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🎉Save the Date! Chemistry Department Recognition Celebration🎉
Join us on Monday, December 1st at 4:00 PM in the Pit (Fulmer 226) for an afternoon of celebration and fun!
Come for the recognition, chemistry trivia, stay for the swag, and don’t miss out on the mystery door prize!
Join us on Monday, December 1st at 4:00 PM in the Pit (Fulmer 226) for an afternoon of celebration and fun!
Come for the recognition, chemistry trivia, stay for the swag, and don’t miss out on the mystery door prize!
November 21, 2025 at 5:40 PM
🎉Save the Date! Chemistry Department Recognition Celebration🎉
Join us on Monday, December 1st at 4:00 PM in the Pit (Fulmer 226) for an afternoon of celebration and fun!
Come for the recognition, chemistry trivia, stay for the swag, and don’t miss out on the mystery door prize!
Join us on Monday, December 1st at 4:00 PM in the Pit (Fulmer 226) for an afternoon of celebration and fun!
Come for the recognition, chemistry trivia, stay for the swag, and don’t miss out on the mystery door prize!
We’d love to honor your service and celebrate your journey! 🇺🇸
Drop a photo in the comments and share your degree, graduation year, or current role in the department.
Let’s spotlight the incredible veterans who’ve shaped our Cougar Chemistry community. #WSUChemistry #VeteransDay #CougarPride
Drop a photo in the comments and share your degree, graduation year, or current role in the department.
Let’s spotlight the incredible veterans who’ve shaped our Cougar Chemistry community. #WSUChemistry #VeteransDay #CougarPride
November 11, 2025 at 4:47 PM
We’d love to honor your service and celebrate your journey! 🇺🇸
Drop a photo in the comments and share your degree, graduation year, or current role in the department.
Let’s spotlight the incredible veterans who’ve shaped our Cougar Chemistry community. #WSUChemistry #VeteransDay #CougarPride
Drop a photo in the comments and share your degree, graduation year, or current role in the department.
Let’s spotlight the incredible veterans who’ve shaped our Cougar Chemistry community. #WSUChemistry #VeteransDay #CougarPride
Each year, the WSU Department of Chemistry hosts a pumpkin carving party to prepare pumpkins for spooky chemistry experiments, including flaming pumpkins, foaming pumpkins, and exploding pumpkins. This event is a delightful way to welcome the fall season and celebrate all the festivities.
November 3, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Each year, the WSU Department of Chemistry hosts a pumpkin carving party to prepare pumpkins for spooky chemistry experiments, including flaming pumpkins, foaming pumpkins, and exploding pumpkins. This event is a delightful way to welcome the fall season and celebrate all the festivities.
We’re excited to announce that Paul Buckley is our 2025 champion! With a guess of 1,609 grams, Paul came the closest to the actual candy corn weight of 1,521 grams. Impressive eye work, Paul!
As promised, Paul received candy corn and a $15 Starbucks gift card.
Keep those analytical skills sharp!
As promised, Paul received candy corn and a $15 Starbucks gift card.
Keep those analytical skills sharp!
November 3, 2025 at 2:28 AM
We’re excited to announce that Paul Buckley is our 2025 champion! With a guess of 1,609 grams, Paul came the closest to the actual candy corn weight of 1,521 grams. Impressive eye work, Paul!
As promised, Paul received candy corn and a $15 Starbucks gift card.
Keep those analytical skills sharp!
As promised, Paul received candy corn and a $15 Starbucks gift card.
Keep those analytical skills sharp!
🎃 Hey Chemist! 🧪 Happy Mole Day! It’s that spooky-sweet time of year again—the Candy Corn Guessing Game has returned to haunt your analytical senses! 👻
Think you can crack the code of candy weight just by looking? Come by Fulmer 305 and submit your one and only guess. Winner revealed on Oct. 31st!
Think you can crack the code of candy weight just by looking? Come by Fulmer 305 and submit your one and only guess. Winner revealed on Oct. 31st!
October 23, 2025 at 4:41 PM
🎃 Hey Chemist! 🧪 Happy Mole Day! It’s that spooky-sweet time of year again—the Candy Corn Guessing Game has returned to haunt your analytical senses! 👻
Think you can crack the code of candy weight just by looking? Come by Fulmer 305 and submit your one and only guess. Winner revealed on Oct. 31st!
Think you can crack the code of candy weight just by looking? Come by Fulmer 305 and submit your one and only guess. Winner revealed on Oct. 31st!
Join us on November 10, 2025, at the CUB Junior Ballroom for a symposium celebrating Ralph Yount, hosted by the College of Arts and Sciences. Register by November 1 via the QR code on the flyer. Check out the speakers' list. We hope to see you there!
October 15, 2025 at 10:22 PM
Join us on November 10, 2025, at the CUB Junior Ballroom for a symposium celebrating Ralph Yount, hosted by the College of Arts and Sciences. Register by November 1 via the QR code on the flyer. Check out the speakers' list. We hope to see you there!
