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Blair Dong Honored with Fugassi and Monteverde Award

ACS Awards Liam Dugan Summer Graduate Fellowship

CMU Hosts Event To Support Black Chemists, Chemical Engineers

Gutkin Honored with Lassettre Graduate Travel Award

Kawakami Receives Kwolek Fellowship in Chemistry

CMU Chemists Describe How Non-Heme Iron Enzymes Form Aziridine from Free-Standing Amino Acids

Student EMTs Answer the Call

Persistence in the Lab Pays Off for Chemistry Senior

Team Wins Air Force Research Laboratory AI Grand Challenge

Mellon Institute Named a National Historic Chemical Landmark 10 Years Ago

Claim to Fame is Not a Stretch

All Eyes on "Forever Chemicals"
Chemistry Outreach Catalyzes CMU Students To Share STEM Joy

Chemistry Outreach Catalyzes CMU Students To Share STEM Joy

MCS Graduate Student Conference Funding Award Winners Announced

MCS Graduate Student Conference Funding Award Winners Announced
MCS Alumna Wins Lou Guillette, Jr. Outstanding Young Investigator Award

MCS Alumna Wins Lou Guillette, Jr. Outstanding Young Investigator Award
Matyjaszewski Wins National Academy of Sciences Award in Chemical Sciences

Matyjaszewski Wins National Academy of Sciences Award in Chemical Sciences
Tartans Celebrated for Their Exceptional Academic Standing

Tartans Celebrated for Their Exceptional Academic Standing
With Culture of Color Course, Students Dip into Dye

With Culture of Color Course, Students Dip into Dye
PSC Receives International Honors for AI-Driven, Automated Discovery of MRI Agents and Control of Fluid-Flow Heat and Stress

PSC Receives International Honors for AI-Driven, Automated Discovery of MRI Agents and Control of Fluid-Flow Heat and Stress
Harnessing the Building Blocks of Polymer Recycling

Harnessing the Building Blocks of Polymer Recycling
Marcus Schafer Looks to Clean Up Antibiotics in Wastewater

Marcus Schafer Looks to Clean Up Antibiotics in Wastewater
Donahue Receives AAAR David Sinclair Award

Donahue Receives AAAR David Sinclair Award
Mingyi Wang Honored for Thesis

Mingyi Wang Honored for Thesis
Stefanie Sydlik Named a 2022 Moore Inventor Fellow

Stefanie Sydlik Named a 2022 Moore Inventor Fellow
Remembering Marcel Bruchez

Remembering Marcel Bruchez
Donahue Earns ACS Award for Creative Research

Donahue Earns ACS Award for Creative Research
Bruce Armitage Selected Head of Department of Chemistry

Bruce Armitage Selected Head of Department of Chemistry
Chemistry's Gabe Gomes Named to Chemistry & Engineering News' Talented 12

Chemistry's Gabe Gomes Named to Chemistry & Engineering News' Talented 12
NSF Center for Computer-Assisted Synthesis Named a Phase II Center for Chemical Innovation

NSF Center for Computer-Assisted Synthesis Named a Phase II Center for Chemical Innovation
Graduate Student Orientation Is Back In Person

Graduate Student Orientation Is Back In Person
Chemistry’s Bailey Bowers Wins Rath Award

Chemistry’s Bailey Bowers Wins Rath Award
Carnegie Mellon Exosome Engineering Tech Licensed to Coya Therapeutics

Carnegie Mellon Exosome Engineering Tech Licensed to Coya Therapeutics
Universities Partner To Make Chemistry More Equitable

Universities Partner To Make Chemistry More Equitable
Xun Earns K&L Gates Award

Xun Earns K&L Gates Award
Spectroscopic Studies Confirm Creation of Metalloenzyme with Novel Catalytic Functions

Spectroscopic Studies Confirm Creation of Metalloenzyme with Novel Catalytic Functions

Chemistry Senior Frank Hu Receives Society of Analytical Chemists of Pittsburgh Award

Chemistry Senior Frank Hu Receives Society of Analytical Chemists of Pittsburgh Award
Discovery Uncovers Need for Ammonia Emission Regulations

Discovery Uncovers Need for Ammonia Emission Regulations
Sudoc Wins Fast Company’s World Changing Ideas Award

Sudoc Wins Fast Company’s World Changing Ideas Award
Chemistry’s Xiangsha Du Receives IPMI Award

Chemistry’s Xiangsha Du Receives IPMI Award
Chemistry Announces Search for Next Department Head

Chemistry Announces Search for Next Department Head
AI-Driven Robotic Design of MRI Contrast Agents

AI-Driven Robotic Design of MRI Contrast Agents
Bruchez Named National Academy of Inventors Fellow

Bruchez Named National Academy of Inventors Fellow
Two Chemistry Faculty Named Among World's Most Highly Cited Researchers

Two Chemistry Faculty Named Among World's Most Highly Cited Researchers
Sudoc Named Startup to Watch by Chemical & Engineering News

Sudoc Named Startup to Watch by Chemical & Engineering News
CMU Offers New Additional Major in Environmental and Sustainability Studies

CMU Offers New Additional Major in Environmental and Sustainability Studies
Senior Ping-Ya Chao Takes Interdisciplinary Approach to Negotiating Research

Senior Ping-Ya Chao Takes Interdisciplinary Approach to Negotiating Research
Carnegie Mellon University and Emerald Cloud Lab to Build World’s First University Cloud Lab

Carnegie Mellon University and Emerald Cloud Lab to Build World’s First University Cloud Lab
Introducing Isaac Garcia-Bosch and Gabriel Gomes

