News: Chemistry

Read the latest news from the College of Natural Sciences at The University of Texas at Austin

UT News

New Nerve Gas Detector Built with Legos and a Smartphone

A black lego box with a smartphone sitting on top

Accolades

Chemistry Educator Selected for Texas 10 Honor

Education is not just a job for Dr. Fatima Fakhreddine, but a true joy. “Nothing gives me more pleasure than interacting with my students in...

Fatima Fakhreddine teaches during TIP Chemistry Jumpstart in 2017.

Podcast

A Score to Settle with Cancer

Jonathan Sessler knows the odds of bringing effective new cancer treatments to market are stacked against him, yet he tirelessly pushes ahead.

Two men sit at a desk with microphones, a banner behind them reads "Sci-Mic Stage"

Features

Chemistry Alum and Owner of Live Oak Brewing Talks Hops

Chip McElroy behind the bar at Live Oak Brewing in Austin

UT News

Texas Engineers and Scientists to Launch $15.6 Million Center for Materials Research

The NSF grant, distributed over a six-year period through its Division of Materials Research, will launch a new Materials Research Science and Engineering Center (MRSEC)...

Three researchers gather around a computer and examine results

Podcast

Scientists: New Device Accurately Identifies Cancer in Seconds

A team of scientists and engineers at The University of Texas at Austin has invented the MasSpec Pen, helping improve treatment and reduce the chances...

Scientist in white labcoat and blue gloves touches a pen-like device to a red tissue sample

Accolades

Chemistry Faculty Member Selected for Texas 10 Recognition

“I love watching the audience the second I blow something up. My favorite part is when I can do a demonstration, look out into the...

Kate Biberdorf

Research

New Material Could Save Time and Money in Medical Imaging and Environmental Remediation

Chemists at UT Austin have developed a material that holds the key to cheap, fast and portable new sensors for a wide range of chemicals.

Humphrey and his team are developing paper dipsticks that can quickly and cheaply identify a wide range of chemicals in an uncharacterized sample.

Features

Meet Six Incredible Women from UT Austin Science History

From the first woman mathematician inducted into the National Academy of Science to an astronomer who helped us understand how galaxies evolve, the women of...

Illustration of the six women in the article by Jenna Luecke.