Apr
23
2024
Department of Chemistry Faculty Seminar, Presenter Rick Silverman
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM, Evanston
Department of Chemistry Faculty Seminars
Recent News
Six Northwestern faculty named 2024 Guggenheim Fellows
Teri Odom and Chad Mirkin, alongside four other Northwestern faculty members, have been named as 2024 Guggenheim Fellows. They join a diverse cohort spanning 52 disciplines. As the only chemistry honorees, Odom and Mirkin were selected for their outstanding career accomplishments and exceptional potential.
Conversations with the Dean
Professor of Chemistry Shana Kelley and Dean Adrian Randolph discuss creating new tools to diagnose and treat diseases, the importance of interdisciplinary and translational research at Weinberg College, and the Chan Zuckerberg Biohub: a new and cutting edge collaboration between Northwestern, UChicago, and the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.
Minjung Kim receives Soros Fellowship for New Americans
Minjung Kim, a graduate student under the guidance of Omar Farha and Dayne Swearer, has been awarded the 2024 Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowship for New Americans, a prestigious scholarship granted to immigrants or children of immigrants. Kim is one of just 30 students nationwide to be awarded the fellowship, chosen for their potential to make significant contributions to U.S. society, culture, or their academic field.
Announcements & Events
Congratulations
Roel Tempelaar is a Fall 2024 Cadence/OpenEye Outstanding Junior Faculty Award Winner
Recent Honors
Pam Beck received the Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences 2024 Community Excellence Award
Upcoming Events
Apr
24
2024
Chemistry Department Colloquium: Tanja Cuk, CU Boulder
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM, Evanston
Department of Chemistry Colloquium Hosted by Franz Geiger For further information, contact geiger-ofc@northwestern.eduÂ
Apr
26
2024
BIP: Informal Chalk Talks by Students and Postdocs
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM, Evanston
BIP is a great place for the Chemistry community to meet other students and faculty while learning about research at NU. BIP meets in ...
Community Spotlight
The faculty, students, alumni, and staff who comprise our department are dedicated to outstanding research and scholarship.
Spring Newsletter
Welcome to our Spring Newsletter! We are glad to experience the season with snow-filled days interspersed with clear skies and warm days and spring flowers. The Department continues to make important research contributions in removing forever chemicals, treating neurodegenerative diseases, and developing long-lasting solar cell materials. Our faculty have been honored with accolades for their work in improving human health and the environment; our graduate students and postdoctoral fellows have been recognized for their leadership and service activities; and our staff members have been praised for their excellent service in numerous areas critical to the mission of the Department. I hope that you enjoy these highlights as well as the stories of those in our community that make Northwestern Chemistry such a special place.
Our Research
Research at the Department of Chemistry is innovative, collaborative and interdisciplinary by nature.
Cutting Edge Science
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