Introducing Isaac Garcia-Bosch and Gabriel Gomes
Karoline Eckhart Wins Kwolek Fellowship

Karoline Eckhart Wins Kwolek Fellowship

Xiangsha Du Wins Kwolek Fellowship

Xiangsha Du Wins Kwolek Fellowship

Mechanism Guided Chemoenzymatic Synthesis of Quinolone Alkaloids

Mechanism Guided Chemoenzymatic Synthesis of Quinolone Alkaloids
Carnegie Mellon Chemists Create DNA-style Helical Inorganic Supercrystals

Carnegie Mellon Chemists Create DNA-style Helical Inorganic Supercrystals
Chemistry Senior Wins MCS Gilman Award

Chemistry Senior Wins MCS Gilman Award
Carnegie Mellon, Richard King Mellon Foundation Announce Historic Partnership to Accelerate CMU’s Science and Technology Leadership and the Transformation of Hazelwood Green

Carnegie Mellon, Richard King Mellon Foundation Announce Historic Partnership to Accelerate CMU’s Science and Technology Leadership and the Transformation of Hazelwood Green

Chemistry Senior Rachel Motz Receives Fugassi and Monteverde and Resnik Awards

Chemistry Senior Rachel Motz Receives Fugassi and Monteverde and Resnik Awards

Matyjaszewski Honored with Two Major Awards

Matyjaszewski Honored with Two Major Awards
Carnegie Mellon/Yale PNA-Based Technique an Essential Part of the Gene Editing Toolkit

Carnegie Mellon/Yale PNA-Based Technique an Essential Part of the Gene Editing Toolkit
Power and Promise of Automated Science Shown in New Studies

Power and Promise of Automated Science Shown in New Studies
Chemistry Professor Receives Grant to Study Material Stability

Chemistry Professor Receives Grant to Study Material Stability
Carnegie Mellon University Licenses Innovative Green Chemistry Technology

Carnegie Mellon University Licenses Innovative Green Chemistry Technology
Carnegie Mellon Research Shows How Wildfires May Have Larger Effects on Cloud Formation and Climate Change than Previously Thought

Carnegie Mellon Research Shows How Wildfires May Have Larger Effects on Cloud Formation and Climate Change than Previously Thought
Carnegie Mellon Chemists Help Shed Light on How Iodine-Containing Molecules Contribute to the Formation of Atmospheric Aerosols

Carnegie Mellon Chemists Help Shed Light on How Iodine-Containing Molecules Contribute to the Formation of Atmospheric Aerosols
Dow Funds Chemistry Resources for Remote Learning

Dow Funds Chemistry Resources for Remote Learning
Brothers Complete Long Journey To Doctorates

Brothers Complete Long Journey To Doctorates
Carnegie Mellon Chemists Help Discover Mechanism Behind Important Biosynthetic Reaction

Carnegie Mellon Chemists Help Discover Mechanism Behind Important Biosynthetic Reaction
Carnegie Mellon Researchers Create Biohybrid Nanoparticles that Could Revolutionize Drug Delivery

Carnegie Mellon Researchers Create Biohybrid Nanoparticles that Could Revolutionize Drug Delivery
MCS Announces Recipients of DSF Rapid Seed Funding for COVID-19 Research

MCS Announces Recipients of DSF Rapid Seed Funding for COVID-19 Research
Chemistry Ph.D. Student Receives PPG Fellowship

Chemistry Ph.D. Student Receives PPG Fellowship
Ph.D. Candidate Mingyi Wang Named Siebel Scholar

Ph.D. Candidate Mingyi Wang Named Siebel Scholar
Program Aims To Enhance Inclusive Teaching

Program Aims To Enhance Inclusive Teaching
Extracurriculars Complete CMU Experience

Extracurriculars Complete CMU Experience
MCS Students Learn to Use Automated Science Remotely

MCS Students Learn to Use Automated Science Remotely
IGS Webinar Highlights the Harmful Effects of Endocrine-Disrupting Chemicals

IGS Webinar Highlights the Harmful Effects of Endocrine-Disrupting Chemicals
Bernhard Designs Materials for Energy, Electronics of the Future

Bernhard Designs Materials for Energy, Electronics of the Future
Riley Weatherholt Receives Steinbrenner Fellowship to Advance Environmental Research

Riley Weatherholt Receives Steinbrenner Fellowship to Advance Environmental Research
Chemistry Professor Assisting COVID-19 Vaccine Effort

Chemistry Professor Assisting COVID-19 Vaccine Effort
Graduate Students Receive Fellowships to Support their Research

Graduate Students Receive Fellowships to Support their Research
Panel Urges Government Regulators to 'Reassess the Safety' of BPA

Panel Urges Government Regulators to 'Reassess the Safety' of BPA
Chemistry Students Create Hazardous Materials Guide To Help Protesters Stay Safe

Chemistry Students Create Hazardous Materials Guide To Help Protesters Stay Safe
Chemistry Alumnus Receives Prestigious Award from Chinese Government

Chemistry Alumnus Receives Prestigious Award from Chinese Government
Chemistry Graduate Student Wins Award from the International Precious Metals Institute

Chemistry Graduate Student Wins Award from the International Precious Metals Institute
Obituary: Miguel Llinás

Obituary: Miguel Llinás
Chemistry’s Danith Ly Receives Grant to Develop Global Pathogen Surveillance System

Chemistry’s Danith Ly Receives Grant to Develop Global Pathogen Surveillance System
Chemistry Professor Honored as One of World's Best Young Scientists

