Berkeley Lab researchers co-author science article proposing Unified Microbiome Initiative.
October 28, 2015
LBNL News
vwvortex.com
A jury of representatives from BASF, Volkswagen and from academia selected Dr. McCloskey for his outstanding research results in the area of lithium-oxygen batteries.
October 27, 2015
LBNL News
Jeff Long and Berkeley Lab researchers find a better way to store natural gas as a transportation fuel
October 26, 2015
UC Berkeley News
A new and innovative way to store methane could speed the development of natural gas-powered cars that don't require the high pressures or cold temperatures of today's compressed or liquefied natural gas vehicles.
Chemistry professor Thomas Maimone has been awarded a prestigious Research Scholar Grant from The American Cancer Society.
October 22, 2015
LBNL News
Jennifer Doudna and fellow researchers discover how CRISPR/Cas steals foreign DNA for the bacterial immune system.
UC Berkeley News
Professor emeritus of chemistry and former director of the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Charles (Chuck) Shank is one of two scientists to receive the Enrico Fermi Award, one of the federal government's oldest and most prestigious awards for scientific achievement.
October 19, 2015
Leslie Silvers is the latest recipient of the Chemistry Achievement Prize (CAP). The prize is awarded quarterly to a College of Chemistry staff member for outstanding work, collaborative efforts and exemplary service to the college.
October 16, 2015
UC Berkeley News
Sarah Richardson of the Joint BioEnergy Institute (JBEI) is one of the five recipients of the 2015 For Women in Science Fellowship.
October 9, 2015
Professor of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering Professor Wenjun Zhang has won a prestigious New Innovator Award from the National Institutes of Health.
October 8, 2015
U.S. News & World Report
The latest rankings list Berkeley chemistry dept. as world's top program.
The Jerusalem Post
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is awarding a $1 million prize to Jay Keasling for biofuel research and John Goodenough (University of Texas) for his work in rechargeable lithium-ion batteries.
October 7, 2015
U.S. Dept. of Energy
A profile of Fermi Award winner Charles Shank.
October 5, 2015
LBNL News
DOE's Joint BioEnergy Institute has filed for 100 patents and published 500 scientific papers
Forbes
How the use of Ivermectin in Africa sparked Richmond Sarpong's interest in chemistry.
October 2, 2015
LA Times
Peidong Yang explains how his work led to the development of "leaves" capable of artificial photosynthesis.
UC Berkeley News
Jennifer Doudna has been named one of five laureates of the 2016 L'Oréal-UNESCO for Women in Science Awards in the field of life sciences.
October 1, 2015
The Conversation
Heather Buckley, of the Berkeley Center for Green Chemistry, travels to India to report on chemical safety.
September 25, 2015
LBNL News
September 17, 2015
This fall the College of Chemistry welcomes 306 new undergrads—145 seeking degrees in chemical engineering, 86 in chemical biology and 75 in chemistry (for a chemistry department total of 161).