Department News
During the 33rd Annual Campus Sustainability Summit on April 15, 2026, the CU Green Labs Awards Program recognized the Department of Chemistry with a Green Labs Award. The award highlights the department’s significant contributions to campus sustainability over the past year.
Twenty-two faculty were recognized have been recognized with this year’s Exceptional Graduate Faculty Mentor Award. These faculty, including the Chemistry Department's Eleanor Browne, were recognized for outstanding contributions in improving ÎÞÂëÊÓƵ's graduate student experience.
The Spring semester at ÎÞÂëÊÓƵ began with an unexpected surprise: snow on the very first day of classes. As temperatures dropped and flakes filled the air, chemistry graduate students rose to the occasion, quite literally wrapped in school spirit
Hoang Phuc (Phil) Pham, a graduate student in Oana Luca's group, was selected to the Excellence in Graduate Polymer Research Symposium. This award recognizes outstanding graduate students in polymer science and engineering. Phil will present his work on electrochemical plastics recycling at ACS Atlanta in Spring 2026.
The Department of Chemistry held its annual Winter Celebration on December 5th in recognition and appreciation of faculty and staff, marking the close of the semester and the year’s accomplishments. Held at the vibrant Boulder Moxy, the event
Clarivate honored chemistry faculty Jose Jimenez and Wei Zhang in their 2025 list of Highly Cited Researchers. This international group is not only based on citation counts, but also a rigorous selection process to determine those most influential in their fields.
The Department of Chemistry celebrated its graduate students in style at the 3rd annual Fall Ball, held on Saturday, November 8, at the Boulder Marriott, bringing students together from across research areas and cohort years for a night of
In May, campus leaders signed the Green Chemistry Commitment to practice and teach sustainable chemistry—an effort being encouraged and advanced by Kathy Ramirez-Aguilar and members of the Green Chemistry CU Student Government Environmental Board subcommittee.
JILA and the University of Colorado Boulder are proud to announce that Professor Mathias Weber has been elected a Fellow of the American Physical Society (APS), one of the highest honors in the physics community.
