News: Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry

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Professors in a wide range of disciplines captured top teaching honors at the end of spring semester.

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A number of UNLV professors receive systemwide and universitywide awards for notable research and creative activities.

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Two UNLV Research Teams Receive Funding as Part of DOE’s Nuclear Energy University Program; UNLV One of Only 23 Universities Selected
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Kerkorian, Molasky to be Awarded Honorary Doctorates; Ceremony Available Live Online for First Time
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UNLV is going big and thinking small as it moves to the forefront of solar energy research. The UNLV Center for Energy Research has installed the world’s most powerful solar energy generator while a UNLV chemist is working to expand solar cell technology.

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Designed to encourage faculty collaboration and acquisition of external grant funding, the President’s Research Award has also sparked intriguing research projects on subjects ranging from nanotechnology to volcanoes.

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Hydrogen may be the fuel of the future, but myriad research challenges must be addressed before its potential is realized. UNLV science and engineering faculty are leading the effort to harness the power of nature’s most abundant element