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  • PLU Honor Society awards a Travel Grant to Monica Kinde-Carson
  • Dr. Zeng's research regarding a computer model that may help create robots with extreme water-repelling properties, is highlighted on KETV 7 Omaha more...
  • Dr. Zeng's research featured in Lincoln JournalStar more...
  • Haemi Chung (Choe group) receives American Crystallography Association Travel Award.
  • Chemist Eugene “Gene” Cordes addresses the baccalaureate graduation ceremony and receives an honorary doctor of science degree more...
  • Congratulations to Sarah Kruse for receiving the Florine Chemistry 2009 Moissan Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship from the American Chemical Society.
  • Congratulations to Emily Svendgard, an (Undergrad) Teaching Assistant in the Chemistry Department for being one of two awardees of the Arts & Sciences Student Advisory Board Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award.
  • Congratulations to those receiving Outstanding Graduate Student Research Poster Awards at the UNL Graduate Student Poster Session: Omar Barnaby, Paul Barron, Raychelle Burks, Lucas DeVries, Jacob Friest, and Adrienne Roehrich.
  • Dr. Pill-Soon Song receives the Finsen Medal for Photobiology from the Board of the International Union of Photobiology more…
  • Dr. Zeng's research highlighted in Nature Nanotechnology more...
  • Congratulations!  Prof. Kautz receives College of Arts and Sciences Distinguished Teaching Award more...
  • Congratulations!  Prof. George receives College of Arts and Sciences Hazel R. McClymont Teaching Fellow Award more...
  • Prof. Takacs reappointed to another term as a Charles E. Bessey Professor more...
  • Prof. Hage receives 2009 College of Arts and Sciences Award for Outstanding Research and Creative Achievement in the Social Sciences more...
  • UNL Sigma Xi’s 2009 Outstanding Graduate Student:  John Schiel (Hage Group) more...
  • Adrienne Roehrich and John Schiel are inducted into the Sigma Xi research honorary more...
  • Professors Harbison  and Woodford featured at  American Chemical Society press conference - Scarlet, Science Daily, ACS
  • Chemistry students honored at February Forum more...
  • Matt Shortridge and Adrienne Roehrich receive ISOTEC student travel sponsorship to travel to the ENC more...
  • PLU Honor Society awards Travel Grants to Matt Shortridge and Adrienne Roehrich more...
  • Adrienne Roehrich received a ENC Student Travel Stipend more...
  • Prof. Du featured on JACS website more...
  • Ross Cheloha (Berkowitz Group) receives ACS Organic Chemistry Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship more..
  • Raychelle Burks contributes article to ACS InChemistry magazine(pg 9) more...  
  • Prof. Zeng's research featured in JACS Select virtual issues more...
  • Chemistry participates in the Women in Science Conference more...
  • Chemistry Emeritus Professor, Desmond Wheeler's memorial information more...
  • Congratulations!  Drs. Jason Kautz, Eric Malina & graduate student Leah Thompson receive 2008-09 Parents Association Awards more...
  • Paul Barron (Choe Group) receives ACS Inorganic Chemistry Division Travel Grant  more...
  • Congratulations!  Dr. Stephen DiMagno elected the Vice-Chair/Membership of the ACS Division of Fluorine Chemistry for 2009 more...
  • Ovation Award given to Jacob Johnson for outstanding student employee service more..
  • Congratulations to Grad Students!  Curtis Wray (Choe Group) awarded 2009 UNL Folsom Masters Thesis Award  & Kelly Mercier (Powers Group) received honorable mention; Matt Shortridge awarded UNL Graduate Research Assistant honorable mention.
  • Prof Mark Griep has ReAction!, chemistry in the movies book published, more....
  • Dr. Du invited lecture speaker at Chinese conference on Chemical Biology more...
  • Drs. Lai, Redepenning and Zeng are part of $8.1 million grant funding for nanotechnology research center more...
  • Department Activities - 2008 PLU Holiday Party Photo Gallery more...
  • Congratulations Evan Meade, Pat Pribil and Rene Barfoot on receiving Applause Awards more...
  • Chemistry Day 2008 Highlights more...
  • Congratulations! Nan Shao, graduate student (Zeng Group) has been awarded UNL's prestigious 2008 Presidential Fellowship more...
  • Congratulations! Dr. David Hage elected Fellow in the National Academy of Clinical Biochemistry more...
  • Congratulations! Raychelle Burks, Ph.D student (Hage Research Group) contributing author for new "Defining Moments in Science" book more...
  • Chemistry Department receives grant funding. more...
  • Congratulations! Dr. Berkowitz awarded a Japan Society for the Promotion of Science Fellowship for 2008-09. more...
  • Welcome 2008 Graduate Students! more...
  • Congratulations August 2008 Graduates!
    Masters: Mandi Conrad, Van Nguyen Mai and Qing Zhang
    PhD: Min Bian and Chunlei Guo
  • UNL Chemistry PhD graduate program rises 14 places in US News rankings nationally more....
  • 125th Anniversary in the News
    The Scarlet
    | Daily Nebraskan

