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Best wishes for a healthy and happy Thanksgiving holiday and Fall break!
Please note that our office will be closed on Thursday + Friday, Nov. 27-28.
Please note that our office will be closed on Thursday + Friday, Nov. 27-28.
November 27, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Best wishes for a healthy and happy Thanksgiving holiday and Fall break!
Please note that our office will be closed on Thursday + Friday, Nov. 27-28.
Please note that our office will be closed on Thursday + Friday, Nov. 27-28.
2022 #BSP Zachary Ellis #published in ACS Chemical Neuroscience: "Exogenous Huntingtin-Exon1 Aggregates Exhibit Distinct Levels of Toxicity to Caenorhabditis elegans." https://ow.ly/FUxS50XveZ6
November 26, 2025 at 4:01 PM
2022 #BSP Zachary Ellis #published in ACS Chemical Neuroscience: "Exogenous Huntingtin-Exon1 Aggregates Exhibit Distinct Levels of Toxicity to Caenorhabditis elegans." https://ow.ly/FUxS50XveZ6
2024 #BSP Ruby Mitchell interviews Professor Rattan Lal, Distinguished Professor of Soil Science: https://ow.ly/9T0350XveWu #BeckmanScholar
Ruby Mitchell interviews Prof. Rattan Lal - YouTube
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November 25, 2025 at 4:01 PM
2024 #BSP Ruby Mitchell interviews Professor Rattan Lal, Distinguished Professor of Soil Science: https://ow.ly/9T0350XveWu #BeckmanScholar
2023 #BYI Yayuan Liu, PhD #published in Angewandte Chemie: "Multifunctional Binding Interface Drives Near-Unity CO Selectivity in Acidic CO2 Electrolysis." https://ow.ly/i5bj50XvePK
November 24, 2025 at 4:01 PM
2023 #BYI Yayuan Liu, PhD #published in Angewandte Chemie: "Multifunctional Binding Interface Drives Near-Unity CO Selectivity in Acidic CO2 Electrolysis." https://ow.ly/i5bj50XvePK
Learn more about how Beckman Foundation is partnering with University Lab Partners to help inspire the next generation of #STEM students with a $25,000 grant for the BioInnovators Program: https://ow.ly/lf3Z50XveK9
Beckman Foundation Announces Strategic Partnership with University Lab Partners to Accelerate STEM Innovation and Education in Orange County
Beckman Foundation Announces Strategic Partnership with University Lab Partners to Accelerate STEM Innovation and Education in Orange County
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November 21, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Learn more about how Beckman Foundation is partnering with University Lab Partners to help inspire the next generation of #STEM students with a $25,000 grant for the BioInnovators Program: https://ow.ly/lf3Z50XveK9
A look at today’s #AOBPostdoc #Coffee Hour, where we chatted about Year 3 Renewals, #industry jobs, and applying to #academia. ☕ Join us for the next one!
November 20, 2025 at 7:38 PM
A look at today’s #AOBPostdoc #Coffee Hour, where we chatted about Year 3 Renewals, #industry jobs, and applying to #academia. ☕ Join us for the next one!
Our current #online #exhibit shows Dr. Beckman designing the Beckman DU #Spectrophotometer, described by #Nobel Laureate Bruce Merrifield as, “probably the most important instrument ever developed towards the advancement of bioscience.”
https://ow.ly/kY1w50XufvM
https://ow.ly/kY1w50XufvM
Spectrophotometry: Light Transmittance & the Instrument that Transformed Chemical Analysis (ONLINE EXHIBIT)
In this online exhibit, explore Dr. Arnold O. Beckman's impact on our understanding of the field of spectroscopy and the technique of spectrophotometry, and his subsequent influence following the introduction of the Beckman DU Spectrophotometer.
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November 19, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Our current #online #exhibit shows Dr. Beckman designing the Beckman DU #Spectrophotometer, described by #Nobel Laureate Bruce Merrifield as, “probably the most important instrument ever developed towards the advancement of bioscience.”
https://ow.ly/kY1w50XufvM
https://ow.ly/kY1w50XufvM
2023 #BSP Carly Slough #published in The Journal of Organic Chemistry: "Photocatalytic Activation of Heterocyclic Iodonium Ylides for the Synthesis of Dihydrofuropyranones and Dihydrofuropyridones." https://ow.ly/FNmf50XtF5h
November 18, 2025 at 5:49 PM
2023 #BSP Carly Slough #published in The Journal of Organic Chemistry: "Photocatalytic Activation of Heterocyclic Iodonium Ylides for the Synthesis of Dihydrofuropyranones and Dihydrofuropyridones." https://ow.ly/FNmf50XtF5h
Wishing the happiest of birthdays to our very good friend Harry Gray, PhD, from all of us at the Arnold and Mabel Beckman Foundation!
November 14, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Wishing the happiest of birthdays to our very good friend Harry Gray, PhD, from all of us at the Arnold and Mabel Beckman Foundation!
