North Park University Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry

Last day of finals! Good luck everyone!
Bonus: Can you read the peptide code?

Good luck on finals this week! Enjoy a little holiday cheer from some of our Chemistry & Biochemistry students!

Today is the last day of Summer General Chemistry. It has been a great 8 weeks! We look forward to seeing all our students back face-to-face on August 30th.

Check it out! Our department recently received a new Bruker Alpha II Infrared (IR) spectrometer. We are excited about this new instrument and all the great science that will come from it!

Hey, students! Let’s keep NPU safe this Fall! Fill out the Vaccination Status Form!

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This week we are welcoming local high school students to the Johnson Center for Summer Science Academy! Dr. Silver is teaching Forensic Chemistry. Look at all the fun experiments.

Congratulations to Jake Reinhardt (Biochemistry alumni -- Class of 2020) for being named 'Man of the Year' by the College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin! Jake is the third NPU student-athlete to receive this honor since 2008.
https://athletics.northpark.edu/news/2021/7/9/baseball-reinhardt-named-2021-cciw-man-of-the-year.aspx

Happy Independence Day! 🇺🇸 Here are some cool facts about the Chemistry of fireworks. 💥

Dr. Larraza and Dr. Randazzo presented at the Green Chemistry and Engineering Virtual Conference!

It’s time to clean house! All of the hazardous waste generated by the Division of Science in the last year is being discarded by an outside company. Organic waste is incinerated and the combustion byproducts sold as fuel. Aqueous waste is neutralized and the metals recovered. All precautions are taken to ensure we are safe, compliant with the law, and protect the environment!

Wishing a Happy Birthday to Ellie Joing. Ellie is a student employee in the Division of Science/Chemical Hygiene Office. She is one of many student workers on campus this summer keeping the Johnson Center running and getting us ready for Fall. Ellie is also a Chemistry Research student!