MATTHEW S SIGMAN portrait
  • Peter J. Christine S. Stang Presidential Endowed Chair of Chemistry, Chemistry
  • Chair, Department of Chemistry, College Of Science
  • Distinguished Professor, Chemistry
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Professional Service

  • Accounts for Chemical Research. Editorial Advisory Board. 01/01/2019 - present
  • Journal of the American Chemical Society. Associate Editor. 12/2010 - present

Internal Service

  • Department Chair, College of Science Executive Committee, Executive Committee Chair, Alumni Relations & Development member, Space & Renovation Committee member, Curie Club Liaison, Teaching lab Renovation Committee, co-chair, Department EDI Committee , Stockroom Committee. 01/01/2024 - 12/31/2024. Department service.
  • Vice President of Research Search Committee, Department Chair, College of Science Executive Committee, Executive Committee Chair, Alumni Relations & Development member, Space & Renovation Committee member, Curie Club Liaison, Department EDI Committee , Stockroom Committee . 01/01/2023 - 12/31/2023. Department service.
  • College of Science Executive Committee Executive Committee Chair Alumni Relations & Development member Space & Renovation Committee member Faculty Search Committee, Department of Chemistry Curie Club Liaison Department EDI Committee. Vice President of Research Search Committee, 01/01/2022 - 12/31/2022. Department service.
  • College of Science Executive Committee Executive Committee Chair Alumni Relations & Development member Space & Renovation Committee member Faculty Search Committee, Department of Chemistry Curie Club Liaison Department EDI Committee. Department Chair, 01/01/2021 - 12/31/2022. Department service.
  • College of Science Executive Committee Executive Committee Chair Alumni Relations & Development member Space & Renovation Committee member Curie Club Liaison Department EDI Committee. University of Utah Presidential Search Committee, 01/01/2020 - 12/31/2021. University service.
  • College of Science Executive Committee Executive Committee Chair Alumni Relations & Development member Space & Renovation Committee member Curie Club Liaison Department EDI Committee. Director Search Committee, Department of Biology, 01/01/2019 - 12/31/2020. College service.
  • Alumni Relations & Development member Faculty Award Committee member Graduate Recruiting Committee member. 01/01/2018 - 05/31/2019. Department service.
  • Retention, Promotion and Tenure Committee . Chair, 01/2012 - present. College service.
  • Faculty Awards Committee. 07/01/2010 - present. Department service.
  • MUSE (my signature U experience) Advisory Board. 01/2010 - present. University service.
  • Retention, Promotion and Tenure Committee. Chair, 07/01/2009 - 06/30/2010. Department service.
  • Exceptional Student Experience Search Committee. Director, 07/01/2009 - 06/30/2010. University service.
  • Undergraduate Curriculum Committee. 07/01/2008 - 06/30/2010. Department service.

Honors & Awards

  • Utah Award for Outstanding Chemist (administered by local ACS sections). American Chemical Society , 10/2023
  • Patai-Rappoport Lecture Award. ESOC, 07/2023
  • University of Utah Distinguished Teaching Award. 05/05/2022
  • Alexander von Humboldt Foundation Research Award. Alexander von Humboldt Foundation , 01/2018
  • ACS Award for Creative Work in Synthetic Organic Chemistry. ACS, 01/2017
  • Celebrate U “Top Researcher Honoree”. University of Utah, 01/2017
  • Distinguished Professor of Chemistry. 12/2016
  • Sigma Chi Outstanding Professor Award. 01/2016
  • Novartis Chemistry Lectureship. 12/2014
  • Peter J. Christine S. Stang Presidential Endowed Chair of Chemistry. Department of Chemistry, 07/2012
  • Arthur C. Cope Scholar Award. American Chemical Society, 08/2010

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