chemistry

This conference will prepare PhD students for careers beyond academia

Northeastern graduate David Murison said that the university's careers office helped him strengthen his resumé and think like a hiring manager. Now a scientist at…

by Greg St. Martin October 2, 2018

The right chemistry makes hard cider look easy

“This is not what I expected to be doing when I was thinking about jobs in college,” said Angelina Choy, an assistant cidermaker at Downeast…

by Molly Callahan September 27, 2018

Everything you want to know about fireworks this Fourth of July

Fireworks bring Independence Day celebrations to new heights. But todayøs complex aerial displays would likely be unrecognizable to the people who invented fireworks. Explore their…

by Hannah Moore July 3, 2018

The science behind fireworks

Have you ever wondered what makes a firework…work? We did. So we asked Michael Pollastri, associate professor and chair of the chemistry department, what’s happening…

by Molly Callahan July 3, 2017

Meet the graduates: Travis DeLano

Each day this week, as the campus community prepares for Friday’s Commencement, we’ll introduce you to a member of the graduating class. Travis DeLano is…

by Jason Kornwitz May 1, 2017

Squid-inspired electronic screens: How one professor builds tech solutions that replicate nature

Assistant professor Leila Deravi takes an interdisciplinary approach to investigating the proteins that drive complex biological systems and building materials in the lab that replicate…

by Thea Singer November 29, 2016

Graduate researcher wins fellowship to design drugs to combat deadly disease

Chemistry doctoral student Dana Klug makes possible drug options the way a chef makes a gourmet dish—adding an atom of hydrogen here, removing an atom…

by Thea Singer August 31, 2015

New grant to advance sleeping sickness treatment research

Associate professor of chemistry and chemical biology Michael Pollastri has received a five-year, $2.5 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to advance his…