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Click here for a write up on recent work by Dr. Tomaz Neves-Garcia, a postdoctoral researcher in the Baker group.
Tomaz was one of the graduate students in the USP-OSU Dual Degree Program…
Check out this OSU news article entitled: Novel chemical tool aims to streamline drug-making process.
Excellent work, Christo!
Congratulations, Dr. Dennis Liotta on being one of the five recipients of the "Faces of American Innovation" Report Celebrates People Behind Life-Changing Inventions Fostered by the Bayh-Dole Act…
Congratulations, Radha Pyati who has been named next chancellor and dean of Penn State Berks!
Dr. Pyati graduated from The Ohio State University with a degree in chemistry in 1990.
OSU's Alumnus, Max Arguilla, has been featured in C&EN's 2023 Talented 12.
To read more, click here.
Congratulations, Esther Takeuchi, a PhD alum of the department and current distinguished faculty member for receiving the National Academy of Sciences Award in Chemical Sciences!
To read…
It is with the deepest regret that our department acknowledges the passing of alumnus, Savelas Rabb. Savelas received his M.S. and Ph.D. in Analytical Chemistry at The Ohio State University in…
Congratulations to Dr. Devin Swiner who was elected a member-at-large of the NOBCChE Board of Directors! To learn more about Dr. Swiner's election click here.
Two distinguished alum with connections to the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry have recently been honored and featured by The Ohio State University.
Ratmir Timashev is a 1996 alum…
Theodore (Ted) Kuwana, PhD
Aug 3, 1931–Jan 1, 2022
Dr. Ted Kuwana, 90, of Seattle, WA, died at Northwest Hospital after several weeks of pneumonia. He was the founding father of a…
As a Latvian immigrant, during a time when women were not widely accepted in the fields of math and science Inara Brubaker excelled in her academics. She earned her BS from Ohio Northern…
PhD Candidate, Devin Swiner and Assistant Professor Travis White have been quoted in an article for C&EN. Swiner, a cofounder of the #BlackinChem movement, part of the greater #BlackinSTEM…
Former OSU undergraduate researcher Patrick Veres (B.S., 2005) earned his Ph.D. in Atmospheric-Analytical Chemistry from the University of Colorado Boulder in 2011, and has recently discovered a…
On Feb 14, 2020 the S.S. Robert H. Lawrence, named for the first African American astronaut, headed to the International Space Station. Major Robert H. Lawrence Jr. earned his doctorate in…
R. B. Sunoj, a postdoctoral alum of Christopher Hadad was awarded the 2019 Shanti
Swarup Bhatnagar Prize in the area of Chemical Science by the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research …
Chemistry alumna of 1934 Margaret Brennecke worked at NASA on the mighty Saturn rockets that made up the backbone of the space age, including the rocket that brought humans to the…
Congratulations to chemistry alumnus Dennis Liotta (1974-76) for receiving the 2019 Heroes of Global Health Award by the Metro Atlanta Chamber of Commerce in recognition of his dedication and…
Ray Goodrich, undergraduate alumnus, now executive director of the Infectious Disease Research Center at Colorado State University was awarded the Order of Military Medical Merit for his…
We are sad to announce that on of our undergraduate alumni, John Xu, who went on to OSU medical school passed away suddenly on June 30th. His spouse, Samantha Brown-Xu, is also a Ph.D. alumni who…
CBC alum, Dr. Everett N. Heistand, passed away on May 13, 2018. His family shared the sad news with us and wanted to pass on his obituary to the OSU Chemistry community. If you have any fond…
The love of learning was the theme of Tim Barckholtz’s (CBC '98 alum) ever since he was a young boy. Ever so curious about what “stuff” was made of, it wasn’t until his love for science was…
CBC Alum, Ashley Bartman Watson '12, was featured in one of the College of Arts and Sciences Alumni Spotlights. Since our spotlight on Ashley, she received her JD from OSU in 2017! Read more about…
Congratulations to CBC Alum Rob Worman (BS, Chemistry, '95) on his 6 streak win on Jeopardy this week! His streak ended last evening and he took home $134,000! Read more here...
Chemistry and Biochemistry Alum, Tim Barckholtz '98, appeared on the ExxonMobil commercial during the Ohio State/Michigan game this past Saturday. Barckholtz and his team at ExxonMobil, partnered…
Congratulations to CBC alum, Sibrina Collins '00, on writing a chapter in the second volume of Diversity in the Scientific Community (ACS Symposium Series). Sibrina received her Master of…
Jessica Flynn grew up outside the small, rural town of Gnadenhutten, Ohio, but was always curious about the world beyond her community. She thinks that for this reason, The Ohio State University’s…
Congratulations to CBC Alumni, Nate Wesley, on receiving the 2017 ACS Division of Inorganic Chemistry Award for Undergraduate Research! Nate and Professor Jimmy Cowan, who nominated Nate, will…
Congratulations to CBC Alum, Perry Allen Frey, for receiving the Who's Who Lifetime Achievement Award! This award recognizes individuals that have achieved greatness in their industry and have…
Dr. Dian He, who received his PhD in Chemistry from The Ohio State University in 2008, is originally from China and has been interested in Chemsitry from a young age. In middle school, when Dr. He…
Madhav Chavan, Pratham Co-Founder and President, obtained his PhD in Chemistry from OSU then went onto serve as a faculty member at the University of Houston. Chavan then decided to return to…
Congratulations to Ben Garrett, CBC Alum, on receiving an invitation to the 67th Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting in Germany this summer! This is an outstanding honor and accomplishment as only the…
Congratulations to recent CBC alum, Brittany Trang, on receiving the NSF Graduate Research Fellowship to support her graduate career. She will be starting her PhD in Materials Chemistry at…
Attention fellow Chemistry and Biochemistry buckeyes! It’s Alumni Award season for the OSU Alumni Association. During this time the association is accepting nominations until March 31st for a…
"Don't be afraid to make your own opportunities"
Originally born in Arizona, Ashley Bartman Watson, CBC 2012 Alum, lived a lively undergraduate student experience within CBC – from studying…
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Ronda (Benson) Grosse ‘92 was born and raised in New Castle, Pennsylvania. For the first 18 years of her life, her summers were spent traveling by car, tent…
Our department partnered with The University of Nebraska-Lincoln's Chemistry Department at the ACS conference in Philadelphia, PA on August 23 for an Alumni reception. Our chair, Dr. Susan Olesik,…
Erin Wilfong was born in Missouri, but moved to the Columbus area when she was in fourth grade and attended high school at Thomas Worthington. During her time there, she was quite active with a…
Philanthropy: generosity, altruism, benevolence – a phrase that characterizes Chemical Physics alum, Ratmir Timashev. Ratmir, along with his business partner, Andrei Baronov, gifted the College of…
It’s no secret that Ohio State alumni go out into the world to do great things. The alumni of the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry truly make a difference in their communities and…
This past Monday, May 2nd, former Ohio State PhD student, Dr. Ronda Grosse, was awarded the title of Outstanding Achievement and Promotion of the Chemical Sciences. There are a multitude of…
Congratulations to Mrs. Kristin Hofferberth (Huchton) for receiving Columbus Section of the American Chemical Society’s High School Teacher of the Year award! Since 1965, each year the Columbus…