Patricia A. Boaz Award Cynthia A. Van Eaton Loren T. Jones Award Arledan M. Hinkle Frank J. Welcher Award Kate Hostetler American Institute of Chemists Student Research and Recognition Award Cole Stenftenagel Distributed Drug Discovery Award for Excellence in Organic Chemistry Ryan Davis Theodore W. Cutshall Scholarship Annika R. Bleeke James R. McCarthy Memorial Scholarship… Read more »
Entries by jsbagga
A letter from the Chair
Dear Alumni and Friends, We are excited to bring you the Fall 2022 edition of ChemConnections! This fall we came back to campus and classrooms as normal as possible, and by and large, we completed all scheduled courses without major issues. In the fall semester, our undergraduate enrollment fell compared to the previous year. We… Read more »
Appointment by the Governor
Dr. Christina Beymer received her Ph.D. in Analytical Chemistry in 2013, working with Dr. Goodpaster in the Department of Chemistry and the Forensic and Investigative Sciences program. Her graduate research focused on developing methods for the analysis of tobacco products and human hair using GC/MS, resulting in her dissertation entitled “Identification of Tobacco Related Compounds… Read more »
2022 Dr. Frank J. Welcher Lecture
On Tuesday, November 15, 2022, Professor Trisha Andrew from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst joined us on campus as our keynote speaker for the Dr. Frank J. Welcher Lecture, “Transforming Common Garments into Sensors for Human Health Monitoring”. In this talk, Prof. Andrew described how simple organic reactions led her to develop organic materials… Read more »
Professor Bill Scott brings IUPUI help to Ukraine
Chemistry and Chemical Biology Research Professor Bill Scott wanted to help Ukrainian students and scientists continue their education and research while living under bomb threats and the conditions of war. He read Ukrainian chemistry Professor Oleksandr Grygorenko’s blog discussing the terror and disruption the war had on his personal life and the life of his… Read more »
Kitty O’Doherty: 25 Years of Service
IUPUI has been my home for over 25 years, not including the time spent as a student long before many of our current buildings were here on campus. It has been incredible to witness the growth IUPUI has undergone and the opportunities it has provided for students and the community of Indianapolis. I began my… Read more »
A letter from the Chair
Dear friends, The spring semester here at IUPUI started with some sense of normalcy; although the omicron variant was raging through the country, classes were mostly held in-person with some held in hybrid mode. Our laboratory courses were similar to pre-pandemic time. With safety protocols in place, most students felt comfortable to come back for… Read more »
The IUPUI Chemistry Department Highlighted
By Erwin Boschmann
…a good chair puts the department above him/her self and places the department on a pedestal for all to see. Such is the case when Partha Basu promotes the accomplishments of the IUPUI Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology. Read more »
The Road Less Travelled
Interviewing today’s featured alumnus, my thoughts instinctively went to M. Scott Peck’s, The Road Less Travelled. There are several requirements to have the distinction of being placed on the road less travelled. First, your goal has to be firmly established and be absolutely rock-solid. Second, while you are willing to share them, you do not… Read more »
O’Donnell Honored by Nobel Winner
By William Scott
The work of IUPUI Chancellors Professor Dr. Martin O’Donnell was recently recognized by 2021 Chemistry Nobel Laureate Dr. David MacMillan. Read more »