As electric vehicles powered by rechargeable lithium-ion batteries become increasingly common on U.S. roadways, Dr. Jessica Durham Macholz ’10, M.S. ’12, is working to expand recycling opportunities for batteries at the end of their usable journeys.
Tag: Department of Chemistry
‘Slime Time’: ISU alumnus featured on Netflix’s Nailed It! Halloween Edition
When you mix together an Illinois State alumnus, edible slime-filled Halloween creations, and a half-hour of chaotic baking for a panel of top-tier judges, you end up with an episode of Netflix’s Nailed It! Halloween Edition, featuring Phil Januszewski ’05.
Students, faculty, and staff contribute to massive COVID-19 testing effort
Launched in early 2021, Illinois State University’s SHIELD Illinois COVID-19 testing lab conducts PCR (polymerase chain reaction) tests on saliva samples from the University community along with local community partners.
New faculty profile: Isabel Green
Isabel Green joins the Illinois State University Department of Chemistry as an assistant professor.
New faculty profile: Michael Webb
Michael Webb joins the Department of Chemistry at Illinois State University as an assistant professor.
Highlights from the Midwest Association of Graduate Schools annual meeting
The Midwestern Association of Graduate Schools (MAGS) recently held their 73rd annual meeting in Indianapolis, Indiana. Illinois State University was well represented at the meeting in multiple ways.
New faculty profile: Christopher Weitzel
Christopher Weitzel has joined the Department of Chemistry as an assistant professor of biochemistry.
Climate change workshop for college students Sept. 24
The Department of Chemistry will be hosting a climate change workshop for college students on Saturday, September 24 from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. in the Science Laboratory Building on the Illinois State University campus. The registration fee is $2.00, payable at the door. Individuals should register online. Three lab sessions will provide demonstrations and
Letter from AVP: Introducing Redbird Scholar
This inaugural issue of Redbird Scholar is our first step in revealing the secrets that are research and graduate studies at Illinois State.
High school students research robots, cures at ISU summer academy
Forty-seven high school students have been getting a taste of the college life this week at Illinois State through the annual Illinois Summer Research Academy.