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Spring 2013 Research Incentive Awards
The College of Arts and Sciences is pleased to announce Research Incentive awards for Academic Year 2013-2014.
- Posted Apr. 25, 2013 -
Student Affiliates of the ACS Seeks Student Submissions for April 10 Poster Session
As part of the campus-wide Honors Week celebration, Kent State's chapter of the Student Affiliates of the American Chemical Society (SAACS) is hosting a poster session.
- Posted Mar. 14, 2013 -
Summer 2013 Research Experience in Ecology
Terrestrial-aquatic linkages in urban impacted ecosystems, Apply by March 25th
- Posted Mar. 5, 2013 -
Department Welcomes New Undergraduate Senior Secretary
The Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry welcomes our new Undergraduate Senior Secretary, Ms. Catherine Taylor.
- Posted Mar. 4, 2013 -
Kent State Hosts “Explore Kent Chemistry Day” for High School Juniors and Seniors, Feb. 23
High school juniors and seniors will have the opportunity to learn about Kent State University’s chemistry programs at the “Explore Kent Chemistry Day” on Saturday, Feb. 23, from 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. in Williams Hall on the Kent Campus.
- Posted Feb. 20, 2013 -
Chemistry Professor Earns 2012 Distinguished Teaching Award
The Kent State University Alumni Association honors three full-time faculty members who consistently demonstrate outstanding skills in classroom teaching every year with the Distinguished Teaching Award.
- Posted Jan. 14, 2013 -
Inaugural Internal Postdoctoral Seed Program to support 14 postdoctoral research fellows
The Division of Research and Sponsored Programs would like to congratulate the recipients of the inaugural Internal Post-doctoral Seed Program. In this initial round, 12 proposals were selected which resulted in awards for the support of 14 post-doctoral associates for one year. In addition, each of these awards was augmented by the investigators’ departments and/or colleges to provide a total of two years of post-doctoral support.
- Posted Nov. 28, 2012 -
Interested in a Chemistry or Biochemistry Major?
We invite high school students and their parents and siblings to visit the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry for Explore Kent Chemistry Day on Saturday, February 23, 2013.
- Posted Nov. 6, 2012 -
Professor Seed Wins Distinguished Teaching Award
Chemistry and Biochemistry Professor Alexander Seed was selected to receive one of the three 2012 Distinguished Teaching Awards from the Kent State University Alumni Association.
- Posted Oct. 9, 2012 -
NIH Grant Awarded for Multiple Sclerosis Research
Professors Jennifer McDonough (PI) and Ernie Freeman (PI) (Department of Biological Sciences) together with Professor Roger Gregory (co-PI) (Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry) have been awarded a two-year, $398,682 grant from the National Institutes of Health to support their project "Neuronal Expression of Hemoglobin in Multiple Sclerosis Cortex."
- Posted Sep. 29, 2012 -
Professor Seed Named a Finalist for Distinguished Teaching Award
Chemistry and Biochemistry Professor Alexander Seed was named a finalist for the 2012 Kent State University Alumni Association Distinguished Teaching Award.
- Posted Sep. 18, 2012 -
Join us for the Departmental Picnic!
It's time for the Departmental Picnic once again! This year, the picnic will be held on Saturday, September 22nd at Pavilion #1 in Plum Creek Park (Kent).
- Posted Sep. 10, 2012 -
Welcome New Faculty
The Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry welcomes three new faculty members this Fall.
- Posted Sep. 10, 2012 -
Department Welcomes New Undergraduate Administrative Secretary
The Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry welcomes our new Undergraduate Administrative Secretary, Ms. Clara Bradford.
- Posted Jul. 5, 2012 -
500 MHz NMR Upgraded with New Electronics and Software
The 500 MHz NMR spectrometer in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry has recently been upgraded with new, digital control console and new software.
- Posted May. 29, 2012 -
Research Incentive Awards
The College of Arts and Sciences is pleased to announce Research Incentive awards for Spring 2012.
- Posted May. 14, 2012 -
Department Welcomes New Academic Lab Coordinator
The Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry welcomes our new Academic Laboratory Coordinator, Kristen Camputaro.
