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2024-02-27 - Backlund will participate in the 34th Annual Kavli Frontiers of Science Symposium in Irvine, California, on March 7-9, 2024. 

2024-02-22 - The School of Chemical Sciences has announced the 2023 Science Image Challenge list of winners and finalists featuring images that highlight research projects from the departments of chemistry and chemical and biomolecular engineering.

2024-02-22 - A longtime professor and administrator in the Department of Chemistry at Illinois, John P. Hummel, 92, of Champaign, passed away on Feb. 15, 2024.

2024-02-21 - Advancing the field of electrochemical analysis in one or more of the following:

2024-02-21 - In February, the American Academy of Microbiology (Academy) elected 65 new fellows to the Class of 2024, including Illinois chemistry Prof. Doug Mitchell, John and Margaret Witt Professor of Chemistry. Fellows...

2024-02-21 - The NAE announced in February 2024 the election of 114 new members, including Hye Kyung Timken (PhD, ‘87), and 21 international members, including Taeghwan Hyeon (PhD, '96).

2024-02-21 - For the first time ever, CECAM (Centre Européen de Calcul Atomique et Moléculaire) is expanding to the United States and Illinois chemistry Prof. Nick Jackson is leading the team organizing the effort.

2024-02-21 - Prof. Jackson and other early career scientists are working on accelerating progress in automated instrumentation and artificial intelligence in chemical science laboratories through interdisciplinary, collaborative projects in the Research Corporation for Science Advancement’s Scialog series, Automating Chemical Laboratories.

2024-02-21 - Beckman Institute researchers, including chemistry and chemical and biomolecular engineering professors Ying Diao and Damien Guironnet, developed a technique to 3D print and alter structural colors in the visible wavelength spectrum from deep blue to orange.

2024-02-19 - On March 6, the 2024 LAS Dean's Distinguished Lecture will feature Professor Zaida (Zan) Luthey-Schulten talking about her pioneering research into constructing 4D models of a living minimal cell.

2024-02-07 - Chemistry Prof. Prashant Jain has been selected to receive the Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching award from the UIUC Office of the Provost and has also been selected to receive the College of LAS Dean’s Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching.

2024-02-07 - The research team led by chemistry Prof. Wilfred van der Donk investigated epilancin 15X, a naturally occurring antibiotic that is produced by bacteria and displays antimicrobial power against some Gram-positive bacteria.

2024-02-05 - Led by chemistry Prof. Liviu M. Mirica, the team's research will utilize the Beckman Institute’s Magnetic Resonance Imaging Laboratory and Molecular Imaging Laboratory to develop diagnostic tools and imaging agents for early detection of Alzheimer’s disease.

2024-01-25 - Research Corporation for Science Advancement, the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, and ClimateWorks Foundation made the awards to seven cross-disciplinary teams of early career scientists, including Ben Sndyer, who will receive an individual award of $50,000 in direct costs for research.

2024-01-16 - Eight alumni of the College of LAS will be recognized during the college’s 2024 alumni awards celebration in April, and the honorees include chemistry alums Dan Heller (PhD, ’10) and Tom Remec (BS, ’74, chemistry; MS ’83, metallurgical engineering).