2026-07-06 - Looking to nature for inspiration, professor Majed S. Fataftah is exploring new ways to turn carbon waste, like carbon monoxide or carbon dioxide, into chemical building blocks that can be used to make valuable materials.To...Posted:
2026-07-06 - A Chemical & Engineering News feature about new synthetic approaches that are helping chemists build and reshape molecules in entirely new ways features Martin Burke, May and Ving Lee Professor for Chemical Innovation, and Professor of Chemistry, and the blocc chemistry approach developed...Posted:- 2026-06-26 - The Department of Chemistry mourns the loss of alumnus Robert Allen Stavenger (Ph.D., '99), who passed away on June 14, 2026, from complications due to cystic fibrosis.Stavenger was a graduate...Posted:
- 2026-06-24 - Several years ago, Prof. Prashant Jain and his research team were pursuing a sustainable way to synthesize ammonia when they made an unexpected discovery that light can be used to activate the splitting of ammonia to release hydrogen, a carbon-free fuel touted as a potential clean energy...Posted:
2026-06-22 - A Nature article about ‘virtual cells’ that turn raw data into predictive models of biology features the work of several research teams, including the living cell simulation project led by Zaida Luthey-Schulten, Murchison-Mallory Endowed Chair in Chemistry....Posted:
2026-06-22 - Many essential structural materials used in applications including electronics, civil infrastructure and aerospace must be especially strong and durable, but the same chemical properties that give these materials their ideal traits make them difficult to recycle. Wind turbine blades, for...Posted:
2026-06-10 - Drawing on over 15 years of industrial research and development experience at Dow, alumna Stephanie Potisek Lee (Ph.D., ’08) gave Illinois Chemistry graduate students an inside look at how research in industry translates into the development of new products....Posted:
2026-06-09 - Xiaotang Lu, assistant professor of chemistry, is among 12 researchers selected as Beckman Young Investigators by the Arnold and Mabel Beckman Foundation.The 2026 class of awardees was announced June 9, 2026, and selected...Posted:
2026-05-27 - On Sunday, May 17, 2026, at Tryon Festival Theatre in Krannert Center for the Performing Arts, the Department of Chemistry celebrated students who graduated at the culmination of the 2025-26 academic year. The department conferred degrees to more than 180, including 60 who earned a...Posted:
2026-06-02 - Generally, water and electricity don’t mix well. But microdroplets of water – like 1/25,000th of an inch – have a surprisingly large degree of reactivity that makes them attractive for chemistry and electricity.“They can accelerate reactions to like significant degrees. But essentially, one...Posted:
2026-06-02 - Dr. Richard M. Milberg, who led the School of Chemical Sciences Mass Spectrometry Laboratory for more than 20 years, passed away on May 6, 2026. His leadership of the SCS Mass Spectrometry Laboratory left a significant mark on the field and helped countless researchers with his...Posted:
2026-05-29 - In his many years of teaching chemistry at Illinois, Don DeCoste has often shared his own story with students who are feeling uncertain about their major. As an Illinois senior in the Class of ‘88, DeCoste was on the pre-med track when he realized how much he enjoyed being a chemistry...Posted:
2026-05-29 - Two senior undergraduates who conducted research in the Department of Chemistry have been selected to receive the American Chemical Society Division of Organic Chemistry (ACS DOC) Undergraduate Award for 2026.The ACS DOC awards recognize senior students who display a significant aptitude for...Posted:
2026-05-26 - As a chemistry major at Nanjing University in China, Wenqing Zhu was mentored by a Ph.D. student who helped her develop technical research skills but also taught Zhu how to manage her time, how to consistently read scientific literature and how to network with others.“I benefited so much from...Posted:
2026-05-21 - Two senior undergraduates in chemistry, Jacob Strand and Yi Yang, have been selected as the 2026 recipients of the Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC, United Kingdom) Certificate of Undergraduate Excellence Award.The RSC awards recognize students who have excelled in the chemical sciences and...Posted: