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Brian Hoffman awarded Royal Society of Chemistry Joseph Chatt Award
Brian Hoffman has been awarded the 2012 RSC Joseph Chatt Award for major contributions to the development and application of ENDOR spectroscopy for elucidating mechanisms of catalysis by metalloenzymes.
Monica Olvera de la Cruz elected to National Academy of Sciences
Monica Olvera de la Cruz elected to National Academy of Sciences. Membership in the NAS is one of the highest honors given to a scientist in the United States. NewsCenter Story
Chemistry Welcomes New Assistant Director of Administration
Michelle Obuhanich joins the department as Assistant Director of Administration. She brings seven years of experience in graduate student services, advising and admissions and looks forward to contributing to the overall administration and management of the Department of Chemistry.
Weiss Group Student Receives 2012 Presidential Fellowship
Kathryn Knowles was amoung the eight graduate students to receive the most prestigious fellowship awarded by the university. Fellows are students who combine outstanding intellectual and creative ability with the capacity to play an active part in the life of the Society of Fellows.
Fraser Stoddart Named Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Sir Fraser Stoddart is one of nine Northwestern faculty elected to one of the nation’s most prestigious honorary societies this year. He will be inducted at a ceremony Oct. 6 at the academy’s headquarters in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Stoddart Student Awarded NDSEG Fellowship by the Department of Defense
Jonathan Barnes, of the Stoddart Research Group, has been awarded the 2012 National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate Fellowship. Mr. Barnes was selected from over 3,000 applicants to receive the fellowship which covers tuition, required fees, and a stipend for three years.
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UCC Distinguished Lecturer: Professor Steven Boxer
May 16, 2012 • 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Organic Seminar: John Kozarich
May 17, 2012 • 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Inorganic Seminar: Jennifer Aitken
May 25, 2012 • 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Organic Seminar - William Dichtel
May 31, 2012 • 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Physical Seminar: Stefan Link
June 13, 2012 • 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
About the Department
Established in 1884 and located on the shore of Lake Michigan in Evanston, Illinois, Northwestern University's Department of Chemistry is a center for global excellence in undergraduate and graduate education and research in chemistry. We have a long-standing commitment to collaborative research in the fundamentals of chemistry as well as exploring multidisciplinary connections in nanotechnology, energy sciences, catalysis, life processes, biological chemistry, material science, drug development, chemical and biological engineering, and environmental science. Our department has innovative faculty and outstanding students. We currently have 29 world-renowned, 100% research active chemistry faculty including eight members of the National Academy of Sciences and one Knight-Bachelor. READ MORE








