Welcome back PhD alum Sergey Pronin (’10) this Friday! The UC Irvine professor returns to Kent 120 (12:45pm) to share his latest work in synthesis. events.uchicago.edu/chem/event/2...

The University of Chicago Department of Chemistry is currently seeking a Managing Director to Lead Department of Chemistry Operations. Follow the link for full job description, qualifications and benefits- tinyurl.com/3p3r8rn9

Huge congratulations to Wen Li from the Tian Research Group for a double win at the 2025 MRS Fall Meeting! Wen took home both the MRS Graduate Student Gold Award and the Best Poster Award for his groundbreaking work in bioelectronics. #MaterialsScience #Bioelectronics #Innovation #MRS2025 #UChichem

The Guangbin Dong lab just introduced a precise "atom swap" method to exchange carbonyl oxygen for nitrogen in sp³-rich scaffolds, renewing how we approach nitrogen scanning, from laborious multi-step reconstructions to direct skeletal editing. Read more: shorturl.at/zOTDH

The 2026 Chicago Chemical Biology and Therapeutics Symposium is coming! UChicago BSD invite students, postdocs, and researchers to submit abstracts for our dedicated poster session—a premier opportunity for networking and collaboration. Register & Submit Your Abstract Here: shorturl.at/fU2Rq

Featured on the latest #JVSTA cover, graduate student Joshua Wagner and Professor Steven Sibener investigate how atomic oxygen affects the behavior of C₆₀ molecules on 2D materials. Check out their cover-worthy work today - shorturl.at/F2Uuv #Nanotechnology #Graphene #Physics #QuantumTech

University of Chicago Professor Yamuna Krishnan is using nanotechnology to illuminate life’s smallest unit. Go inside the Krishnan Lab to grasp the impact of how this nano-sized vision is redefining the frontiers of cellular chemistry: physicalsciences.uchicago.edu/news/article...

🔥Hot off the press: Chuan He, PhD and his team have developed a novel methylation analysis method called ultra-mild bisulfite sequencing, which detects epigenetic changes in cancers more quickly, accurately, and reliably than existing methods. @uchichemistry.bsky.social https://ow.ly/ALtf50XrlC4

A new study shows that inflammation caused by exposure to excessive sunlight degrades YTHDF2, a key protein that protects normal skin cells from turning cancerous, pointing towards ways to prevent skin cancer. UChicago Cancer @uchichemistry.bsky.social UChicagoBSD https://ow.ly/Z8hl50XrS8w

This Friday, we are thrilled to host Anastassia Alexandrova from UCLA for our first Chemistry seminar of 2026! Join us for her talk, "Catalytic Interfaces in and out of equilibrium". See abstract and details: events.uchicago.edu/chem/event/2...

Check out new work by Agnish, Matt and co-workers. Active, persistent dynamics can mimic Hebbian “unlearning,” hinting that nonequilibrium physics offers a new route to sharpen associative recall in neural nets. go.aps.org/49O1yHO @uchichemistry.bsky.social

Published in Chemical Science, the Stuart Rowan and Scott Snyder labs at UChicago have found a way to instantly control material stiffness using light! 💡 They manipulate polymer bonds (DCCs) with a new strategy for on-demand stiffening. ➡️ See the work: doi.org/10.1039/D5SC...

Following the 2025 Nobel Prize in Chemistry recognizing the monumental impact of Metal-Organic Frameworks (MOFs), UChicago Chemists are leading the effort to custom-build materials atom by atom, fundamentally defining the future of the New Energy Economy.

Congratulations to Joanna (Qiaohong) Wang of the Gagliardi Group! Joanna recently earned a poster award at the 2025 Chicago Quantum Summit for her innovative contributions to quantum research—a significant achievement at one of the field's premier annual events. @gagliardilaura.bsky.social

Join us on Friday, November 7th, as we welcome Professor Frank Glorius from the University of Münster for a special seminar at The University of Chicago. Date: Friday, Nov 7th Time: 12:45-2:00 p.m. Location: Kent Chemical Laboratory, Room 120

Huge thanks to Professor Garnet Chan from Caltech for delivering a fantastic Mulliken Lecture!

