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Read more at: Ruth Lynden-Bell has been awarded the Paul Walden Award

Ruth Lynden-Bell has been awarded the Paul Walden Award

Dec 9 2011

Ruth Lynden-Bell has been awarded the Paul Walden Award for 2011 for her work on ionic liquids by the German Research Foundation.

Read more at: Lennard-Jones Centre for Computational Materials Science to open on 16th December

Lennard-Jones Centre for Computational Materials Science to open on 16th December

Dec 6 2011

On Friday, December 16th, an inter-departmental Centre for Computational Materials Science will be inaugurated.

Read more at: Cambridge–Elan Centre for Research Innovation and Drug Discovery launched

Cambridge–Elan Centre for Research Innovation and Drug Discovery launched

Dec 2 2011

A new centre dedicated to research into innovative therapies for Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s diseases is being established in the chemistry department.

Read more at: Cambridge Chemistry Challenge a resounding success

Cambridge Chemistry Challenge a resounding success

Dec 2 2011

An event at the House of Commons recognised the students who achieved the highest marks in the first Cambridge Chemistry Challenge.

Read more at: Professor Dominic Wright awarded an ERC Advanced Grant

Professor Dominic Wright awarded an ERC Advanced Grant

Nov 29 2011

Dominic Wright has been awarded an Advanced Grant from the European Research Council. The five-year grant will support his work on non-classical main group chemistry, supramolecular chemistry and catalysis.

Read more at: Professor Christopher Dobson elected a Member of the Academia Europaea

Professor Christopher Dobson elected a Member of the Academia Europaea

Oct 31 2011

The Department is pleased to announce that Professor Christopher Dobson,  has been elected a Member of the Academia Europaea.

Read more at: Nobel Prize in Chemistry

Nobel Prize in Chemistry

Oct 5 2011

Prof. Dan Shechtman of the Technion – Israel Institute of Technology has been awarded the 2011 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for the discovery of quasicrystals.

Read more at: Why the ozone hole hasn’t gone away

Why the ozone hole hasn’t gone away

Oct 5 2011

To mark the International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer, an article by Neil Harris of the atmospheric section has been published on the university website

Read more at: Peter Murray-Rust wins Herman Skolnik Award

Peter Murray-Rust wins Herman Skolnik Award

Sep 30 2011

Emeritus reader Peter Murray-Rust has won the 2012 Herman Skolnik award, presented by the American Chemical Society’s Division of Chemical Information.

Read more at: ERC funding provides high-powered new computer for David Wales’ group

ERC funding provides high-powered new computer for David Wales’ group

Sep 22 2011

A new computer is now up and running, providing David Wales’ group with a 500 core computer cluster server to carry out calculations of how molecules and bulk systems self-organise.

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