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Kwabena Bediako among recipients of Air Force award granted to 40 scientists and engineers through young investigator research program
ARLINGTON,VIRGINIA – The Air Force Office of Scientific Research — the basic research component of the Air Force Research Laboratory — today announced it will award approximately $17.8 million in grants to 40 scientists and engineers from 30 research institutions and businesses who...Read more about Kwabena Bediako among recipients of Air Force award granted to 40 scientists and engineers through young investigator research program
Terry and Tori Rosen donate $25 million for new College of Chemistry building
Alumnus Terry Rosen, the CEO of Arcus Biosciences, and his wife, Tori, have donated $25 million to the College of Chemistry for a building to be named in honor of Terry Rosen’s beloved mentor and former chemistry dean, Clayton Heathcock. Rosen, who obtained his Ph.D. in 1985 while...Read more about Terry and Tori Rosen donate million for new College of Chemistry building
From bomb to the moon: Harold Urey, alum and Nobel laureate of principles
Harold Urey worked for the Manhattan Project. But by contrast, the Nobel-prize winning chemist distanced himself from nuclear weapons development after the war. His search for science beyond defense work prompted a shift into studying the origins of life and lunar geology. Now, this...Read more about From bomb to the moon: Harold Urey, alum and Nobel laureate of principles
Science bridges international borders
In the mid-1970s, Professor of Chemistry, Physics and, Molecular and Cell Biology Carlos J. Bustamante, left Peru to go to graduate school in the US. He intended to return, but political and economic turmoil prevented that. He wound up staying for a postdoc. He then joined the chemistry...Read more about Science bridges international borders
Why this UC Berkeley gene therapy spinout is targeting a $100 million IPO
The company, called 4D Molecular Therapeutics Inc., doesn't expect to put its first three experimental single-shot cures for a range of diseases into clinical trials until next year. Yet it already has key partnerships with well-known drug makers Roche, AstraZeneca plc and gene therapy pioneer...Read more about Why this UC Berkeley gene therapy spinout is targeting a 0 million IPO
Public Health and Chemistry join forces to reimagine chemistry education for sustainability
How can the makers of Goretex produce waterproof gear without toxic perfluorinated chemicals? How might an enzyme found in plants and fungi help Levi Strauss & Co. keep their brand of khakis wrinkle-free? Is it possible to make an effective sunscreen that doesn’t damage coral reefs? A...Read more about Public Health and Chemistry join forces to reimagine chemistry education for sustainability
New Master of Molecular Science and Software Engineering (MSSE) degree program
A new Master of Molecular Science and Software Engineering (MSSE) degree program offered by the College of Chemistry in collaboration with the College of Engineering is now accepting applications for Fall 2020. MSSE's online, part-...Read more about New Master of Molecular Science and Software Engineering (MSSE) degree program
The Periodic Table Is Turning 150. Please Clap!
Berkeley chemist John Arnold fell under the table’s spell while still a high school student in Lancashire, England. For Arnold, now a professor and undergraduate dean of the College of Chemistry, Mendeleev’s creation has a magic about it. “It really is, I think, one of the greatest...Read more about The Periodic Table Is Turning 150. Please Clap!
CNRS 2019 Innovation Medal awarded to alum Vance Bergeron
Alum Vance Bergeron (Ph.D. '93, ChemE) is a specialist in the physico-chemical properties of soft matter and passionate about cycling. After a traffic accident in 2013, Bergeron had to face becoming a quadriplegic. Now, he is working in the field of neuro-rehabilitation where he has...Read more about CNRS 2019 Innovation Medal awarded to alum Vance Bergeron
Our changing atmosphere: evidence that demands a verdict
Many people are only aware of climate change by way of public discourse and social media. Drawing on recent scientific papers organized for a course that he teaches at Berkeley, Jeffrey Reimer, Chair of the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, demonstrates in this lecture...Read more about Our changing atmosphere: evidence that demands a verdict
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