Prashant Kamat, Rev. John A. Zahm Professor of Science at the University of Notre Dame, has been selected to receive two prestigious research awards - the Nanocarbons Division Richard E. Smalley Research Award, given by The Electrochemical Society, and the Porter Medal, given jointly by the European Photochemistry Association, the Inter-American Photochemistry Society, and the Asian and Oceanian Photochemistry Association.

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Scientists at the University of Notre Dame contributed to research published in Nature Medicine outlining the identification of a long-sought-after class of molecules that may lead to the development of widespread and less expensive new cancer therapies that engage the immune system.

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Marya Lieberman, Professor of Chemistry & Biochemistry, has won the James A. Burns, C.S.C., Award from the Graduate School at the University of Notre Dame. This award recognizes “outstanding faculty mentorship and showcases the very best doctoral advisors and the value of positive mentor/mentee relationships.”…

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Thank you to the Heroes Foundation for visiting Harper and learning more about what we do!

Check out their recent Summits podcast featuring Sharon Stack, Director of the Harper Cancer Research Institute and Kleiderer-Pezold Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry.

The Heroes Foundation focuses on empowering individuals to make real change within the Indiana cancer community.…

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The department is pleased to announce the promotion of Brandon Ashfeld to professor, Jessica Brown to associate professor with tenure, and Kelley Young to associate teaching professor.…

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Professor Masaru Kuno, Campbell Family Associate Professor Laurie Littlepage, and Associate Teaching Professor Kelley Young have been selected as recipients of the 2022 Rev. Edmund P. Joyce C.S.C. Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching.

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Laurie Littlepage, PhD, Associate Professor of Chemistry & Biochemistry and the Campbell Family Associate Professor of Cancer Research, has been appointed as Co-Leader of the Tumor-Host Communication (THC) program, effective May 01, 2022. She replaces Siyuan Zhang, PhD, who recently joined the faculty of the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center.  Dr. Littlepage joins Dr. Pinar Zorlutuna, Sheehan Family Collegiate Professor of Engineering, to jointly lead the THC program. The goal of the THC program is to develop analytical approaches, novel technologies, and relevant model systems with which to improve cancer early detection; mechanistically evaluate cancer initiation, progression, and metastasis; and develop advanced models for therapeutic evaluation. Investigators in the THC program focus on the themes of tumor analytics and tumor microenvironment modeling.…

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The Center for Sustainable Energy at Notre Dame (ND Energy) has announced the recipients of the 2022 Vincent P. Slatt Fellowship for Undergraduate Research in Energy Systems and Processes. Slatt fellowships support undergraduate students interested in pursuing energy-related research and education during the academic year or during summer at the University of Notre Dame.…

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Established in 1952, the NSF GRFP offers financial support to graduate students in the form of a $34,000 annual stipend and a $12,000 cost-of-education allowance, as well as professional development and international research opportunities.

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The Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry’s graduate program at the University of Notre Dame has moved up 17 places in rankings for “Best Chemistry Programs” by U.S. News & World Report.

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ND Energy announces its fifth annual research symposium focused on research and scholarship in support of the 2021-22 Notre Dame Forum on Care for our Common Home: Just Transition to a Sustainable Future. The symposium will be held Thursday, March 31, 2022 from 8:45 a.m. to 5 p.m. in McKenna Hall at the University of Notre Dame. All members of the Notre Dame community are invited to attend.…

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Students Mike Oblich and Jack Zagrocki helped a family after a car accident on the Indiana Toll Road. 

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Steven A. Corcelli, Professor of Chemistry & Biochemistry and Associate Dean for Interdisciplinary Studies and Faculty Development, will be the next chair of the Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry at the University of Notre Dame. He will take over the role from Brian Baker…

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Marya Lieberman, Professor in the Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, has been chosen as the winner of the 2022 J. Calvin Giddings Award for Excellence in Education…

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The Center for Sustainable Energy (ND Energy) at the University of Notre Dame announces the 2022 recipients of The Patrick and Jana Eilers Graduate Student Fellowship for Energy Related Research…

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On Saturday, January 22, 2022, Notre Dame hosted over 200 students in 14 teams from schools across the region at the Fighting Irish Science Olympiad (FISO). Emerging victorious in the overall competition at the end of the day was Munster High School, followed by Lake Central High School in second place, and John Adams High School in third place.

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Patricia L. Clark, Darcia Narvaez and Michael Pfrender have been named fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS).

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Madan Bhasin’s work focuses on the way the rate of chemical reactions can be increased by using catalysts.

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Jeffrey DuBose, a fifth-year graduate student advised by Prof. Prashant Kamat in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, presented "Controlling Energy Transfer in Nanocrystal-Chromophore Complexes" at the ND Energy PD&GS Seminar in November 2021.

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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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