Chemistry Professor Honored as One of World's Best Young Scientists
Two Seniors Win 2020 MCS Gilman Award

Two Seniors Win 2020 MCS Gilman Award

Carnegie Mellon Researchers Discover New, Rapid Mechanism for Atmospheric Particle Formation

Carnegie Mellon Researchers Discover New, Rapid Mechanism for Atmospheric Particle Formation
Chemistry Senior Alexis Hoane Receives Judith A. Resnik Award

Chemistry Senior Alexis Hoane Receives Judith A. Resnik Award
Defending by Zoom

Defending by Zoom
Gizelle Sherwood Receives Julius Ashkin Teaching Award

Gizelle Sherwood Receives Julius Ashkin Teaching Award
Chemistry professor uses artificial intelligence to model potential COVID-19 antiviral inhibitors

Chemistry professor uses artificial intelligence to model potential COVID-19 antiviral inhibitors
Yerzhanova Aims to Keep Carnival Spirit Alive

Yerzhanova Aims to Keep Carnival Spirit Alive
Chemistry Professor Sheds Light on Mechanisms of Key Enzyme Reaction

Chemistry Professor Sheds Light on Mechanisms of Key Enzyme Reaction
Meet MCS's GSA Departmental Reps

Meet MCS's GSA Departmental Reps
Online Labs for Online Learning

Online Labs for Online Learning
Carnegie Mellon To Develop Molecular Circuit that Acts as Transistor for Immunotherapy

Carnegie Mellon To Develop Molecular Circuit that Acts as Transistor for Immunotherapy
STEM Gels Act Like Stem Cells for New Materials

STEM Gels Act Like Stem Cells for New Materials
Ryan Sullivan Wins Carnegie Science Award

Ryan Sullivan Wins Carnegie Science Award
Commemorative Journal Issue Honors Krzysztof Matyjaszewski's Pioneering Career

Commemorative Journal Issue Honors Krzysztof Matyjaszewski's Pioneering Career
Chemist and Advocate Geraldine Richmond Awarded Dickson Prize in Science

Chemist and Advocate Geraldine Richmond Awarded Dickson Prize in Science
Carnegie Mellon Chosen to Host Beckman Scholars Program

Carnegie Mellon Chosen to Host Beckman Scholars Program
Neil Donahue Delivers the Jule Charney Lecture at AGU 2019

Neil Donahue Delivers the Jule Charney Lecture at AGU 2019
Aerosol Optical Tweezers Advance Understanding of Chemical Evolution of Airborne Particles

Aerosol Optical Tweezers Advance Understanding of Chemical Evolution of Airborne Particles
Achievement in Athletics and Academics

Achievement in Athletics and Academics
Carnegie Mellon Invention Among The Scientist’s Top Innovations of 2019

Carnegie Mellon Invention Among The Scientist’s Top Innovations of 2019
Three Chemistry Professors Named Among World's Most Highly Cited Researchers

Three Chemistry Professors Named Among World's Most Highly Cited Researchers
Chemistry Ph.D. Candidate Finalist for International Prize

Chemistry Ph.D. Candidate Finalist for International Prize

“All-Purpose” Platform for Exosome-Mediated Delivery

“All-Purpose” Platform for Exosome-Mediated Delivery
Carnegie Mellon's Institute for Green Science Part of New $100M DOE Water Desalination Innovation Hub

Carnegie Mellon's Institute for Green Science Part of New $100M DOE Water Desalination Innovation Hub
Newell Washburn Recognized by Covestro for Scientific Excellence

Newell Washburn Recognized by Covestro for Scientific Excellence
Chemistry Professor Receives Grant to Develop Algorithm for Designing Better Concrete

Chemistry Professor Receives Grant to Develop Algorithm for Designing Better Concrete

CMU and Yale Receive NIH Grant to Further Gene Editing Technique

CMU and Yale Receive NIH Grant to Further Gene Editing Technique
New Faculty to Join Department of Chemistry

New Faculty to Join Department of Chemistry
MCS Welcomes Its First Tartan Scholars

MCS Welcomes Its First Tartan Scholars
Startup to Develop PNA Technology for Gene Editing

Startup to Develop PNA Technology for Gene Editing
Runaway Mitochondria Cause Telomere Damage in Cells

Runaway Mitochondria Cause Telomere Damage in Cells
Feeding the World, Feeding Ourselves

Feeding the World, Feeding Ourselves
Erin Kavanagh Researching Artificial Lungs in Germany as Fulbright Scholar

Erin Kavanagh Researching Artificial Lungs in Germany as Fulbright Scholar
Ph.D. Candidate Zoe Wright Wins Kwolek Fellowship in Chemistry

Ph.D. Candidate Zoe Wright Wins Kwolek Fellowship in Chemistry
Cleaning Our Water with Groundbreaking 'Bioinspired' Chemistry

Cleaning Our Water with Groundbreaking 'Bioinspired' Chemistry
Startup Focuses on Developing Catalysts for Industry

Startup Focuses on Developing Catalysts for Industry
Carnegie Mellon Researchers Develop Semi-Liquid Metal Anode for Next-Generation Batteries

Carnegie Mellon Researchers Develop Semi-Liquid Metal Anode for Next-Generation Batteries
Chemistry Professor Emeritus Publishes Book About Carbon Dioxide's Impacts on Earth

Chemistry Professor Emeritus Publishes Book About Carbon Dioxide's Impacts on Earth
Carnegie Mellon Researchers Create Soft, Flexible Materials with Enhanced Properties

Carnegie Mellon Researchers Create Soft, Flexible Materials with Enhanced Properties
Two Seniors Win First MCS Gilman Award

