School of Molecular Sciences
In 2015, the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry at Arizona State University became the School of Molecular Sciences to recognize the fact that modern chemical science now has profound impact well beyond the traditional disciplinary boundaries of chemistry and biochemistry.
Innovation in Research and Education
Recent Faculty Awards
Michael O'Keeffe-2019
Aminoff Prize
Peter Buseck-2019
Roebling Medal
C. Austen Angell-2019
Gothenburg Lise Meitner Award
Everett Shock-2019
ACS Geochemistry Medal
Junior Faculty Recognition
- 7 NSF CAREER Awards
- 2 NIH New Innovator Awards
- Air Force Young Investigator Award
- Sloan Foundation Research Fellowship
- DARPA Young Faculty Award
- DOE Career Award
New Faculty
Jie Xu
Biological-nanostructure interactions
Liza Roger
marine biology
Audrone Lapinaite
Function-mechanism of modified RNA
Judith Klein-Seetharamane
Discovery for Personalized Diagnosis
Hongwu Xu
Materials
Teaching for Inclusion
ASU’s online chemistry and biochemistry degree programs are designed to provide diverse and underrepresented student populations access to a college education.
Female
Average age
Increase in Black Students*
Increase in military/veteran students*
*compared to the on-ground population
Research with Impact
- Low-cost Zika Virus Test
Cell 2016,165 5, 1255-1266
- Cleaner Fuels from Photosynthesis
Science 2017, 357, 6355, 1021-1025
- Cancer-fighting Nanorobots
Nat. Biotechnol. 2018, 36, 258–264
- Wildfires and Climate Change
PNAS 2019, 16 39, 19336-19341
- Routes to Non-Addictive Pain Therapies
Nat. Commun.2020 11, 4169
Patents filed
since 2015
Annual
research expenditures
in publications in Science and Nature
since 2000*
in high-impact publications in
chemistry**
*Source: Web of Science
**Thomson Reuters 2011 Journal Citation Reports(JCR)