Your Next Career Move Starts Here! The myCHOICE Career Forum is your premier opportunity to network and discuss your career options with UChicago Chemistry PhD alumni from a diverse range of careers. Registration here: shorturl.at/Nf1gx #ChemistryGrad #ChemCareers #SciComm #CareerForum #myCHOICE

Considering a Master's in Chemistry? Join the University of Chicago Department of Chemistry for a virtual info session on November 13th, 11 AM - 12 PM CST. Register now by scanning the code or copy the link below: shorturl.at/Qcem3 #MastersProgram #MSinChemistry #GradSchool #VirtualInfoSession

Published in @science.org, UChicago's Jiwoong Park Group has made a molecular engineering advance, creating a novel, ion-coupled bilayer transistor that precisely controls electricity at the atomic level. Their work promises improved efficiency for future electronics. Read more: shorturl.at/EeBpJ

Don't miss today's highly anticipated **Mulliken Lecture** at the University of Chicago, featuring Garnet Chan from Caltech! 3:45pm - 5:00pm CST Kent Chemical Laboratory, Room 120 #UChicago #Caltech #MullikenLecture #QuantumChemistry #GarnetChan #Chemistry #Science #Today

Mark your calendar! 📅 On Nov 6, Eli Lilly's Qiang Yang & Youming Huang from Small Molecule Discovery and Synthetic Molecule Design and Development for a day of Chemistry Outreach. Info session (SCL240A, 12pm). CVs for 1:1 meetings due Oct 30 to [email protected]. #elililly #uchichemistry

Do you study lipids or lipidation, but don't know where to send your newest work? Send us your fat papers, phat papers, and even phatty acid papers. While the special issue is not saturated, it's filling up fast, and won't be unsaturated forever! Phase separate with us and build community!

Published in @science.org, UChicago's Jiwoong Park Group has made a molecular engineering advance, creating a novel, ion-coupled bilayer transistor that precisely controls electricity at the atomic level. Their work promises improved efficiency for future electronics. Read more: shorturl.at/EeBpJ

A true pleasure to host Koji Kubota @uchichemistry.bsky.social for a stop on his Merck Banyu Lectureship Award Tour!

Oct 24, 2 PM: Dr. Jieping Zhu (EPFL) on organic chemistry & drug discovery at the AbbVie Symposium, UChicago! 🧪🔬 shorturl.at/vRyRN #AbbVie #EPFL #Uchichemistry

A crucial discovery in gene regulation! The Chuan He lab has found that the RNA modification (Nm) is actually a vital signal, read by the protein FUBP1, which dictates how your genetic blueprints are cut and pasted inside the cell's nucleus. Read the full genetic plot twist: shorturl.at/r1Hm0

Join us on today, Monday, Oct 2Oth at 1:45 in GCIS 301/303 as we welcome Prof Koji Kubota of Hokkaido University for a Special Seminar hosted by Prof Mark Levin. events.uchicago.edu/chem/event/2...

The Department of Chemistry at The University of Chicago is excited to invite applications for tenure-track Assistant Professor of Chemistry positions in Origins of Life or Inorganic Chemistry 🔗 Full Application Details: apply.interfolio.com/175745 #EOE #EEO #UChicagoChemistry #AcademicJobs

Congrats to my fantastic colleague!!! Go Anna!!

UChicago's Department of Chemistry recently turned into a Hollywood film set. The upcoming Netflix film, Saturn Return, starring Charles Melton, Rachel Brosnahan, and Will Poulter took over Kent Hall for several days, bringing a major production to the heart of the academic campus. shorturl.at/lCrfH

Please join us in congratulating Neubauer Family Assistant Prof Anna Wuttig, who has been named the recipient of the 2025 Early Excellence in Science Award in Chemistry. The Bayer Foundation is honoring her "for advancing electrocatalysis for energy storage, conversion, and medicinal chemistry."

Join us tomorrow, Friday Oct 17th, as we welcome Prof Myles Smith from UT Southwestern. Prof. Smith will give a seminar lecture on "Chemical Investigations Inspired by Unusual Alkaloids". events.uchicago.edu/chem/event/2... #uchichemistry #chemistryseminar #utsouthwestern

NSF workshop led by Prof. Andrew Ferguson proposes priorities for AI in science | Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering | The University of Chicago pme.uchicago.edu/news/nsf-wor...

