Chemistry

Having grown up in Nepal, Ramesh Giri knows what it’s like to not have many opportunities and resources in school. So now, as a professor of chemistry at The University of New Mexico, Giri thought of a way to give back to this community by starting a program to bring local high school students into his lab to learn about chemistry in a hands-on way.

Katarina Pacheco, an alumna from The University of New Mexico, has been awarded a $5,000 Fellowship by The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi — the nation's oldest and most selective collegiate honor society for all academic disciplines. Pacheco is among 57...

The advancement of the study of the human genome is considered by many to be one of the most significant scientific achievements in modern history. Now, a new technique developed at The University of New Mexico will change the way researchers sequence DNA, what they’re able to learn from it and how many lives they’re able to save.

It’s a relatively new focus in the science world, but for University of New Mexico Assistant Professor Ramesh Giri, ‘sustainable chemistry’ has proven to be a very worthwhile area of research.

The UNM Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology hosts the Milton Kahn Annual Lectureship on Friday, Jan. 29 at the Science and Math Learning Center, Room 102. The event begins with refreshments at 3:45 p.m. and a seminar beginning at 4...

Last week’s traditional UNM Hanging of the Greens celebration served as a memorial for students from the UNM TRiO Student Support Services (SSS) program as they honored one of their recent graduates. Hanging of the Greens has been a tradition the ...

The UNM Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology hosts the 8th annual Riley O. Schaeffer Endowed Lectureship on Friday Oct. 23 at 3:15 p.m. at the Science and Mathematics Learning Center Auditorium 102.

Yang Qin, an assistant professor in the Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology at the University of New Mexico, has received a five-year, $525,000 National Science Foundation (NSF) Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Award for research...

Forty years ago, Americans watched the Watergate impeachment hearings of President Richard M. Nixon, Albuquerque Cab Company began operations, and at the University of New Mexico a young, new professor, Richard Holder, arrived on a campus that was ...

Hydrogen can be used to power cars with zero pollution because it burns with oxygen in the air, producing nothing but water, which is harmless. Hydrogen is also widely used to produce other chemicals. For example, ammonia, which is the fertilizer that ...