Faculty and Staff

Alec Kroll wears glasses and has a short, tightly trimmed beard and the hair on top of his head is dyed bright pink.
Alec Kroll Joins Our Faculty
(July 19, 2024)
Headshot of UW Professor Xiaosong Li
Xiaosong Li Named Associate Dean for Research
(July 19, 2024)
Close up shot of "UW Chemistry" embroidered in purple on a white lab coat
Staffing Updates
(July 1, 2024)
Colleen Craig pictured smiling, in front of a black backdrop, with long dark hair past her shoulders and bangs, wearing a grey cardigan, white top, and long necklace with chunky beads.
Collen Craig receives UW Distinguished Teaching Award
(June 20, 2024)
Xiaosong Li
Xiaosong Li receives Jack Simons Award for Theoretical Chemistry
(June 14, 2024)
The four UW columns in Sylvan Grove
Velian Promoted to Associate Professor; Theberge and Vaughan Promoted to Professor
(June 13, 2024)
Jeopardy host Ken Jennings poses with Chemistry staff person Hakme Lee
Our Staff on Jeopardy on June 13
(June 12, 2024)
David Ginger at the sample preparation laboratory for atomic force microscopy in the UW’s Molecular Engineering and Sciences Building.
Scientists solve chemical mystery at the interface of biology and technology
(May 1, 2024)
A group of five people pose for a photo.
UW CFD recognizes Eddie Melton as Rookie of the Year
(March 22, 2024)
Ricardo Rivera-Maldonado
A race to clean energy
(March 4, 2024)
Alexandra Velian
Alexandra Velian named 2024 Sloan Fellow
(February 20, 2024)
An illustration of a water molecule (where the hydrogen atoms are white, the oxygen atoms are red, and the electrons are gold) and a synchronized attosecond x-ray pulse pair (shown in pink and green) from an X-ray free electron laser. Nathan Johnson/PNNL
First-ever atomic freeze-frame of liquid water
(February 16, 2024)
A group of two dozen people stand in front of a fountain.
Involving undergrads in chemistry research
(February 16, 2024)
Theberge in the lab with two students
How a Chemistry Lab is Transforming Clinical Research
(January 30, 2024)
Doug Reed wearing glasses and a collared shirt
Doug Reed receives Scialog Collaborative Innovation Award
(January 27, 2024)
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Assistant Teaching Professor in Chemistry
(December 27, 2023)
Close up shot of "UW Chemistry" embroidered in purple on a white lab coat
Updates to our Staff Roster
(November 17, 2023)
I am First-Generation: Brandi Cossairt
(October 12, 2023)
Nicholas Riley
Opinion: The day my supervisor won the Nobel prize in chemistry
(October 10, 2023)
Portrait of Chad Hoyer
I am First-Generation: Chad Hoyer
(October 6, 2023)
White and gold text on a purple background: November 8. Celebrate First Gen. National 1st-Generation College Celebration. Bothell, Seattle, Tacoma. W.
We are First-Generation: College of Arts & Sciences Faculty and Staff
(October 4, 2023)
Doug Reed wearing glasses and a collared shirt
Meet Prof. Doug Reed
(September 20, 2023)
Two purple mylar balloons with white Ws
Wiegand and Campbell Retired; Each Appointed Professor Emeritus
(September 19, 2023)
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Faculty Promotions: F. Michael and S. Robinson
(September 15, 2023)
Charles Campbell
Campbell receives Somorjai Award for Creative Research in Catalysis
(September 8, 2023)
W on Red Square with Drumheller Fountain in distance
Tenure-Track Assistant Professor position in Chemistry
(August 4, 2023)
Three students stand side by side wearing yellow leis.
MEM-C: Moonshots & Island Voyages
(July 5, 2023)
Stock Image from Microsoft of blue ribbon
Fellowships, Awards & Honors: Faculty, Staff & Postdocs
(June 30, 2023)
UWHS Chemistry 110 teachers participate in a low-cost and non-toxic activity that they can easily use to expose their students to polymer science.
Expanding Access to UW in the High School
(June 27, 2023)
Matthew Golder
Golder granted Army Research Office Young Investigator Award
(June 21, 2023)
Alexandra Velian
Alexandra Velian wins 2023 ACS Inorganic Chemistry Lectureship
(June 20, 2023)
Diana Knight, Jolyn Mason, and Cassie Davis stand in front of Drumheller Fountain with Bagley Hall behind them.
Chemistry CFD coordinators among 2022 campaign award winners
(May 9, 2023)
A composite of three potraits: Alshakim Nelson, Ayokunle Olanrewaju, and Gundula Proksch
3D-Printed Microorganisms for Sustainable Construction Materials
(March 13, 2023)
Stefan Stoll portrait
Stefan Stoll awarded 2023 Bruker Prize
(March 10, 2023)
Anne McCoy
Anne McCoy receives Jack Simons Award for Theoretical Chemistry
(February 15, 2023)
Alexandra Velian
Alexandra Velian receives Marion Milligan Mason Award
(February 14, 2023)
Heinz Floss photographed outdoors in 1988
In Memoriam: Professor Emeritus Heinz Floss (1934-2022)
(January 17, 2023)
Two portraits side by side: Sarah Pristash and Chetan Poudel
Poudel and Pristash receive WRF Postdoctoral Fellowships
(January 13, 2023)
Bronze W on campus
Updates to our Staff Roster
(November 30, 2022)
A father holds his young daughter who is touching his face while the mother watches their interaction
A medical first: successful in utero treatment of rare genetic disorder
(November 28, 2022)
Pink lilies
A stalled project blooms: Ripples at edges of lily petals
(November 16, 2022)
Dianne Xiao
Dianne Xiao receives Packard Fellowship
(October 21, 2022)
Nicholas Riley
Nicholas Riley to join faculty
(October 11, 2022)
Lewis Johnson
Lewis Johnson named to 40 Under 40 by Puget Sound Business Journal
(September 16, 2022)
Inlaid text on a sidewalk that says "Passion Led Us Here"
Fellowships, Awards & Honors: Faculty, Staff & Postdocs
(September 12, 2022)
Brandi Cossairt speaks with Munira Khalil (whose back is toward the camera); both are wearing academic regalia
Intentional Steps Toward DEI
(September 12, 2022)
Three people stand in front of a large fountain on a sunny day
Meet Prof. Lauren Rajakovich
(September 12, 2022)
Close up shot of "UW Chemistry" embroidered in purple on a white lab coat
Staff Updates: New hires, promotions, retirements
(August 23, 2022)
a white dog with one ear up and one ear folded wearing goggles, a white lab coat, and yellow booties for protection in the chemistry lab
In Their Own Words
(August 23, 2022)
Alshakim Nelson
Alshakim Nelson promoted to Professor
(August 19, 2022)