Our latest work seeks to answer a longstanding question: why is discovering new protein binders seemingly unpredictable – and can we better quantify and understand the de novo binder discover process? 1/12 www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

The Department of Chemistry at The University of Chicago is excited to invite applications for tenure-track Assistant Professor of Chemistry positions in Origins of Life or Inorganic Chemistry 🔗 Full Application Details: apply.interfolio.com/175745 #EOE #EEO #UChicagoChemistry #AcademicJobs

Join UChicago x POSTECH's 2-Day Science Symposium (ERC 161, Mon/Tue)! See more than 20 speakers from 2 leading universities share their cutting-edge research! Open to the public! View the detailed agenda and speaker lineup here: uchicago.box.com/s/1sgbn7uji3... #Science #UChicago

The largest-ever South Side Science Festival was a HUGE success! UChicago Chem Profs. John Anderson & Sarah King led 700 scientists and 200 volunteers who shared STEM activities with over 4,300 children & families from the Chicago area. Read how they made science STEM shine! tinyurl.com/mr45rxaj

Tonight at 7:00 PST, Join the National Academy of Sciences “Distinctive Voices” talk with UChicago's Dr. Sarah B King. She'll describe how her lab creates "molecular movies" using ultrafast technology to freeze motion on the femtosecond scale. Register for event here: shorturl.at/bZKF0

We are excited to announce that the Materials Research Society (MRS) has named Professor Jiwoong Park the 2025 recipient of the prestigious David Turnbull Lectureship for his outstanding contributions to the fundamental understanding and communication of materials science. shorturl.at/XfKPI

A collaboration between the Guangbin Dong and Scott A. Snyder research groups has reported a useful new method for chemical synthesis in Organic Letters. Link: pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/... #SyntheticChemistry #OrganicLetters #DongGroup #SnyderGroup #BondCleavage #Pharmaceuticals #uchicchemistry

Join us this coming Monday, October 6th at 2:00 p.m. for a special seminar sponsored by the Chicago Center for Theoretical Chemistry (CCTCh) where Prof Mark Pederson will present on the Fermi-Löwdin-Orbital (FLO) formulation. Full abstract/event info found here: events.uchicago.edu/event/254270...

Published in PNAS, the Laura Gagliardi Group has revealed the Weighted Active Space Protocol (WASP), a powerful new algorithm that fundamentally improves the efficacy and accuracy in catalysis simulation, accelerating the discovery of next-gen catalysts for sustainable energy. shorturl.at/fQagQ

BIG NEWS: The 2025-2026 UChicago Chemistry Seminar Series Lineup is OUT! This year our renowned series is stacked with some of the biggest names in the field! See the announcement and full lineup on our website - shorturl.at/XcWhF

A Warm Welcome to Our Newest UChicago Chemists! As an incoming student, you're now at the epicenter of chemical innovation. We're excited to have you become part of our story and see the discoveries you will make this year.

UChicago Chemistry is proud to announce the launch of its new M.S. in Chemistry program! This specialized degree is engineered to equip highly motivated students with the advanced expertise needed to accelerate your career trajectory in the sciences. Learn more chemistry.uchicago.edu/ms-in-chemis...

Congrats to UChicago Chemistry's Prof Dmitri Talapin, who has been honored with the 2026 ACS Award in Colloid Chemistry, as well as Prof John Anderson, who will receive the 2026 Harry Gray Award for Creative Work in Inorganic Chemistry by a Young Investigator! chemistry.uchicago.edu/news/uchicag...

Today at the Annual Beckman Symposium, Ry Papadopoulos presents her paper "Unlocking Disorder in Graphitic Carbon with Spectroelectrochemistry," recently published in Angewandte Chemie. Catch her presentation at Session 1 from 1:15–3:15 pm. For more info: www.beckman-foundation.org/annual-beckm...

C&EN agrees that skeletal editing is revolutionizing chemistry! In a recent feature, Prof Mark Levin (@levinchem.bsky.social) discusses "cutting and pasting" atoms, a new method that enables chemists to fine-tune drugs with unprecedented control. Read more: cendigitalmagazine.acs.org/2025/07/10/s...

In addition to the remembrance in last week's New York Times, Louise Lerner of UChicago News has provided a touching and worthy tribute to University of Chicago Department of Chemistry Professor Emeritus, Edward Anders, who passed away in June at the age of 98. news.uchicago.edu/story/edward...

Join us in congratulating Chemistry grad student Sarah Moe who has been named a 2025-2026 Frontera Computational Science Fellow! This highly regarded program gives fellows access to Frontera, the fastest academic supercomputer in the country, housed at the Texas Advanced Computing Center (TACC).