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About the School of Chemical Sciences

The School of Chemical Sciences acts as the service unit for the Department of Chemistry and the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, providing common services such as student advising, research service facilities, business office services, information technology (IT), human resources (HR), and the chemical storeroom.

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School of Chemical Science News

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2026 SCS Teaching Awards Announcement
The School of Chemical Sciences (SCS) is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2026 SCS Teaching Awards, who are recognized for their teaching excellence in the 2025–2026 academic year."We have many highly dedicated instructors, and so the selection process was not an easy one," said Paul J.A....
Xiaotang Lu
Professor Xiaotang Lu selected as 2026 Beckman Foundation Young Investigator Awardee
Xiaotang Lu, assistant professor of chemistry, is among 12 researchers selected as Beckman Young Investigators by the Arnold and Mabel Beckman Foundation.The...
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NMR Lab Adds New Benchtop 60-MHz Spectrometer
The SCS NMR Lab has added a new benchtop NMR spectrometer. This new spectrometer (BTN60) can operate at 60 MHz (1.4 Tesla) and runs both NMR and relaxometry experiments. The instrument, which comes from Nanalysis, was obtained to mostly measure T1 and T2 values, and it has been accessorized to...
Professor Deborah Leckband
Leckband joins AIMBE Board
Professor Deborah Leckband has been appointed to the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE) Board of Directors as Secretary-Treasurer. She will assume her new role following the conclusion of the AIMBE Annual Event, which is scheduled to...
Lydia E. Moissides-Hines
Alumna Lydia E. Moissides-Hines receives regional ACS mentoring award
 The Great Lakes Region of The American Chemical Society honored Illinois chemistry alumna Lydia E. Moissides-Hines (M.S., ’69; Ph.D., ’71, Applequist) with the inaugural 2025 Martin Rudd Mentoring Award sponsored through the American Chemical Society Great Lakes Region.A retired chemistry...
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The 2025 SCS Science Image Challenge winners announced
The School of Chemical Sciences at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is proud to announce our 2025 Science Image Challenge winners. A big thank you to everyone who participated, and congratulations to the winners!2025 Science Image Challenge ResultsMain...
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Research and Service Facilities

The Center of Research and Educational Support (CORES)  equips researchers with cutting-edge tools and expert staff, empowering faculty and students to  advance the frontiers of knowledge.
Liviu Mirica, William H. and Janet G. Lycan Professor of Chemistry

Faculty Spotlight: Liviu Mirica selected a Moore Distinguished Scholar, Somorjai Visiting Miller Professor

Illinois faculty member Liviu Mirica, William H. and Janet G. Lycan Professor of Chemistry, has recently been selected through three distinguished university programs to focus on developing collaborations toward his research group's interests in developing metal-containing imaging agents for biological applications.Last year, he was one of six tenured Illinois faculty members appointed by the Center for Advanced Study (CAS) as...

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