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Alumni Spotlight: Erin Wilfong '03

Erin Wilfong was born in Missouri, but moved to the Columbus area when she was in fourth grade and attended high school at Thomas Worthington. During her time there, she was quite active with a…

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CBC's Angie Miller presents "Cool Chemistry" at Science Cafe

The College of Arts & Sciences holds a series of events entitled “Science Café”. Science Cafés are held throughout the year at various libraries around Columbus including a number of…

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The Return of Bern

The Return of Bern

In 2009, Dr. Bern Kohler left Columbus for Bozeman, Montana and now, seven years later, he’s returned to the buckeye state. Born in Chicago, Dr. Kohler traveled a great…

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Dr. Abraham Badu-Tawiah Creates Simple and Cost-Effective Test for Malaria and Cancers

Our very own Dr. Badu-Tawiah was recently featured in The Columbus Dispatch for his pioneering work in malaria detection. Dr. Badu Tawiah created revolutionary paper testing strips…

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Dr. Dongping Zhong Awarded New NIH MIRA Pilot Program Grant

Congratulations to Dr. Zhong, professor of physics, chemistry, and biochemistry, for receiving the prestigious new MIRA (Maximizing Investigators’ Research Award). This award intends to boost the…

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CBC Undergraduate Convocation Honors Academic Excellence

The CBC Undergraduate Convocation was held on Friday, April 22, at the Ohio Union. Please visit the CBC undergrad blog to read more about the wonderful evening! 

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$5 million gift from Veeam Software Corporation, Chemical Physics Alum

Philanthropy: generosity, altruism, benevolence – a phrase that characterizes Chemical Physics alum, Ratmir Timashev. Ratmir, along with his business partner, Andrei Baronov, gifted the College of…

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Graduate Student Spotlight: Benjamin Garrett - Gibson City, Illinois

Ben Garrett is a 4th year graduate student in our department, coming to us from the University of Illinois, Urbana Champaign, where he graduated with a B.S. in Chemistry. During his free time…

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Alumni Spotlight: Brandon Henderson '11

It’s no secret that Ohio State alumni go out into the world to do great things. The alumni of the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry truly make a difference in their communities and…