Angad Mehta and two other researchers stand side by side in one of their lab spaces with equipment behind them and holding equipment used in their study.

Scientists use evolution to bioengineer new pathways to sustainable energy, pharmaceuticals

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Using evolution as a guiding principle, researchers have successfully engineered bacteria-yeast hybrids to perform photosynthetic carbon assimilation, generate cellular energy and support yeast growth without traditional carbon feedstocks like glucose or glycerol. By engineering...
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Graduate students recognized for Inclusive Excellence

A doctoral candidate in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at Illinois, Archana Verma, exemplifies the characteristics of an inclusive leader within her research group, her department, and across campus.Verma is not only committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion, but is passionate about...
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Ben Snyder awarded American Chemical Society Petroleum Research Fund grant

Sixty-nine researchers received American Chemical Society Petroleum Research Fund (ACS PRF) grants following the spring 2024 application process, including Benjamin Snyder, assistant professor of chemistry. Snyder said this award from the PRF...
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Folded peptides are more electrically conductive than unfolded peptides

Researchers in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering and in Chemistry at Beckman Institute combined single-molecule experiments, molecular dynamics simulations and quantum mechanics to validate their findings published in PNAS.
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Joaquín Rodríguez-López named a University Scholar

Joaquín Rodríguez-López has been named a University Scholar in recognition of excellence in teaching, scholarship and service. Rodríguez-López, is one of five University of Illinois professors at the Urbana-Champaign campus to be named to the scholars program, which recognizes faculty excellence...

RSC, ACS recognizes undergraduates for excellence in research

The Royal Society of Chemistry and the American Chemical Society recognized three Illinois chemistry graduates for research excellence in the 2023-24 academic year. The 2024 awardees of the RSC's Certificate of Undergraduate Research Excellence Award are Zachary Burke (BS, '24...
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Chemistry researchers are part of first cohort of CZ Biohub Chicago investigators

The Chan Zuckerburg Biohub Chicago has announced its first cohort of investigators, 48 innovative scientists and engineers hailing from three partner universities, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Northwestern University, and University of Chicago. The cohort includes...
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Study: Faster charge transfer mechanism could lead to better energy conversion devices

Using nano-sized gold particles that are great light absorbers, researchers at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and their collaborators have discovered a faster way to transfer and boost charge to a semi-conductor, which could lead to more efficient methods of converting light energy...
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