News items about the department as a whole, e.g., lectureships, new staff, etc.
So Young Bae Receives Invitation and Award to Speak at the American Crystallographic Association in Chicago
PhD student So Young Bae received a Travel Award to present her research at the 2025 American Crystallographic Association (ACA) Annual Meeting, held July 18–23 in Lombard, just outside Chicago, Illinois. Her work was selected for both a 30-minute oral presentation and a poster presentation and marked a notable achievement in the field of structural […]
BU Team Wins Major National Science Foundation Grant to Help PhD Students Attack Climate Change
The Brink details how Malika Jeffries-EL, a Boston University College of Arts & Sciences professor of chemistry, along with a team of BU researchers, has been awarded a five-year, $3 million Research Traineeship grant (NRT) from the National Science Foundation to help PhD students collaborate across disciplines to develop new ideas to convert and store […]
Congratulations to Soyoung Bae on American Crystallography Association Early Career Scientist Spotlight
We are thrilled to announce that Soyoung Bae, a PhD graduate student in the Molecular Biology, Cell Biology, and Biochemistry (MCBB) program, has been featured in the American Crystallographic Association’s (ACA) Early Career Scientist Spotlight for 2024. This Spotlight not only provides insight into Soyoung’s background and experience, but extolls the facilities and instruments at […]
In Memory of John Snyder
In Memory of John Snyder John Snyder, age 72, passed peacefully surrounded by his family and friends at home on November 13, 2023. He lived with Waldenstrom’s macroglobulinemia for 13 years, becoming quite ill in the last 4 months. John is survived by his devoted wife and companion of 36 years, Julie, and loving daughters, […]
2023 Graduate Award Winners
The Graduate Program Committee has announced the winners of the 2023 Graduate Student Awards. The Lichtin Award, for research excellence in Chemistry goes to Leslie Velasco from the Reinhard Group, who excelled at pushing the boundaries of research, including developing a microscope providing new and improved spectral resolution for the visualization of nanoplasmonic assemblies. The […]
Prof. Mark Grinstaff Receives Royal Society of Chemistry Centenary Prize
Boston University chemist and biomedical engineer Mark Grinstaff has won the Royal Society of Chemistry’s Centenary Prize in “recognition of brilliance in research and innovation.” A world-renowned researcher and inventor, Grinstaff is the University’s inaugural Distinguished Professor of Translational Research. Read more in BU’s The Brink article here.
Give to Chemistry on Giving Day, April 11
Boston University’s Giving Day on April 11 is a one-day online fundraising drive for Terriers from around the world—alumni, parents, students, faculty and staff, and friends—to give back and to celebrate what they care about at BU. Donors are able to start giving now, but on the official Giving Day, donors’ gifts will go even […]
Alumni: Share Your News in Honor of BU Alumni Weekend
In preparation for BU’s Alumni Weekend, take a minute to tell us what you are up to! Any favorite memories from BU Chemistry? Where has your degree taken you? Would you like to receive our Alumni Newsletters? Let us know here!
Open Tenure Track Assistant Professor Positions – (Synthetic Organic Chemistry) – Apply by October 1
The Department of Chemistry at Boston University invites applications from outstanding candidates for an Assistant Professor tenure track position in the field of Synthetic Organic Chemistry beginning July 1, 2023. Candidates with research focus broadly defined in the areas of chemical synthesis, with applications in catalysis and new reaction methodology development are particularly encouraged to apply. Strong […]
Open Tenure Track Assistant Professor Positions – (Open Area of Chemistry) – Apply by October 1
The Department of Chemistry at Boston University invites applications from outstanding candidates for an Assistant Professor tenure track position in an open area of Chemistry, beginning July 1, 2023. Strong candidates will have at least one year of postdoctoral research experience. The successful applicant will benefit from the department’s supportive and collegial environment, which includes close affiliations […]