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John A. Katzenellenbogen honored at event hosted by alumni

In honor of the 80th birthday of chemistry Prof. John Katzenellenbogen, several alumni of his research group organized a scientific symposium that was held Nov. 8-9 on the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign campus where he has been a faculty member for over 50 years. More than 70 alumni of...
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Scott Denmark elected a Center for Advanced Study professor

Scott E. Denmark, Reynold C. Fuson Professor of Chemistry, has been elected a Center for Advanced Study professor. Prof. Denmark is one of seven new CAS professors elected in November. The others are Lisa Ainsworth, Plant Biology;...
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Nicholas E. Jackson wins 2024 CoMSEF Young Investigator Award

Nicholas E. Jackson has won the 2024 Computational Molecular Science and Engineering Forum's Young Investigator Award.  Jackson, assistant professor of chemistry and Lincoln Excellence for Assistant Professors Scholar, was cited...
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Liviu Mirica awarded an American Chemical Society Petroleum Research Fund grant

The American Chemical Society's Board of Directors has awarded Petroleum Research Fund grants to 126 researchers, including chemistry professor Liviu M. Mirica, in the second application round of 2024. Mirica said this award from the ACS...
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Visible light energy yields two-for-one deal when added to CO2 recycling process

By combining visible light and electrochemistry, researchers have enhanced the conversion of carbon dioxide into valuable products and stumbled upon a surprising discovery. The team found that visible light significantly improved an important chemical attribute called selectivity, opening new...
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