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The Department congratulates Dr. Tim Jackson on receiving the September 2021 Sutton Family Research Impact Award!

LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas has nominated six current seniors and a recent graduate for prestigious fellowships for study in the United Kingdom with the support of the university’s Office of Fellowships.  

LAWRENCE — KU Endowment has announced the recipients of the 2021 Chancellors Club Teaching Professorships. The honorees are health care educators at the KU School of Medicine-Wichita and KU School of Nursing and professors of geophysics and chemistry at KU’s Lawrence campus.  

Gathering and consolidating the required materials for a 400-page proposal is no easy feat. But Cady Bush managed the massive task expertly for a recent submission — one of many accomplishments that chemistry professor Susan Lunte credits for the continued success of her research center.

The Department of Chemistry is thrilled to announce that Professor Jon Tunge has been named the first Richard S. Givens Chair of Chemistry.  Professor Tunge was selected based on his continued excellence in all three areas of research, teaching, and service.  He will hold the Chair for a…

The Chemistry Department regrets to announce the passing of Emeritus Professor Shih-I Chu, who died unexpectedly on August 7, 2021 in Taipei at the age of 78. Shih-I was the Watkins Distinguished Professor of Chemistry at KU and the Director of the Kansas Center for Advanced Scientific Computing.…

Summer 2021 marked the beginning of a new scholarship program - the KU Chemistry Summer Scholars. The Summer Scholars program helped recognize and honor outstanding graduate research in the Department of Chemistry. Along with the title of Summer Scholar, each scholar received a generous summer…

Two chemistry majors, Emma Cosner and Claire Dopp, have each received Undergraduate Research Awards (UGRAs) for Summer 2021. As part of the award, they each receive $1,000 scholarships to work on research projects in chemistry under the mentorship of associate professor James Blakemore.

LAWRENCE — For Kristin Bowman-James, the answer to what inspires her continued inquiry is simple: She loves chemistry. So deep is her adoration that she has devoted nearly half a century to research, teaching, mentoring and service in the field.

LAWRENCE — The Department of Chemistry at the University of Kansas recently recognized the academic and research achievements of its students by awarding over $160,000 in awards and scholarships.