News: Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry

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ÐÔÊӽ紫ý employees recently were honored at the 2012 Academic Recognition Ceremony with systemwide and universitywide awards for notable research, teaching, and service.

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Innovative Professional Development Partnership Seeks to Boost Science Content Knowledge in Teachers and Improve Student Achievement

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ÐÔÊӽ紫ý research teams were awarded $1.4 million to advance nuclear energy sciences.

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Professors in a wide range of disciplines captured top teaching honors at the end of spring semester.

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A number of ÐÔÊӽ紫ý professors receive systemwide and universitywide awards for notable research and creative activities.

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Two ÐÔÊӽ紫ý Research Teams Receive Funding as Part of DOE’s Nuclear Energy University Program; ÐÔÊӽ紫ý One of Only 23 Universities Selected
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Kerkorian, Molasky to be Awarded Honorary Doctorates; Ceremony Available Live Online for First Time
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ÐÔÊӽ紫ý is going big and thinking small as it moves to the forefront of solar energy research. The ÐÔÊӽ紫ý Center for Energy Research has installed the world’s most powerful solar energy generator while a ÐÔÊӽ紫ý chemist is working to expand solar cell technology.

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Designed to encourage faculty collaboration and acquisition of external grant funding, the President’s Research Award has also sparked intriguing research projects on subjects ranging from nanotechnology to volcanoes.

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Hydrogen may be the fuel of the future, but myriad research challenges must be addressed before its potential is realized. ÐÔÊӽ紫ý science and engineering faculty are leading the effort to harness the power of nature’s most abundant element