Wesley Chang, PhD, 2021 #AOBPostdoc, was selected as 1 of 5 recipients for the ‘25-‘26 Electrochemical Society (ECS) Toyota Young Investigator Fellowship. Work will focus on developing an ultrasound tomography instrument for depth-resolved characterization of batteries. Congrats!
November 13, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Wesley Chang, PhD, 2021 #AOBPostdoc, was selected as 1 of 5 recipients for the ‘25-‘26 Electrochemical Society (ECS) Toyota Young Investigator Fellowship. Work will focus on developing an ultrasound tomography instrument for depth-resolved characterization of batteries. Congrats!
Christina Kim, PhD (2023 #BYI) was named a Freeman Hrabowski Scholar (HHMI) for research on how the brain transforms transient cellular dynamics into long-lasting behavioral changes.
November 12, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Christina Kim, PhD (2023 #BYI) was named a Freeman Hrabowski Scholar (HHMI) for research on how the brain transforms transient cellular dynamics into long-lasting behavioral changes.
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November 10, 2025 at 5:46 PM
It’s #newsletter sign-up time! Get the latest #updates on all things Beckman delivered right to your inbox. #Subscribe to the Beckman Bites monthly e-newsletter: https://ow.ly/3sPX50Xpybh
Beckman Awardees: Organizing or Hosting a Seminar or Conference at Your Institution?
The Beckman Speaker and Conference Support Fund is open to all current Foundation awardees.
The Beckman Speaker and Conference Support Fund is open to all current Foundation awardees.
November 6, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Beckman Awardees: Organizing or Hosting a Seminar or Conference at Your Institution?
The Beckman Speaker and Conference Support Fund is open to all current Foundation awardees.
The Beckman Speaker and Conference Support Fund is open to all current Foundation awardees.
2022 #BYI Hadi Nia, PhD published in npj Biological Physics and Mechanics: "Micromechanics of lung capillaries across mouse lifespan and in positive- vs negative-pressure ventilation.” https://ow.ly/F3Ua50XncWZ
Micromechanics of lung capillaries across mouse lifespan and in positive- vs negative-pressure ventilation | npj Biological Physics and Mechanics
The lung undergoes continuous remodeling throughout normal development and aging, including changes to alveolar and capillary structure and function. While histological methods allow for static analysis of these age-related changes, characterizing the changes that occur in response to mechanical stimuli remains difficult, particularly over a dynamic, physiologically relevant range in a functioning lung. Alveolar and capillary distension – the change in diameter of alveoli and capillaries, respectively, in response to pressure changes – is one such process, where dynamically controlling and...
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November 5, 2025 at 4:22 PM
2022 #BYI Hadi Nia, PhD published in npj Biological Physics and Mechanics: "Micromechanics of lung capillaries across mouse lifespan and in positive- vs negative-pressure ventilation.” https://ow.ly/F3Ua50XncWZ
2024 #BSP Heidi Tarnaski published in Neuroscience Letters: "Learning from a novel 'Tutor' Uncouples song imitation and preference in zebra finches." https://ow.ly/VxTs50Xm0p3
Learning from a novel “Tutor” Uncouples song imitation and preference in zebra finches
Neuroscientists commonly use behavior to assess the impact of experimental neural manipulations. While novel technical methods need to be carefully co…
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November 3, 2025 at 6:54 PM
2024 #BSP Heidi Tarnaski published in Neuroscience Letters: "Learning from a novel 'Tutor' Uncouples song imitation and preference in zebra finches." https://ow.ly/VxTs50Xm0p3
University Lab Partners Awarded $25,000 Grant for BioInnovators Program!
University Lab Partners is the latest recipient of a Beckman OC Community Support Grant. This funding will enable ULP's BioInnovators Program to work with OC high school students committed to publishing...
University Lab Partners is the latest recipient of a Beckman OC Community Support Grant. This funding will enable ULP's BioInnovators Program to work with OC high school students committed to publishing...
October 31, 2025 at 4:33 PM
University Lab Partners Awarded $25,000 Grant for BioInnovators Program!
University Lab Partners is the latest recipient of a Beckman OC Community Support Grant. This funding will enable ULP's BioInnovators Program to work with OC high school students committed to publishing...
University Lab Partners is the latest recipient of a Beckman OC Community Support Grant. This funding will enable ULP's BioInnovators Program to work with OC high school students committed to publishing...
7 Beckman awardees publish in ACS Nano! PhDs Thomas Kempa, Chad Mirkin, Michelle Personick, Dayne Swearer, Michelle Teplensky, Weihong Tan & Peidong Yang, along with other scientists, explored answers to "33 Unresolved Questions in Nanoscience and Nanotechnology." https://ow.ly/v1MP50Xj9CJ
October 28, 2025 at 3:53 PM
7 Beckman awardees publish in ACS Nano! PhDs Thomas Kempa, Chad Mirkin, Michelle Personick, Dayne Swearer, Michelle Teplensky, Weihong Tan & Peidong Yang, along with other scientists, explored answers to "33 Unresolved Questions in Nanoscience and Nanotechnology." https://ow.ly/v1MP50Xj9CJ
Stanley O. Ikenberry Endowed Chair Emeritus at the University of Illinois Jeffrey S. Moore published in ACS Macro Letters: "Chemical Activation of Frontal Ring-Opening Metathesis Polymerization." https://ow.ly/YoMi50XiwpY
October 27, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Stanley O. Ikenberry Endowed Chair Emeritus at the University of Illinois Jeffrey S. Moore published in ACS Macro Letters: "Chemical Activation of Frontal Ring-Opening Metathesis Polymerization." https://ow.ly/YoMi50XiwpY
2019 #AOBPostdoc AND 2025 #Packard Fellow!!! Amazing!!!
