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Associate Professor Rebecca Whelan named March 2024 Sutton Family Research Impact Award recipient
Professors James Blakemore and Ward Thompson named February 2024 Sutton Family Research Impact Award recipients
Asst. Prof. Meredith Hartley named January 2024 Sutton Family Research Impact Award recipient
Kansas chemist Kristin Bowman-James wins award honoring decades of commitment to science statewide
Prof. Misha Barybin named November 2023 Sutton Family Research Impact Award recipient
Prof. Christopher Elles named October 2023 Sutton Family Research Impact Award recipient
Class of 2024 honors chemistry professor Shuai Sun with HOPE Award for teaching
LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas senior class has honored a chemist with the 2023 HOPE Award — to Honor an Outstanding Progressive Educator. ...
Prof. Kristin Bowman-James named September 2023 Sutton Family Research Impact Award recipient
2023 Carnival of Chemistry
The Chemistry Department at the University of Kansas would like to invite you and your family to the 2023 Carnival of Chemistry! The Carnival of Chemistry is a family-friendly fun afternoon of science experiments and demonstrations geared toward kids in kindergarten through middle school. In addition to favorite activities from...
Professor Ward Thompson named August 2023 Sutton Family Research Impact Award recipient
Professor Heather Desaire named July 2023 Sutton Family Research Impact Award recipient
Professor Robert C. Dunn named May 2023 Sutton Family Research Impact Award recipient
Department of Chemistry Announces Spring, Summer Awards and Scholarships
LAWRENCE — The Department of Chemistry at the University of Kansas held its annual awards and graduation recognition ceremony May 7 to recognize the academic, research and teaching achievements of its students. The department distributed more than $313,000 in awards and scholarships to its undergraduate and graduate students. Additionally, 14...
Scientists reveal breakthrough that could lead to cleaner hydrogen energy
LAWRENCE — Chemists at the University of Kansas and U.S. Department of Energy’s Brookhaven National Laboratory have taken a big step toward splitting hydrogen and oxygen molecules to make pure hydrogen — without using fossil fuels. ...
Prof. Tim Jackson among four researchers named recipients of University Scholarly Achievement Award
LAWRENCE — Four midcareer faculty members at the University of Kansas will receive an award in recognition of their significant research or scholarly achievements in their field. ...
Michael A. Johnson named November 2022 Sutton Family Research Impact Award recipient
Center for Molecular Analysis of Disease Pathways Receives Final Phase of NIH COBRE Grant
The Center for Molecular Analysis of Disease Pathways (CMADP) has been awarded its 3rd and final $5.7 million National Institutes of Health grant. Since 2012 the center has helped foster a multidisciplinary research environment at KU and the three phases of five-year multi-million dollar grants through the NIH’s Institutional Development...
Junior Eleazar Abraham selected as a 2022 Millennium Fellow
The Department of Chemistry Congratulates Eleazar Abraham for being selected as a 2022 Millennium Fellow. The Millennium Fellowship is a leadership development program in partnership with United Nations Academic Impact. The fellowship supports student-led community projects that align with the United Nations Academic Impact and the United Nations’ Sustainable Development...
Save the Date: Carnival of Chemistry
Please join us for the 2022 Carnival of Chemistry, Fabulous Fibers: The Chemistry of Fabrics, November 20th from 1PM- 4PM at Gray-Little Hall - University of Kansas. This free celebration of science will have activities geared towards kids in K through 8th grade and bring back favorites such as SLIME,...