A new University of Maryland study of campus air samples revealed that chemical compounds from Canada’s historic 2023 fires lingered in the air, forming an ‘atmospheric soup.’
UMD Chemistry and Biochemistry Associate Professor Ling Hao is on a quest to decode the molecular changes that cause neurodegenerative conditions like Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s diseases.
UMD Chemistry and Biochemistry Professor Lyle Isaacs and his team developed “molecular containers” that can trap anesthetic drugs and flush them from the body, speeding up patient recovery and improving hospital efficiency.
As a research scientist at Colgate-Palmolive, Hakeem Henry (Ph.D. ’21, chemistry) develops unique formulations for the personal care products millions of people use every day.
