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Nobel laureate and alumnus Omar M. Yaghi (PhD, '90)
The 12th person from the Department of Chemistry at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign to win the Nobel Prize, alumnus Omar M. Yaghi (PhD, '90) said it was as a graduate student at Illinois that he learned from his PhD advisor Walter Klemperer how to do rigorous science and become a scientist that can break new ground, not somebody who follows other people’s discoveries.
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Chemistry Learning Center
The Chemistry Learning Center (CLC) is an opportunity for all undergraduates enrolled in general chemistry to receive help with homework, meet with teaching assistants and connect with other students taking the same courses.
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Chemistry courses offer study abroad opportunities
Explore these two courses in the Department of Chemistry that offer short-term study abroad opportunities that will enrich what you learn in the classroom by applying your knowledge to real-world experiences while exploring another part of the world.
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Spotlight: Gin, David Y. (1967-2011)
David Y. Gin was born on May 16, 1967 and raised in Ashcroft, British Columbia. He received his BSc in Chemistry at the University of British Columbia in 1989, where he performed summer undergraduate research under the direction of Professor Tom Money. In 1989, he began his graduate studies in synthetic organic chemistry at the California Institute of Technology under the direction of Professor Andrew Meyers. Professor Jeffrey Moore, a postdoctoral researcher at Caltech while Dave was a student there, recalled their first interactions, saying, “My first memories of him are as an eager student...