The Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry hosted its Commencement Reception and Awards Program online on May 22, 2020.

We proudly recognize faculty, staff, students and alumni who garnered major honors, awards and promotions since our December newsletter.

So far in 2020, he was elected to the National Academy of Sciences and awarded Simons and Guggenheim Fellowships. 

Following a successful career in the vision industry, Capozza gives back to today’s students.

Ruby red. Sapphire blue. Sparkling crystals.

At UMD, Ravindra discovered that he could apply the skills he mastered solving Rubik’s cube to his research with Pratyush Tiwary.

Professor David Fushman studies proteins involved in regulating important cellular processes that are often hijacked by viruses, bacteria and even cancer.

From the time he was very young, growing up in a tiny, remote mining town in the coastal mountains of British Columbia, people noticed one thing about Myles Poulin—he was always curious and wanted to learn more about everything around him.

University of Maryland Distinguished University Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry Christopher Jarzynski was elected to the National Academy of Sciences.

Jarzynski was recognized for demonstrating an exceptional capacity for productive scholarship in statistical physics and theoretical chemistry.