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 ...
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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
2025-01-28 - Professor Prashant K. Jain, G. L. Clark Professor of Physical Chemistry, has been selected by the Coblentz Society to receive the 2025 Craver Award. The 2025 Craver Award will be presented to Jain this fall at SciX 2025. The Coblentz Society created this award to recognize the efforts of...Posted: 2025-01-28
2025-01-23 - Four researchers at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign were named recipients of the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers, the highest honor bestowed by the U.S. government on young professionals at the outset of their independent research careers. The winners this year are health and kinesiology professor Marni Boppart, physics professor...Posted: 2025-01-23