- Posted May. 14, 2012 -
10th Annual Chemistry Honors Week Celebration of Student Achievement
Join the faculty, students and staff of the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry on Thursday, April 19, 2012 as we celebrate student achievement.
- Posted Apr. 17, 2012 -
Kent State’s John L. West Named Trustees Research Professor
The Kent State University Board of Trustees recently named John L. West, Ph.D., an internationally respected researcher and the university’s former vice president for research, to a five-year term as Trustees Research Professor, effective July 1.
- Posted Mar. 29, 2012 -
Kent State to Host STEM Project Fair on Feb. 11
Science, technology, engineering and math – commonly referred to as STEM fields – will be in spotlight when Kent State University hosts the Hudson STEM Project Fair on Saturday, Feb. 11, from 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
- Posted Feb. 3, 2012 -
Interested in a Chemistry or Biochemistry Major?
The Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry will host "Explore Kent Chemistry Day" on Saturday, February 11 from 10am to 2pm in Williams Hall on the Kent campus.
- Posted Nov. 4, 2011 -
Brasch Group Awarded NIH Grant to Study the Reactions of Vitamin B12 with Reactive Oxygen Species
The Brasch group in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry has been awarded $219 K from the National Institute of General Medical Sciences at the NIH to study the reactions of vitamin B12 with reactive oxygen species.
- Posted Oct. 14, 2011 -
Department Mourns Loss of Professor Edwin S. Gould
The Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry extends its condolences to the family of Professor Edwin Gould who passed away at his home on October 11, 2011.
- Posted Oct. 12, 2011 -
New Environmental Geology Concentration for B.S. in Geology
The Bachelor of Science - Environmental Geology Concentration program is designed for those interested in a professional career in environmental geology, including water resources, resource management and energy resources.
- Posted Aug. 29, 2011 -
What can we do with and learn from a single cell? Professor Daniel Chiu, Sept. 8, 2011
Join the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry as we welcome the Akron Section of the American Chemical Society to campus for the September General Meeting in Williams Hall.
- Posted Aug. 29, 2011 -
Welcome Back Students
The Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry welcomes new and returning students.
- Posted Aug. 29, 2011 -
Professors Awarded Grant to Develop New MRI Contrast Agents
Professors Songping Huang (PI) and Soumitra Basu (co-PI) (both of the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry) have received a research grant from the National Cancer Institute at the NIH to develop a new generation of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) contrast agents.
- Posted Aug. 26, 2011 -
Researchers Receive NIH Grant
Professor Soumitra Basu (Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry) and Professor Hamza Balci (Department of Physics) have recently received a $284,000 grant from the National Institutes of Health to support their project, "A Conserved G-Rich Region Within Human TH Promoter Regulates Its Activity."
- Posted Aug. 22, 2011 -
Department Invests in New Instructional Laboratory Equipment
The Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry purchased more than $25,000 worth of equipment for the undergraduate instructional laboratories in Spring 2011.
- Posted Aug. 10, 2011 -
Kent State Plans Exciting New Liquid Crystal Research Investments
Kent State University’s Liquid Crystal Institute®, the most comprehensive research and educational center in the field of liquid crystals, has been demonstrating value with exciting new liquid crystal science initiatives since its creation in 1965. The applications of breakthrough findings at the institute have had an impact on the world, from liquid crystal display (LCD) televisions to computer monitors to new electronic devices, like the iPad.
- Posted Jun. 7, 2011 -
Akron Section of ACS/KSU Chemistry Present Dr. Melanie Sanford
On Thursday, June 9th, Dr. Melanie Sanford will be visiting from the University of Michigan.
- Posted May. 31, 2011 -
Increasing Scarcity of Mineral Based Materials Education and Research
Seminar by James D. McGuffin-Cawley, Thursday, April 21, 2011, 11:00am, KSU Samsung Auditorium Liquid Crystal & Materials Science Building
- Posted Apr. 13, 2011 -
9th Annual Chemistry Honors Week Celebration of Student Achievement
Join the faculty, students and staff of the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry on Wednesday, April 13, 2011 as we celebrate student achievement.
- Posted Apr. 6, 2011 -
Writing Commons Presents Workshops in Scientific Writing, April 2011
Writing Commons Tutors Jessica Kreiger and Jonathan Tietz will present their Scientific Writing Workshop series in two parts and in several locations on campus in the next few weeks.
