Work to make chemicals cheaper, more environmentally friendly, earns prestigious NSF grant
Matthew Cain, assistant professor of chemistry, received a $675,000 grant over a five-year term from the NSF Early Career Development program.
Scientists present new clues to cut through the mystery of Titan’s atmospheric haze
A team co-led by a UH researcher Ralf Kaiser homes in on a “missing link’ in Titan¡¯s one-of-a-kind chemistry.
Kapi?olani CC sustainability project generates fuel, fertilizer and more
Chemistry, culinary and economics students are involved in an award-winning sustainability project at Kapiʻolani Community College.
Did key building blocks for life come from deep space?
Phosphates, a key building block for life, was found to be generated in outer space and delivered to early Earth by meteorites or comets.
UH student will shave head to support childhood cancer research
Undergraduate biochemistry major and aspiring doctor Mark Brisco is the recipient of the 2018 St. Baldrick's Summer Fellowship Award.
Chocolate in deep space
UH ²Ñ¨¡²Ô´Ç²¹ chemists have definitively created and identified three chocolate flavor molecules under conditions that simulate how such molecules might form in the cosmos.
DNA expert opens Windward CC¡¯s chemistry forum series
Â鶹´«Ã½ Innocence Project consultant David Haymer will discuss new methods of DNA analysis as part of Windward CC's Forum in Chemistry series.
Ralf Kaiser named American Chemical Society fellow
Kaiser is one of 65 members who will be inducted for his outstanding contributions to science and the profession, and for his equally exemplary service to ACS.
Alice Ball scholarship honors pioneering chemist in fight against Hansen¡¯s disease
The Alice Ball scholarship provides support for College of Natural Sciences students.
A chilling discovery about the universe¡¯s molecular building blocks of life
UH Mānoa’s Matt Abplanalp and Ralf Kaiser find evidence of cosmic-ray-triggered chemistry in interstellar ices that are relevant to life on Earth.