Two Seniors Win First MCS Gilman Award
Erin Kavanagh Named Fulbright Scholar

Erin Kavanagh Named Fulbright Scholar
Sarah Simon, Judith A. Resnik Award Honorable Mention Finalist

Sarah Simon, Judith A. Resnik Award Honorable Mention Finalist
Study Finds Direct Oxidative Stress Damage Shortens Telomeres

Study Finds Direct Oxidative Stress Damage Shortens Telomeres
Sophomore William Fahy Recognized as Goldwater Scholar

Sophomore William Fahy Recognized as Goldwater Scholar
Neil Donahue Named University Professor

Neil Donahue Named University Professor
Matyjaszewski Elected to the National Academy of Sciences

Matyjaszewski Elected to the National Academy of Sciences
Sipei Li Receives Graduate Student Research Award

Sipei Li Receives Graduate Student Research Award
Carnegie Mellon Chemists Manipulate the Quantum States of Gold Nanoclusters

Carnegie Mellon Chemists Manipulate the Quantum States of Gold Nanoclusters
Graduate Student Tatsuya Higaki Receives Award from the International Precious Metals Institute

Graduate Student Tatsuya Higaki Receives Award from the International Precious Metals Institute
Professor Selected to Give Distinguished Lectures

Professor Selected to Give Distinguished Lectures
Bioengineering the Future

Bioengineering the Future
Two Chemistry Juniors Receive ISURF Awards to Fund Research Abroad

Two Chemistry Juniors Receive ISURF Awards to Fund Research Abroad
Quantum layer boosts machine learning predictions

Quantum layer boosts machine learning predictions
'Using the Power of Chemistry' to Heal Our Broken Bones

'Using the Power of Chemistry' to Heal Our Broken Bones
PPG Foundation Recognizes Two Chemistry Graduate Students with Prestigious Fellowship

PPG Foundation Recognizes Two Chemistry Graduate Students with Prestigious Fellowship
Meet MCS’s Highland Ambassadors

Meet MCS’s Highland Ambassadors
‘Gamechanger’ in Natural Product Structure Determination Published in Nature Protocols

‘Gamechanger’ in Natural Product Structure Determination Published in Nature Protocols
Innovation Unleashed Podcast: Saving the World’s Water from Our Own Destruction

Innovation Unleashed Podcast: Saving the World’s Water from Our Own Destruction
Molecular Converter Switches Genetic Information from Right- to Left-Handed

Molecular Converter Switches Genetic Information from Right- to Left-Handed
Oxygen Breathes New Life into Radical Polymerization

Oxygen Breathes New Life into Radical Polymerization
Sullivan Uses Nobel Prize Winning Technology to Study Airborne Particles

Sullivan Uses Nobel Prize Winning Technology to Study Airborne Particles
Carnegie Mellon Researchers Probe Hydrogen Bonds Using New Technique

Carnegie Mellon Researchers Probe Hydrogen Bonds Using New Technique
Three Chemistry Professors Named Among World's Most Highly Cited Researchers

Three Chemistry Professors Named Among World's Most Highly Cited Researchers
Graduate Student Qing Ye Wins Outstanding Poster Award

Graduate Student Qing Ye Wins Outstanding Poster Award
Camille Williams Named CoSIDA Academic All-District for Women’s Soccer

Camille Williams Named CoSIDA Academic All-District for Women’s Soccer
Synthetic Molecule Invades Double-Stranded DNA

Synthetic Molecule Invades Double-Stranded DNA
MCS Students Earn Early Induction into Phi Beta Kappa, Including Chemistry's Sarah Simon and Victoria Van Benschoten

MCS Students Earn Early Induction into Phi Beta Kappa, Including Chemistry's Sarah Simon and Victoria Van Benschoten
Predicting the safety of food contact articles: New science and digital opportunities

Predicting the safety of food contact articles: New science and digital opportunities
Matyjaszewski Wins 2019 ACS Award in the Chemistry of Materials

Matyjaszewski Wins 2019 ACS Award in the Chemistry of Materials
Three CMU Alumni Inducted into the National Academy of Engineering

Three CMU Alumni Inducted into the National Academy of Engineering
MCS and CMU-Q Andrew Carnegie Society Scholars Announced

MCS and CMU-Q Andrew Carnegie Society Scholars Announced
Low-level Exposure to BPA Unsafe, Says Panel of Experts

Low-level Exposure to BPA Unsafe, Says Panel of Experts
Two-Faced Molecule Could Lead to Huntington’s Disease Treatment

Two-Faced Molecule Could Lead to Huntington’s Disease Treatment
Five Chemistry Alumni Named American Chemical Society Fellows

Five Chemistry Alumni Named American Chemical Society Fellows
In Utero Gene Editing Technique Developed At CMU And Yale Could Be Used In Humans

In Utero Gene Editing Technique Developed At CMU And Yale Could Be Used In Humans
Students Learn How To Speak Up! About Their Studies

Students Learn How To Speak Up! About Their Studies
Emerging Investigator Series – Ryan Sullivan

Emerging Investigator Series – Ryan Sullivan
Gene Editing Technique Cures Genetic Disorder in Utero

Gene Editing Technique Cures Genetic Disorder in Utero

Scientists and Engineers Converge on CMU to Talk Machine Learning

Scientists and Engineers Converge on CMU to Talk Machine Learning
Obituary: Robert L. Kay

Obituary: Robert L. Kay
Brenda Chambers recognized at MCS Staff Awards

Brenda Chambers recognized at MCS Staff Awards
Graduate Student Qi Li Receives Award from the International Precious Metals Institute

