Dear Friends, We are excited to bring you the Fall/Winter 2024 edition of ChemConnections! We officially became Indiana University Indianapolis on July 1, 2024, this was a journey that began in the fall of 2022. Like most other departments in our School, we are teaching both Indiana University Indianapolis and Purdue University Indianapolis students. We… Read more »
The Frank J. Welcher Lectureship series was established to honor and celebrate Dr. Welcher’s legacy and commitment to the IUPUI (now IUI) Department of Chemistry & Chemical Biology.
This year’s Frank J. Welcher awardee is Professor Scott J. Miller, a Yale University Sterling Professor of Chemistry.
M. Paige Oliver is the Global Leader of R&D Sustainability Programs for Corteva Agriscience™. Paige has been with the company for over 23 years in multiple roles across R&D, including Discovery Chemistry, Formulation Chemistry, Integrated Field Science, Seed Product Development, and most recently in R&D Sustainability.
Yizhou Xie, Ph.D. Lecturer Yizhou Xie, Ph.D., is the newest Lecturer in the Department of Chemistry at Indiana University Indianapolis. Yizhou earned his Bachelor of Science in Chemistry from Shandong University, China. He received his Ph.D. from the University of Louisville, Kentucky, where he conducted research on energy level dynamics using laser spectroscopy at the… Read more »
This Latin saying means a healthy mind in a healthy body; mind and body are connected. One supports the other. Several of our faculty have an exercise regimen and David Malik suggested this article – thanks David. Our chair, Partha Basu exercises five times per week. David Malik, retired, used to swim routinely, but today… Read more »
Dr. Frank J. Welcher Lectureship “Basic Chemistry and One Interface with Medicine, Pharma and Biotech” The Welcher Lectureship was established in Dr. Welcher’s honor to celebrate his legacy and commitment to the Department of Chemistry & Chemical Biology. Thursday, November 21 3:15 p.m. Informatics and Communications Technology Complex (ICTC) Room 152 (IT 152) More information… Read more »
Dear alumni and friends, The spring semester has wrapped up and we are officially into the first session of summer classes. We had a wonderful graduation in May, where we graduated 13 BS, 23 BA, 8 MS, and 3 PhD students. We wish our new graduates much success and congratulate them on this milestone. These… Read more »
Dr. William L. Scott, was honored on April 9, 2024, with a Spirit of Philanthropy award at the beautiful setting of the Indiana Roof Ballroom. The award was given to recognize his creation of the Distributed Drug Discovery (D3), and was co-presented to him by Pamela Whitten, President of Indiana University and Latha Ramchand, Chancellor… Read more »
We congratulate Dr. Ian Webb and Keith Anliker on their achievements and the impact their work has on IUPUI’s success.
Our spring Honors Convocation brings together our student, faculty and staff scholarship and award recipients to be recognized with the School, their department and their peers. This year we saw many chemistry students, faculty and staff receive recognition. Many thanks to our donors who help support our chemistry community through these scholarships and awards. See… Read more »