Chemistry

High-resolution X-ray spectrometer coming to Pullman

The WSU Nuclear Science Center, in collaboration with the Department of Chemistry and the School of Mechanical and Materials Engineering, will acquire a new high-resolution X-ray spectrometer to perform both X-ray absorption and emission spectroscopy. The high-resolution X-ray spectrometer will benefit analytical chemistry and materials science research at WSU by providing the means to perform […]

University honors chemistry professor

Ralph Yount has given hope to millions of people who will never know his name. During his 44-year career as a professor of chemistry and molecular biosciences at WSU, Yount’s study of muscle function advanced medical understanding of diseases such as muscular dystrophy, ALS, and myasthenia gravis. His work focused on the way muscles contract, […]

Four junior faculty awarded seed grants

From the impact of a Universal Basic Income to safer nuclear fuel, scholarly and creative work by this year’s CAS recipients of New Faculty Seed Grant awards spans a range of topics and disciplines. The grant program helps junior faculty build a foundation for their research and creative programs. This kick-start funding creates opportunities for […]

Nuclear chemist honored with Seaborg Award

Sue Brannon Clark, a WSU Regents Professor and Battelle fellow at PNNL, is the 2020 recipient of the Glenn T. Seaborg Award for Nuclear Chemistry from the American Chemical Society (ACS). An internationally renowned leader in nuclear chemistry, Clark’s outstanding career-long contributions include advancing innovation in nuclear safeguards and forensics, developing landmark nuclear research capabilities, […]

NIH protein biotechnology program renewed with $2.3M grant

The National Institute of General Medical Sciences at the National Institutes of Health has awarded the WSU NIH Protein Biotechnology Training Program $2.3 million over the next five years to support training of Ph.D. graduate students. Renewing this competitive grant brings the total NIH investment into the program to more than $10.4 million since it […]

New NMR director named

Zachariah Heiden, assistant professor in the Department of Chemistry, has been appointed as the new director of the Center for Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) Spectroscopy. The center provides access to state-of-the-art NMR instrumentation for users from across the WSU campuses and from outside institutions. The equipment is funded by grants from the National Institutes of […]

Chemistry prof to lead PAC-12 Academic Coalition

Amy Nielsen, clinical assistant professor in chemistry and executive secretary of the WSU Faculty Senate, has been elected to a three-year term as executive director of the PAC-12 Academic Leadership Coalition. The mission of the PAC-12 Academic Leadership Coalition is to improve the effectiveness and responsiveness of each member school’s shared governance organization and to […]