10/25/2023 - Synthetic molecules created by researchers in the lab of chemistry Prof. Lisa Olshansky could lead to more energy efficient solar energy conversion technology.
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10/17/2023 - A PhD student in organic chemistry, Forzano focuses on developing a class of molecules called activatable photosensitizers in the lab and outside the lab, the fifth-year graduate student has been a...
10/17/2023 - A recent Phd graduate in Chemistry at Illinois, Lucero acknowledges hard work and the support of people who genuinely care about her growth as a scientist and as a person as the keys to her success.
10/16/2023 - The Jerry A. Walker Endowed Chair was established by Christine Walker in honor and memory of her late husband, Dr. Jerry A. Walker, who graduated Phi Beta Kappa with high honors and highest...
10/03/2023 - The 2023 Akron American Chemical Society Award recognizes young scientists who show great promise in their professional careers.
09/22/2023 - Professor Landes is being recognized with this Biophysical Society award for "exciting developments of single molecule measurement techniques, and their application to chemical and biological systems...
09/22/2023 - The National Science Foundation grant will support a research team that includes Illinois chemistry Prof. Prashant Jain. They will develop new materials to separate and recover rare-earth elements...
09/18/2023 - A group of undergraduate and graduate students joined Tepora Su'a, assistant director of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion in the Chemical Sciences, to represent the Department of Chemistry and...
09/11/2023 - A fourth-year chemistry PhD student in Prof. Paul Braun's group, Carlos Juarez-Yescas is focusing his scientific curiosity on improving solid state batteries and becoming an experienced mentor by...
09/08/2023 - The pair are recipients of the 2024 Nobel Laureate Signature Award for Graduate Education in Chemistry, which recognizes outstanding graduate students and their preceptors in the field of chemistry.
09/07/2023 - A $30 million NSF grant supports the new center at the Beckman Institute, where Zaida Luthey-Schulten and Martin Gruebele will lead team members, who also include chemistry professors Angad Mehta and...
09/01/2023 - Illinois researchers in collaboration with a Swiss pharmaceutical company have developed a machine learning model that eliminates the need for extensive experimentation to determine the best...
08/29/2023 - Retired from Procter & Gamble, Sandra Murawski gives back to Chemistry at Illinois to support the excellence in teaching and mentoring she experienced in her education and career.
08/24/2023 - Professor Jonathan V. Sweedler has been named the acting head of the Department of Chemistry following the announcement that previous head, Professor Catherine J. Murphy, will serve as interim...
08/23/2023 - In Nature, Illinois chemistry professor Prashant Jain explains "an important confounding effect" in unraveling the recent mystery surrounding LK-99, a compound of copper, lead, phosphorus and oxygen...