On September 10, the Chemistry Club organized their much-anticipated annual ice cream social, which took place on the fourth floor of Fulmer Hall. This event is a highlight of the academic calendar, as it provides both new and returning students with an opportunity to mingle and foster connections.
October 7, 2025 at 9:01 PM
On September 10, the Chemistry Club organized their much-anticipated annual ice cream social, which took place on the fourth floor of Fulmer Hall. This event is a highlight of the academic calendar, as it provides both new and returning students with an opportunity to mingle and foster connections.
In celebration of National Chemistry Week and Mole Day, esteemed chemists from Washington State University and the University of Idaho are joining forces through our local American Chemical Society, Washington-Idaho Border Section, to host an engaging event titled "The Hidden Life of Spices."
October 2, 2025 at 6:53 PM
In celebration of National Chemistry Week and Mole Day, esteemed chemists from Washington State University and the University of Idaho are joining forces through our local American Chemical Society, Washington-Idaho Border Section, to host an engaging event titled "The Hidden Life of Spices."
Speed-running the disassembly, rewiring, and reassembly of a triple quadrupole mass spectrometer. Graduate Student Liz Groetsema (Clowers Lab) is developing a new approach to analyzing ions using digital waveform technology.
September 17, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Speed-running the disassembly, rewiring, and reassembly of a triple quadrupole mass spectrometer. Graduate Student Liz Groetsema (Clowers Lab) is developing a new approach to analyzing ions using digital waveform technology.
We are thrilled to extend a warm welcome to our 2025 chemistry cohort! The anticipation leading up to their arrival was filled with excitement, and we are so pleased to have them as part of our chemistry family. We look forward to the contributions they will make and the experiences we will share.
August 27, 2025 at 4:30 PM
We are thrilled to extend a warm welcome to our 2025 chemistry cohort! The anticipation leading up to their arrival was filled with excitement, and we are so pleased to have them as part of our chemistry family. We look forward to the contributions they will make and the experiences we will share.
Friday, August 15th was our annual BBQ. Thank you GCS (Graduate Chemical Society) for your help in organizing this event. We welcomed our fall 2025 cohort and congratulated our chemistry graduates. Thanks for the afternoon and bringing us back together. 2025-26 here we come.
August 24, 2025 at 4:32 AM
Friday, August 15th was our annual BBQ. Thank you GCS (Graduate Chemical Society) for your help in organizing this event. We welcomed our fall 2025 cohort and congratulated our chemistry graduates. Thanks for the afternoon and bringing us back together. 2025-26 here we come.
Dr. Anjali Sharma is excited to announce the launch of two new 5-year NIH R01 awards (each $2.7M), marking a significant milestone for the Sharma Lab’s translational nanomedicine program at Washington State University.#WSU
August 12, 2025 at 11:13 PM
Dr. Anjali Sharma is excited to announce the launch of two new 5-year NIH R01 awards (each $2.7M), marking a significant milestone for the Sharma Lab’s translational nanomedicine program at Washington State University.#WSU
Please join us in celebrating graduate student Tori Lee from Jack Zhang’s group on receiving the prestigious Nuclear Energy University Program (NEUP) Fellowship!
We are incredibly proud of Tori’s achievement and can’t wait to see the impact of her work. Way to go, Tori! 🌟 #WSU #NEUP
We are incredibly proud of Tori’s achievement and can’t wait to see the impact of her work. Way to go, Tori! 🌟 #WSU #NEUP
August 6, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Please join us in congratulating graduate student Evelyn Andrade from Xiaofeng Guo’s group on receiving the prestigious University Nuclear Leadership Program (UNLP) Fellowship! Well done, Evelyn! 🎉 ⚛️ #WSU
August 5, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Please join us in congratulating graduate student Evelyn Andrade from Xiaofeng Guo’s group on receiving the prestigious University Nuclear Leadership Program (UNLP) Fellowship! Well done, Evelyn! 🎉 ⚛️ #WSU
🌺 Mark Your Calendars: ICCB 2025 – International Conference on Chemical Bonding
Dr. Popov is co-organizing ICCB 2025 together with Prof. Anastassia Alexandrova (UCLA) and Prof. Lai-Sheng Wang (Brown University)!
🗓 Dates: August 23–27, 2025
📍 Location: Kauai, Hawaii 🌴🌊
🌐 Website: lnkd.in/gwWayxJk
Dr. Popov is co-organizing ICCB 2025 together with Prof. Anastassia Alexandrova (UCLA) and Prof. Lai-Sheng Wang (Brown University)!
🗓 Dates: August 23–27, 2025
📍 Location: Kauai, Hawaii 🌴🌊
🌐 Website: lnkd.in/gwWayxJk
August 1, 2025 at 1:01 AM
🌺 Mark Your Calendars: ICCB 2025 – International Conference on Chemical Bonding
Dr. Popov is co-organizing ICCB 2025 together with Prof. Anastassia Alexandrova (UCLA) and Prof. Lai-Sheng Wang (Brown University)!
