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17 June 2013
National Cleantech Competition Winner NuMat Announces Closing of $2M Seed Round
NuMat recently moved into a new research facility in Skokie and named a Board of Directors, which includes founders Ben Hernandez and Dr. Omar Farha along with Luka Erceg, former CEO of Simbol Materials, and Robert Winter, daVinci Capital Group managing director.
5 June 2013
Three Chemistry Students chosen as finalists of 2013 Reaxys PhD Prize
Daniel Cohen, Martin Donakowski, and Albert Fahrenbach have been chosen as finalists of the Reaxys PhD Prize this year. The Prize helps to promote innovative research and build a network of future leading chemists.
30 May 2013
Happy 60th Anniversary AFOSR
Professor Chad Mirkin is featured in the 60th anniversary edition of AFOSR: Turning Scientific Discover into Air Force Opportunity, for his work with Dip-Pen Nanolithography and his collaboration with the Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR).
29 May 2013
Northwestern Chemistry Student Awarded NASA Earth and Space Fellowship
Mary Alice Upshur, a first-year graduate student joint between the Thomson and the Geiger groups, has been awarded a three-year Earth and Space Fellowship by NASA for her proposal titled, "Synthesis and Analysis of Putative Secondary Organic Aerosol Particle Constituents." Upshur’s chemistry proposal was one of the few funded out of 330 applications.
24 May 2013
Professor Kelleher featured in C&EN Cover Article
Professor Neil Kelleher and group are featured in a recent cover article of Chemical and Engineering News (C&EN) for their work on top-down proteomics and bringing its application closer to wide-spread use.
24 May 2013
Northwestern Alum Joins Chemistry Faculty at Kansas University
Dr. Michael Clift, a 2010 NU PhD graduate with Prof. Regan Thomson, will join the faculty at the University of Kansas as an assistant professor this fall where he will establish his independent research program in synthetic organic chemistry.
23 May 2013
Northwestern Alum Receives Shaw Award
Randall Goldsmith, a 2007 Northwestern University Chemistry graduate received the 2013 Shaw Scientist Award. This award is given to young scientists who are engaged in ground breaking research.
Weekly Bulletin
Events
Special Seminar: Dr. Taner Yildirim
June 24, 2013 • 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Lewis Research Group Symposium
July 12, 2013 • 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM
Excellence in Graduate Research: Emilie Ringe, 2012 Recipient
July 12, 2013 • 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Lewis Research Group Symposium
July 13, 2013
The Myron L. & Muriel S. Bender Distinguished Summer Lectures in Organic Chemistry: Jeremy Sanders
August 12, 2013 • 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
The Myron L. & Muriel S. Bender Distinguished Summer Lectures in Organic Chemistry: Jeremy Sanders
August 12, 2013 • 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
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