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  • Head shot of Stephan Link in front of Noyes entrance
    Stephan Link named Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science
    2025-03-27 - Chemistry Professor Stephan Link is one of three faculty members at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign who have been named 2024 Fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the world’s largest general scientific society. Link and animal sciences professors ...
     Posted: 2025-03-27
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    Noyes instructional lab transformed for state-of-the-art learning
    2025-03-24 - Renovations are now complete, and crews are installing equipment in a 6,000-square-foot area on the second floor of Noyes Laboratory that features two state-of-the-art instructional laboratories that will position the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign at the forefront of chemical sciences education. Half of the space was designed for the revitalization of the Department of Chemistry's...
     Posted: 2025-03-24
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    Two postdoctoral researchers awarded the Anuj Khandelwal Memorial Travel Award
    2025-03-24 - Two postdoctoral researchers in the Department of Chemistry have been awarded the 2025 Anuj Khandelwal Memorial Travel Award: Dr. Chieh-Kai Chan, a postdoctoral researcher in Martin D. Burke’s group, and Dr. Josseline Ramos Figueroa, a postdoctoral researcher in Wilfred van der Donk’s group.The ...
     Posted: 2025-03-24
  • Xiaolin Liu holds a poster of her winning science research image
    Chemistry postdoctoral researcher wins back-to-back Science Image Challenge titles
    2025-03-18 - For the second consecutive year, Xiaolin Liu, a postdoctoral researcher in the Department of Chemistry, submitted a science image that has been selected the winner of the Main Category in the School of Chemical Sciences Image Challenge.  Liu conducts research in chemistry professor Jeffrey Moore's group and her winning image this year is called "Polymer Mosaic". It's an image of a thin...
     Posted: 2025-03-18
  • Side by side headshots of Charles Schroeder and Jeffrey Moore
    Charles Schroeder, Jeffrey Moore, and collaborators receive $1.8 M NSF grant to develop self-replicating materials
    2025-03-17 - Abiotic, or nonliving, self-replicating materials are often a topic of science fiction — but researchers at the Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign are working to synthetize materials that self-replicate, the same way biomolecules like DNA do in nature. This work will improve the polymers’ real-world resilience and...
     Posted: 2025-03-17
  • Head shot of Mikael Backlund on a blue background
    Mikael Backlund receives NSF CAREER Award for proposal exploring spectroscopy and quantum information
    2025-03-04 - Mikael Backlund, assistant professor of chemistry, has received a 2025 National Science Foundation CAREER Award for a research proposal combining theory and experiments to determine the quantum information limits of single-molecule spectroscopy which could lead to advancements in the areas of health, defense, and energy. Backlund's proposal — "Quantum Information Limits of Single-molecule...
     Posted: 2025-03-04
  • Image of the cover of the Journal of Medicinal Chemistry with a portrait of John A. Katzenellenbogen.
    John A. Katzenellenbogen celebrated in special issue of Journal of Medicinal Chemistry
    2025-03-03 - A special issue of the Journal of Medicinal Chemistry was issued on Feb. 27, 2025, celebrating Illinois chemistry Prof. John A. Katzenellenbogen and his 55-year career exploring the interface among chemistry, biology, and medicine. Read the special issue of the Journal of Medicinal Chemistry...
     Posted: 2025-03-03
  • Head shot of Brand Hudson looking back over right shoulder while sitting in front of computer screen with a research image
    25th Sylvia M. Stoesser Lecture: Dr. Brandi Hudson, principal scientist in computational chemistry
    2025-02-28 - On her path to becoming a pharmacist, Brandi Hudson discovered her passion for chemistry in an organic chemistry class. Encouraged by her professors, she decided to change her major. Gaining hands-on experience in organic chemistry research during her senior year further solidified her interest in the field, ultimately leading her to pursue a career in chemistry, specifically in drug discovery....
     Posted: 2025-02-28
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    Chemistry alumnus to receive College of LAS Alumni Award
    2025-02-25 - Seven alumni of the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences will receive recognition during the college’s 2025 alumni awards at a celebration in April. They are researchers, volunteers, and political thinkers who have made incredible impacts in their fields and communities.  One of the seven is chemistry alumnus, Juan E. Velasquez (PhD, ’11), who will receive the Outstanding Young...
     Posted: 2025-02-25
  • Side by side head shots of Angad Mehta and Lisa Olshansky
    Chemistry professors awarded prestigious Sloan Fellowships
    2025-02-18 - Three Illinois scientists are among 126 recipients of the 2025 Sloan Research Fellowships from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. According to the foundation, the awardees represent “the very best of early-career science, embodying the creativity, ambition, and rigor that drive discovery forward.” This year’s Illinois...
     Posted: 2025-02-18
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    Nicholas E. Jackson selected as a 2025 Cottrell Scholar
    2025-02-12 - Research Corporation for Science Advancement, America's first foundation dedicated wholly to science, has named 16 early career scholars in chemistry, physics, and astronomy as recipients of its 2025 Cottrell Scholar Awards, including Illinois chemistry faculty member Nicholas E. Jackson, an assistant...
     Posted: 2025-02-12
  • A person wearing a virtual gaming headset and hand controls faces forward in front of a big screen showing the images he is seeing in the headset.
    Minecraft players can now explore whole cells and their contents
    2025-02-03 - Scientists have translated nanoscale experimental and computational data into precise 3D representations of bacteria, yeast and human epithelial, breast and breast cancer cells in Minecraft, a video game that allows players to explore, build and manipulate structures in three dimensions. The innovation will allow researchers and students of all ages to navigate biological cells, puncturing...
     Posted: 2025-02-03
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    In Memoriam: Alumnus and Professor Emeritus Clifford E. Dykstra
    2025-01-30 - University of Illinois Alumnus and Professor Emeritus of Chemistry Clifford E. Dykstra (BS, ’73) passed away Jan. 18, 2025, at the age of 72. A memorial service will be March 1 at the Arcola Presbyterian Church, 305 E. Jefferson St., Arcola, Illinois. The visitation will be 2-3 p.m. with a service to follow at...
     Posted: 2025-01-30
  • Portrait of Suri with arms crossed standing in front of main entrance to Noyes Laboratory.
    Suri Bandyopadhyay selected Beckman Institute Graduate Fellow
    2024-11-18 - A graduate student pursuing a Ph.D. in chemistry, Suri Bandyopadhyay, is one of seven University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign students selected as 2024 Beckman Institute Graduate Fellows. The Beckman Institute Graduate Fellows Program funds students conducting interdisciplinary research...
     Posted: 2025-01-28
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    Nicholas E. Jackson receives The Kavli Foundation Emerging Leader in Chemistry Award
    2025-01-28 - Professor Nicholas E. Jackson has been selected to receive The Kavli Foundation Emerging Leader in Chemistry Award and deliver the Kavli Emerging Leader in Chemistry Lecture at the upcoming American Chemical Society (ACS) Spring 2025 Meeting in San Diego, California. The Kavli Foundation Emerging Leader in Chemistry award recognizes the achievements of outstanding young chemical scientists. The...
     Posted: 2025-01-28

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