MSI Principal Investigator Wayne Gladfelter, a professor in the Department of Chemistry, has been awarded the 2015 George W. Taylor Award of Distinguished Service by the College of Science and Engineering. The award recognizes outstanding service to the University and voluntary public service.
Professor Gladfelter’s work at MSI involves two main projects. The first involves investigations into organic dyes for dye sensitized solar cells. The computational work allows the Gladfelter group to understand the dye’s structure, orbital density, and energy levels. The second project studies the surface chemistry in atomic layer deposition.
An article about Professor Gladfelter’s long history of service can be found on the chemistry department website.