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2013-11-13 - Lillian Hruda Peterson passed away peacefully on Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2013, age 90, in Ridgefield, CT. She is survived by five children, Barbara Hruda of Newark, DE, Lawrence Peterson of Las Vegas, NV, Eric Peterson of Evanston, IL, Stephen Peterson of Newark, DE and Carla Kahlbaugh of Danbury, CT, as well as grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Born in Chicago, IL to Joseph Hruda and Lillian...

2013-10-31 - A former faculty member of the University of Illinois Department of Chemistry is one of three scientists who received a Nobel Prize on Wednesday for developing computer simulations for complex chemical processes.

2013-09-30 - The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) recently announced the first 25 selections for their 100 Years of LAS Gallery of Excellence.

2013-09-30 - Research from Christina White's research group, including the development of a new catalyst that will help streamline the drug-discovery process, has been highlighted in numerous campus and scientific publications.

2013-09-30 - In December, the Obama administration announced that increasing the number of U.S. college graduates with degrees in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) by one million over the next decade is a top priority that will be bolstered by several federal agencies.

2013-09-30 - I am pleased to announce that Prof. Alex Scheeline is the co-winner of this year’s FACSS Innovation Award, given by the Federation of Analytical Chemistry and Spectroscopy Societies. This is a juried prize awarded to the most innovative, creative, and outstanding work that is making its world debut at a FACSS conference. The winner is selected from a special oral session featuring five candidates...

2013-09-25 - Dr. Harold L. Jackson, age 90, of Hockessin, DE passed away on September 24, 2013. Dr. Jackson was born in 1923 in Wichita, KS. He worked for the E. I. DuPont de Nemours Company for 46 years retiring in 1995. Hal joined DuPont in 1949, as a research chemist at the DuPont Experimental Station in Wilmington. His research in polymer, fluorocarbon and solvent chemistries resulted in over 40 U.S....

2013-09-25 - Carlos Fraga, a chemical and biological sciences researcher at the Department of Energy's Pacific Northwest National Laboratory , has been named a 2013 HENAAC Luminary by the Great Minds in STEMTM organization.

2013-09-25 - Frederick Daniels Thayer III, 74, passed away in comfort and peace on Tuesday, September 24, 2013 after a brief and rapid battle with cancer. Frederick (Fred) was born April 23, 1939 in Stamford, Connecticut, to Jean Elizabeth (Dearness) Thayer, formerly of Cincinnati, Ohio and Frederick Daniels Thayer Jr., formerly of Dudley, Massachusetts. Fred was raised in Darien, Connecticut and Lynchburg,...

2013-09-23 - Scientists have sequenced the genomes of nearly 6,900 organisms, but they know the functions of only about half of the protein-coding genes thus far discovered. Now a multidisciplinary effort involving 15 scientists from three institutions has begun chipping away at this mystery – in a big way.

2013-09-19 -   Donald K. Bailey, M.D. passed quietly at home on September 18, 2013 at the age of 93. He was born May 26, 1920 in central Ohio. He was placed in an orphanage and adopted by Ruth and Eugene Bailey of Cleveland, Ohio. They were great and loving parents. After attending high school in Ohio he attended the...

2013-08-16 - Mr. Leon H. Meyer, 87, formerly of Augusta, GA, died in St. Louis, MO on Thursday morning, August 15, 2013. Mr. Meyer worked at the Savannah River Plant from 1952-1984.

2013-08-16 - Lloyd E. Cunningham, 100, passed away at 5:23 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 15, 2013, in Friendship Manor in Nashville. Lloyd was born Jan. 17, 1913, in Jacksonville, a son to James Edward and Elizabeth Jeanette (Thompson) Cunningham.

2013-08-13 - Dr. Wenbin Lin (PhD 1994, Girolami and Nuzzo) recently transfered to the University of Chicago, where he is now James Franck Professor of Chemistry. He previously served as Kenan Distinguished Professor at UNC-Chapel Hill.

2013-08-05 - Jonathan Sweedler, Eiszner Family Chair in Chemistry and Director of the School of Chemical Sciences, has been named a permanent member of the Center for Advanced Study faculty. The CAS is self-described as " the intellectual heart of the University lies the Center for Advanced Study, bringing together scholars from diverse disciplines and backgrounds, encouraging and rewarding excellence in all...