Radha Narayanan, Assistant Professor of Chemistry, was the winner of the Society of Analytical Chemists of Pittsburgh College Starter Grant Award for 2009. This $40,000 grant is given to one new faculty member each year. more

Jennifer Elias, student employee in the Chemistry Stockroom and chemistry minor, was the winner of the Rainville Student Employee Award for 2009. more

Professor Brenton DeBoef is awarded a CAREER grant from the National Science Foundation. more

URI signs a licensing deal with SIRA Technologies for Smart Bar codes using technology developed by Professors Brett Lucht and Bill Euler. The technology was featured in the Providence Journal and in a broadcast on WJAR, Channel 10, Providence.

The Chemistry Department sets up a biodiesel lab to convert used vegetable oil to usable fuel. more

A new undergraduate degree program, Chemistry and Forensic Chemistry, was approved by the Rhode Island Board of Governors for Higher Education. Capitalizing on one of the strengths of the Chemistry Department and increased student interest in forensic science, the new degree gives students a strong foundation in chemistry and a broad introduction to forensics. more