College of Chemistry

Ziyang Zhang has been awarded the NIH Director's New Innovator Award for exceptionally creative early career scientists proposing innovative, high-impact projects.Read more about Ziyang Zhang receives NIH Director's New Innovator Award

The Blavatnik National Awards for Young Scientists celebrated the 2024 award recipients in a gala ceremony in New York on October 1.Read more about The Blavatnik National Awards for Young Scientists celebrates winners with gala ceremony

A team of researchers reported the discovery of the first natural enzyme capable of creating complex molecules, azides, from simpler molecules, which could lead to safer drug development and biological research.Read more about First natural enzyme creates azides from scratch

Alumni Rod Panos looks back on his years as a chemistry student during the Free Speech Movement as its anniversary approaches.Read more about From chemistry student to witness: Rod Panos and the birth of the Free Speech Movement