- Posted Apr. 3, 2011 -
Professor Nominated for Student Accessibility Services Award
Dr. Ruth Leslie has been nominated for a Student Accessibility Services Faculty Recognition Award.
- Posted Mar. 25, 2011 -
Professor Jaroniec is Named Among Top Materials Scientists in World
Chemistry and Biochemistry Professor Mietek Jaroniec was named among the top 100 scientists in the area of materials science worldwide.
- Posted Mar. 9, 2011 -
Kent State Hosts Explore Kent Chemistry Day for High School Students
High school juniors and seniors will have the opportunity to learn about Kent State University’s chemistry programs at the “Explore Kent Chemistry Day” on Saturday, Feb. 12, from 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. in Williams Hall on the Kent campus.
- Posted Feb. 1, 2011 -
Researchers Receive NSF Grant to Study Biomembrane Signaling Events
Dr. Arne Gericke (Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry) and Dr. Edgar E. Kooijman (Department of Biological Sciences) have received a $442,467 grant from the National Science Foundation to investigate the physicochemical foundations of lipid phosphomonoester group mediated signaling events.
- Posted Jan. 26, 2011 -
Professor Receives NSF Grant Supporting International Collaboration
Dr. Hanbin Mao has received a three-year NSF award, Investigation of Novel Telomeric Structures and Their Effects on Human Telomerase (CHE 1026532).
- Posted Jan. 26, 2011 -
Department Receives NSF Grant to Improve 500 MHz NMR Spectrometer
The Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry has received a $327,753 grant from the National Science Foundation (CHE-1048645) to improve its Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) spectroscopy facilities.
- Posted Dec. 23, 2010 -
Professor Develops Interactive Educational Product
Dr. Leslie switched gears from her usual teaching assignments this Fall to develop an exciting new educational tool for McGraw-Hill's General Chemistry textbook by Martin Silberberg and other McGraw-Hill texts.
- Posted Dec. 20, 2010 -
Dr. Bernice Sandler to speak Monday, December 6, 2010
Dr. Bernice Sandler, the "Godmother of Title IX," will be coming to visit Kent State University on December 6 and 7, 2010.
- Posted Nov. 29, 2010 -
Summer 2011 Courses in Chemistry and Biochemistry
Summer courses in Chemistry and Biochemistry are a great way to work a step ahead on your degree.
- Posted Nov. 22, 2010 -
Professor Awarded Third Doctor of Honoris Causa
Congratulations to Dr. Mietek Jaroniec, who was awarded a Doctor Honoris Causa title from the Military University of Technology (MUT) in Warsaw, Poland.
- Posted Nov. 7, 2010 -
Interested in a Chemistry or Biochemistry Major?
We invite high school students and their parents and siblings to visit the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry for Explore Kent Chemistry Day on Saturday, February 12, 2011.
- Posted Nov. 1, 2010 -
Professor Named a Finalist for Distinguished Teaching Award
Chemistry and Biochemistry Professor Douglas Motry, of Kent State University at Salem, was named a finalist for the 2010 Distinguished Teaching Award.
- Posted Nov. 1, 2010 -
Researchers Discover New Phenomenon Involving Liquid Crystals
A team of researchers at Kent State University have discovered a new version of a widely used scientific technique. The technique is electrophoresis — in which an applied electric field is used to move particles dispersed in a fluid — and the new idea is to use a liquid crystal as the carrier fluid. The result is increased versatility, which may lead to new uses in display technologies, microfluidic devices and other applications.
Oleg Lavrentovich, director of Kent State’s Liquid Crystal Institute, collaborated with Kent State graduate student Israel Lazo and Oleg Pishnyak, a former Kent State graduate student who is now a senior scientist at Kent Displays, Inc. Their findings are published in the Oct. 21 edition of Nature, an international weekly journal of science.
- Posted Oct. 20, 2010 -
Upcoming colloquium presented by Akron section of ACS
Join us on Thursday, October 21st in the main lobby of Williams Hall at 3:45pm for pizza and beverages. Afterwards, the Akron section of the American Chemical Society will present a seminar in room 110 Williams Hall.