Graduate Student Qi Li Receives Award from the International Precious Metals Institute
Stefanie Sydlik Wins Pennsylvania State Elite Bicycle Championship

Stefanie Sydlik Wins Pennsylvania State Elite Bicycle Championship
Logan Plath Wins Travel Award to Attend Annual ASMS Conference

Logan Plath Wins Travel Award to Attend Annual ASMS Conference
Zoe Wright Wins Best Presentation Award at Annual ACS Meeting

Zoe Wright Wins Best Presentation Award at Annual ACS Meeting
Chemistry Students Honored at Phi Beta Kappa Ceremony

Chemistry Students Honored at Phi Beta Kappa Ceremony
Gold Nanoclusters Make Sharp Transition from Nonmetallic to Metallic

Gold Nanoclusters Make Sharp Transition from Nonmetallic to Metallic
Flying High: Carnegie Mellon Rocket Command Soars in NASA Competition

Flying High: Carnegie Mellon Rocket Command Soars in NASA Competition
Cancer researcher explores new tack

Cancer researcher explores new tack
Alumna Melissa Pasquinelli Received UNC Board of Governors Award for Excellence in Teaching

Alumna Melissa Pasquinelli Received UNC Board of Governors Award for Excellence in Teaching
Research Professor Mark Bier Pioneers 'New Frontier' in Mass Spectrometry

Research Professor Mark Bier Pioneers 'New Frontier' in Mass Spectrometry
Turing Award Winner Goldwasser and Nobel Laureate Yonath to Receive Honorary Degrees

Turing Award Winner Goldwasser and Nobel Laureate Yonath to Receive Honorary Degrees
Terry Collins Wins Carnegie Science Awards

Terry Collins Wins Carnegie Science Awards
COMPASS Alumni Panel Sparks Discussion about Career Paths, Diversity in Science

COMPASS Alumni Panel Sparks Discussion about Career Paths, Diversity in Science
New Technique Speeds Up Production of Protein Nano-Armor

New Technique Speeds Up Production of Protein Nano-Armor
Senior Christina Cabana Awarded Gates Cambridge Scholarship To Study in United Kingdom

Senior Christina Cabana Awarded Gates Cambridge Scholarship To Study in United Kingdom
First MCS Graduate Student Conference Funding Award Winners Announced

First MCS Graduate Student Conference Funding Award Winners Announced
Alumna Ashley Kilp Godisart Honored with Outstanding Recent Alumni Award

Alumna Ashley Kilp Godisart Honored with Outstanding Recent Alumni Award
Alumnus Chuanbing Tang Receives Dual Recognition

Alumnus Chuanbing Tang Receives Dual Recognition
William Alba Named Assistant Dean for Diversity for MCS

William Alba Named Assistant Dean for Diversity for MCS
CMU Receives $7.5M in Federal BRAIN Initiative Funding

CMU Receives $7.5M in Federal BRAIN Initiative Funding
Chemistry Ph.D. Students Go Behind the Scenes at PPG

Chemistry Ph.D. Students Go Behind the Scenes at PPG
Four MCS Faculty Named Among World's Most Highly Cited Researchers

Four MCS Faculty Named Among World's Most Highly Cited Researchers
MCS Students Inducted Early into Phi Beta Kappa

MCS Students Inducted Early into Phi Beta Kappa
The Freezing Behavior of Particle Mixtures

The Freezing Behavior of Particle Mixtures
Memorial Celebration Honors the Life of Emeritus Professor Aksel Bothner-By

Memorial Celebration Honors the Life of Emeritus Professor Aksel Bothner-By
MCS Andrew Carnegie Society Scholars Announced

MCS Andrew Carnegie Society Scholars Announced
DSF Charitable Foundation Gives $4M to Support Cross-Disciplinary Basic Research in Life Sciences

DSF Charitable Foundation Gives $4M to Support Cross-Disciplinary Basic Research in Life Sciences
MCS Students Awarded Presidential Fellowships and Scholarships

MCS Students Awarded Presidential Fellowships and Scholarships
Eckard Münck Recognized as a 2017 IBAME Fellow

Eckard Münck Recognized as a 2017 IBAME Fellow
Alumnus Gary Long receives international award for outstanding contributions using the Mössbauer effect

Alumnus Gary Long receives international award for outstanding contributions using the Mössbauer effect
Building Better Biomaterials

Building Better Biomaterials
Tom Ribelli Wins Best Poster at Annual ACS Meeting

Tom Ribelli Wins Best Poster at Annual ACS Meeting
Chenjie Zeng Awarded 2017 IUPAC Prize for Young Chemists

Chenjie Zeng Awarded 2017 IUPAC Prize for Young Chemists
Core Education Program Boosts Yield in Mellon College of Science

Core Education Program Boosts Yield in Mellon College of Science
Linda Peteanu Named Head of Department of Chemistry

Linda Peteanu Named Head of Department of Chemistry
CMU Chemical Promises To Rid 99 Percent Of BPA From Wastewater

CMU Chemical Promises To Rid 99 Percent Of BPA From Wastewater

Chemistry Graduate Student Qing Ye Runner-Up for Atmospheric Sciences Award

Chemistry Graduate Student Qing Ye Runner-Up for Atmospheric Sciences Award
Alumni’s New Musical Comedy Takes Center Stage in Chicago

Alumni’s New Musical Comedy Takes Center Stage in Chicago
Catalysts Developed at Carnegie Mellon Efficiently and Rapidly Remove BPA from Water

