02/21/2024 - The NAE announced in February 2024 the election of 114 new members, including Hye Kyung Timken (PhD, ‘87), and 21 international members, including Taeghwan Hyeon (PhD, '96).
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02/21/2024 - Prof. Jackson and other early career scientists are working on accelerating progress in automated instrumentation and artificial intelligence in chemical science laboratories through...
02/19/2024 - On March 6, the 2024 LAS Dean's Distinguished Lecture will feature Professor Zaida (Zan) Luthey-Schulten talking about her pioneering research into constructing 4D models of a living minimal cell.
02/07/2024 - The research team led by chemistry Prof. Wilfred van der Donk investigated epilancin 15X, a naturally occurring antibiotic that is produced by bacteria and displays antimicrobial power against some...
02/07/2024 - Chemistry Prof. Prashant Jain has been selected to receive the Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching award from the UIUC Office of the Provost and has also been selected to receive the College of LAS...
02/05/2024 - Led by chemistry Prof. Liviu M. Mirica, the team's research will utilize the Beckman Institute’s Magnetic Resonance Imaging Laboratory and Molecular Imaging Laboratory to develop diagnostic tools and...
01/25/2024 - Research Corporation for Science Advancement, the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, and ClimateWorks Foundation made the awards to seven cross-disciplinary teams of early career scientists, including Ben...
01/16/2024 - Eight alumni of the College of LAS will be recognized during the college’s 2024 alumni awards celebration in April, and the honorees include chemistry alums Dan Heller (PhD, ’10) and Tom Remec (BS, ’...
01/08/2024 - Professor Charles Schroeder, an affiliate faculty member in the Department of Chemistry, was recently featured in a profile story by the Materials Research Lab on the Illinois campus.
01/08/2024 - In a recent ceremony on the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign campus, Prashant Jain was invested as the G.L. Clark Professor of Physical Chemistry with university leaders, colleagues, students...
01/08/2024 - The prestigious NCI Outstanding Investigator Award (OIA) recognizes the outstanding research performance of cancer researchers, providing investigators with significant financial support to undergird...
12/20/2023 - University of Illinois chemistry researchers reveal exactly how nickel-catalyzed reactions work and discover a surprising contributor that has the potential to make these increasingly popular...
12/13/2023 - Family and friends of Chuanjing “Charlie” Xu (PhD, ’92) made a gift to Chemistry at Illinois, establishing the Chuanjing Xu Memorial Scholarship in his memory, because UIUC was instrumental in the Xu...
12/11/2023 - The Anuj Khandelwal Memorial Fund was established in 2019 in memory of Anuj Khandelwal, who was a postdoctoral researcher in the lab of chemistry Prof. Martin Burke. Created by his friends and family...
12/01/2023 - The School of Chemical Sciences invites graduate and undergraduate students, postdoctoral associates/fellows, and staff members within the school, including the departments of chemistry and chemical...