Alumnus Cornelius “Corny” Steelink, PhD’56 (Geissman), emeritus professor of chemistry at the University of Arizona (UA), died on November 12, 2016. Steelink was an internationally recognized expert on soil humic […]

Altering the form of platinum nanoscale wires could reduce the amount of precious metal used in fuel cells leading to lower the costs. In addition to Duan and Li, graduate […]

A synthetic version of a rare natural toxin appears to hold promise for treating cancer while minimizing the harmful side effects of chemotherapy drugs. Harran’s chemistry efforts and close collaboration […]

John (Jack) Roberts (BA ’41, PhD ’44, Seaborg medalist ‘91) died on October 29, 2016, of complications following a stroke. Roberts was one of the most influential chemists of the […]

The innovative organic online tutorials are now being used by students and teachers around the world. Garg, an award winning UCLA organic chemistry professor, developed the program with his recently […]

5th year graduate student Jesus Moreno was introduced to the industrial research career options for minority science students at the four-day event. “Jesus is a superb student, so it is […]

The noted polymer physicist, Professor Alexander (Shura) Grosberg, presented the 10th annual Robert Scott lecture on October 17, 2016.   Grosberg, a professor of physics and mathematics at New York […]

Professors David Eisenberg and Jose Rodriguez are part of the international team whose research may help reduce mosquito-carried diseases. The team has used X-rays to reveal the structure of a […]