  • Congratulations! Department Chair, Dr. Jim Takacs, awarded the 2008 Arts and Science College Award for Outstanding Research and Creative Achievement in the Sciences more...
  • Congratulations! Dr. Rajca awarded Outstanding Small Classroom Educator of the Year by the UNL Association of Students more...
  • Congratulations! Dr. George and Dr. Griep receive Arts & Science College's Distinguished Teaching Awards more...
  • Outreach - Dr. Jason Kautz and Company present demos at Leigh High School more...
  • Congratulations! Drs. Hartung, Jason Kautz, Eric Malina & Undergraduate TA Hope Mulgrew receive 2007-08 Parents Association Award more...
  • Dr. Redepenning featured in American Physical Society News more...
  • Congratulations! Professor David Hage Top Cited Review Author 2002 - 2007 more...
  • Emeritus Prof. Pill-Soon Song researches interactions between light and organisms
    Chemical Biology
  • Prof. Xiao Cheng Zeng produces ice-breaking news possibly holding key to neurological diseases
    Earth and Sky Radio Show | PNAS Paper | Chemistry World | University Page | Nature (Journal Club) | UNL Research Spotlight

  • Congratulations! Jacob Friest 2008 Graduate Poster Competition Winner more...

  • Congratulations! Susannah Hall senior Chemistry major graduates with Distinction

  • Congratulations 2008 Graduate Student Awardees more...

  • Congratulations May 2008 Graduates!
    PhD: Wei An, Jeremy Karr, Jodell Whittington

    MS: Manuela Stan, Sony Soman, Curtis Wray
  • Congratulations! Chemistry undergrads, Nathaniel Cogswell, Nathaniel Goodrich, & Skye O'Hearn, receive 2008-09 Milton E. Mohr Scholarships more...

  • Chemistry Making a Difference - Alum, Dr. John Dietrich, retires as NE Crime Lab Director more...

  • Chemistry booth at the Women in Science Conference more...
  • Chemistry demos entertain & teach 2008 Big Red Road Show audiences
    Omaha World Herald | Highlights | KPTM News (Windows Media Only)

  • Congratulations to chemistry students honored at February Forum more...

  • Chemistry Department helps host Nebraska High School Science Bowl more...

  • Dr. Hage's group uses an emerging area in separations science to probe interaction processes
    Chemical & Engineering News

  • Prof. Xiao Cheng Zeng produces ice-breaking news possibly holding key to neurological diseases.
    UNL News Release | New Scientist Tech | Nature Nanotechnology | Scarlet

  • Prof. Gerard Harbison and five other Chemistry professors help in the fight against terrorism.  more...

  • Prof. Jody Redepenning discovered a simple process to create a composite that can replace bone. more...

  • Prof. Xiao Cheng Zeng and other UNL Chemistry scientists strike gold with discovery of first metal hollow cages.
    ACS | Omaha World Herald | UNL News

  • Memorial Service and Gifts for Prof. John Stezowski more...

  • Congratulations December 2007 Graduates!
    PhD: Sangeeta Dey, Chunjuan Zhang, Xiangcheng Zhu

  • Department Activities - 2007 PLU Christmas Party Photo Gallery more...

  • Congratulations to Meghan Sedlacek, senior Chemistry major chosen for Phi Beta Kappa honor society more...

  • Congratulations! Prof. Xiao Zeng is a newly elected fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) more...

  • Congratulations! Raychelle Burks, Ph.D student (Hage Research Group) authors gold catalysis article for Chemical & Engineering News more...

  • Dr. Mark Griep receives Alfred P. Sloan Foundation grant for "Chemistry in the Movies" project more...

  • Welcome New Faculty members Dr. Rebecca Lai and Eric Malina

  • Congratulations! John Schiel, third year Ph.D student (Hage Research Group) awarded 2007-08 American Chemical Society - Analytical Division Fellowship more...

  • Department Activities- Chili Cookoff more...

  • Congratulations August 2007 Graduates!
    Masters: Sike Chen
    PhD: Chrissy Devries and Kausik Das

  • Welcome to the 2007 Graduate Students! more...

  • Congratulations! Dr. James Takacs, Bessey Professor of Chemistry, became the new Chemistry Department Chair on August 15.
    Chair's Office: Phone: (402) 472-3634; Fax: (402) 472-2044; Email: ChemChair@unl.edu or ChemDept@unl.edu.

  • Chemistry Day 2007 Highlights. more...

  • Congratulations to all 2007 Chemistry Department Graduate Student Award winners! more...

  • Congratulations to Satya Bulusu, Chemistry Department Graduate Student recipient of the 2007 Outstanding Graduate Research Assistant Award, presented by the Office of Graduate Studies. more...
  • Congratulations May 2007 Graduates!
    Masters: Evan Hurley
    PhD: Rangan Mallik and Weijun Shen

  • Chemistry Booth at Big Red Road Show 2007 a success. more...
  • Congratulations December 2006 Graduates!
    Masters: Chiranjib Banerjee, Hae Mi Chung, Samuel Sakwa
    PhD: Satya Bulusu, Kannan Karukurichi, Roberto Salud-Bea, Roman Shchepin, Nathan Stafford, Chunling Wa

  • Faculty Positions Open:
    Department Chair more...
    Analytical/Bioanalytical, Assistant or Associate Professor more...
    Mass spectrometry, Assistant or Associate Professor more...

  • Congratulations August 2006 PhD Graduates!
    Sumit Muhkerjee, Corey Ohnmacht, Sarah Williams, Chunping Xu, Hai Xuan

  • Chemistry Day 2006 Highlights. more...

  • Kelly Mercier won the Best Poster Award in the Biological Sciences and Agricultural Sciences area at the 2006 Sigma Xi Graduate Student Research and Creative Activity Competition.

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