Department of Chemistry

September 16, 2024
It Happened at Michigan — A lab for future chemists

Shortly after becoming U-M’s first president, Henry Tappan declared in December 1855 that there was a strong need “to erect a chemical laboratory for the analytical courses” on campus.
August 26, 2024
Obituary — John Robert Wiseman

John Robert Wiseman, professor emeritus of chemistry, died peacefully July 30 at the age of 88.
May 29, 2024
U-M chemist receives national Brown Investigator award

LSA professor Kerri Pratt is among the 2024 class of Brown Investigators, the first class selected through the newly formed Brown Institute for Basic Sciences at Caltech.
February 12, 2024
Obituary — Daniel T. Longone

Daniel (Dan) T. Longone, professor emeritus of chemistry and well known culinary and wine historian, died peacefully Jan. 28 in Ann Arbor at the age of 91.
July 25, 2022
Obituary — Christer E. Nordman

Christer E. Nordman, professor emeritus of chemistry, died peacefully at home July 6, 2022, at the age of 97. In 1955, he joined the chemistry faculty at U-M, becoming a full professor of chemistry in 1964.
April 18, 2022
Chemistry lab’s focus on plastics inspires Earth Day cleanup

The McNeil lab’s twice-a-year Huron River Watershed cleanups, which pick up trash from Ann Arbor and Ypsilanti metroparks, is an extension of the lab’s focus on chemical recycling and upcycling of plastics.
October 25, 2021
Obituary — Thomas Mellanby Dunn

A memorial service is planned Nov. 13 for Thomas Mellanby Dunn, professor emeritus of chemistry, who died Nov. 6, 2020, at the Summit Hills Nursing Home in Spartanburg, South Carolina.
March 25, 2019
Professor builds network of underrepresented chemists in Diversify Chemistry

When Anne McNeil attended an American Chemical Society conference a couple years ago, she was surprised to find a symposium in her field with no invited women speakers. That prompted her to launch Diversify Chemistry to help people find individuals from historically underrepresented backgrounds in chemistry.
May 12, 2017
A cheaper, greener way to grow key components for electronics

U-M chemists have developed a greener, cheaper way to make single-crystalline semiconductor films, components at the heart of all of our electric gadgetry.
April 6, 2016
Chemistry professor receives statewide teaching honor

Brian Coppola, a chemistry professor who pioneered what’s known as a “do real work, not homework” course design, has been recognized as a Michigan Distinguished Professor of the Year.