7+ hour, 40+ min ago  (984+ words) Large wildfires, such as the 2024 Davis Fire in Washoe Valley, will impact an environment long after the flames have been extinguished. Ash and debris can wash into rivers, affecting drinking water; burned land doesn't absorb water well, causing flash floods;…...

4+ week, 13+ hour ago  (421+ words) Ming Chen joined the University in 2025 as a materials science engineering assistant professor. Materials science and engineering Assistant Professor Ming Chen is a contributing author on a review paper published June 3 in Nature Materials, a monthly, peer-reviewed materials science journal....

2+ mon, 1+ week ago  (923+ words) From front to back: Corban King, Austin Rorex, Josiah Guyer and Bryce Campo hold materials used in and extracted from the crystallization lab they built for Innovation Day. A chemical engineering project demonstrating crystallization " a process used to extract lithium…...

3+ mon, 1+ week ago  (1022+ words) Noah Huerta '21 (physics), '23 M. S. (physics) earned a prestigious fellowship to conduct research at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. Noah Huerta, a doctoral student in the Department of Chemistry, was selected for a prestigious Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Science Graduate Student…...

9+ mon, 3+ week ago  (823+ words) Ana de Bettencourt-Dias has served in a variety of roles for the American Chemical Society. Ana de Bettencourt-Dias, chemistry professor and department chair, was awarded for Distinguished Service in the Advancement of Inorganic Chemistry by the American Chemical Society (ACS)....

11+ mon, 2+ week ago  (707+ words) Varganov's work involves developing guidelines for designing molecules for a given application. "It's very exciting," Varganov said. "This is a very prestigious award, and it's also exciting because it allows me to go work with my collaborator in Brazil for…...