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Posted: September 25, 2024
Chemical and biomolecular engineering doctoral student Jiachun Shi has been selected as a winner of the Outstanding Graduate Student Member Award by the Society of Women Engineers (SWE). Shi is one of only five graduate students to receive this award, which is one of several awards that are part of the organization’s annual awards program.
“I am...
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Posted: September 17, 2024
Kyle Timmer is on a mission to help your body heal faster after an injury.
A PhD student in Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering at Illinois, Kyle took home the grand prize at Research Live!, a fun, fast-paced competition where graduate students showcase their research. Research Live! challenges participants to give a three-minute research talk...
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Posted: August 29, 2024
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Artificial intelligence is a powerful tool for researchers, but with a significant limitation: The inability to explain how it came to its decisions, a problem known as the “AI black box.” By combining AI with automated chemical synthesis and experimental validation, an interdisciplinary team of researchers at the University of...
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Posted: August 6, 2024
On Monday, July 22, 2024, nearly 140 students presented research at the Illinois Summer Research Symposium (ISRS).
ISRS showcases cutting-edge research, achievement, and creativity of scholars from several summer programs hosted by the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and the University of Illinois Chicago at the Illinois Conference...
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Posted: April 11, 2024
Sixteen graduate students, seven undergraduates, and one alum from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign have been offered Graduate Research Fellowships from the National Science Foundation (NSF). An additional twenty-two students have been accorded Honorable Mention.
Launched in 1952 shortly after Congress established NSF, the Graduate...