2018-04-09 - Ronald D. Archer did his undergraduate education in Physical Science and Mathematics Education and his MS in Chemistry Education, both at Illinois State University.Posted:
2018-04-03 - Kali Miller, a fourth year PhD student, is the Joint Safety Team (JST) representative for Professor Paul Braun’s research group and currently serves as the only graduate student on the ACS National Committee on Chemical Safety—a prestigious role that comes with partial support to attend all ACS...Posted:- 2018-04-02 - A ribbon cutting ceremony was held on Wednesday, March 29, 2018 to commemorate the new state-of-the-art Center for Theoretical Chemistry.Posted:
AACR Award for Outstanding Achievement in Chemistry in Cancer Research goes to John Katzenellenbogen2018-03-29 - Research Professor John A. Katzenellenbogen has received the AACR Award for Outstanding Achievement in Chemistry in Cancer Research. "This award is presented for outstanding, novel, and significant chemistry research, which has led to important contributions to the fields of basic cancer research,...Posted:
2018-03-28 - We are deeply saddened to share that alumnus and long-time Illinois Chemistry supporter Robert C. Springborn (BS, ’51) passed away on Sunday, January 21, 2018 in Naples, Florida.Posted:
2018-03-27 - This March, we recognize a few of the many individuals whose lives and work have inspired and promoted the development of women in the chemical sciences. When alumna Yulan Tong (MS, ’58; PhD, ’61) studied organic chemistry at Illinois in the late 1950s, she was the only woman in that...Posted:
2018-03-26 - Name: Timothy P. Moneypenny. Year: 3rd Year. Hometown: Akron, Ohio. Why Illinois? Awesome chemistry department and awesome people.Posted:- 2018-03-16 - The Department of Chemistry once again ranks sixth overall in US News and World Report 2019 graduate school rankings , and top ten in the analytical, inorganic, organic, physical, and theoretical areas.Posted:
2018-03-12 - Researchers say they can now produce a vast library of unique cyclic compounds, some with the capacity to interrupt specific protein-protein interactions that play a role in disease. The new compounds have cyclic structures that give them stability and enhance their ability to bind to their targets...Posted:
2018-03-12 - The American Institute of Chemists (AIC) Chemical Pioneer Award recognizes chemists and chemical engineers who have made outstanding contributions advancing the science of chemistry or impacting the chemical industry or the chemical profession.Posted:
2018-03-09 - Thomas B. Rauchfuss can add another award to his long list of accolades. He received the ACS Award for Distinguished Service in the...Posted:
2018-03-08 - Name: William H. (Bill) Pittman. Year/Degree: 1960 PhD. Hometown: Columbia, MO (childhood); Schenectady, NY (now). Why Illinois? Recommendation from my senior research adviser at the Univ. of MO, Dr. Niels C. Nielsen.Posted:
2018-01-31 - Professor Burke has been named University Scholar, a program that recognizes excellence in teaching, scholarship and service. Read more>>Posted:
2018-02-27 - Chemistry alumnus Ralph Gardner-Chavis (BS, '43) was one of 15 African Americans who worked on the Manhattan Project. They were featured this week in a story by Knox...Posted:
2018-02-26 - We are proud to announce that Renske van der Veen has received a National Science Foundation (NSF) CAREER Award for her submitted proposal "Ultrafast Imaging and Spectroscopy of Cooperative Phenomena in Photomagnetic Nanomaterials."Posted: