A study led by assistant professor Korey Carter and associate professor Pere Miro shows it is possible to make terbium, a rare-earth metal used in electronics, medical imaging, and other technologies, easier and less expensive to separate and study.

The Women Chemists Committee (WCC) of the American Chemical Society has selected Bess Vlaisavljevich to be a recipient of the 2027 WCC Rising Star Award for excellence in the scientific enterprise. This award recognizes nine exceptional women scientists this year who are approaching mid-level careers across all sectors (academic, industrial, and government) who have demonstrated outstanding promise for contributions to their respective fields.

Dishan Das (Margulis group) received the Best Poster Award at ACS Physical Division at the ACS National Fall 2026 meeting this past week in Chicago. Congratulations, Dishan!

A team of researchers from the University of Iowa and the University of Colorado Boulder recently explored what happens to the chemicals in personal care products after they wash down the drain or evaporate into the air.

Despite the current challenging environment in obtaining critical external research funding, we are very happy for our faculty who have recently received new grants to support their research programs. Many of these are multi-year awards and support numerous students in our degree programs. These new research grants collectively total $2.3M.

11 undergraduate students participate in internships abroad in summer 2026, thanks to support from the Dr. Ken Magid Scholarship. The fund was established by the late Linda Baker (BA English ’68) in memory of her former mentor, author and child behaviorist Dr. Kenneth Magid.

Florence Williams has been officially promoted to Associate Professor as of July 2026. She has been with the University of Iowa since 2019.

Scott Daly has officially been promoted to Full Professor as of July 2026. He has been with the University of Iowa Department of Chemistry since 2014.