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New Faculty Highlight: Dr. Henrik Larsson

October 18, 2022
Dr. Henrik Larsson is a new theoretical chemist in the department, currently teaching graduate quantum chemistry, with research focused on developing and utilizing tools for simulating and understanding quantum effects in molecular systems. He is interested in both structural and dynamical...

UC Merced Lands $12.5M NSF Grant to Predict the Impact of Climate Change on Symbiotic Systems

September 26, 2022
UC Merced has received a $12.5 million grant funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) to develop the Biology Integration Institute (BII): INSITE — the INstitute for Symbiotic Interactions, Training and Education — a research collaborative that aims to expand the fundamental knowledge of...

UC Merced Lands $12.5M NSF Grant to Predict the Impact of Climate Change on Symbiotic Systems

September 26, 2022
UC Merced has received a $12.5 million grant funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) to develop the Biology Integration Institute (BII): INSITE — the INstitute for Symbiotic Interactions, Training and Education — a research collaborative that aims to expand the fundamental...

Professor Michelle Leslie acknowledged with SNS award

September 23, 2022
Congratulations to Professor Michelle Leslie for receiving a School of Natural Sciences Faculty Award for forging a strong working relationship with staff to amplify the research, teaching, and service missions of our School. Professor Leslie has taken it upon herself to work closely with...

Grad Student Arjan Bains Wins Poster Award at Protein Society Meeting

August 29, 2022
Arjan Bains, a Chemistry grad student in Patti LiWang's group, wins the poster award for "An Investigation Into How Glycosylation Mediates SARS-CoV-2 Infection” at the July 36th annual meeting of the Protein Society in San Francisco. Great job Arjan!

ACS SEED Symposium: High School Students Share Their Amazing Chemistry Research

August 19, 2022
Ten high school students presented their summer research at the ACS Project SEED Symposium on August 6th at UCM's new Conference Center.  These ten students did full-time summer research in the groups of different UC Merced chemistry faculty, with projects including "Exploration of...

Hratchian Takes the Helm as Graduate Dean, Shares Vision for Division

August 17, 2022
July was a transition month for UC Merced’s Graduate Division as interim Vice Provost and Graduate Dean Chris Kello passed the baton to Professor Hrant P. Hratchian — an Armenian name pronounced Her-ahnt Heratch-yahn — who now leads the division. “Dr. Hratchian’s appointment is another signifier of...

New Bioinformatics Training Opportunity Opening for Undergraduates

August 8, 2022
Starting this fall, undergraduates interested in the biomedical sciences will have an opportunity to take part in a new and innovative training program that will give them strong foundations in computational biology, systems biology and big data analytics. The National Institutes of Health (NIH)...

Two Undergraduate Stars Earn Unique Summer Opportunities

May 9, 2022
Two undergraduate students who will receive their bachelor’s degrees later this month have been selected for a unique opportunity to attend a meeting of some of the greatest minds in the world. Professor Aurora Pribram-Jones, with the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, nominated...

Professor Brings Her Computational Expertise to a New Field of Chemistry

April 18, 2022
A new five-year collaboration has presented Professor Christine Isborn the opportunity to be part of the emerging field of polariton chemistry, the results of which could change the face of chemistry. “It's a new area for me, but thankfully the rest of the team are pioneers who have been working...

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