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Congratulations to Farhad Akrami, who defended his Ph.D. work, "Surface Passivation of Lead Halide Perovskite Semiconductors for Improved Stability and Performance" on November 20, 2025.
Congratulations to Lauren Brown, who defended her Ph.D. work “Engineering Fluidic Tools for Translational Science: Developing In Vitro Tissues and Remote Sampling Platforms” on October 3, 2025. Lauren was a student in Professor Ashleigh Theberge’s research group where she worked on two different analytical chemistry projects focused on translational applications for human health.
In an exciting breakthrough, a team of scientists led by Ashleigh Theberge, professor of chemistry, and Nate Sniadecki, professor of mechanical engineering, published a paper in Advanced Science detailing a new 3D-printed device known as STOMP (Suspended Tissue Open Microfluidic Patterning) that provides
Chemistry graduate student Sena Noaman was selected to participate in the 74th Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting in Chemistry, which took place from June 29 to July 4, 2025.
Congratulations to all our graduates!
On June 12, 2025, the UW Departments of Chemistry and Biochemistry honored our newest graduates with a joyful ceremony at the Alaska Airlines Arena at Hec Edmundson Pavilion.
In the Department of Chemistry, we believe that diversity and inclusivity are integral to excellence and acknowledge that important work is being done by our students and postdoctoral researchers in this space. It is a pleasure to introduce the recent recipients of the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Leadership Awards, selected by the Chemistry Diversity and Equity Steering Committee.
The Department of Chemistry is pleased to announce the following awards that recognize outstanding contributions to research and our program by doctoral students and carry a $1,000 prize. The awards are funded by endowments made possible through philanthropic support of faculty, friends, and alumni.
The Department of Chemistry is pleased to announce the following prizes for outstanding work by graduate students. These awards, announced each spring, recognize doctoral research and carry a $1,000 prize. These awards were established in Academic Year 2021-22 and are funded by endowments made possible through the philanthropic support of faculty, friends, and alumni.
Congratulations to the three graduate students in the Department of Chemistry who were awarded 2025 National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowships, and to the four students who received honorable mentions. This year was a highly competitive year, and we are proud of this recognition of our students' research endeavors!
Congratulations to Dylan Lai, Hao Nguyen, Shawn Panh, Omeed Yazdani, and Tara Young, who have all been named to the 2025 Husky 100!