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2023-08-07 - Christy F. Landes and Stephan Link, both professors of chemistry and electrical and computer engineering, are joining the chemistry faculty and transitioning their research groups to the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign in the 2023-24 academic year.

2023-04-12 - Zane Thornburg, a PhD candidate in professor Zaida Luthey-Schulten's group, and Kelly Powderly, a postdoctoral researcher in professor Cathy Murphy's group, will begin their postdoctoral fellowships this fall along with four other researchers in the Postdoctoral Fellows Program.

2023-04-12 - A graduate in the Class of 2021, Kocheril joins a group of 42 finalists from across the United States who will participate in a final round of interviews for one of the most competitive and coveted PhD fellowships in the nation.

2023-03-24 - The five University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign professors were presented the award by the University of Illinois System, which recognizes faculty members from the Chicago, Springfield and Urbana universities as University Scholars for their excellence in teaching, scholarship and service.

2023-04-10 - Aidan Lindsay, an undergraduate researcher in the lab of chemistry professor Prashant Jain, is one of three University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign students among the more than 400 across the nation who were awarded 2023 Goldwater scholarships.

2023-04-03 - The highly competitive National Science Foundation program supports students pursuing research-based master’s and doctoral degrees in science, technology, engineering, mathematics, and social science fields.

2023-04-01 - A research team led by chemistry professor Liviu Mirica and graduate student Sagnik Chakrabarti designed a synthetic molecule that mimics the hydrogen gas-producing chemical reaction performed by an ancient biological enzyme.

2023-03-29 - Qian Chen, an Illinois professor of Materials Science & Engineering and Chemistry, co-led a research team with Erik Lutijen at Northwestern University that observed nanoparticles self-assembling and crystalizing into solid materials for the first time.

2023-03-30 - Research by Greg Girolami, the William and Janet Lycan Professor of Chemistry, uncovered previously unknown details about the enigmatic English scholar Margaret Bryan, including her family background and the names of her husband and two daughters.

2023-03-30 - With support from the local ACS chapter and the Department of Chemistry, WCC was officially founded in October 2005, and today, the graduate student organization continues to fulfill its mission to support the development of women in the chemical sciences through programs and events that offer professional and social opportunities for graduate students, faculty, staff, and undergraduates.

2023-03-23 - The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign has been chosen to lead the Chan Zuckerberg Biohub Chicago – a new biomedical hub – along with the University of Chicago and Northwestern University.

2023-03-17 - Chemistry professor Jonathan Sweedler is part of the CABBI team led by chemistry affiliate faculty member Huimin Zhao that is developing a versatile, automated “biofoundry” for rapidly engineering microbial strains that can efficiently produce diverse, high-value molecules such as biodiesel, organic acids, jet fuels, lubricants, and alcohols.

2023-03-01 - The Cancer Center at Illinois recently talked with Professor Jonathan Sweedler, James R. Eiszner Family Endowed Chair in Chemistry, who is a research member with the Cancer Center at Illinois’ JumpStart Program. He was recently awarded a ...

2023-02-18 - Chemistry professor Mei Shen is among 126 early-career researchers receiving the 2023 Sloan Research Fellowships from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation.

2023-02-21 - The American Chemical Society's Physical Division selects Illinois chemistry faculty member Josh Vura-Weis for the Richard Van Duyne Early Career Award in Experimental Physical Chemistry.