At the end of November, Chemistry 100R students traded in their lab coats and scientific instruments for talking points and presentations as they headed to the halls of Congress to advocate for policies and laws that impact the sciences.

In this unique undergraduate chemistry course, led by Professor Heidi Vollmer-Snarr, students dedicate 90% of their time to laboratory research projects and the remaining 10% to science advocacy, enabling them to communicate their findings not only to technical audiences but also to policymakers...

The Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology is welcoming oral and poster presentation abstracts for 2024 Undergraduate Research Symposium scheduled for 30 April 2024 between 8:00 am-4:00 pm.

Chem-145 undergraduates have published a paper on oxygen sensing  in the journal Acta Crystallographica Section C: Structural Chemistry. Undergraduate authors include Zane S. Dash, Raymond Q. Huang, ...

The Chemistry Open House and Department Tour on Friday, February 23 was part of the Explore the Fields of Studies for the First-Year Students. Co-hosted by the Office of Undergraduate Studies in Chemistry and the Harvard Chemistry Club at the Cabot Library, students came to talk to chemistry concentrators and faculty members in Chemistry while enjoying some sweets, pizza, and chem-themed stickers. Concentrators presented their research posters and led a Department Tour to the Department Center, Pfizer Lecture Hall, and the Office for the Director of the Undergraduate Studies in...

On Friday, January 26, CCB's Undergraduate Teaching Program hosted its spring staff training session and appreciation dinner. Chemistry Teaching Fellows and Peer Study Leader act as catalysts, lowering the activation energy required for students to achieve their own learning as they progress through their chemistry journeys. The most effective teachers are the ones who can help students go far while saying and doing very little for the students. The evidence is clear: students learn best when they engage in...

We are proud to present our fourth edition of CCB Magazine! 

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Send us your comments and questions to the editor at yahya_chaudhry@fas.harvard.edu.

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Six Harvard College students or recent graduates were among the 51 students nationwide named to the Marshall Class of 2024.

Two students, Simar Bajaj and Sarosh Nagar, are CCB students. The recipients will head to the U.K. next year for two years of graduate studies at the college or university of their choice. The students say the scholarship will help them pursue their ultimate goal of making the world a better, safer, and more equitable place.

Nagar, a chemistry and economics concentrator from Chicago, is interested in improving the development of scientific...

Chem-145 undergraduates have published a paper on porphyrins in the Journal of Porphyrins and Phthalocyanines (worldscientific.com). Undergraduate authors include Cierra Brown, Tina Chen, Richard K. Darkwa, Geena Kim, Danielle J. Kranchalk, Hannah Lamport, Colin M-D. Le, Jenny Lu, Giovan N. McKnight, and Nikhil V. Seshadri. Other authors include Nejc Nagelj, a Teaching Fellow, and Kristopher G. Reynolds, a graduate student...

By Samantha Laine Perfas, via Harvard Gazette

Pallas Chou understands that for some, science can be boring. But in pursuing a concentration in chemical and physical biology, she was struck time and time again by how much science impacts our lives, and how beautiful it can be. She hopes to capture those insights in her oration.

“My speech revolves around the idea of enzymes and how they parallel the Harvard experience...

 By Colleen Walsh, via Harvard Gazette

It was March of 2020 and Elijah Suh ’22 was at a San Diego hospital listening to a doctor discuss survival rates that had nothing to do with COVID-19. After the pandemic forced Harvard to close campus, Elijah had flown to California to be with his mother as she underwent and recovered from a double mastectomy....

CCB undergraduate Giovan McKnight won first place in the undergraduate poster competition at the 50th annual National Organization for the Professional  Advancement of Black Chemist and Chemical Engineering (NOBCChE) conference which took place in New Orleans from September 11 to 14.

Each year, the Annual Conference provides opportunities for networking and mentorship between students of all levels and professionals. In addition, the...

On Friday, September 15, CCB hosted its inaugarual Undergraduate Teaching Program awards ceremony to honor undergraduate teachers for the vital role they played in shaping the chemistry educational experience at Harvard. The event included short speeches from CCB instructors and alumni who reflected on the value of undergraduate teaching, followed by a reception in the Science Center.

The three alumni speakers included Harrison Ngue, MD-PhD Student and former Chem 17/27 TF/PSL; Lindsay Poulos, HMS Research Assistant and former PS11 TF; and Annie Miall...

Chem 145 students, students Jack Boettcher and Sajeev Kohli, contributed poster presentations at the 2023 American Chemical Society Undergraduate Symposium between 13-17 August 2023

The two poster abstracts were based on a paper published last year by Jack C. Boettcher, Christie Hung,  Sajeev Kohli, Daniel S. Engebretson, Daniel R. Morphet, Brandon M. Campbell, Dilek K. Dogutan, and Daniel G. Nocera: Probing the Halide Effect in the δ-...

On Wednesday, May 24, CCB hosted its annual Undergraduate Toast to celebrate the department's undergraduates on the completion of their degrees.

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On Tuesday, May 23, CCB hosted its annual spring BBQ on North Lawn to celebrate the department's community and honor the research and work of its students, staff, and faculty over the past year.

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