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  • Krishangee Bez
    In her element

    Krishangee Bez's (’26 chemistry) list of achievements would be impressive for an early academic professor. But the fact that it belongs to an undergraduate chemistry major with a biochemistry minor makes it even more remarkable.

    April 22, 2026

  • Aaron Rossini of Iowa State and Ames National Laboratory with the nuclear magnetic resonance instrument in his Hach Hall lab.
    Chemistry professor’s research leads to improved drugs, catalysts, and semiconductors

    Iowa State's Aaron Rossini has developed solid-state nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy methods that are helping design better drugs, catalysts and semiconductors. He was just part of a national panel that explained how NMR tools are "a cornerstone of modern research."

    February 19, 2026

  • Associate Professor Brett VanVeller and a colleague working in a chemistry lab.
    Chemistry professor awarded 2026 Bailey Award for innovative research

    Brett VanVeller, associate professor of chemistry, has been awarded the 2026 Bailey Research Career Development Award from Iowa State University for his research into unlocking bottromycin, a relatively rare antibiotic with a unique mechanism that could outsmart resistant bacteria.

    February 11, 2026

  • PIRI team led by Robbyn Anand, Department of Chemistry
    Robbyn Anand leads team that will tackle critical water challenges

    The leaders of the latest Presidential Interdisciplinary Research Initiative (PIRI), led my Associate Professor Robbyn Anand, Department of Chemistry, are leveraging the best insight and knowledge and latest technology of our time to deliver innovative and impactful solutions for improving water purification for human health and national defense purposes.

    August 20, 2025

  • Brayden Weaver
    Chemistry student wins NSF research fellowship

    Brayden Weaver ('25 chemistry) has been awarded the National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowship. He is one of three Iowa State students to receive the scholarship.

    April 28, 2025

  • Daniel Howell
    Chemistry for the greater good

    Daniel Howell ('24 chemistry) found his calling through chemistry, and now he hopes to make the world a better place because of it.

    June 6, 2024

  • AAAS Fellow Paul Canfield removes a sample from a flux-growth furnace.
    Chemistry, physics faculty honored by AAAS

    The American Association for the Advancement of Science is honoring five Iowa State University researchers for “their scientifically or socially distinguished efforts to advance science."

    April 18, 2024

  • Yan Zhao
    Chemists build synthetic catalysts to break down biomass

    Yan Zhao, professor of chemistry, and his research team have figured out how to break down plant fibers in biomass and turn it into useful fuels and chemicals.

    August 18, 2023