Faculty and Staff

Madison Monahan stands between her mentors Brandi Cossairt and Jim De Yoreo in front of a banner that reads "Doctor in the House"
Exploring New Materials Through Collaboration
(June 14, 2022)
Portrait of Munira Khalil
Munira Khalil receives prestigious Brown Investigator Award
(June 13, 2022)
Usha and Rao Varanasi at the UW Club in 2016
Usha and Rao Varanasi honored for Distinguished Service by College of Engineering Diamond Award
(June 7, 2022)
Pride flag flying under the American flag on the War Memorial Flagpole at the University of Washington
We are here; you have an ally
(June 3, 2022)
Portrait of Tam'ra-Kay Francis outside near a pond, with curly hair
‘Incredible impact’: Bolstering STEM students and inspiring DEI efforts
(May 13, 2022)
Diana Knight holds a certificate and the Spirit of Service Award - a tear drop shaped glass sculpture.
UW CFD honors Diana Knight with Spirit of Service Award
(March 24, 2022)
Portrait of Tam'ra-Kay Francis outside near a pond, with curly hair
BlackPast-PR2ISM Science Communication Interns contribute STEM content to BlackPast.org
(February 16, 2022)
Jenekhe and De Yoreo
Jenekhe and De Yoreo elected to National Academy of Engineering
(February 11, 2022)
Kovacs and Stoll
Kovacs and Stoll elected as AAAS Fellows
(January 26, 2022)
This fluorescence microscopy image shows yeast vacuoles that have undergone phase separation. Credit: Luther Davis/Alexey Merz/University of Washington
Hungry yeast are tiny, living thermometers
(January 25, 2022)
Matthew Golder
Matt Golder receives Thieme Chemistry Journals Award
(January 24, 2022)
Cover image from Materials Horizon special issue in honor of Prof. Seth Marder
Theory-guided design leads to new OEO material with record performance for hybrid devices
(January 19, 2022)
Dianne Xiao
Dianne Xiao receives NSF CAREER Award
(January 11, 2022)
Zack Herbst (they/them)
Zack Herbst wins Partner in Safety Award from UW EH&S
(January 11, 2022)
Matthew Golder
Matt Golder receives NSF CAREER Award
(January 4, 2022)
Jose Araujo
Jose Araujo receives WRF Postdoctoral Fellowship
(December 7, 2021)
Anne McCoy
McCoy receives Francis P. Garvan-John M. Olin Medal 
(October 14, 2021)
Xiaosong Li stands near a stone pillar holding a molecular model
Xiaosong Li elected as APS Fellow
(October 13, 2021)
A group of faculty stand in the end zone waving to the fans as they are applauded for Distinguished Teaching Awards
Husky Stadium Celebrates Distinguished Teaching Awards
(September 27, 2021)
Big W on Rainier Vista
Tenure-Track Assistant Professor position in Chemistry
(September 10, 2021)
David Ginger at the sample preparation laboratory for atomic force microscopy in the UW’s Molecular Engineering and Sciences Building.
NSF to fund revolutionary center for optoelectronic, quantum technologies
(September 9, 2021)
Crews from Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife, headed by Matt Eberlein, work on a prescribed burn of underbrush on state land in North Eastern Washington.
Conducting research with at-home blood draws
(September 8, 2021)
UW MEM-C logo
Two new UW partnerships funded by NSF seed grants
(September 3, 2021)
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The Technology to Reach Net Zero Carbon Emissions Isn’t Ready for Prime Time, But ...
(August 24, 2021)
A graduate student demonstrates putting a copper chloride solution into a flame for the Atomic Emissions lab in CHEM 142.
How do you teach undergraduate chemistry during a pandemic?
(August 23, 2021)
Single crystal x-ray diffraction structure of a propeller-shaped inorganic cluster prepared by the Velian research group.
Fellowships, Awards & Honors: Faculty & Postdocs
(August 20, 2021)
Jonathan Aalto created a spaceship whose structure and properties mirror the coordination complex Ir(Cl)(Cp)(PPh3)2. Ligands were converted into solar panels, a rotating crew module, and a detachable lander.
In Their Own Words: Faculty
(August 19, 2021)
Chemistry Building, Bagley Hall, Johnson Hall and Drumheller Fountain
Staff Updates: New hires, promotions, retirements
(August 17, 2021)
Portraits of Chatterjee, Stoll, and Zalatan
Faculty Promotions: Chatterjee, Stoll, and Zalatan
(August 6, 2021)
Bronze W on campus
Chemistry faculty elected to the Washington State Academy of Sciences
(July 16, 2021)
Cossairt headshot 2020
Cossairt honored as Finalist for Blavatnik National Award for Young Scientists
(June 15, 2021)
Dianne Xiao
Dianne Xiao receives DOE Early Career Research Award
(June 11, 2021)
Andrea Carroll outdoors
Andrea Carroll receives UW Distinguished Teaching Award
(June 10, 2021)
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Professors Nonpareil
(June 1, 2021)
Undergraduate Researcher and Ashleigh Theberge standing in front of a painting in the HUB
Theberge awarded Undergraduate Research Mentor Award
(May 21, 2021)
Colleen Craig
Alternative grading system may improve student learning
(April 30, 2021)
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Chemists elected to the National Academy of Sciences for 2021
(April 29, 2021)
Stefan Stoll
Stefan Stoll recognized by the International EPR Society
(April 28, 2021)
Snapshot of Lauren Rajakovich
Lauren Rajakovich to join faculty
(April 14, 2021)
ChromaTOF Tile example
Software launched for discovery-based analysis of complex samples
(April 6, 2021)
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University of Washington graduate and professional disciplines rank highly in US News’ ‘Best Graduate School’ lists
(March 29, 2021)
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Insight from Roy Black on the origin of life on Earth
(March 28, 2021)
Cover of Journal of Materials Chemistry C, March 2021
A breakthrough chromophore for photonics applications
(March 23, 2021)
Illustration of light-driven electron transfer in a molecular complex
Role of solvent molecules in light-driven electron transfer revealed
(March 14, 2021)
fluorescence of organelles in cancer cells
Extracting invisible information from high-dimensional hyperspectral data
(March 11, 2021)
Four members of the BlueDot team on UW's campus
This technology collaborative promises a brighter future for solar
(March 10, 2021)
Varanasi snapshot
Casting a wide net and making the most of the catch
(March 1, 2021)
Ashleigh Theberge
Ashleigh Theberge named 2021 Sloan Fellow
(February 16, 2021)
Portrait of Dr. Tam'ra-Kay Francis
List of 1,000 inspiring Black scientists includes seven from UW
(February 10, 2021)
Alexandra Velian
Alexandra Velian named 2021 Cottrell Scholar
(February 9, 2021)