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Ohio University’s Chemistry & Biochemistry Department presents the 2017 Roenigk Lecturer, Dr. Jonathan L. Sessler, on “Adventures in Self-Assembly: Is There Logic Here?” on Monday, Oct. 30, at 3 p.m. in Clippinger Laboratories 194. The Roenigk Lecture is named for Ohio University alum Henry H. Roenigk Jr., M.D., FACP, and […]

Over the summer, students in Chemistry & Biochemistry’s Summer Undergraduate Research program participated in a Science Communication and Public Engagement workshop. For the culminating experience, students designed and presented an infographic about molecules in everyday life for a general audience. Some students highlighted surprising molecular similarities between nail polish & […]

Four out of the five faculty members named 2017 Ohio University Presidential Research Scholars are College of Arts & Sciences faculty. The award recognizes excellence in the areas of physical sciences and engineering, and social and behavioral sciences. The A&S award winners are Dr. Hao Chen, Professor of Chemistry & […]

Dr. Justin Holub, Assistant Professor of Chemistry & Biochemistry, authored an article on “mall scaffolds, big potential: Developing miniature proteins as therapeutic agents” in Drug Development Research Journal. Abstract: Preclinical Research Miniature proteins are a class of oligopeptide characterized by their short sequence lengths and ability to adopt well-folded, three-dimensional […]

by Kristin Distel Senior Amy Grube, a biochemistry major in the Honors Tutorial College, spent the summer fulfilling a lifelong goal: interning at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. “I’ve dreamed of working for St. Jude since I was really little. There’s just something so special about all that St. Jude […]

Dr. Katherine Cimatu, Assistant Professor of Chemistry & Biochemistry, and four graduate students in her lab published two articles in chemistry journals. Narendra Adhikari, Uvinduni Premadasa, and Cimatu co-authored “Sum frequency generation vibrational spectroscopy of methacrylate-based functional monomers at the hydrophilic solid–liquid interface,” in the journal Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics. Abstract: 2-Substituted […]

Ohio University’s new analytical chemist, Dr. Anthony Stender, plans to study novel approaches to forensic chemistry analysis by going small, really small. “Usually when people think of forensic science, they focus on evidence that’s large enough to be held in their hand or perceived with the unaided eye. But oftentimes, […]