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ChBE, BME, Chemistry and Pritzker Institute Seminar: Assembly Line Biosynthesis of Polyketide Antibiotics – February 27

February 18, 2013
IIT Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering will host a seminar, "Assembly Line Biosynthesis of Polyketide Antibiotics," co-sponsored by the Pritzker Institute of Biomedical Science and Engineering, Department of Biomedical Engineering, and the Division of Chemistry, welcoming Stanford University Wells H. Rauser and Harold M. Petiprin Professor of Engineering Chaitan Khosla. Khosla's primary research interest focuses on the interface of chemistry and medicine.
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Chemistry Alum Susan Solomon Wins BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Award

January 16, 2013
Alumna Susan Solomon (CHEM ’77), internationally renowned atmospheric scientist, was awarded the BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Award in the Climate Change category.
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Science Demo Show

November 27, 2012
Blow off some steam (gaseous H2O) before finals! Everyone is welcome to attend the Science Demo Show on Friday, November 30, 12:45 - 2 pm in Wishnick 113. The show will feature more than a dozen exciting demonstrations—color changes, fire, explosions—with a bit of background science snuck in!
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Successful Opening Event for Chemistry Division

September 14, 2012
Seventy people gathered in the lobby of Life Sciences Building on August 28 to welcome new students and faculty in the chemistry division of the biological and chemical sciences department, and to celebrate the division’s new home and office space.
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Professional Master’s Student Derik Heiss to Speak at Global Space Exploration Conference

April 5, 2012
Derik Heiss, who will graduate from IIT’s master of chemistry in analytical chemistry program this December, will give a talk at this year’s Global Space Exploration Conference (GLEX) in Washington, DC on May 23. Heiss’s presentation is titled “Microchannel Air Revitalization System (MCARS) for Closed-Loop Environmental Control and Life Support."
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Chemistry’s Hyun-Soon Chong Speaks at World RadioImmunoConjugate Summit in Washington

February 9, 2012
Hyun-Soon (Joy) Chong, associate professor of chemistry, spoke about her work for the cancer therapeutic technology called radioimmunotherapy at the World RadioImmunoConjugate Summit, “Recognizing the Potential of Radioimmunoconjugates for Cancer Treatment and Imaging,” February 1-2 in Washington, DC.
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2011 Kilpatrick Lecture: George Whitesides

September 12, 2011
The IIT Department of Chemisty is proud to welcome Harvard University Department of Chemistry’s Woodford L. and Ann A. Flowers University Professor George Whitesides as the 2011 Kilpatrick Lecture speaker. A world renowned scientist and advocate for chemistry as a…
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Chemistry Archive

ChBE, BME, Chemistry and Pritzker Institute Seminar: Assembly Line Biosynthesis of Polyketide Antibiotics – February 27

Chemistry Alum Susan Solomon Wins BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Award

Science Demo Show

Successful Opening Event for Chemistry Division

Professional Master’s Student Derik Heiss to Speak at Global Space Exploration Conference

Chemistry’s Hyun-Soon Chong Speaks at World RadioImmunoConjugate Summit in Washington

2011 Kilpatrick Lecture: George Whitesides

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