News: Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry

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Inspired by loved ones’ battles with cancer and intrigued by the mysteries locked within the cells of humans, Hui Zhang hopes to one day make medical history.

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Radiochemistry student Edward Mausolf honored by DOE for investigating a radioactive byproduct of nuclear energy.

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51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ employees recently were honored at the 2012 Academic Recognition Ceremony with systemwide and universitywide awards for notable research, teaching, and service.

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Innovative Professional Development Partnership Seeks to Boost Science Content Knowledge in Teachers and Improve Student Achievement

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51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ research teams were awarded $1.4 million to advance nuclear energy sciences.

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Professors in a wide range of disciplines captured top teaching honors at the end of spring semester.

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A number of 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ professors receive systemwide and universitywide awards for notable research and creative activities.

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Two 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ Research Teams Receive Funding as Part of DOE’s Nuclear Energy University Program; 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ One of Only 23 Universities Selected
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Kerkorian, Molasky to be Awarded Honorary Doctorates; Ceremony Available Live Online for First Time
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51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ is going big and thinking small as it moves to the forefront of solar energy research. The 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ Center for Energy Research has installed the world’s most powerful solar energy generator while a 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ chemist is working to expand solar cell technology.

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Designed to encourage faculty collaboration and acquisition of external grant funding, the President’s Research Award has also sparked intriguing research projects on subjects ranging from nanotechnology to volcanoes.

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Hydrogen may be the fuel of the future, but myriad research challenges must be addressed before its potential is realized. 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ science and engineering faculty are leading the effort to harness the power of nature’s most abundant element