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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill chemist R. Mark Wightman has been awarded the 2011 Herty Medal by the Georgia Section of the American Chemical Society.

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill chemist R. Mark Wightman has been awarded the 2011 Herty Medal by the Georgia Section of the American Chemical Society.

The award recognizes the work and service of outstanding chemists who have significantly contributed to their chosen fields.

Wightman, Ph.D., chemistry professor in the UNC College of Arts and Sciences, is known for his pioneering development and application of the electrochemical measurement techniques cyclic voltammetry and amperometry, which are used to measure brain activity.

His research includes using specially developed microelectrodes to study chemical and biochemical phenomena in real-time in single biological cells and in intact brain tissue.

The award also recognizes Wightman’s efforts to freely share his techniques, resulting in the rapid deployment of his research to the biophysics community and enabling a wide range of discoveries.

Herty medal website: http://chemistry.gsu.edu/ACS/herty/
Wightman group website: http://www.chem.unc.edu/people/faculty/wightman/group/research.html

College of Arts and Sciences contact: Kim Spurr, (919) 962-4093, spurrk@email.unc.edu
News Services contact: Patric Lane, (919) 962-8596, patric_lane@unc.edu

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