Fall 2025 Ph.D. and M.S. in Chemistry applications are open!
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News
Chemistry Researchers Develop Breakthrough Method that Detects Inflammation at the Tissue Level, Opening Doors for Disease-Specific Blood Tests and Drug Discovery
Researchers at Case Western Reserve University have developed a groundbreaking method to detect inflammation in specific organs and tissues using antibodies. This innovation could pave the way for blood tests that identify disease-specific biomarkers for conditions like heart disease, Alzheimer’s, and various cancers. The breakthrough also promises advancements in drug discovery....
2025 Meeting in Miniature (MiM) Call for Abstracts
The CWRU Chemistry department is hosting the annual ACS Cleveland Section Meeting in Miniature (MiM) Wednesday March 12 from 2:00 pm - 8:00 pm. MiM features 10-15 minute talks across all areas of chemistry, followed by a plenary talk by Prof. Metin Karayilan, buffet dinner and student cash awards. This...
Career Pathways into Industry Talk with R&D Director from Dow
Tuesday, October 29, 2024 10:30am - 11:20am EDT Please join Patrick S. Hanley, Ph. D., Research & Development Director of Talent & Growth at Dow, for an interactive conversation discussing career pathways into industry. His discussion will focus on the transition from academic labs to industrial research, highlighting the rewards of commercially driven research...
Fall 2025 Ph.D. and M.S. in Chemistry Applications are Open!
The Department of Chemistry's Fall 2025 Ph.D. and M.S. in Chemistry applications are open! Interested applicants are invited to start their application through Slate today. Our graduate students enjoy a highly individualized program of study, learning from our world-class faculty and state-of-the-art facilities. Ph.D. students receive financial assistance through a...
Chemistry PhD Student Mai Rashwan Wins Runner-Up Student Poster Presentation Award at NASA Conference
PhD in Chemistry student Mai Rashwan recently won the runner-up Student Poster Presentation Award at NASA's 35th Annual Thermal Fluids Analysis Workshop (TFAWS 2024). Rashwan, representing the Burda research group, was the only awardee from Case Western Reserve University and won for her presentation of her poster, "Effective Photothermal...
2nd Annual CWRU Chemistry Research Symposium Held on Aug. 20
The 2nd annual CWRU Chemistry Research Symposium was held on Tuesday, August 20, at 9 AM during New Student Orientation Week. This half-day, student led symposium celebrated our Ph.D. students' ongoing research and allowed them the opportunity to present and take questions from their peers and faculty. After receiving...
Highlights
Crespo Group paper selected as one of the top in P&P
The recent paper, “The Triplet State of 6-thio-2′-deoxyguanosine: Intrinsic Properties and Reactivity Toward Molecular Oxygen” by Crespo Group members, Marvin Pollum and Luis Ortiz-Rodriguez was selected as one of the top papers published in Photochemistry and Photobiology for P&P’s virtual issue celebrating the publications 55th anniversary.