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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.Read more about Silvers earns CAP award

Sarah Richardson of the Joint BioEnergy Institute (JBEI) is one of the five recipients of the 2015 For Women in Science Fellowship.

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Professor of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering Professor Wenjun Zhang has won a prestigious New Innovator Award from the National Institutes of Health.Read more about Zhang wins NIH New Innovator Award

The latest rankings list Berkeley chemistry dept. as world's top program.

Read the article.Read more about UC Berkeley ranked #3 globally by U.S. News and World Report

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...Read more about Keasling wins Eric and Sheila Samson Prime Minister’s Prize for Innovation in Alternative Fuels for Transportation

A profile of Fermi Award winner Charles Shank.

Read the article.Read more about A passionate scientist, a picosecond pioneer and a Presidential Honoree

DOE's Joint BioEnergy Institute has filed for 100 patents and published 500 scientific papers

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How the use of Ivermectin in Africa sparked Richmond Sarpong's interest in chemistry.

Read the article.Read more about Why the 2015 Nobel Prize In Medicine was the boyhood inspiration for a chemist from Africa

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.

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