CCAS Professor Awarded 2024 Sustainable Futures Initiative Grant
Lauren Nicole Pincus was recognized for her commitment to promoting green and sustainable chemistry to her students.
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CCAS Professor Awarded 2024 Sustainable Futures Initiative Grant
Lauren Nicole Pincus was recognized for her commitment to promoting green and sustainable chemistry to her students.
Fighting Human Pathogens: A Conversation with Professor of Chemistry Cynthia Dowd
In a video conversation with CCAS Dean Wahlbeck, Professor of Chemistry Cynthia Dowd discusses her work to fight disease through the development of inhibitors to human pathogens.
Cracking the Code of Science Denial
From Galileo to COVID, science breakthroughs have been shadowed by science deniers. In his Dean’s Seminar, Chemistry’s Holden Thorp teaches students how to read their playbook.
A Century of Discovery: Corcoran Hall Marks 100 Years of Science Milestones
Corcoran Hall, a historic science hub, marks its centennial. Home to the Big Bang theory and modern breakthroughs, it also housed CCAS Chemistry for 90 years until the opening of SEH in 2015.
Graduate students in an SEH Research Lab
New PhD Dr. Caleb Reese walking to commencement with Drs. Boyes and Voutchkova
Undergradute researcher, Jamison Shih in the Hao Lab
The Dowd Group 2023
Miller Lab conducting research in the field
REU Poster Session
Some of Dr. Cahill's research group on hooding day for two resent PhDs
Graduate Students at our annual holiday party
Introducing the MS EGC class of '24
Celebration after Ben Walusiak's successful Defense. Congratulations Dr. Walusiak
Celebration after Ben Walusiak's successful Defense. Congratulations Dr. WalusiakCahill group having fun with the new diffractometer
Graduating senior at the GW graduation and awards celebration
Drs. Cahill and Brager at the graduation and awards celebration
Professors Massiah and Wagner at a poster session
Caress Alumni Honoree Dr. Malika Jeffries-EL
Caress Alumni Honoree Dr. Malika Jeffries-EL and Dr. Christopher Cahill Department ChairGraduate students discussing a poster
GW Chemistry Alumnus chatting with Dr. Cahill after her seminar
Drs. King and Vertes at Dr. Vertes retirement party
Dr. Bague and her PI Dr. Dowd
Dr. Noble wows the crowd with some cool sciene at Take Your Child to Work Day!
MS EGC Capstone 2025
MS EGC Graduate Students Present their Research to Faculty and Industry LeadersDr. Sadtchenko
Congratulations to Drs. Cahill and Hao
Graduate Student Ayodeji Adedayo and Professor Massiah
Dr. Cahill at the GW Honors awards celebration
Dr. King, Professor Emeritus at Commencement
Chemists Make the Best Bakers
ACGS Bake Off 2025Graduate students dressed up as their professors! Seeing double for Halloween
Dr. Kostal at the MS EGC Capstone Presentation 2024
Graduate students at the holiday party
Faculty and Graduating Seniors at the Chemistry Department Graduation Celebration
MS EGC students presenting their Capstone project to external partners 2023
Graduate Students enjoying casual conversation with Caress Speaker, Dr. Polly Arnold
First Author, Undergraduate Researcher and Luther Rice Fellow Chloe Corning
Graduate Student Madeline Pandos presenting research
MS EGC Students Presenting their Capstone Project at ACS to External Partners
Drs Dowd and Vertes Grilling at a summer department lunch
In the lab, conducting research is the favorite place for our Graduate Students