Congratulations, Ben! 👏👏👏
Ben Snyder named 2025 Packard Fellow:
chemistry.illinois.edu/news/2025-10...
Congratulations, Ben! 👏👏👏
Ben Snyder named 2025 Packard Fellow:
chemistry.illinois.edu/news/2025-10...
Ben Snyder named 2025 Packard Fellow | Department of Chemistry | Illinois
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October 23, 2025 at 4:20 PM
2019 #AOBPostdoc AND 2025 #Packard Fellow!!! Amazing!!!
Congratulations, Ben! 👏👏👏
Ben Snyder named 2025 Packard Fellow:
chemistry.illinois.edu/news/2025-10...
Congratulations, Ben! 👏👏👏
Ben Snyder named 2025 Packard Fellow:
chemistry.illinois.edu/news/2025-10...
2025 #BYI, 2020 #AOBPostdoc AND a 2025 #Packard Fellow!!! Outstanding!!!
Congratulations, James! 👏👏👏
Chemist James Gaynor receives Packard Fellowship:
Award honors the nation’s most innovative early-career scientists and engineers
news.northwestern.edu/stories/2025...
Congratulations, James! 👏👏👏
Chemist James Gaynor receives Packard Fellowship:
Award honors the nation’s most innovative early-career scientists and engineers
news.northwestern.edu/stories/2025...
Chemist James Gaynor receives Packard Fellowship
Award honors the nation’s most innovative early-career scientists and engineers
news.northwestern.edu
October 23, 2025 at 4:01 PM
2025 #BYI, 2020 #AOBPostdoc AND a 2025 #Packard Fellow!!! Outstanding!!!
Congratulations, James! 👏👏👏
Chemist James Gaynor receives Packard Fellowship:
Award honors the nation’s most innovative early-career scientists and engineers
news.northwestern.edu/stories/2025...
Congratulations, James! 👏👏👏
Chemist James Gaynor receives Packard Fellowship:
Award honors the nation’s most innovative early-career scientists and engineers
news.northwestern.edu/stories/2025...
Grant Lai (2024 #BSP) was awarded a Churchill Scholarship to study at Cambridge University. Grant is one of only 16 recipients of the 2025-26 #ChurchillScholarship, and the first student from @ucirvine.bsky.social to receive this prestigious award.
October 21, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Grant Lai (2024 #BSP) was awarded a Churchill Scholarship to study at Cambridge University. Grant is one of only 16 recipients of the 2025-26 #ChurchillScholarship, and the first student from @ucirvine.bsky.social to receive this prestigious award.
Congratulations to Erin Schuman, PhD, (1996 #BYI) Director and Professor at the Max Planck Institute for Brain Research, elected as a Member of the National Academy of Medicine!
Schuman is recognized “for her work that provided the first evidence that proteins made locally...
Schuman is recognized “for her work that provided the first evidence that proteins made locally...
October 20, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Congratulations to Erin Schuman, PhD, (1996 #BYI) Director and Professor at the Max Planck Institute for Brain Research, elected as a Member of the National Academy of Medicine!
Schuman is recognized “for her work that provided the first evidence that proteins made locally...
Schuman is recognized “for her work that provided the first evidence that proteins made locally...
JUST HIRED: 2024 #AOBPostdoc, Pamela Cai, PhD, accepted a position at Until Labs as a Senior Polymer Scientist. Congratulations!
October 17, 2025 at 5:29 PM
JUST HIRED: 2024 #AOBPostdoc, Pamela Cai, PhD, accepted a position at Until Labs as a Senior Polymer Scientist. Congratulations!
Q: Who was the first woman to win a Beckman Young Investigator Award?
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#AskAnArchivist Day
October 16, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Q: Who was the first woman to win a Beckman Young Investigator Award?
#AskAnArchivist Day
#AskAnArchivist Day
Pembroke Fellow in Organic Chemistry, Yimon Aye, PhD, (2014 #BYI) is one of seven researchers at the University of Oxford awarded Advanced Grants from the European Research Council. Each grant is worth up to €2.5 million over a period of five years. Congratulations!
October 15, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Pembroke Fellow in Organic Chemistry, Yimon Aye, PhD, (2014 #BYI) is one of seven researchers at the University of Oxford awarded Advanced Grants from the European Research Council. Each grant is worth up to €2.5 million over a period of five years. Congratulations!