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Battery researcher and Loyola's Assistant Professor Dr. Progna Banerjee's scientific research featured in the US DOE office
Loyola's newly hired Assistant Professor in the Inorganic Chemistry specialty, Dr. Progna Banerjee's electron microscopy data was part of this mural in DOE building in Washington, D.C.
Fran Seabright Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Research
The intricate task of accommodating diverse learning styles presents a considerable challenge for educators, especially within the expansive lecture classes of organic chemistry. In response to this challenge, a Scholarship of Teaching and Learning project was initiated by Anna Buttell and Dr. Polina Pine. Their commendable efforts garnered recognition at the Iota Sigma Pi Symposium on February 24th, 2024, where their work was honored with the prestigious Fran Seabright Award for excellence in undergraduate research as a 2nd best poster. The accolade was specifically bestowed upon Anna for their insightful poster presentation delving into the topic of "Learning challenging chemistry concepts through cartoon representation."
Dr. Sandra Helquist awarded the 2022 Iota Sigma Pi Centennial Award
Congratulations Dr. Sandra Helquist
The Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry welcomes two new faculty members
Drs. Manisha Ray and Mausumi Mahapatra
Professor Moran Selected to Chair the 2024 Enzyme Mechanisms Conference
The annual Gordon Research Conference on Enzymes, Coenzymes and Metabolic Pathways and the biannual Enzyme Mechanisms Conference (EMC).
Dariush Forouzezh Awarded the 2022-23 Schmitt Fellowship
Dariush Forouzezh Awarded the 2022-23 Schmitt Fellowship
Assoc. Prof. Dan Killelea receives NSF Grant
The Killelea group was recently awards a grant from the NSF for $525,000 for 3 years.
Assoc. Prof. Jim Devery receives NIH Grant
Devery receives NIH Grant
to use over the next three years. The award will continue to support the research the Devery lab has explored in carbonyl-olefin metathesis and Lewis acid catalysis, allowing them to explain and design catalyst behavior via synthetic, spectroscopic, kinetic, and computational techniques.
Marie Turano receives the 2021 AVS Dorothy M. and Earl S. Hoffman Scholarship
Dr. Marie Turano will receive a significant award from the American Vacuum Society
2021 PhD Graduate, Marie Turano, will receive the 2021 AVS Dorothy M. and Earl S. Hoffman Scholarship.
Professor Daniel Becker receives the 2020 Master Teacher Award
Professor Daniel Becker receives the 2020 Master Teacher Award
The department welcomes Assistant Professor Colin Gates
Welcome to new faculty member, Dr. Colin Gates.
Dr. Colin Gates joined the Department in August 2021.
Adri wins 3-minute thesis!
Loyola’s 2021 3 minute thesis winner Adri Lugosan, a 5th year Ph.D. candidate from Dr. Wei-Tsung Lee’s lab
5th year PhD student, Adri Lugosan, won the 2021 LUC Graduate School 3-minute thesis competition.
Arseniy Butrin awarded 2021-22 Schmitt Fellowship
4th year PhD student awarded the 2021-22 Arthur Schmitt Fellowship.
Chemistry and Biochemistry Research Chair is Awarded as a Sujack Master Researcher
Carl Moore Research Chair, Dr. Graham Moran was recently honored as a 2020 Sujack Master Researcher. Dr. Moran joined the Chemistry and Biochemistry Department in 2018 and has established a vibrant research program based in the study of enzyme reaction chemistry.
Marie Turano, a 5th year PhD student, is a finalist for the AVS Morton M. Traum Surface Science Student Award.
Marie Turano a 5th year PhD student in the Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, is a finalist for the 2020 AVS Surface Science Division Morton M. Traum Student Award
Schmitt fellow and 5th year PhD student, Marie Turano, is a finalist for a prominent international graduate student award.
An update on Dr. Carly Hanson, a recent PhD graduate from Jim Devery's group.
Dr. Carly Hanson recently graduated, and is now a postdoc at The University of Ottawa. Here's a bit on her accomplishments in Jim Devery's group here at Loyola.
The Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry welcomes two new tenure-track faculty members!
Joerg Zimmermann and Pengfei Li are starting at Loyola in fall 2020. The department is very happy to have them onboard, and we are looking forward to hearing more about their accomplishments in the years to follow!
Three minute thesis' competition
Three minute thesis winner Daniel Catlin along with participants and faculty
Daniel Catlin takes 2nd place at the Graduate School's Three Minute Thesis' Competition.
Life after Loyola: Hansol Lee (Chemistry ’15)
Hansol Lee at The University of Iowa in front of the Atomic Force Microscope
Periodic stories about what some of our alums are up to after graduation.
The College of Arts & Sciences Welcomes Professor Graham Moran
Professor Graham Moran
Professor Graham Moran recently joined Loyola Chemistry and Biochemistry, as the first Carl Moore Research Chair in Chemistry & Biochemistry.
Graduate Student Daniel Catlin Receives Prestigious Award
Daniel Catlin, a fifth year PhD student in Professor Dali Liu’s research group, received an Arthur J. Schmitt Foundation Fellowship for 2018-19. Funding from the Fellowship provides Catlin vital support to conduct research while preparing him to be a leader in his field.
Chemistry faculty inspire future scientists
In 1968, the American Chemical Society (ACS) developed Project SEED, a program geared toward economically disadvantaged, high-achieving high school students by providing them with an opportunity to work directly with professional chemists and university professors for a summer.
Organic chemistry professor receives NIH grant
Dr. Jim Devery, Assistant Professor of Organic Chemistry
Dr. Jim Devery, Assistant Professor of organic chemistry, has received a grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) for $404,000
Rachael Farber Awarded for Outstanding Graduate Research
Recently profiled doctoral student Rachael Farber received the 2018 Anna Louise Hoffman Award for Outstanding Achievement in Graduate Research through IOTA SIGMA PI, a national honor society for women in chemistry.
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Biochemistry faculty receives 2018 Sujack Award
Sujack Awards recipients
The Chemistry Department is proud to congratulate Biochemistry Associate Professor, Dr. Miguel Ballicora, for receiving the 2018 Master Researcher Award.
Dr. Brazdil Receives Award for Excellence in Teaching Freshmen
Dr. Linda Brazdil
Congratulations to Dr. Linda Brazdil on being named the winner of The Provost's Award for Excellence in Teaching Freshmen for Fall 2017.
Graduate Student Feature: Marie Turano's Conference Experience
First year graduate student— Marie Turano —takes us through the trip and experience of attending an international conference, and describes the research that led her there.