Spray whip cream or “Instantwhip” was invented at the University of Illinois during the depression by Charles Getz, a graduate student in the Chemistry Department and student of Professor George Frederick Smith. Getz found that milk would foam if pressurized carbon dioxide (CO2) was forced into it and the pressure release. Getz found that the carbon dioxide altered the taste of the whip cream....

Professor Christina White talks about movies, sports, inspiration and C-H bonds in a Dec. 13, 2019, feature in Chemistry World. White, William H. and Janet G. Lycan Professor of Chemistry, joined the Illinois faculty in 2005. Her group's research interests...