Highlights Archive
Fall 2011
Hutchison Hall gets new Organic Chemistry Teaching Lab
The University has created exciting new laboratory space in the Chemistry Department to teach organic chemistry this fall. (more)
Spring 2011
Department Mourns the Loss of Professor Emeritus Jack Kampmeier
We mourn the loss of Professor Emeritus Jack A. Kampmeier who passed away on Saturday, March 26th. Jack has been a beloved teacher, a respected colleague, an effective communicator, a visionary leader, an untiring advocate for students, and an exemplary citizen of the University. (more)
Fall 2010
Conwell Receives National Medal of Science
Esther Conwell has been honored with the National Medal Science by President Obama. The National Medal of Science was established by Congress in 1959 and is awarded by the President to recognize "outstanding contributions to knowledge" in the sciences. (more)
Summer 2010
An Update from Professor Lewis Rothberg
For this highlight, we asked Lewis Rothberg, Professor of Chemistry, to discuss the latest developments in his research. The motivation behind their studies of Organic Electronics is to understand easily processed organic materials for inexpensive applications. (more)
Spring 2010
Professor Richard Eisenberg elected to National Academy of Sciences
Rich Eisenberg, the Tracy H. Harris Professor of Chemistry at the University of Rochester has been elected to the National Academy of Sciences, one of the highest honors that can be accorded to a scientist. (more)
Winter 2010
Holland's Group Uses Iron for a "Noble" Cause
Catalysis is one of the wonders of science: it is one of the ways that chemists can transform compounds into other compounds specifically and efficiently. The key to a catalytic reaction...(more)
Fall 2009
Professor Emeritus John R. Huizenga publishes Five Decades of Research in Nuclear Science
The University of Rochester and the Departments of Chemistry and Physics are pleased to announce that John R. Huizenga’s research memoir entitled Five Decades of Research in Nuclear Science has recently been published by Meliora Press...(more)
Summer 2009
Todd Krauss Shines as Brightly as his Quantum Dots
Associate Professor Todd Krauss is one of several young investigators in the Department of Chemistry. Currently supervising twelve graduate students, three postdoctoral research fellows, and two undergraduates, Krauss' research spans many areas...(more)
Spring 2009
Nanomaterials Symposium 2009
We will host a two-day symposium at the University of Rochester with the overarching theme of innovation in materials science and engineering necessary in order to power, sustain, and heal...(more)
Winter 2009