Mikael Backlund, assistant professor of chemistry, has received a 2025 National Science Foundation CAREER Award for a research proposal combining theory and experiments to determine the quantum information limits of single-molecule spectroscopy which could lead to advancements in the areas of...

A special issue of the Journal of Medicinal Chemistry was issued on Feb. 27, 2025, celebrating Illinois chemistry Prof. John A. Katzenellenbogen and his 55-year career exploring the interface among chemistry, biology, and medicine. Read the...

On her path to becoming a pharmacist, Brandi Hudson discovered her passion for chemistry in an organic chemistry class. Encouraged by her professors, she decided to change her major. Gaining hands-on experience in organic chemistry research during her senior year further solidified her interest in...

Seven alumni of the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences will receive recognition during the college’s 2025 alumni awards at a celebration in April. They are researchers, volunteers, and political thinkers who have made incredible impacts in their fields and communities.  One of the seven is...

Three Illinois scientists are among 126 recipients of the 2025 Sloan Research Fellowships from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. According to the foundation, the awardees represent “the very best of early-career science,...

Research Corporation for Science Advancement, America's first foundation dedicated wholly to science, has named 16 early career scholars in chemistry, physics, and astronomy as recipients of its 2025 Cottrell Scholar Awards, including Illinois chemistry faculty...

Scientists have translated nanoscale experimental and computational data into precise 3D representations of bacteria, yeast and human epithelial, breast and breast cancer cells in Minecraft, a video game that allows players to explore, build and manipulate structures in three dimensions. The...

University of Illinois Alumnus and Professor Emeritus of Chemistry Clifford E. Dykstra (BS, ’73) passed away Jan. 18, 2025, at the age of 72. A memorial service will be March 1 at the Arcola Presbyterian Church,...

A graduate student pursuing a Ph.D. in chemistry, Suri Bandyopadhyay, is one of seven University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign students selected as 2024 Beckman Institute Graduate Fellows. The ...

Professor Prashant K. Jain, G. L. Clark Professor of Physical Chemistry, has been selected by the Coblentz Society to receive the 2025 Craver Award. The 2025 Craver Award will be presented to Jain this fall at ...