Recent News
Professor Xiaosong Li was elected to the International Academy of Quantum Molecular Science with a new cohort of members at its annual meeting in Berkeley, Calif., May 30-31, 2026. Election to the Academy is for life and is the highest honor in the field of quantum molecular chemistry.Members are chosen among the international community of scientists who have distinguished themselves by the…
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.George H. Cady Prize for Best…
Congratulations to Morgan Skala, who defended her Ph.D. work titled “Ball Mill Grinding Mechanochemistry for Sustainable Chemical Transformations of Post-Consumer Polymer Waste” on April 21, 2026.Morgan was a student in Professor Matthew R. Golder's research group at UW where she developed solid-state, force-driven reactions for functionalization, depolymerization, and upcycling of plastic waste…
Congratulations to Phuong Ho Le, who defended her Ph.D. work “Design and synthesis of novel solid sorbents for electrochemically mediated carbon capture” on June 5, 2026. Phuong was a student in Associate Professor Dianne Xiao’s research group, working on the design of porous materials for fixed-bed electrochemically mediated carbon capture devices to address their current limitations. She has…
We are pleased to introduce you to our undergraduate students supported by departmental scholarships! Departmental scholarships -- totaling $42,000 this spring -- are funded by the endowments and current-use funds listed below. These funds were established by alumni, faculty, and friends to provide broad-based support to the Department of Chemistry or direct financial support to students majoring…
Eddie McClary is graduating this spring with a B.A. in dance, a B.S. in biochemistry, and a minor in chemistry. “I feel like my experience at the UW has been incredibly well-rounded," he says. Read more about his undergraduate experience in College of Arts & Sciences News.
Congratulations to Anna Gonzalez who has been awarded a Bonderman Fellowship!The fellowship allows Anna to embark on a solo journey of eight months to at least two regions and six countries of the world. Fellows may not participate in a program or organization, engage in formal study at a foreign university, conduct research or other academic projects, or travel with an organized group. Bonderman…
Assistant Professor Matthew Golder has been named a 2026 Camille Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar by The Camille and Henry Dreyfus Foundation.The Camille Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Awards Program supports the research and teaching careers of talented early career faculty in the chemical sciences. The Award, which requires an institutional nomination, is based on an independent body of scholarship attained in…
Congratulations to Emily Miura-Stempel, who defended her Ph.D. work titled “Defect Engineering in Cerium Oxide Nanocrystals: From Catalyst to Quantum Bit” on May 6, 2026. Emily was a student in Professor Brandi Cossairt’s research group and worked on cerium oxide nanocrystal synthesis and applications at UW. She has accepted a position with Applied Materials as a Process Engineer as her next…
Congratulations to the four first-year graduate students and the five graduating seniors in the Department of Chemistry who were awarded 2026 National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowships! Congratulations also to the four additional students who received honorable mentions. We are also delighted to announce that four alumni were recognized with either a fellowship or honorable mention…