Department of Chemistry News


August 20, 2019

Chemistry on deck and in the classroom

Chemistry doctoral candidate Erin Jedlicka takes time out from her research to volunteer in K-12 classrooms across the state, inspiring the scientists of tomorrow.


August 19, 2019

Dan Fu receives a NIH R35 Outstanding Investigator Award

Assistant Professor Dan Fu has received a Maximizing Investigators’ Research Award (MIRA) from the NIH National Institute of General Medical Sciences.


August 15, 2019

First cells on ancient Earth may have emerged because building blocks of proteins stabilized membranes

New findings on protocell assembly by the Keller group and their collaborators may offer key insight into the origins of life.