize of the International Union of Crystallography (2005) Corresponding Member of the Royal Dutch Academy of Sciences Nishikawa Special Prize of the Crystallography Society of Japan (Dec. 2005) NSF Creativity Award (2005-2007) Gregori Aminoff Prize of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences (1996) Schoellkopf Award of the Western New York Section of the American Chemical Society (1996) Harker Award of the Hauptman-Woodward Medical Research Institute (1995) Martin Buerger Award of the American Crystallographic Association (1994) AAAS Fellow (1993) Doctor Honoris Causa, University of Nancy (1989)
Davies, Huw M. L. Cope Award, ACS (2005) Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Scholarship and Creative Activities (2003) Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Teaching (2002) Chancellor's Research Recognition Award (2002) Johnson and Johnson Focused Giving Grant (2000) Fellow, Japanese Society for Promotion of Science (1999) 10 Patents
Detty, Michael R. Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Teaching (2003) 4 Patents
Disney, Matthew D. James D. Watson Investigator Award for 2006 Camille and Henry Dreyfus New Faculty Award (2005)
Diver, Steven T. NSF CAREER Award (2000)
Gardella, Joseph A., Jr. Elected Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) (February 2007) Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) (2006) Distinguished Alumni Award, University of Pittsburgh Department of Chemistry (2006) SUNY Chancellor's Award for Scholarship and Creative Activity (2005) Presidential Award for Excellence in Science, Mathematics and Engineering Mentorship (2005) WNY Inventor of the Year (2002, 2005) Chancellor's Award for Public Service (2004) Lynton Award for Faculty Professional Service and Academic Outreach, New England Resource Center for Higher Education (2003) Schoellkopf Award, WNY Section, ACS (2002) Distinguished Alumni Award, Oakland University Department of Chemistry (1998) Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Teaching (1996) Exxon Education Fellow Fellow of American Vacuum Society Fellow, Lawrence M. Gelb Foundation NSF Award for Special Creativity (1991-1993) 9 Patents
Garvey, James F. Fulbright Scholar (1994 and 1996) Sloan Fellowships 1991-1993 5 Patents
Hangauer, David G. Chair's Fellow for the 2007 Medicinal Chemistry Gordon Research Conference, August 2007, Colby-Sayer College, New London, New Hampshire. Business First's Health Care 50 Award published in Business First's April 2007 issue honoring extraordinary professionals involved in the medical field. Niagara Frontier Intellectual Property Law Association and the Technical Societies Council of the Niagara Frontier Health Sciences 2006 Inventor of the Year for U.S. patent 7,070,936 entitled "Method for Designing Protein Kinase Inhibitors". Award announced on April 18, 2007. 2005 University at Buffalo Center for Advanced Biomedical and Bioengineering Technology Award, June 2006, in recognition of my collaboration with Kinex Pharmaceuticals, LLC on the research project "Development of a Src Inhibitor for the Treatment of Cancer". 2005 Visionary Innovator Award, June 2006, from the University at Buffalo in recognition of licensing my invention "Protection Against Noise Or Cancer Drug-Induced Hearing Loss Using Inhibitors of pp60-c-src Protein Tyrosine Kinase" to Kinex Pharmaceuticals, LLC. James H. Crowdle Award Medal, Feb. 2006. Award to an alumnus of the Canisius College Chemistry and Biochemistry Department that has made exceptional contributions to the field of chemistry and/or biochemistry. "Licensed Innovation Award", Nov. 3, 2005 from the Research Foundation of the State of New York for innovations that led to licensing agreements between the Research Foundation and companies. STOR 2004 "Visionary Innovator" award bestowed on May 26, 2005 for inventing technology licensed to Kinex Pharmaceuticals LLC. STOR 2004 "Entrepreneur" award for starting Molecular Target Laboratories LLC. STOR 2004 "Entrepreneur" award for starting Kinex Pharmaceuticals LLC. "Outstanding Inventor Award", May 20, 2002 from the Research Foundation of the State of New York for "outstanding inventions from superior research at the State University of New York". 45 Patents
