Department News
Hoang Phuc (Phil) Pham, a graduate student in Oana Luca's group, was selected to the Excellence in Graduate Polymer Research Symposium. This award recognizes outstanding graduate students in polymer science and engineering.
The Department of Chemistry held its annual Winter Celebration on December 5th in recognition and appreciation of faculty and staff, marking the close of the semester and the year’s accomplishments. Held at the vibrant Boulder Moxy, the event
Clarivate honored chemistry faculty Jose Jimenez and Wei Zhang in their 2025 list of Highly Cited Researchers. This international group is not only based on citation counts, but also a rigorous selection process to determine those most influential in their fields.
The Department of Chemistry celebrated its graduate students in style at the 3rd annual Fall Ball, held on Saturday, November 8, at the Boulder Marriott, bringing students together from across research areas and cohort years for a night of
In May, campus leaders signed the Green Chemistry Commitment to practice and teach sustainable chemistry—an effort being encouraged and advanced by Kathy Ramirez-Aguilar and members of the Green Chemistry CU Student Government Environmental Board subcommittee.
JILA and the University of Colorado Boulder are proud to announce that Professor Mathias Weber has been elected a Fellow of the American Physical Society (APS), one of the highest honors in the physics community.
Please join the Department of Chemistry in congratulating Hunter Koltunski, representing the Luca Lab, and the Agami team, Jafar Makrani and Lyle Antieau, on making it to the final round of the 2025 Lab Venture Challenge!
The Department of Chemistry is delighted to welcome our incoming class of PhD students for Fall 2025.
Groundbreaking for the new chemistry and applied math building (CHAP) took place on June 16th. The facility is expected to be completed by Summer 2027.
Staff Council is excited to announce that Chris Marelli, Director of Chemistry Labs, has been elected to serve At-Large on Staff Council for the 20025-2026 academic year, representing the entire CU Boulder system.