Headshot of Phillip Geissler standing in front of Evans Hall on a sunny day.

College of Chemistry announces the passing of Professor Phillip Geissler

Phillip Geissler (1974-2022) A message from College of Chemistry Dean Douglas S. Clark: Our community has been jolted by the news that Professor Phillip Geissler, 48, has died.  Phill was hiking in Utah at the time of his death. Phill was the Aldo De Benedictis Distinguished Professor of Chemistry and a renowned physical chemist, but…

In Memoriam: Professor Jack Kirsch

Aug. 14, 1934 – Nov. 12, 2018 It is with great sadness we report the passing of Jack Kirsch, who served as a Professor of Molecular & Cell Biology (MCB) and Chemistry from 1964 to 2006 and as a Professor of the Graduate School in retirement. Jack was an esteemed scientist and a pillar of…

Biochemist Howard Schachman, an advocate for research ethics, dies at 97

Howard K. Schachman, an influential biochemist who became a political and scientific activist, challenging not only California’s loyalty oath and its mandatory retirement rules but also the way fraud is dealt with in science, died Friday, Aug. 5, from complications of pneumonia at Kaiser Permanente Medical Center in Oakland. A professor of the graduate school…