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Chemistry & Biochemistry Department
With a Chemistry Degree...
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Find Your Happy BeginningMany chemistry students head to medical school or a graduate program. Others are eager to put their skills to work earning a paycheck. Demi Reed chose another route and joined the Peace Corps.
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Race a Nanocar on a Track of GoldWith no more than 100 atoms, they made a car with four wheels, axles, and a chassis--and drove it with an electron scanning tunneling microscope in the world's tiniest race.
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Be Part of the CureBuilding a nano-particle to kill cancer cells ... making peptides to stop Alzheimer’s progression? Mason Myers chose to look at antibiotic resistance and how molecules target RNA riboswitches.
Chemistry & Biochemistry
Students explore yesterday, today and tomorrow, searching for solutions to today's problems and imagining what they can build in a future of nano-devices and smart supramolecular architectures. They even probe the mysteries nature embedded long ago in cell walls and RNA.
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Recent Chemistry News:
Ohio University chemist explains an old question with a modern tool
From Ohio University News Ohio University chemist Jixin Chen, Ph.D., took advantage of the time when labs were shut down early in the pandemic to apply a very modern solution to solve a very old question. Like Joseph Fourier did 200 years ago, Chen sat down with paper and pen to […]
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Read MorePosted on 01/26/2022
Chemistry student among five winning awards in Three Minute Thesis® competition
From Ohio University News Five students won awards at the Ohio University Three Minute Thesis® Competition finals hosted by the Graduate College on Dec. 2. The Three Minute Thesis® Competition was founded by the University of Queensland in 2008, with competitions now held at more than 900 institutions in 80 […]
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Read MorePosted on 01/13/2022
University Mourns Chemistry Professor Emeritus Gary Pfeiffer
The Ohio University community mourns the loss of Dr. Gary Pfeiffer, Professor Emeritus of Chemistry & Biochemistry. Pfeiffer, 81, passed away peacefully at his home in Athens, according to his obituary. He is survived by Barbara, his wife of 51 years; his daughter, Amy and her wife Gina; and his […]
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Read MorePosted on 12/08/2021
University Mourns Chemistry Professor Emeritus John Blazyk
The Ohio University community mourns the loss of Dr. John F. Blazyk, Professor Emeritus of Chemistry & Biochemistry. Known to his friends and family as Jack, he passed away at his home in Boise, Idaho, at the age of 73 from complications associated with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), according to […]
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Read MorePosted on 12/08/2021
Advising News | Applying to medical, dental, veterinary, optometry, physician assistant or physical therapy programs?
Take a 1-Credit Course on the application process By Ann LaComb Pre-Health Advisor Juniors and seniors, is this is your year to apply to medical, dental, veterinary, optometry, physician assistant, or physical therapy programs? I invite you to register for UC 1500 Student Transition Seminar – Pre-Medicine Strengthen your application […]
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Read MorePosted on 12/03/2021
Advising News | Helpful insights for students in the application process for professional programs
By Ann LaComb Pre-Health Advisor Are you currently in the application process for professional programs? It’s an anxious time as you wait to hear back from programs such as medical schools, dentistry schools, etc. that you have already applied to. Are you starting to wonder how to make certain your favorite […]
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Read MorePosted on 12/03/2021
Provost Undergraduate Research Fund offers awards to 28 OHIO students
From Ohio University News The Ohio University Provost Undergraduate Research Fund (PURF) awards program has provided 28 students with a total of $34,764 in funding for their original research, scholarship and creative work this fall. The Provost Undergraduate Research Fund awards are administered by the Research Division. The program received 52 proposals […]
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Read MorePosted on 11/23/2021
Alumni News | 60 years later, Bobcats reflect on OHIO learning, living and ‘the best years of our life’
Excerpted from Ohio University News For Dr. Bernard Kokenge, PHD ’66, Ohio University isn’t just the place where he earned a doctoral degree he never intended to get. It’s the community where he and his wife started their family and continue to make memories. And it’s where some sage advice […]
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Read MorePosted on 08/05/2021
Take a New Chemistry Building Virtual Tour on May 20
Join a virtual tour of Ohio University’s new Chemistry Building on Thursday, May 20, from 3-4 p.m. RSVP for the tour and get viewing details. The OHIO@home series shares what our faculty, students, and colleges are doing to stay current in their field, follow their interests through studies, and share […]
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Read MorePosted on 05/11/2021
Dewald Honored for Service in Provost’s Office, Returns to Roots in Chemistry
From Ohio University News After 35 years of service at Ohio University, Dr. Howard Dewald has announced his intention to return to his roots as a professor of Chemistry & Biochemistry in the College of Arts and Science. Dr. Dewald, who is a tenured faculty member in the chemistry department […]
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Read MorePosted on 05/10/2021