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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.
The American Physical Society has named Professor Anne B. McCoy as the recipient of the 2026 Earle K.
At their 2025 Newborn Screening Symposium, October 5-9, 2025, the Association of Public Health Laboratories presented Professor Michael H. Gelb, the Boris and Barbara L.
Ashleigh Theberge, a UW professor of chemistry, pursues projects ranging from designing at-home biological sample collection kits to exploring the physics of liquid flow to investigating molecules made by filamentous fungi. Her broad-ranging interests made her a fit for the Schmidt Polymaths Program, which supports mid-career scientists pursuing interdisciplinary research.
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.
Come curious. Leave inspired. We invite you to connect with us this November through a rich and varied schedule of more than 30 events, exhibitions, podcasts, and more. From chamber opera premieres and public lectures to Indigenous storytelling and poetry celebrations, theres something to spark every curiosity. Expect boundary-pushing performances, thought-provoking dialogues on memory and...
Professor Ashleigh Theberge -- and the work of the Bioanalytical Chemistry for Medicine and the Environment Lab she co-leads with Affiliate Professor Erwin Berthier -- is featured in Nautilus magazine's Catalysts of Discovery, a special issue exploring bold ideas at Schmidt Sciences.
On June 15, 2025, Professor Pradipsinh Rathod retired after 24 years in the Department of Chemistry and was appointed Professor Emeritus.
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
