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Graduate students recognized by C^2 as Outstanding Mentors
Three graduate students from the Department of Chemistry were recognized by the Chemical Sciences Through Community (C2) program for outstanding mentorship of undergraduates. Oliver Pichardo Peguero is a graduate student in the research group of Prof. Jeff Chan. Danielle Loving is a...
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Jonathan Sweedler, Paul Braun elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Four faculty members from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign have been newly elected as members of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, one of the oldest honorary societies in the United States. Materials science professor...
Chemistry Convocation Speaker: Hye Kyung Timken (PhD, '87)
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Hye Kyung Timken
Illinois chemistry alumna Hye Kyung Timken has enjoyed science since she was very young. In high school, she fell in love with chemistry and has never looked back.
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Qian Chen awarded the 2025 Langmuir Lectureship of ACS
Qian Chen, Professor and Racheff Faculty Scholar in Materials Science & Engineering, and Professor of Chemistry, has been awarded the Langmuir Lectureship of the American Chemical Society.The award is among the highest honors of the ACS Division of Colloid and Surface Chemistry and is awarded...
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New course blends coffee and chemistry for unique global learning experience
Several years ago, a conversation with a young coffee farmer from Panama stirred in José Andino Martinez a deep curiosity about the chemistry of coffee. The farmer impressed upon Andino the significance of the coffee bean growing and roasting process in producing a wide variety of...
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Researchers discover a way to reduce waste and save energy in making an industrial chemical
Sometimes less is more. That’s what chemistry researchers at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign discovered as they were developing a new chemical reaction to produce a widely used chemical additive that gives polypropylene near-glass-like clarity and lower processing...
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Jonathan Sweedler wins Beckman Institute Vision and Spirit Award
The Beckman Institute recognized two community members during its annual April celebration of Arnold Beckman’s birth.Microscopist and Outreach Specialist T Josek won the...
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Chemistry researchers are part of CABBI team working to revolutionize plant bioengineering
As the global population grows, the demand for food and energy is increasing even as extreme weather events make crops more vulnerable to stress. While traditional breeding takes years to develop more resilient crops, plant bioengineering offers a faster, more precise way to improve traits for...
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Drug-delivering aptamers target leukemia stem cells for one-two knockout punch
Drug-carrying DNA aptamers can deliver a one-two punch to leukemia by precisely targeting the elusive cancer stem cells that seed cancer relapses, researchers at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign report.The aptamers — short single-strand snippets of DNA that can target molecules like...