Kalman, Thomas I. American Cancer Society Scholar Award (1996) Fellow, American Institute of Chemists NIH Research Career Award (1971-1976) 4 Patents
Keister, Jerome B. Sloan Fellowship 1987-1989
King, Harry F. NIH Special Fellow (1970-1971)
Morrow, Janet R. NSF Special Creativity Award (2007) Sloan Fellowship (1994-1996) NIH First Award (1991-1996) 1 Patent
Nancollas, George H. Editorial Board of Current Chemical Biology (2007) Visiting Professor, University of Texas, Southwestern Medical Center (2007) Guangbiao Outstanding Professor, Zhejiang University, PR China (2007) Merit Award, National Institute of Dental Research Science Teachers Association of NY Service Award (2003) Fellow of International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (1999) Association of Dental Research, Basic Research in Biomineralization Award (1984) Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science (1982) NY Science Teachers Association (1978) Elected Member ROCK Society for Research on Biological Calcification (1977) Jacob F. Schoellkopf Award, Western New York Section of the ACS (1977)
Prasad, Paras N. Scientific American's Top 50 (2005) The Honorary Professorship - Zhejiang University, China (2005) Morley Medal, Cleveland Section, ACS (2004) Excellence in Pursuit of Knowledge Award, SUNY Research Foundation (2003) 2003 Inventor of the Year in Life Sciences, Technical Council of the Niagara Frontier Technology/Discovery Award, WNY Health Care Industries (2000) Schoellkopf Award, WNY Section, ACS (1999) Guggenheim Fellow (1997) Fellow of the American Physical Society (1995) Fellow of the Optical Society of America (1994) Sloan Fellowship (1977) 4 Patents
Richard, John P. E.T.S. Walton Visitor Award, Ireland
Szyperski, Thomas SUNY Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Scholarship and Creative Activities (2007) Niagara Frontier Intellectual Property Law Assocation 2006 Inventor of the Year Laukien Prize (2006) Niagara Frontier Intellectual Property Law Association 2004 Inventor of the Year 1st place - Physical Sciences Buck-Whitney, Eastern NY Section, ACS (2003) Scientific American Top 50 Award in Chemistry and Material Sciences (2003) Research Innovation Award (1999), Research Corporation Medaille der ETH (1992) Fellow im Verband der Chemischen Industrie (1989-1991) Fellow of the Studienstiftung des Deutschen Volkes (1982-1988) 2 Patents
Takeuchi, Esther Astellas USA Foundation Award (Inaugural recipient 2008) Life Time Achievement Award (Inaugural recipient 2007) Lincoln Gries Distinguished Alumni Award (2006) Inventor of the Year Award, Physical Sciences, 3rd Place (2005) USA Today, December 13, 2005 - Kevin Maney, "You Really Can Find Indentities of Top Patent Holders." Pioneers of Science Award (2004) National Academy of Engineering (Elected 2004) Achievement in Health Care Award (2003) Woman of Distinction Award (2003) Inventor of the Year Award, Physical Sciences, 1st and 3rd Place (2000) Fellow of the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (Elected 1999) 68th Jacob F. Schoellkopf Medal (1998) Western New York Women's Hall of Fame (Inducted 1998) Visionary of the Year, Wilson Greatbatch Ltd. (1997) Battery Division Technology Award, Electrochemical Society (1995) Woman of the Year, category Science (1990) 139 Issued US Patents
Takeuchi, Kenneth J. Inspire Integrity Award, sponsored by The National Society of Collegiate Scholars (Runner-up 2008) ACS Stanley C. Israel Regional Award for Advancing Diversity in the Chemical Sciences (2006) UB McNair Outstanding Faculty Mentor Award (2006) Milton Plesur Awards for Excellence in Teaching (2003, 1997, 1989, 1985) SUNY at Buffalo, Graduate Student Association, Most Outstanding Graduate Faculty Award (2002) Chemical Manufacturers Association Catalyst Award, National Award for Excellence in Chemistry Teaching (1997) SUNY Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Teaching (1986)
Watson, David F. NSF CAREER Award (2007) James D. Watson Investigator Award for 2005
Wood, Troy D. Research Foundation Patent Award (2004) Research Foundation Entrepreneur Award (2002) American Society for Mass Spectrometry Research Award (1998) 2 Patents