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Asem Abdulahad delivers lecture on engineering polymer-based materials

November 06, 2024

On Monday, November 4, Asem Abdulahad, FAS Dean’s Visiting Professor of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, delivered a lecture entitled " Engineering polymer-based materials for carbon dioxide capture and lithium battery applications" in Pfizer Lecture Hall...

Richard Liu wins Bayer Early Excellence in Science Award in Chemistry

November 05, 2024

The Bayer Foundation honors every year early career scientists for their outstanding research with the Early Excellence in Science Award (EESA) in Biology, Chemistry, Data Science and Medical Science. These awards, with a prize money of EUR 10,000 each...

Sirinya Matchacheep receives Anya Bernstein Bassett Award for Excellence in Teaching

November 04, 2024

CCB is proud to announce that Dr. Sirinya Matchacheep has received the Anya Bernstein Bassett Award for Excellence in Teaching. This prestigious award highlights Sirinya's vital role within the Faculty of Arts and Sciences teaching community. Sirinya is...

CCB Q&A: Visiting Professor Asem Abdulahad

October 28, 2024

In this interview, Asem Abdulahad, FAS Dean’s Visiting Professor of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, reflects on his journey in science. What began with a tentative interest in chemistry—fostered by an academic advisor who spotted his potential—has evolved...

Adrienne Waks (Dana-Farber) Kicks Off CCB's New EDIB Seminar Series with "Breast Cancer 101"

October 21, 2024

On October 9, CCB launched its first-ever Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, and Belonging (EDIB) Seminar Series with a presentation entitled “Breast Cancer 101: What You Need to Know,” by Dr. Adrienne Waks of the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. The seminar...

Yoichi Hoshimoto delivers Merck-Banyu Leadership Award Lecture

October 21, 2024

On Friday, October 18, Osaka University Professor Yoichi Hoshimoto delivered his Merck-Banyu Leadership Award Lecture entitled "Exploring Ways to Harness N-Heterocyclic Carbenes and Triarylboranes in Organometallic and Synthetic Chemistry." Hoshimoto's...

David Liu receives 2024 A.I. Scott Medal

October 16, 2024

David R. Liu, Thomas Dudley Cabot Professor of the Natural Sciences at Harvard University and Vice-Chair of the Faculty for the Broad Institute at Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Harvard, recieved the 2024 A.I. Scott Medal for Excellence in...

Bryan Roth delivers Frank H. Westheimer Prize Lecture

October 10, 2024

On Thursday, October 10 UNC Professor Bryan Roth delivered his Frank H. Westheimer Prize Lecture entitled "Synthethic and Chemical Neurobiology." Professor Roth was awarded the 2024 Westheimer Prize. Bryan L. Roth, the Michael J. Hooker Distinguished...

CCB celebrates inaugural Foundational Undergraduate Experiences in the Laboratory program

October 03, 2024

Harvard’s Chemistry and Chemical Biology (CCB) Department celebrated the success of its first Foundational Undergraduate Experiences in the Laboratory (FUEL) program on Wednesday, August 7th, with a poster session and certificate presentation. The event...

CCB hosts 2024 Undergraduate Teaching Program Awards

September 09, 2024

On Tuesday, September 3, CCB hosted its 2024 Undergraduate Teaching Program awards ceremony to honor Teaching Fellows and Course Assistants for the vital role they played in shaping the chemistry educational experience at Harvard. The event included...

CCB hosts 2024 Chemistry Future Leaders Symposium

September 03, 2024

On Thursday, August 29, CCB hosted the 2024 Harvard Chemistry Future Leaders Symposium (CFLS). The mission of this symposium was to raise awareness of research opportunities at Harvard/CCB among senior graduate students and highlight a new postdoctoral...

CCB celebrates 2024 Pathways Program Interns

August 27, 2024

The Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology celebrated the successful completion of the third iteration of its Pathways program, an immersive and transformative initiative designed to provide high school students with hands-on laboratory experience...