Recent News

Udani Wijethunga has been selected as a 2025 winner of an Excellence in Teaching Award for Graduate Teaching Assistants. Udani is a PhD candidate in the Watson and Cook groups.

Qing Lin has been elected a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), the world's largest general scientific society and publisher of the journal Science. Considered one of the most prestigious honors in the scientific community, Lin is among 471 AAAS members to be elected as fellows this year. He is being recognized for his distinguished contributions to the field of chemical biology, particularly for developing methods to study the processes of living cells and design potential therapies for diabetes and cancer. Read the news story by Tom Dinki.

Luis De Jesús Báez has been selected as a 2025 Young Observer by the U.S. National Committee for the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC). Through the Young Observer Program, young scientists and engineers can build international collaborations, gain knowledge of global research, and participate in IUPAC global activities. De Jesús Báez will attend the 53rd IUPAC General Assembly and 50th World Chemistry Congress in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, in July. Read the news story by Tom Dinki.

The ACS has awarded Prof. Luis Colón the Joseph J. Kirkland Award in Chromatography. This recognition is one of the highest distinctions within the ACS for research in the field of separation science. There will be a symposium at the Fall 2025 ACS in Prof. Colón's honor. Read the news story by Tom Dinki.

Appearing in Science Magazine, the Autschbach Lab publishes a collaborative study on a first-of-its-kind molecule: Berkelocene. This compound is the first ever instance of a berkelium-carbon chemical bond observed in nature. Read the news story by Theresa Duque and Tom Dinki.