Gokhale awarded ACS early career bridge grant

As semiconductor manufacturing rapidly expands to meet growing global demand for generative AI and advanced electronics, a new review assesses the current state of science, technology and policy aroun...

Burcham, Dudley elected to NAE

ChBE assistant professor Alexa Kuenstler has been awarded a prestigious National Science Foundation CAREER award to further her work in responsive polymeric systems.

Illinois researchers demonstrate electrochemical method for nitrate removal

Legacy in the Making: How Adam Ferrari turned family support and personal grit into a thriving energy company

CROSS system stabilizes antioxidant delivery, enabling the reliable production of potent extracellular vesicles and stronger neural networks.

While lithium extraction technologies generally focus on ways to get the essential metal out of the ground, there's another source to mine: existing batteries that no longer work. A new technique could now make that process economically viable.

Illinois researcher Diwaker Shukla shows how deep learning and large-scale computer simulations can help lead the search for safe synthetic cannabinoid-based pharmaceuticals.

Study finds that tweaked synthetic polymers boost conductivity

ChBE welcomes Bickel Rogers to faculty

Researchers at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign unveil a new modeling approach that could transform how scientists predict energies of chemical reactions, offering faster, more affordable q...

Zhao one of twelve Illinois scientists ranked among the world’s most influential

Q&A with assistant professor Theresa Schoetz

New AI tool helps match enzymes to substrates

Learning the language of lasso peptides to improve peptide engineering

NSF funds DMREF project to design polymers critical for next-gen computer chips

Team awarded $2 million to develop new separation membranes inspired by biological cells

Leckband named 2026 Fellow of the Biophysical Society

Inspired by nature: researchers receive $2M grant to develop chiral electronics

Kuenstler named LEAP scholar for contributions in teaching and research

Illinois researchers unlock new insights into granular hydrogels for biomedical applications

NSF funds Phase 2 of multi-institutional nanocrystal research center

NSF reinvests in Molecule Maker Lab Institute, AI tools to solve chemistry’s challenges

Illinois researchers pair nanocatalysts, food waste to reduce carbon emissions in aviation

Yang named Royal Society of Chemistry Fellow

Self-driving lab: AI and automated biology combine to improve enzymes

Model tackles key obstacle to efficient plastic recycling

Kenis receives Carl Wagner Memorial Award

Custom-designed polymers open new path to electrochemical separations for sustainable drug manufacturing

ChBE Undergraduate Receives Gilman Scholarship

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (WAND) —"I was a nerd..." said Brendan Harley. "I liked Legos, and I built models all the time."

Electrochemical process separates valuable industrial chemicals from animal waste