College of Science Research Award
Professor Mingji Dai was named a 2021-22 College of Science Research Award winner. The award was presented to Mingji by Christine Hrycyna, Department Head and 150th Anniversary Professor.
Analytical Chemistry Award
Professor Garth Simpson has been named recipient of the 2022 ACS Division of Analytical Chemistry Award in Spectrochemical Analysis. He joins recent awardees (and Fred Lytle advisees) faculty/alumna Mary Wirth and alums Tim Harris and Joel Harris. More about the award
ACS Esselen Award
Professor Philip Low won the prestigious Gustavus John Esselen Award for Chemistry in the Public Interest. The annual award recognizes scientific and technical work that contributes to public well-being and emphasizes the value of chemistry as a profession. Phil was recently featured on the This is Purdue podcast.
Alumnae join Analytical Board
Livia Eberlin (Ph.D. with Graham Cooks) associate professor at Baylor University School of Medicine, and Sharon Pitteri (Ph.D. with Scott McLuckey) associate research professor in radiology at Stanford University Medicine will join the 9-member American Society for Mass Spectrometry board. Read more about their positions and Purdue’s legacy within the ASMS.
Senior Analytical Scientist at Bayer
Alumna Leah Riter (Ph.D. 2001) was recently promoted to Senior Science Fellow at Bayer. Leah studied with Professor R. Graham Cooks. This new position will allow her to continue focusing on mentoring junior scientists and research. This summer she will be working with Bayer lab teams at multiple sites on new analytical technologies.
Cancer Immunotherapy Treatment
Alumnus and faculty member Zhong-Yin Zhang (Ph.D. 1990) of Purdue’s College of Pharmacy and his team of researchers are further developing a potential immunotherapy treatment for cancer, one focused on the mutation of an enzyme. Read more
Science & Art
Alumna Mary O'Reilly (B.S. 1999) has combined her love of science and art to become a successful scientific illustrator. As an undergrad, she studied with Professor Jean Chmielewski and they recently collaborated on a journal cover (photo right.) Mary (photo left) has been featured in C&E News. You can read more about her experience at Purdue and view her designs.
H.C. Brown Lectures
The annual H. C. Brown Lectures will be held in a hybrid format on April 21, 2022. Lectures will be streamed into STEW 218 for Purdue participants, and speakers will present virtually. The poster sessions for Purdue students and H. C. Brown Graduate Student Award talks will be held in-person in Stewart Center. Conference link
K-12 Outreach
After nearly two years of virtual labs, high school students are returning to campus to learn chemistry with outreach coordinator Sarah Nern. Recent labs were conducted by Professors Tong Ren and Kavita Shah. See photos