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  • Daniel Falvey
    Daniel Falvey Named Chair of UMD’s Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
    Faculty- 05 Jun 25

    He has been a faculty member in the department for over 35 years.

  • Pratyush Tiwary (center) and Lukas Herron receive the Life Sciences Invention of the Year Award. Photo by Mike Morgan
    Pratyush Tiwary Receives UMD Invention of the Year Award
    Faculty, Graduate Students- 14 May 25

    Tiwary and Herron’s invention “RNAnneal: Prediction of RNA Tertiary Structure and Thermodynamics With Generative AI” is a breakthrough in computational biology that could reshape how we design drugs targeting RNA—a fast-emerging frontier in medicine.

  • Jamil Adam in a chemistry lab
    Chesapeake Scholars Program Helps Biochemistry Major Build Connections Beyond the Classroom
    Undergraduates- 06 May 25

    Thanks to the scholarship’s support, Jamil Yacoubou Adam found his community at UMD.

  • Stephanie Hong
    Using Chemistry to Unlock Renewable Energy
    Graduate Students- 08 Apr 25

    Ph.D. student Stephanie Hong studies metal oxides with promising properties for the energy sector.

  • Pratyush Tiwary
    UMD’s Pratyush Tiwary Receives Early Career Award from American Chemical Society
    Faculty- 25 Mar 25
  • John Orban Headshot
    New Study Uncovers Temperature-Driven Mechanism in Metamorphic Proteins
    Faculty, Graduate Students- 10 Mar 25

    Dr. John Orban, IBBR Fellow and a Professor in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry at University of Maryland and his co-author Andy LiWang, a Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry at the University of California, Merced, recently published a Perspectives article “Unveiling the cold reality of metamorphic proteins” in PNAS providing new insights on metamorphic proteins.

  • John Fourkas Named SPIE Fellow
    Faculty- 07 Mar 25

    The honor recognizes his pioneering contributions in optics research, education and service

  • Peter Zavalij Elected Fellow of the American Crystallographic Association
    Staff- 07 Mar 25

    For 20 years, Zavalij has helped students and faculty conduct studies at UMD’s X-ray Crystallographic Center.

  • Adam Steel. Photo courtesy of same.
    Finding the Right Chemistry to Make a Difference
    Alumni- 07 Mar 25

    At Selux Diagnostics, Adam Steel (Ph.D. ’96, chemistry) takes disease-fighting medical technology from the lab to the market.

  • Unleash The East
    UMD is hosting the NOBCCHE Northeast-Southeast Regional Meeting on April 4-6, 2025
    Faculty, Graduate Students, Undergraduates, Alumni- 27 Jan 25

    SAVE THE DATE:
    Northeast – Southeast Regional Meeting of the National Organization for the Professional Advancement of Black Chemists and Chemical Engineers (NOBBChE)

    "Unleash the East - Igniting Collaborative Science for Global Impact"

    DATA: April 4-6 2025
    VENUE: University of Maryland, College Park, MD

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