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Welcome to the official page of the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry at Northern Illinois University! We are a vibrant research community with 15 tenured/tenure-track professors, about 200 undergraduate students majoring in chemistry, and about 40 graduate students studying in and researching the vast field of chemistry and biochemistry. This policy can be found at: http://www.niu.edu/social-media/policy.shtml

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Homecoming spirit is shining bright in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry! Thanks to Lab Manager and proud NIU...
10/06/2026

Homecoming spirit is shining bright in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry! Thanks to Lab Manager and proud NIU Alum Beth Reiter and Dave Rapp (Environmental Health and Safety Technician), the Faraday stockroom window is beautifully decorated to celebrate Northern Illinois University Homecoming week.
Go Huskies!

Secrets of the Haunted Labs Saturday October 24th from 11:00 A.M. - 3:00 P.M.!!! This is a free event that is open to th...
10/01/2026

Secrets of the Haunted Labs Saturday October 24th from 11:00 A.M. - 3:00 P.M.!!! This is a free event that is open to the public, and we will also have Ice Cream made with liquid nitrogen at the end of the day! Come out and enjoy the fun!

Friday means Safety Training: NIU’s Scott Mooberry Director of Environmental Health and Safety leading the yearly fire s...
09/25/2026

Friday means Safety Training: NIU’s Scott Mooberry Director of Environmental Health and Safety leading the yearly fire safety training for our research students.

Congratulations to Chem Club Advisor Prof. Sunderlin and all the members that participated in this last Saturday’s STEMF...
09/24/2026

Congratulations to Chem Club Advisor Prof. Sunderlin and all the members that participated in this last Saturday’s STEMFest. The yearly event brings in thousands from the community, and each year the Chem Club is a highlight for the participants. Pictured here, Dr. Lee Sunderlin, Jacob Bojan, Jasmine Pacheco, Eduardo Lopez, Janette Bravo, Steve Hladovcak, Mika Dennerline, and Keegan Conlee.

More great from the department...Congratulations to Prof. Irina Nesterova and her lab for her new grant funding from the...
09/16/2026

More great from the department...Congratulations to Prof. Irina Nesterova and her lab for her new grant funding from the National Institute of Health (NIH)!

Congratulations to Professor Tao Xu and his lab for his new grant funding from the Department of Energy (DOE)!
09/15/2026

Congratulations to Professor Tao Xu and his lab for his new grant funding from the Department of Energy (DOE)!

Congratulations to Professor Timothy Hagen and his lab on the new National Institute of Health grant funding!
09/14/2026

Congratulations to Professor Timothy Hagen and his lab on the new National Institute of Health grant funding!

This week, Abdul Hussain successfully completed his accelerated ("4+1") B.S./M.S. degree, marking our first student to c...
07/24/2026

This week, Abdul Hussain successfully completed his accelerated ("4+1") B.S./M.S. degree, marking our first student to complete this new program. Abdul's research, which he initiated during his undergraduate studies, explored the novel use of DNA molecules for next generation diagnostics. Congratulations to Abdul and his advisor, Prof. Irina Nesterova.

Arghavan Mollazadeh (PhD candidate, advisor Prof. Elizabeth Gaillard) presented a poster at the 2026 Chicago Mass Spec D...
07/20/2026

Arghavan Mollazadeh (PhD candidate, advisor Prof. Elizabeth Gaillard) presented a poster at the 2026 Chicago Mass Spec Day at UIC!

Richard Frimpong (PhD candidate, advisor Prof. Victor Ryzhov) presented a poster at the 2026 Chicago Mass Spec Day held ...
07/20/2026

Richard Frimpong (PhD candidate, advisor Prof. Victor Ryzhov) presented a poster at the 2026 Chicago Mass Spec Day held at UIC.

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