College of Arts and Sciences

Zhongbo Zhang ('18) has been selected as one of six finalists of the 2018 Eastman Chemical Student Award. This award is a national student award established in 1985 by the Division of Polymeric Materials: Science and Engineering (a division of ACS). As one of the finalists, Zhang will present...

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In a small brightly colored one-room schoolhouse, Dr. Rekha Srinivasan leads the community in prayer, “May All become Happy, May All be Free from Illness. May All See what is Auspicious, May no one Suffer. Peace, Peace, Peace”. The WISER SEVA group is just about this, to promote education...

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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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