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2013-12-01 - Solid carbon dioxide is one of nature's most abundant crystals, found on the Earth, other planets, and even asteroids. Yet, our knowledge of its phase behavior apart from that of the familiar cubic phase (dry ice) is surprisingly limited. A collaborative team of theoretical chemists led by Dr. Jinjin Li and Professor So Hirata (UIUC) with Dr. Olaseni Sode (University of Chicago; Ph.D. UIUC, 2012...

2013-12-01 - Professor and Chemistry Department Head Greg Girolami is a part of a research team that has developed a way to heal gaps in wires too small for even the world's tiniest soldering iron. Professor Girolami is an expert in a process that uses gases to deposit metals on a surface, called chemical vapor deposition (CVD). ...

2013-12-01 - Staff member Beth Myler has been chosen as the recipient of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences' Staff Award. Beth currently serves as the coordinator for Inorganic-Materials-Physical area offices. The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences established the LAS Staff Awards to identify and honor selected staff members for their outstanding contributions to the college. The program is sponsored...

2013-11-30 - Dressed in their brand-new Halloween costumes, dozens of pint-sized (and not-so-small) witches, goblins, princesses, and the like made their way to the Trick or Treat event at the Orpheum Children's Museum on Saturday, October 26th.

2013-11-27 - Donald C. Dittmer, professor emeritus of chemistry, Syracuse University, died Tuesday (Nov. 26, 2013) in his home.He was born Oct. 17, 1927, in Quincy, a son of O.L. and Helen Moore Dittmer. Dr. Dittmer graduated from Quincy Senior High in 1945, followed by service in the U.S. Army medical corps at Percy Jones Army Hospital, Battle Creek, Mich., and two years at Quincy College. While a student...

2013-11-21 - Dr. Wallace Hutchinson McCurdy, Jr., a 54 year resident of Newark, DE, passed away peacefully Wednesday morning, November 20, 2013. He recently celebrated his 87th birthday. He was born in Pittsburgh, PA, on November 16, 1926, to the late Wallace Hutchinson and Martha Elizabeth (Rainey) McCurdy of Crafton, PA. Wallace graduated from Crafton High School in 1944 with the "scientific diploma," and...

2013-11-18 - Howard Lee Walker of Jackson, WY passed away Sunday November 17, 2013 in St. George, UT at the age of 87 surrounded by his family. He leaves behind a legacy of personal and professional accomplishments and the lesson of living life to the fullest.   Howard was born September 28, 1926 in Princeton, IL to the late Harold and Vidah Lee Brookens Walker. He served his country honorably with the...

2013-11-17 - Ralph J. Leary, 84, of Toms River, N.J., passed away Saturday, Nov. 16, 2013, at home. Born in Elizabeth, N.J., Mr. Leary lived in Cranford for 60 years. An organic chemist, he was the director of the analytical research department at Exxon Research and Engineering in Linden, N.J., at the time of his retirement in 1986.   He earned a Ph.D. in organic chemistry from the University of...

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....