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Prof. Eric Oldfield still dedicated to teaching and research after 50 years
Prof. Eric Oldfield has thought about retiring—more than once—but his curiosity continues leading him in new directions to new research projects.“I don't really understand the concept of retiring,” said Oldfield, who just began...
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David Hays (BS, '93) elected to National Academy of Engineering
After finishing his Ph.D. in chemistry at MIT, Illinois alumnus David Hays (B.S., ’93) was entering a particularly strong job market for chemists, exploring a lot of companies and industries in interviews. Enticed by the freedom to follow his curiosity and explore a huge array of technologies...
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New class of catalysts could dramatically change playing field in nickel catalysis
URBANA – Researchers at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign have reported a breakthrough in nickel catalysis that harnesses a rare oxidation state of nickel that has proved challenging to control yet is highly valued for its potential to facilitate important chemical reactions.The...
Meet Our Alumni
The Department of Chemistry at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign boasts an alumni network of more than 10,000 people across the globe.
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Mei Shen featured by ACS journal as rising star in measurement science
Professor Mei Shen was recently featured as a 2025 Rising Star in Measurement Science in a special issue of ACS Measurement Science Au.The Rising Stars annual issue celebrates early-career researchers who are breaking...
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Mei Shen selected a Kavli Fellow by National Academy of Sciences
The National Academy of Sciences has announced the selection of eighty-seven of the nation’s brightest young scientists from industry, academia, and government, including chemistry faculty member Mei Shen, to take part in the National Academy of Sciences’ U.S. and international Kavli Frontiers of...
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Liviu Mirica selected as a Moore Distinguished Scholar, Somorjai Visiting Miller Professor
Illinois faculty member Liviu Mirica, William H. and Janet G. Lycan Professor of Chemistry, has recently been selected through three distinguished university programs to focus on developing collaborations toward his research group's interests in developing metal-containing imaging agents for...
Meet recent graduates
Get to know some of our newest alumni from the Department of Chemistry—highlights of their journey at Illinois, some of their best student memories, their future plans and more.
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New crystallization and microgel technology advances biohybrid brain research
Research led by University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign chemical and biomolecular engineering professor Hyunjoon Kong and chemistry professor Hee-Sun Han, and performed by Ryan Miller, currently a post-doctoral fellow at Georgia Tech, has unveiled...