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Prize alumni

This year’s Alan Howe Prize for Best Junior Demonstrator Last year’s celebrations of a century of the Part II were
has been awarded jointly to Owen Smith and Robert such an enjoyable occasion that we decided to make it an
Szpera, both doctoral students in the Synthesis for annual event, with a celebration in honour of our newest
Biology and Medicine Centre for Doctoral Training. This alumni on Part II hand-in day. Leavers gathered on 8th
annual prize of £300, funded through the generosity of June in the Atrium of the Chemistry Research Lab for
Oxford Chemistry alumni, helps to ensure that excellent drinks, canapés, and souvenir mugs!
demonstrating in practical sessions continues to be
recognised and rewarded, and it is a fitting tribute to Alan
Howe, whose legacy of outstanding practical teaching
in the Dyson Perrins lab will be remembered fondly by
generations of Oxford chemists.

Grace Hickman (pictured right with Hannah Burrows)
spent her Part II year working in the O’Hare group
A message from the Oxford on layered double hydroxides treated with MAO
University Chemistry and as supports for zirconecenes, to create catalysts for
Biochemistry Society (OUCB) ethylene polymerisation. Grace said “I learned from my
Part II year that good things come to those who wait, and
that it doesn’t matter if you don’t get results immediately.
OUCB is one of Oxford’s largest The year provided me with a good stepping stone
scientific societies, comprising between university and the real world, in terms of
over 800 members. We are always working in a professional environment. As a result, I feel
looking to expand on the events we much better prepared for my future job.”
hold, and are keen for alumni with varied and interesting
careers to return to Oxford to inspire current students.
If you would be interested in coming in to hold an event
for our members, whether this be an academic talk,
a networking event with your company, or a talk on KEEPING IN TOUCH
how your degree shaped your future (either within or
outside of science), please do get in contact with us at The alumni programme for the Department
ouchemsoc@gmail.com. We also have a strong interest of Chemistry provides social and networking
in creating and developing a close working relationship events, e-newsletters and Periodic, the
with alumni through sponsorship opportunities, and Department’s annual magazine.
believe in a mutually beneficial agreement that aids
companies in the recruitment of the top graduates, We hope that all our alumni will keep in
whilst enabling us to run events of increased quality touch and look forward to hearing about your
and quantity. If you are interested in sponsoring OUCB, progress and careers!
please get in touch and we would be happy to send over
our sponsorship package and negotiate terms. We look Email alumni@chem.ox.ac.uk or register and
forward to hearing from you. manage your University alumni preferences at
ouchemsoc@gmail.com www.ox.ac.uk/account

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