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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...
Group Expectations Documents for Chemistry Labs
The goal of a Group Expectations Document is to describe the group’s mission, responsibilities of the faculty member, expectations of group members including lab hours and graduation requirements (
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Rebecca Ulrich receives ACS Irving S. Sigal Postdoctoral Fellowship
The American Chemical Society has awarded Rebecca Ulrich of the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign the 15th Irving S. Sigal Postdoctoral Fellowship for 2024–2026. Ulrich will conduct her fellowship studies with Deborah Hung of the Broad Institute in Cambridge, MA, starting in September...
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New tool could facilitate discovery of new mechanically responsive materials
Researchers at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, MIT, and Duke collaborate on the development of a simple intuitive tool that can predict the mechanochemical reactivity of C-C bonds in designing mechanophores.