Catalysts Developed at Carnegie Mellon Efficiently and Rapidly Remove BPA from Water
Small data unpicks complex interactions: Machine learning models complex physical systems with sparse datasets

Small data unpicks complex interactions: Machine learning models complex physical systems with sparse datasets
MCS Students Learn to “Speak Up” about Research

MCS Students Learn to “Speak Up” about Research
Figuring Out the 3D Shape of Molecules with a Push of a Button

Figuring Out the 3D Shape of Molecules with a Push of a Button
Chemists Perform Surgery on Nanoparticles

Chemists Perform Surgery on Nanoparticles
MCS Students Honored at Phi Beta Kappa Ceremony

MCS Students Honored at Phi Beta Kappa Ceremony
Michael Polen and Chenjie Zeng to Attend Distinguished Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting

Michael Polen and Chenjie Zeng to Attend Distinguished Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting
Senior Josh Zak Dedicated to Giving Back Receives Carnegie Mellon Alumni Association’s Student Service Award

Senior Josh Zak Dedicated to Giving Back Receives Carnegie Mellon Alumni Association’s Student Service Award
Your Meds Can Pollute The Water Supply, But CMU Chemist Found A Way To Break Them Down

Your Meds Can Pollute The Water Supply, But CMU Chemist Found A Way To Break Them Down
Dave Yaron, Karen Stump, William Alba and Emily Weiss win CMU Teaching Innovation Awards

Dave Yaron, Karen Stump, William Alba and Emily Weiss win CMU Teaching Innovation Awards
Catalina Achim Wins Gelfand Service Award

Catalina Achim Wins Gelfand Service Award
Junior Christina Cabana Earns Goldwater Scholarship

Junior Christina Cabana Earns Goldwater Scholarship

The Often Environmentally Harmful Electroplating Industry Gets A Green Touch

The Often Environmentally Harmful Electroplating Industry Gets A Green Touch
Chemistry Doctoral Student Genoa Warner Named 2017 Carnegie Science Award Winner

Chemistry Doctoral Student Genoa Warner Named 2017 Carnegie Science Award Winner
MCS Professors and Student Win 2017 Carnegie Science Awards

MCS Professors and Student Win 2017 Carnegie Science Awards
Making it Rain: Researchers assess method for predicting ice nucleation properties

Making it Rain: Researchers assess method for predicting ice nucleation properties
Atmospheric Chemist Neil Donahue Wins Esselen Award for Chemistry in the Public Interest

Atmospheric Chemist Neil Donahue Wins Esselen Award for Chemistry in the Public Interest
Chemist Yisong Guo Receives NSF Career Award

Chemist Yisong Guo Receives NSF Career Award
Synthetic Nanoparticles Achieve the Complexity of Protein Molecules

Synthetic Nanoparticles Achieve the Complexity of Protein Molecules
Nanoscience Expert Chad Mirkin Wins Carnegie Mellon’s Dickson Prize in Science

Nanoscience Expert Chad Mirkin Wins Carnegie Mellon’s Dickson Prize in Science
Carnegie Mellon Researchers Use Polymers to Control the Organizational Behavior of Nanoparticles

Carnegie Mellon Researchers Use Polymers to Control the Organizational Behavior of Nanoparticles
Graduate Student Kedar Perkins receives ACS Student Exchange Award at NOBCChE

Graduate Student Kedar Perkins receives ACS Student Exchange Award at NOBCChE
Three MCS Professors Named Among World's Most Highly Cited Researchers

Three MCS Professors Named Among World's Most Highly Cited Researchers
Study Shows How Epilepsy Drugs Block Electrical Signals in the Brain

Study Shows How Epilepsy Drugs Block Electrical Signals in the Brain
MCS Students Selected for Early Election to Phi Beta Kappa

MCS Students Selected for Early Election to Phi Beta Kappa
Neil Donahue Receives Pittsburgh Award from ACS

Neil Donahue Receives Pittsburgh Award from ACS
New Gene-Editing Technology Cures a Genetic Blood Disorder in Mice

New Gene-Editing Technology Cures a Genetic Blood Disorder in Mice
Semi-Volatile Organic Compounds Diffuse Between Atmospheric Particles

Semi-Volatile Organic Compounds Diffuse Between Atmospheric Particles
Matyjaszewski Wins 2017 Benjamin Franklin Medal in Chemistry

Matyjaszewski Wins 2017 Benjamin Franklin Medal in Chemistry
MCS Students Named Andrew Carnegie Society Scholars

MCS Students Named Andrew Carnegie Society Scholars
Polymer-Based Protein Engineering Outperforms PEGylation

Polymer-Based Protein Engineering Outperforms PEGylation
Chemistry’s Roberto R. Gil Named Co-Editor-in-Chief of the Journal Magnetic Resonance in Chemistry

Chemistry’s Roberto R. Gil Named Co-Editor-in-Chief of the Journal Magnetic Resonance in Chemistry
Chemistry Students Receive Presidential Fellowships

Chemistry Students Receive Presidential Fellowships
LumiShield Named One of Nation’s Best University Startups

LumiShield Named One of Nation’s Best University Startups
Researchers Developing Disappearing Airborne Delivery Device

Researchers Developing Disappearing Airborne Delivery Device
Alumnus Jacob Good selected as a Woodrow Wilson National Fellow

Alumnus Jacob Good selected as a Woodrow Wilson National Fellow
Chemists Weigh Intact Virus Mixture With Mass Spectrometer

Chemists Weigh Intact Virus Mixture With Mass Spectrometer
Clouds Provide Clue to Better Climate Predictions

Clouds Provide Clue to Better Climate Predictions
MCS Students Earn Education and Research Awards

