A rising junior in biochemistry on the pre-med track at Illinois, Jairo Ortiz remembers hearing students talking about organic chemistry before he ever took an organic course.“I heard students talk about how hard organic chemistry is, emphasizing how complicated it gets and how it is almost...
The American Chemical Society’s Division of Polymeric Materials: Science and Engineering has selected a University of Illinois group for recognition as an outstanding student chapter.The Illinois ACS POLY/PMSE chapter was selected...
The Department of Chemistry is welcoming new faculty members ahead of the upcoming 2026-27 academic year that begins August 24. Two tenure-track faculty members, Megan A. Steves and Liwei Zheng, have arrived on campus and will be teaching in the fall semester while also working to launch their...
The Department of Chemistry congratulates the 2026 recipients of the Distinguished Alumni Award and the Young Alumni Achievement Award, which recognize and celebrate their outstanding achievem
