Pedagogy is a passion for new chemistry professor
Julie Kessler, new assistant teaching professor in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, is passionate about teaching students chemistry – a subject some may view with dread and trepidation.
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Two Notre Dame College of Science professors named as Highly Cited Researchers
Prashant Kamat, the Rev. John A. Zahm Professor of Science in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, and Stuart Jones, associate professor in the Department of Biological Sciences, have been named as Highly Cited Researchers by Clarivate Web of Science for 2021.
Notre Dame Research announces 2021 Internal Grant Awardees
Twenty-four Notre Dame researchers, along with their collaborators at partner universities, have been awarded funding through Notre Dame Research’s Internal Grants Program. Two types of grants were awarded during this cycle, the Faculty Research Support Regular Grant…
In Memoriam: Subhash Basu, Professor Emeritus of Chemistry & Biochemistry
Subhash Chandra Basu, professor emeritus in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry at the University of Notre Dame, passed away peacefully at his Granger, Indiana home on Sunday, November 14, 2021.
Soul of a Scientist: New science dean boldly asks the big questions
In 1841, Blessed Basil Anthony Moreau, a French priest and the founder of the Congregation of Holy Cross, sent Rev. Edward Sorin, C.S.C., to the northern end of the Diocese of Vincennes to set up a new school for boys.
Moreau’s educational philosophies, outlined in his 1856 work, “Christian Education,” set his intentions for the study of science at the new university he had a key role in founding the following year — the University of Notre Dame. At a time when many religious were skeptical about how science and theology could co-exist in one institution, his thoughts were clear.…
Students, patients and biotech gather to discuss advocacy for rare diseases
Inaugural summit in rare disease advocacy demonstrates how students, faculty, and biopharmaceutical companies can work together to bring about new treatments.
Lieberman Lab partners with blockchain-based platform to track real-time chain-of-custody throughout pharmaceutical supply chain
Professor Marya Lieberman and the Distributed Pharmaceutical Analysis Lab (DPAL) at the University of Notre Dame today announced a partnership with ARTiFACTS, creator of the world’s first blockchain-based platform for scientific and academic research, to develop a prototype solution for tracking pharmaceutical chain-of-custody information in real-time using distributed ledger technology. Working with ARTiFACTS, DPAL will record all physical handling and research metadata starting from the point-of-purchase of prescription drugs and sustained throughout the testing, analysis and reporting requirements.
Students to study water desalination, solar cells with Materials Science and Engineering Doctoral Program Fellowships
Five University of Notre Dame graduate students have received fellowships for the Materials Science and Engineering (MSE) Doctoral Program.
Clark awarded NIH Pioneer Award, the first in Indiana
Patricia L. Clark, the John Cardinal O’Hara, C.S.C. Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry and associate vice president for research at the University of Notre Dame, has received a prestigious Director’s Pioneer Award from the National Institutes of Health. These awards are given to exceptionally creative scientists advancing high-risk, high-impact research. Clark is the first researcher in Indiana to receive this distinguished award since the program’s inception in 2004.
Integrated Imaging Facility announces 2020 imaging awardees
Three researchers from the University of Notre Dame have received recognition for publications and images from the Integrated Imaging Facility.
Integrated Imaging Facility at Notre Dame
At the University of Notre Dame, the Integrated Imaging Facility is a state-of-the-art research core facility that consolidates the University's imaging capacity and augments it with powerful new imaging modalities.
Notre Dame Integrated Imaging Facility acquires two new state-of-the-art microscopes
The Integrated Imaging Facility (NDIIF) at the University of Notre Dame is currently installing two new research instruments with wide-ranging applications in elemental research, materials science, and cancer research.
University of Notre Dame announces new associate vice president for research development
Patricia L. Clark, Rev. John Cardinal O’Hara Professor of Chemistry and director of the Biophysics Instrumentation Core Facility, has been named an associate vice president for research at the University of Notre Dame, effective July 1, 2021. Clark will be responsible for research development, including assisting faculty in developing a successful research portfolio, collaborating with federal and military research agency advisors, and leading a team of proposal development specialists.
2021 Faculty Promotions
The department is pleased to announce the promotion of S. Alex Kandel to Professor and Brian Baker to Endowed Professor.
Young to head Galvin Science and Engineering Scholars program
Kelley M.H. Young, assistant teaching professor in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, has been named as the new director of the Mary E. Galvin Science and Engineering Scholars Program, effective July 1, 2021.
Two Chemistry & Biochemistry Faculty Members Honored with Joyce Teaching Awards
Professors Seth Brown and Slavi Sevov have been selected as recipients of the 2021 Rev. Edmund P. Joyce C.S.C. Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching. The department is proud of their accomplishments and is grateful for their excellence in educating undergraduate students both in our department and across the university.…
Paul Bohn receives the 2022 Reilley Award in Electroanalytical Chemistry
Two Notre Dame graduate students receive DOE fellowships focused on clean nuclear energy
Teagan Sweet and Frances Zengotita have received graduate fellowships from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) through the Office of Nuclear Energy’s Integrated University Program.
The fellowships support graduate studies, research, and an internship at a DOE National Laboratory or other approved research facility. A total of 31 fellowships were awarded nationwide.…
Graduate Students Win National Awards
The Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry would like to congratulate graduate students Ansley Nemeth and McKenze Moss on their recent selection for national awards.
Ansley Nemeth is a third-year graduate student working in the laboratory of Christian Melander, George & Winifred Clark Professor of Chemistry & Biochemistry. Nemeth has been chosen as one of only four recipients of the 2021 American Chemical Society Division of Medicinal Chemistry Predoctoral Fellowship, which is sponsored by Genentech. Her research focuses on finding ways to address antibiotic resistance, particularly for Klebsiella pneumoniae.…
Parise and Perkins receive 2021 Shilts/Leonard and College Research Awards
The College of Science at the University of Notre Dame is proud to bestow the 2021 Father James L. Shilts, C.S.C./Doris and Gene Leonard Teaching Award upon James Parise, Ph.D., and the 2021 College Research Award upon T. Alex Perkins, Ph.D.