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Shiyu Zhang Awarded NSF Grant
Congratulations to Dr. Shiyu Zhang for being awarded his first National Science Foundation grant! This grant will support Dr. Zhang’s project titled “Applying rules of life to catalysis:…
Robert Baker Selected as Young Innovator in NanoEnergy
Please join the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry in congratulating Dr. Robert Baker for being selected as a Young Innovator in NanoEnergy! These “45 under 45” were selected by peer review…
Hannah Shafaat Featured in JACS Virtual Issue
Congratulations to Dr. Hannah Shafaat, whose recent work has been selected for the 2019 Journal of the American Chemical Society Young Investigators Virtual Issue. Read the virtual issue here.
Alumni Spotlight: The woman who welded Apollo's rockets
Chemistry alumna of 1934 Margaret Brennecke worked at NASA on the mighty Saturn rockets that made up the backbone of the space age, including the rocket that brought humans to the moon 50…
Chris Jaroniec Named Associate Dean for Research and Creative Inquiry
Professor Christopher Jaroniec, Vice Chair for Research and Administration in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, has been named Associate Dean for Research and Creative…
Hummon Selected as PECASE Scholar
Congratulations to Amanda Hummon who has been selected as a PECASE Scholar! Dr. Hummon was nominated for the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers three years ago while at…
Claudia Turro Named Chair of the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
Dr. Claudia Turro, Dow Professor in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, was named chair of the department, effective July 1, 2019.
Badu-Tawiah Awarded NSF Grant
Congratulations to Dr. Abraham Badu-Tawiah for being awarded his first National Science Foundation grant! This grant will support Dr. Badu-Tawiah’s project titled “High-Performance Panoptic Mass…
Dennis Liotta Receives Heroes of Global Health Award
Congratulations to chemistry alumnus Dennis Liotta (1974-76) for receiving the 2019 Heroes of Global Health Award by the Metro Atlanta Chamber of Commerce in recognition of his dedication and…