2021-05-04 - Professor Wilfred van der Donk and other researchers have solved a decades-long mystery of an ‘orphan’ family of proteins called LanCLs that are found in all living organisms but whose function was previously unknown.

2021-05-03 - The annual Illini Success survey again shows that most students graduating with a bachelor’s degree from the Department of Chemistry and the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering secure their first destination after graduation.

2021-04-30 - In a trio of studies, including the most recent by UIUC professor Huimin Zhao, researchers follow up on a 40-year-old finding that certain bacteriophages replace adenine with so-called diaminopurine, perhaps to avoid host degradation.

2021-04-27 - Researchers in Professor Steve Zimmerman's lab are expanding their technique of developing polymeric materials that look and behave like commercial materials, but at the end of their life cycle can quickly be broken down with specific chemicals and repurposed into other useful materials.

2021-04-27 - Ralph Nuzzo and Wilfred van der Donk are among 120 newly elected U.S. members of the National Academy of Sciences, one of the highest professional honors a scientist can receive.

2021-04-23 - Chemistry professors Nancy Makri and Kenneth Schweizer are among the 252 new members elected this year to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, one of the oldest honor societies in the nation that includes artists, scholars, scientists and leaders in the public, nonprofit and private sectors.

2021-04-21 - The College of Liberal Arts & Sciences has awarded more than 500 LAS Impact Awards, recognizing inspiring efforts of faculty members, staff and students during the COVID-19 pandemic, including several individuals in the Department of Chemistry.

2021-04-16 - Alum Alveda Williams (PhD, ’02, Gupta) explains in a recent Q&A in Nature Chemistry how she moved from Research and Development at Dow into another "area of strength and passion,” becoming the Corporate Director of Inclusion and Human Resources Director for Talent at Dow.

2021-04-07 - Two long, distinguished academic careers in chemistry have come to an end in the Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry at the University Maryland with the retirements of professor William "Bill" Walters (PhD, '64, Hummel) and lecturer/instructor Barbara Walters (BS, '61; MS, '62).

2021-04-07 - Professor Martin D. Burke, the May and Ving Lee Professor for Chemical Innovation, and Professor of Chemistry, has been elected a member of The American Society for Clinical Investigation. 

2021-04-07 - Chemistry student Evan Dray is one of four UIUC students awarded Barry M. Goldwater scholarships for their potential to contribute to the advancement of research in the natural sciences, mathematics or engineering. The Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Program was established by Congress in 1986 to honor Goldwater, who served 30 years in the U.S. Senate. The...

2021-02-24 - Professor Mei Shen has received the 2021 Arthur F. Findeis Award for Achievements by a Young Analytical Scientist from the American Chemical Society's Division of Analytical Chemistry. The award recognizes and encourages outstanding contributions to the fields of analytical chemistry by a young analytical scientist.

2021-04-05 - The list of faculty, instructors, and teaching assistants in the Department of Chemistry who were ranked excellent by their students has been announced from results of the Fall 2020 and Winter 2020-2021 course evaluation processes.

2020-08-05 - The list of faculty, instructors, and teaching assistants in the Department of Chemistry who were ranked excellent by their students has been announced from results of the Spring 2020 and Summer 2020 course evaluation processes.  

2021-04-01 - As a CCST fellow, Grant Hisao serves decision makers within California's state legislature and executive branch, evaluating complex scientific issues and interpreting data related to the California Department of Toxic Substances Control, which is part of the California Environmental Protection Agency.