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Anna DeBernardo receives NSF Graduate Research Fellowship
Chemistry Ph.D. student Anna DeBernardo has had an interest in chemistry since high school and planned, at least, to minor in chemistry in college. But her interest in coding led her to computational chemistry and ultimately, she discovered a strong connection with theoretical chemistry. "...
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SCS, Chemistry recognize faculty, graduate students for teaching excellence
The School of Chemical Sciences (SCS) and the Department of Chemistry have recognized a group of faculty members and graduate students for their commitment to excellence in the classroom in the 2024-25 academic year.Two chemistry faculty members and four graduate students in chemistry received the...
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Michael Strauss brings passion for scientific research, teaching, and mentoring to Illinois chemistry
 For Michael Strauss, this summer marks an exciting time in his career as a new assistant professor of chemistry at Illinois for many reasons, but especially because he is eager to launch his research group and blend...
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Solving the mystery of an ancient enzyme could lead to new carbon capture strategies
 Researchers at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign have discovered important new clues in the mystery of how an ancient enzyme can turn atmospheric carbon into biomolecules, a natural process that could be helpful in developing new methods for converting greenhouse gases like carbon...
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Researchers capture nanoparticle movements to forge new materials
Researchers can now observe the phonon dynamics and wave propagation in self-assembly of nanomaterials with unusual properties that rarely exist in nature. This advance will enable researchers to incorporate desired mechanical properties into reconfigurable, solution-processible metamaterials,...

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Howard Malmstadt

Spotlight: Malmstadt, Howard (1922-2003)

Howard Vincent Malmstadt, faculty of the Department of Chemistry at the University of Illinois from 1951 to 1981, was widely considered the father of modern electronic and computerized instrumentation in chemistry. Malmstadt was born in Marinette, Wisconsin, on February 17, 1922. He received his BS degree from the University of Wisconsin in 1943, carrying out undergraduate research in organic chemistry under Professor A. Wilds. Upon graduation, he was commissioned as an ensign in the US Navy and attended naval electronics and radar schools at Princeton, MIT, Bell Labs, San Diego Fleet...