- Posted Oct. 19, 2010 -
Former Apollo Flight Controller Sy Liebergot to Visit Kent State Oct. 4
As the lead flight controller for all the Apollo space missions, Sy Liebergot was a key player in the U.S. space program. Liebergot was at the focal point of the Apollo 13 crisis and played a prominent role in bringing the crew back to Earth safely.
On Monday, Oct. 4, Kent State University will host three public events with Liebergot. He will offer insight into decision making in the U.S. space program, discuss his role in the aborted Apollo 13 moon mission and sign copies of his autobiography “Apollo EECOM: Journey of a Lifetime."
- Posted Sep. 29, 2010 -
U.S. SBA Funding Supports Kent State-based Flexible Electronics Cluster
Northeast Ohio’s emerging flexible electronics industry recently received a boost in the form of a $499,514 contract from the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) Innovative Economies initiative. The funding was awarded to NorTech, a regional nonprofit economic development organization, leading efforts to develop regional innovation clusters in Northeast Ohio. NorTech will use the funds to focus on small business growth and job creation in the region’s flexible electronics industry.
- Posted Sep. 21, 2010 -
Department Mourns Loss of Former Staff Member
Carl Knauss, a former member of the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry and a large scholarship provider, passed away on September 9.
- Posted Sep. 10, 2010 -
Welcome New Faculty
The Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry welcomes two new faculty members for AY 2010-2011.
- Posted Aug. 31, 2010 -
Welcome Back Students
The Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry welcomes new and returning students.
- Posted Aug. 31, 2010 -
Professor Walz Retires from the Department of Chemistry
Congratulations to Professor Walz, who is retiring from the Department after 35 years of service.
- Posted Jun. 29, 2010 -
Chemistry Hosts Cleveland Clinic Science-Medicine Students
High school students from the Cleveland Clinic Science-Medicine Summer Program visited the Department of Chemistry on June 21, 2010.
- Posted Jun. 24, 2010 -
Doctoral Student Selected to Attend Nobel Laureate Meeting
Congratulations to Stacy Grant, who was chosen to attend the 2010 Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting in Germany from June 27th through July 2nd. Stacy, a doctoral student in the Jaroniec research group, is currently investigating the synthesis, adsorption and structural properties of ordered mesoporous alumina and aluminum-containing metal oxides.
- Posted Jun. 24, 2010 -
Chemistry Professor Receives A&S Distinguished Teacher Award
Dr. Mietek Jaroniec is a recipient of a 2009-2010 A&S Distinguished Teacher Award.
- Posted Apr. 13, 2010 -
Celebrate Student Achievement with the Chemistry Department
Join the faculty, students, and staff of the Chemistry Department on Wednesday, April 14, 2010 as we celebrate student achievement in Chemistry.
- Posted Mar. 23, 2010 -
Nominate your favorite Chemistry professor for...
Nominate your favorite Chemistry professor for the 42nd Annual A&S Distinguished Teacher Award sponsored by the College of Arts & Sciences at Kent State University.
- Posted Mar. 3, 2010 -
Register Now for Summer Classes
Summer Chemistry classes are a great way to work a step ahead on your degree.
- Posted Feb. 19, 2010 -
Professor Awarded a Second Doctor of Honoris Causa
Congratulations to Professor Mietek Jaroniec!
- Posted Feb. 16, 2010 -
Department Hosted "Explore Kent Chemistry Day"
The Chemistry Department hosted "Explore Kent Chemistry Day" on Saturday, February 13 from 10am to 1:30pm in Williams Hall on the Kent campus.
- Posted Feb. 15, 2010 -
Dr. Basu Interviewed on WAKR-AM
Chemistry Professor Soumitra Basu’s was interviewed on radio WAKR-AM/AkronNewsNow.com describing the effects of eating chocolate.
- Posted Feb. 12, 2010 -
Congratulations to Asanka Wijekoon
Congratulations to Asanka Wijekoon, a doctoral student in the Department of Chemistry.
- Posted Feb. 12, 2010 -
Chemistry Professor Receives Outstanding Teaching Award
Dr. Ruth Leslie, Assistant Professor in the Department of Chemistry, was presented with the 2009 Outstanding Teaching Award.
- Posted Feb. 12, 2010
