This fall saw the first PREDICT symposium: A free two-day virtual symposium to promote the growth, retention, and success of marginalized group in STEM. The symposium was held September 23-24, 2021 on the virtual event platform Whova. This initiative PRomoting Equity and Diversity in ChemisTry was presented by the American Chemical Society (ACS) Indiana Local… Read more »
INDIANAPOLIS—The Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology at IUPUI hosted the second annual “Dr. Frank J. Welcher Chemistry Lectureship” on Wednesday, November 17, with a talk by chemist Richard Silverman, Ph.D. Silverman, who does research on central nervous system disorders and cancer, is the Patrick G. Ryan/Aon Professor at Northwestern University. He presented “Drug Discovery:… Read more »
Dear Friends, We are excited to bring you the Fall 2021 edition of ChemConnections! Last year, I wrote to you stating that we are teaching the courses virtually and welcome them via Zoom! This year, we started to go back to a more ‘normal’ semester. We welcome the students on campus and we are teaching… Read more »
Professor John V. Goodpaster has been promoted to the rank of Full Professor. Dr. Brenda Blacklock has been promoted to the rank of Teaching Professor – the first teaching professor in the Department. The following two positions have been newly created in the department: Ms. Marie Nguyen has been appointed as the Assistant Chair of… Read more »
By Erwin Boschmann She radiates what she believes, she is passionate, she gets along with everyone, and she enjoys sharing her passions with others. With her superb work ethic, you would think she would strive for the corner office, yet she is happy and fulfilled as a bench chemist for now in her career as… Read more »