🗓 Dates: August 23–27, 2025
📍 Location: Kauai, Hawaii 🌴🌊
🌐 Website: lnkd.in/gwWayxJk
Dr. Popov is co-organizing ICCB 2025 together with Prof. Anastassia Alexandrova (UCLA) and Prof. Lai-Sheng Wang (Brown University)!
🗓 Dates: August 23–27, 2025
📍 Location: Kauai, Hawaii 🌴🌊
🌐 Website: lnkd.in/gwWayxJk
🔥 Join us for an exciting Chemistry BBQ on August 15th at 3-5 PM! 🍔 We'll be gathering in the courtyard, nestled between Todd and Fulmer Hall.
🎉 GCS is hosting a side-dish contest! Bring your most delicious creation for a chance to snag a pizza party! 🥳
Don't miss out on the fun 🍽️
🎉 GCS is hosting a side-dish contest! Bring your most delicious creation for a chance to snag a pizza party! 🥳
Don't miss out on the fun 🍽️
July 23, 2025 at 4:58 PM
🔥 Join us for an exciting Chemistry BBQ on August 15th at 3-5 PM! 🍔 We'll be gathering in the courtyard, nestled between Todd and Fulmer Hall.
🎉 GCS is hosting a side-dish contest! Bring your most delicious creation for a chance to snag a pizza party! 🥳
Don't miss out on the fun 🍽️
🎉 GCS is hosting a side-dish contest! Bring your most delicious creation for a chance to snag a pizza party! 🥳
Don't miss out on the fun 🍽️
Fall 2026 Chemistry PhD application will be available August 1, 2025. Dr. Clowers is one of our many professor’s accepting new PhD candidates. Please email us at chem.grad@wsu.edu or go to our website and view the Graduate Studies tab.
Clowers Group
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July 18, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Fall 2026 Chemistry PhD application will be available August 1, 2025. Dr. Clowers is one of our many professor’s accepting new PhD candidates. Please email us at chem.grad@wsu.edu or go to our website and view the Graduate Studies tab.
WSU Pullman Campus summer vibes.
July 9, 2025 at 4:17 PM
WSU Pullman Campus summer vibes.
The chemistry office staff was unaware that helping Ryan Rice with a video would leave us feeling like we had just participated in a team-building activity. Never a dull moment working for Chemistry at WSU. We wish everyone a joyful and safe Independence Day with your loved ones.
July 2, 2025 at 11:02 PM
The chemistry office staff was unaware that helping Ryan Rice with a video would leave us feeling like we had just participated in a team-building activity. Never a dull moment working for Chemistry at WSU. We wish everyone a joyful and safe Independence Day with your loved ones.
Are you interested in joining Dr. Brozik's research group at WSU? We welcome you to watch our short video. Fall 2026 application will be available August 2025. youtu.be/_RUyP245qXw?...
Brozik Group
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June 23, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Are you interested in joining Dr. Brozik's research group at WSU? We welcome you to watch our short video. Fall 2026 application will be available August 2025. youtu.be/_RUyP245qXw?...
WSU Nuclear Science Center is sponsoring Science Saturday at the Palouse Discovery Science Center this Saturday, June 21st, 12-3 pm. The event is free for all ages! www.wibs-acs.org/events/pdsc
June 17, 2025 at 6:03 PM
WSU Nuclear Science Center is sponsoring Science Saturday at the Palouse Discovery Science Center this Saturday, June 21st, 12-3 pm. The event is free for all ages! www.wibs-acs.org/events/pdsc
Summer is here. ☀️ Glorious morning walking up to Fulmer.
June 16, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Summer is here. ☀️ Glorious morning walking up to Fulmer.
Linda, as you prepare to retire, I want to take a moment to sincerely thank you for your years of dedicated service to our department. Your hard work, professionalism, and commitment have left a lasting impact, not only on the work we do but on all of us.
Warm Wishes,
Cliff Berkman
Warm Wishes,
Cliff Berkman
June 5, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Linda, as you prepare to retire, I want to take a moment to sincerely thank you for your years of dedicated service to our department. Your hard work, professionalism, and commitment have left a lasting impact, not only on the work we do but on all of us.
Warm Wishes,
Cliff Berkman
Warm Wishes,
Cliff Berkman
Are you interested in joining Dr. Zhang's research group at WSU? We welcome you to watch a short 10 minute video. Fall 2026 application will be available August 2025.
youtu.be/-d0JrrguWI4?...
youtu.be/-d0JrrguWI4?...
Zhang Group
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May 22, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Are you interested in joining Dr. Zhang's research group at WSU? We welcome you to watch a short 10 minute video. Fall 2026 application will be available August 2025.
youtu.be/-d0JrrguWI4?...
youtu.be/-d0JrrguWI4?...
Each year, our IT team celebrates May the 4th and offers our department fun gifts. We have such a cool IT team. Thank you for bringing "the force" to our day. May the 4th Be With You/Revenge of the 5ith this year! 😊
May 16, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Each year, our IT team celebrates May the 4th and offers our department fun gifts. We have such a cool IT team. Thank you for bringing "the force" to our day. May the 4th Be With You/Revenge of the 5ith this year! 😊