MCS Students Earn Education and Research Awards
Chemistry Major Rebecca Alford Named Hertz Foundation Fellow

Chemistry Major Rebecca Alford Named Hertz Foundation Fellow
Molecular Sleuth

Molecular Sleuth
Mark McElhaney received the Outstanding Achievement Award at MCS Staff Awards Ceremony

Mark McElhaney received the Outstanding Achievement Award at MCS Staff Awards Ceremony
Obituary: Nobel Laureate Walter Kohn

Obituary: Nobel Laureate Walter Kohn
Graduate Student Yuxiang Chen Receives Award from the International Precious Metals Institute

Graduate Student Yuxiang Chen Receives Award from the International Precious Metals Institute
Chemistry and Creative Writing Major To Speak at Carnegie Mellon Commencement, May 15

Chemistry and Creative Writing Major To Speak at Carnegie Mellon Commencement, May 15
Students Find Chemistry in Annual Murder Mystery

Students Find Chemistry in Annual Murder Mystery
Atmospheric Chemist Ryan Sullivan Receives NSF CAREER Award

Atmospheric Chemist Ryan Sullivan Receives NSF CAREER Award
Startup Sharp Edge Labs turns business plan upside down

Startup Sharp Edge Labs turns business plan upside down
Carnegie Mellon Team Develops Targeted Photosensitizer for Cell Manipulation

Carnegie Mellon Team Develops Targeted Photosensitizer for Cell Manipulation
Cool Down

Cool Down
Linda Peteanu Named Acting Head of the Department of Chemistry

Linda Peteanu Named Acting Head of the Department of Chemistry
International Team of Scientists Led by Chemistry Professor Emeritus Paul Karol Verifies the Discovery of Four New Elements

International Team of Scientists Led by Chemistry Professor Emeritus Paul Karol Verifies the Discovery of Four New Elements
Young Writers Showcase Their Work at Carnegie Mellon’s Martin Luther King, Jr. Writing Awards

Young Writers Showcase Their Work at Carnegie Mellon’s Martin Luther King, Jr. Writing Awards
Chemists Develop Bright, Fluorescent Bottlebrush Polymer Probe for Cell Detection

Chemists Develop Bright, Fluorescent Bottlebrush Polymer Probe for Cell Detection
Carnegie Mellon University 10th in Physical Sciences in Times Higher Education World University Rankings for 2015-2016

Carnegie Mellon University 10th in Physical Sciences in Times Higher Education World University Rankings for 2015-2016
Obituary: Dr. Robert Stewart, Chemistry Professor Emeritus

Obituary: Dr. Robert Stewart, Chemistry Professor Emeritus
Plant Power

Plant Power
Three Chemistry Professors Named Among World's Most Highly Cited Researchers

Three Chemistry Professors Named Among World's Most Highly Cited Researchers
Krzysztof Matyjaszewski Wins Dreyfus Prize

Krzysztof Matyjaszewski Wins Dreyfus Prize
'Yellow chemistry' turns sulfur waste into plastics

'Yellow chemistry' turns sulfur waste into plastics
Chemist Kevin Noonan Receives Prestigious CAREER Award

Chemist Kevin Noonan Receives Prestigious CAREER Award
Chemists Characterize 3-D Macroporous Hydrogels

Chemists Characterize 3-D Macroporous Hydrogels
Chemistry Doctoral Students Win Chinese Government Awards for Outstanding Self-Financed Students Abroad

Chemistry Doctoral Students Win Chinese Government Awards for Outstanding Self-Financed Students Abroad
Graduate Student Chenjie Zeng Receives Awards from the International Precious Metals Institute and the Materials Research Society

Graduate Student Chenjie Zeng Receives Awards from the International Precious Metals Institute and the Materials Research Society
Concrete Science

Concrete Science
TAML Catalysts Safely and Effectively Remove Estrogenic Compounds from Municipal Wastewater

TAML Catalysts Safely and Effectively Remove Estrogenic Compounds from Municipal Wastewater
Catalina Achim Selected as an ELATE Fellow

Catalina Achim Selected as an ELATE Fellow
CMU Hosts ACS Colloid and Surface Science Symposium

CMU Hosts ACS Colloid and Surface Science Symposium
MCS Students Earn Education and Research Awards

MCS Students Earn Education and Research Awards
MCS Staff Awards, 2015

MCS Staff Awards, 2015
Neil M. Donahue Receives Thomas Lord Professorship in Chemistry

Neil M. Donahue Receives Thomas Lord Professorship in Chemistry
Susan Graul Wins Julius Ashkin Teaching Award for Education

Susan Graul Wins Julius Ashkin Teaching Award for Education
Annie Arnold Wins Three Minute Thesis Competition

Annie Arnold Wins Three Minute Thesis Competition
CMU Chemists Create Tiny Gold Nanoparticles That Reflect Nature’s Patterns

CMU Chemists Create Tiny Gold Nanoparticles That Reflect Nature’s Patterns
Chemistry Graduate Student Qing Ye Wins Prestigious Schlumberger Foundation Fellowship

Chemistry Graduate Student Qing Ye Wins Prestigious Schlumberger Foundation Fellowship
Two Carnegie Mellon Students Awarded Barry M. Goldwater Scholarships

Two Carnegie Mellon Students Awarded Barry M. Goldwater Scholarships
Graduate Student Danielle Chirdon Wins Carnegie Science Award

Graduate Student Danielle Chirdon Wins Carnegie Science Award
Chemistry Graduate Student Matharishwan Naganbabu Named a James R. Swartz Entrepreneurial Fellow

