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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).

2024-01-08 - Professor Charles Schroeder, an affiliate faculty member in the Department of Chemistry, was recently featured in a profile story by the Materials Research Lab on the Illinois campus.

2024-01-08 - The prestigious NCI Outstanding Investigator Award (OIA) recognizes the outstanding research performance of cancer researchers, providing investigators with significant financial support to undergird current or future research programs of “unusual potential in cancer.”

2024-01-08 - In a recent ceremony on the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign campus, Prashant Jain was invested as the G.L. Clark Professor of Physical Chemistry with university leaders, colleagues, students, family, and friends in attendance to honor him and his accomplishments.

2023-12-20 - University of Illinois chemistry researchers reveal exactly how nickel-catalyzed reactions work and discover a surprising contributor that has the potential to make these increasingly popular chemical transformations even more useful.

2023-12-13 - Family and friends of Chuanjing “Charlie” Xu (PhD, ’92) made a gift to Chemistry at Illinois, establishing the Chuanjing Xu Memorial Scholarship in his memory, because UIUC was instrumental in the Xu family being able to start a new life in America.

2023-12-11 - The Anuj Khandelwal Memorial Fund was established in 2019 in memory of Anuj Khandelwal, who was a postdoctoral researcher in the lab of chemistry Prof. Martin Burke. Created by his friends and family, the fund supports the Anuj Khandelwal Memorial Travel Award, which provides conference travel funding for postdoctoral researchers in the Department of Chemistry.

2023-11-15 - A fifth-year PhD student who grew up on a farm in rural Ohio, Katherine Hatzis is involved in researching fundamental surface science of gold nanomaterials and engagement and outreach activities like the "Bonding with Chemistry" Day Camp for youth and also teaches English as a Second Language classes in Urbana.

2023-11-01 - Two research proposals in the Department of Chemistry have been selected to receive Discovery Fund awards. The funding will support electrochemistry research that could lead to improvements in the design, operation and lifetime of batteries, sensors and fuel cells and another project will explore creating an entirely new class of "triggerable" catalyst. The Discovery Fund was established in 2018...

2023-12-01 - The School of Chemical Sciences invites graduate and undergraduate students, postdoctoral associates/fellows, and staff members within the school, including the departments of chemistry and chemical and biomolecular engineering, to submit computer-assisted or traditional scientific images designed to inform, educate, and inspire.