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Tuesday, January 10, 2023 - 12:47pm
We invite high school students and their families to visit the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry for Explore Kent Chemistry Day on Saturday, February 4, 2023 from 10:00 a.m.- 2:00 p.m. High school juniors and seniors come from all over Ohio and neighboring states for…
Save the Date for Explore Kent Chemistry Day 2023
We invite high school students and their families to visit the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry for Explore Kent Chemistry Day on Saturday, February 4, 2023 from 10:00 a.m.- 2:00 p.m. High school juniors and seniors come from all over Ohio and neighboring states for…
Monday, September 19, 2022 - 02:26pm
Celebrate Chem-O-Ween Saturday, October 22 from 1:00-3:45 p.m. with Kent State’s Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry! Chem-O-Ween is our spooky celebration of Mole Day and the end of…
Celebrate Chem-O-Ween and Mole Day October 22
Celebrate Chem-O-Ween Saturday, October 22 from 1:00-3:45 p.m. with Kent State’s Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry! Chem-O-Ween is our spooky celebration of Mole Day and the end of…
Tuesday, June 28, 2022 - 04:34pm
Please join us for our annual undergraduate major orientation, scheduled for Wednesday, August 24! This special event is scheduled to begin at 10:00 a.m. and will run until 2:00 p.m. It will take place prior to Wednesday's Blast Off event. Meet other chemistry students and…
Annual Undergraduate Orientation
Please join us for our annual undergraduate major orientation, scheduled for Wednesday, August 24! This special event is scheduled to begin at 10:00 a.m. and will run until 2:00 p.m. It will take place prior to Wednesday's Blast Off event. Meet other chemistry students and…
Tuesday, June 21, 2022 - 09:00am
Congratulations to Drs. Metin Eren, Department of Anthropology, Angela Neal-Barnett, Department of Psychological Sciences, and Mietek Jaroniec, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, who are 2022 recipients of the President’s Faculty Excellence Award.
Three Arts & Sciences Faculty Members Receive the President’s Faculty Excellence Award
Congratulations to Drs. Metin Eren, Department of Anthropology, Angela Neal-Barnett, Department of Psychological Sciences, and Mietek Jaroniec, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, who are 2022 recipients of the President’s Faculty Excellence Award.


Thursday, April 28, 2022 - 01:40pm
Arla Dee McPherson was a beloved member of the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry here at Kent State University for almost 30 years, having retired in 2012. She served as Senior Secretary to the Assistant Chair, and is remembered as a wonderful colleague and trusted friend…
Chemistry and Biochemistry fundraises for memorial bench
Arla Dee McPherson was a beloved member of the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry here at Kent State University for almost 30 years, having retired in 2012. She served as Senior Secretary to the Assistant Chair, and is remembered as a wonderful colleague and trusted friend…
Thursday, March 24, 2022 - 03:27pm
Kent State University's Division of Graduate Studies recently announced a number of awards, scholarships, and fellowships to outstanding graduate students. This year, 17 students from the College of Arts & Sciences were recognized with these awards. Congratulations to the…
Graduate Studies Awards Announced: 17 Recipients from College of Arts and Sciences
Kent State University's Division of Graduate Studies recently announced a number of awards, scholarships, and fellowships to outstanding graduate students. This year, 17 students from the College of Arts & Sciences were recognized with these awards. Congratulations to the…Wednesday, March 9, 2022 - 11:13am
Join us for the 20th Annual Celebration of Student Achievement featuring lecturer Dr. Nils G. Walter's from the University of Michigan, followed by the Awards and Scholarship Recognition Ceremony.
JOIN US FOR THE 20TH ANNUAL CELEBRATION OF STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT!
Join us for the 20th Annual Celebration of Student Achievement featuring lecturer Dr. Nils G. Walter's from the University of Michigan, followed by the Awards and Scholarship Recognition Ceremony.Wednesday, February 2, 2022 - 06:03pm
Congratulations to Torsten Hegmann, Ph.D., and his research group for leading an international collaboration and publishing their work in Science Advances! Their article, titled “Effects of shape and solute-solvent compatibility on the efficacy of chirality transfer: Nanoshapes…
Hegmann Group Leads International Collaboration and Publishes Work on Chirality Transfer in Science Advances
Congratulations to Torsten Hegmann, Ph.D., and his research group for leading an international collaboration and publishing their work in Science Advances! Their article, titled “Effects of shape and solute-solvent compatibility on the efficacy of chirality transfer: Nanoshapes…
Thursday, January 13, 2022 - 10:39am
In a new study, Kent State Professor Hanbin Mao and other researchers report the creation of an artificial molecule with superpowers. It has the potential to revolutionize nanotechnology – and it also explains one of nature’s intriguing enigmas: Why do we have a right hand and a…
Will This New Superpower Molecule Revolutionize Science?
In a new study, Kent State Professor Hanbin Mao and other researchers report the creation of an artificial molecule with superpowers. It has the potential to revolutionize nanotechnology – and it also explains one of nature’s intriguing enigmas: Why do we have a right hand and a…
Tuesday, November 16, 2021 - 04:53pm
Mietek Jaroniec, Ph.D., a Kent State University professor in the College of Arts and Sciences, is once again on Clarivate's list of Highly Cited Researchers in the world.