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Breakthroughs, innovations, and awards in the chemistry department

We’re home to a vibrant community of researchers, teachers, and innovators—both at the faculty level and among our student body.

Because of that, there’s always something interesting going on here. Check back regularly to see all the latest news.

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September 02, 2020

IUPUI chemistry faculty involved in breakthrough study determining evolutionary history & relationships for the dimethyl sulfoxide reductase family

Research completed by Partha Basu, Ph.D., Chair of the Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology at IUPUI, is receiving recognition by Nature.com, Scientific Reports.

April 15, 2020

Ian Webb receives 2020 ASMS research award

Ian Webb, Ph.D., assistant professor of chemistry at the Purdue School of Science is the recipient of the 2020 American Society of Mass Spectrometry research award.

January 06, 2020

Chemist Geraldine Richmond speaks at Inaugural Dr. Frank J. Welcher Chemistry Lectureship

The Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology at IUPUI hosted the inaugural Dr. Frank J. Welcher Chemistry Lectureship with a talk by chemist Geraldine Richmond, Ph.D. This lectureship will be an annual event to honor distinguished chemistry professor Frank J. Welcher, Ph.D.

December 13, 2019

NIH awards $400,000 to IUPUI to explore protein folding

IUPUI chemist Ian Webb, PhD. has received a $400,000 grant from the National Institutes of Health to study protein folding using ion mobility mass spectrometry, a technique that distinguishes molecules based on their size and mass.

December 13, 2019

NIH awards $429,000 to IUPUI to develop breathalyzer to diagnose diabetic ketoacidosis

IUPUI chemist Sébastien Laulhé, PhD., has received a $429,000 grant from the National Institutes of Health to develop a breathalyzer test for diabetic ketoacidosis, a complication of diabetes that produces high levels of ketones causing blood to become more acidic. If untreated, diabetic ketoacidosis can prove fatal.

May 01, 2019

American Chemical Society honors chemistry alumna with 2019 Award for Research

The American Chemical Society has awarded IUPUI chemistry alumna and University of Richmond chemistry professor Carol Parish the 2019 Award for Research at an Undergraduate Institution.