Welcome to the Department of Chemistry at Colorado State University. We have an international reputation for excellence in research across a broad array of disciplines, including analytical, biological, inorganic, organic, materials and physical chemistry. Ph.D. graduates receive world-class training, participate in cutting-edge (and often interdisciplinary) research projects, and are employed at all levels of academia and industry around the globe. The faculty also enjoy an award-winning reputation for teaching excellence. Undergraduate students benefit both from access to this classroom expertise and from a long tradition of substantive undergraduate participation in research. The Department’s research efforts are supported by a state-of-the-art Analytical Resources Core that provides 24/7 student access to shared instrumentation.
NEWS SPOTLIGHT
Kate Kostenkova receives the Society of Bioinorganic Chemistry Flash Presentation Award
Kate Kostenkova, a fourth-year graduate student in the Department of Chemistry at Colorado State University, received the Society of Bioinorganic Chemistry Flash Presentation Award at the 1st Electronic Biological Inorganic Chemistry Conference
Andrea Westlie receives DSM Bright Science Award for PhD Students at ACS National Meeting
Ph.D. student Andrea Westlie of the Chen Group was selected as the Grand DSM Prize Award winner of the ACS Polymer Division DSM Bright Science Award for Ph.D. students at the fall ACS
Chern-Hooi Lim named C&EN’s Talented Twelve
Dr. Lim, Founder and CEO of New Iridium, has been named one of C&EN’s Talented Twelve. C&EN’s Talented Twelve will host a free, two-day virtual symposium on September 27 and 28, 2021.
Kill it with fire: CSU researchers seek solution for pervasive PFAS pollutants
CSU researchers Jens Blotevogel and Anthony Rappé recently received a $474,000 U.S. Department of Defense grant to study and improve the incineration process, so PFAS can be permanently removed from the environment
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Liliana Gallegos combines organic chemistry and computer modeling
Liliana Gallegos is a Ph. D. student in CSU’s Department of Chemistry. She is researching ways to use computer modeling to make organic chemistry reactions more efficient and has also been awarded a Frontera Computational Science Fellowship.
Scholarships propel chemistry grad to leadership position
Andy Koppisch, a chemistry graduate from CSU, credits much of his career success to scholarships and undergraduate chemistry classes.
Department of Chemistry brings in record number of awards for spring 2021
Nine students and two faculty are recognized for outstanding efforts.
Pandemic creates opportunity to create a Computational & Theoretical Chemistry Suite
CSU theorists and computational chemists move to top floor of Chemistry building, creating a collaborative, energy efficient and safety-focused space
