College of Arts and Sciences

Dr. Emily Pentzer along with Case Western Reserve University Researchers Alp Sehirlioglu of the Department of Materials Science and Engineering, and Walter Lambrecht and Xuan Gao in the Department of Physics received more than $1,200,000 in funding from the Air Force Office of Scientific Research.  Their research will be an...

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Earlier this month, the Chemistry Department had a great loss in the passing of Emeritus Professor Robert C. Dunbar. Dunbar began teaching at Case Western Reserve University in 1970 and remained on the faculty throughout the remainder of his professional career. He retired in 2012, becoming an emeritus professor. Among...

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The Department of Chemistry at Case Western Reserve University (CWRU) invites applications for a tenure track Assistant Professor faculty position in the research area of RNA chemistry. Preference will be given to candidates with demonstrated expertise in applying chemical methods to study RNA structure-function, protein RNA complexes, or RNA-targeted...

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In the news this week, Chemistry Department’s 2008 Outstanding Alumunus, Walter G. Copan, (BA 1975, Chemistry, Western Reserve College; PhD,1982, Chemistry, CWRU) was nominated to lead the US National Institute of Standards and Technology. Copan earned his BA in Chemistry, and later his PhD with a focus in Physical Chemistry...

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Current 5th year PhD student, Regina DiScipio won place in both the virtual poster and presentation competitions in the 2nd ASP Associate Online Symposium Summer 2017 of the American Society for Photobiology. She will also be invited as a speaker and co-chair of an Associate Session during the American Society for Photobiology Meeting in 2018...

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This weekend will kick-off the Future Faculty Workshop 2017 at CWRU! The workshop, working under the theme of "The Chemistry, Physics, Engineering and Biology of Soft Materials" aims to demystify "the path toward a career in academia". Our department's own Emily Pentzer, Assistant Professor of Chemistry, will be helping lead...

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