Chemistry Graduate Student Matharishwan Naganbabu Named a James R. Swartz Entrepreneurial Fellow
Carnegie Mellon Center for Nucleic Acids Science and Technology Receives $3.1M From DSF Charitable Foundation To Develop Synthetic Nucleic Acids

Carnegie Mellon Center for Nucleic Acids Science and Technology Receives $3.1M From DSF Charitable Foundation To Develop Synthetic Nucleic Acids
Carnegie Mellon Chemists Create Nanofibers Using Unprecedented New Method

Carnegie Mellon Chemists Create Nanofibers Using Unprecedented New Method
Alumna Kathryn L. Beers Named a Fellow of the American Chemical Society

Alumna Kathryn L. Beers Named a Fellow of the American Chemical Society
Obituary: Carnegie Mellon Alumna and Hall of Fame Inventor Stephanie Kwolek Dies at 90

Obituary: Carnegie Mellon Alumna and Hall of Fame Inventor Stephanie Kwolek Dies at 90
Chemists Identify Key Mechanistic Step in Biosynthesis of Carbapenem Antibiotics

Chemists Identify Key Mechanistic Step in Biosynthesis of Carbapenem Antibiotics
International Group of Researchers Shows Emissions From Forests Influence Very First Stage of Cloud Formation

International Group of Researchers Shows Emissions From Forests Influence Very First Stage of Cloud Formation
Graduate students Anindita (Dia) Das and Qin Gao have been awarded McWilliams Fellowships

Graduate students Anindita (Dia) Das and Qin Gao have been awarded McWilliams Fellowships
MCS Students Earn Education and Research Awards

MCS Students Earn Education and Research Awards
Graduate Student Anindita Das Receives Award from the International Precious Metals Institute

Graduate Student Anindita Das Receives Award from the International Precious Metals Institute
Roberto Gil Named Features Editor of the Journal Magnetic Resonance in Chemistry

Roberto Gil Named Features Editor of the Journal Magnetic Resonance in Chemistry
Graduate Student Taylor Canady Receives Carnegie Science Award

Graduate Student Taylor Canady Receives Carnegie Science Award
Graduate Student Jose Flores-Canales Receives Biophysical Society Travel Award

Graduate Student Jose Flores-Canales Receives Biophysical Society Travel Award
Matyjaszewski Named Fellow of National Academy of Inventors

Matyjaszewski Named Fellow of National Academy of Inventors
Obituary: Morton Kaplan

Obituary: Morton Kaplan
Carnegie Mellon Names Neil M. Donahue New Director of its Steinbrenner Institute for Environmental Education and Research

Carnegie Mellon Names Neil M. Donahue New Director of its Steinbrenner Institute for Environmental Education and Research
Internationally Renowned Green Chemist Terry Collins Named Fellow of the American Chemical Society

Internationally Renowned Green Chemist Terry Collins Named Fellow of the American Chemical Society
Five MCS Professors Awarded Research Grants From Pittsburgh Foundation's Charles E. Kaufman Fund

Five MCS Professors Awarded Research Grants From Pittsburgh Foundation's Charles E. Kaufman Fund
Carnegie Mellon-Developed Chemicals That Break Down Water Contaminants Pass Safety Test

Carnegie Mellon-Developed Chemicals That Break Down Water Contaminants Pass Safety Test
Carnegie Mellon Researchers Develop Artificial Cells To Study Effects of Molecular Crowding on Gene Expression

Carnegie Mellon Researchers Develop Artificial Cells To Study Effects of Molecular Crowding on Gene Expression
Chemistry Alumnus Huifeng Qian Wins 2013 IUPAC Prize for Young Chemists

Chemistry Alumnus Huifeng Qian Wins 2013 IUPAC Prize for Young Chemists
Mingjiang Zhong Receives Prestigious 2012 Chinese Government Award for Outstanding Self-Financed Students Abroad

Mingjiang Zhong Receives Prestigious 2012 Chinese Government Award for Outstanding Self-Financed Students Abroad
Unique Wave Flume Facility Allows Scientists To Study How Sea Spray Seeds Clouds

Unique Wave Flume Facility Allows Scientists To Study How Sea Spray Seeds Clouds
Chemistry Graduate Student Receives Award from the International Precious Metals Institute

Chemistry Graduate Student Receives Award from the International Precious Metals Institute
National NMR Center in Czech Republic Named for Carnegie Mellon Emeritus Professor Josef Dadok

National NMR Center in Czech Republic Named for Carnegie Mellon Emeritus Professor Josef Dadok
ACS To Recognize Carnegie Mellon University's Mellon Institute for Landmark Contributions to Chemistry

ACS To Recognize Carnegie Mellon University's Mellon Institute for Landmark Contributions to Chemistry
Graduate Student Saumya Saurabh Receives Astrid and Bruce McWilliams Fellowship

Graduate Student Saumya Saurabh Receives Astrid and Bruce McWilliams Fellowship
Asian Desert Dust Causes Californian Snowfall

Asian Desert Dust Causes Californian Snowfall
Krzysztof Matyjaszewski To Receive Inaugural AkzoNobel North America Science Award

Krzysztof Matyjaszewski To Receive Inaugural AkzoNobel North America Science Award
MCS Postdoctoral Fellow Dahlia Haynes to Appear on UNCF An Evening of Stars

MCS Postdoctoral Fellow Dahlia Haynes to Appear on UNCF An Evening of Stars
The Mellon Institute of Industrial Research Named a National Historic Chemical Landmark

The Mellon Institute of Industrial Research Named a National Historic Chemical Landmark
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