Chemistry

Quantum Chemistry as imagined by an artist

Advancing Quantum Chemistry: CU Denver’s Emilie Guidez Brings Global Minds Together in Colorado

Sept. 30, 2025

This spring, Assistant Professor Emilie Guidez co-organized and hosted the international workshop, “ From ab initio Computations to Conceptual Insights into Bonding ,” in Telluride, Colorado, from May 27–31, 2025. The workshop brought together quantum chemistry scientists from leading universities and national laboratories across Europe, Asia, South America, and the...

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CU Denver Chemistry Professor, Dr. Scott Reed, who was awarded the Fulbright grant.

CU Denver Chemistry Professor, Scott Reed, Awarded Fulbright Specialist Grant to Advance AI-Powered STEM Teaching in Estonia

Sept. 25, 2025

Denver, CO – The University of Colorado Denver is proud to announce that Dr. Scott Reed , a CLAS faculty member and researcher in chemistry and molecular informatics, has been awarded a prestigious Fulbright Specialist Program grant by the U.S. Department of State and the Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board. Dr...

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Chemistry Professor Hai Lin and Master’s Student Julia Roma show their poster at the Fall 2025 American Chemical Society National Meeting.

Chemistry at CU Denver: Real-World Research, Real Impact at the ACS National Meeting

Aug. 29, 2025

At CU Denver's College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, we believe in research that matters. We're grounded in work that's accessible, innovative, and rooted in real-world impact. This August, Chemistry Professor and Department Chair, Dr. Hai Lin, along with Associate Professor, Dr. Emilie Guidez, and master's student, Julia Roma, brought...

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Eighteen CU Denver Faculty Among the Most Cited Researchers in the World

July 8, 2025

Eighteen CU Denver researchers are among the top 2% of highly cited scientists in the world, according to Stanford University and Elsevier. 

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Professor Scott Reed from CU Denver's Chemistry Department

Scott Reed Advances AI Reliability in Chemistry Research

July 1, 2025

Professor Scott Reed , from CU Denver's Chemistry Department, introduced a groundbreaking approach to improving artificial intelligence (AI) reliability in chemical research. Large Language Models (LLMs) have the potential to assist scientists, but they often generate misleading or incorrect information, a challenge known as "hallucination." In his latest study, Professor...

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Jung-Jae Lee from CU Denver's Chemistry Department

CU Denver Chemistry Professor Earns NIH Grant to Advance Cancer Imaging Technology

June 27, 2025

Associate Professor Jung-Jae Lee of the Department of Chemistry has been awarded a prestigious R03 grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to push the boundaries of cancer research. His project, “Development of Near-Infrared Photothermal Chemiluminescent Gold Nanoprobes by Utilizing Retro Diels-Alder Reaction of Trapped Singlet Oxygens,” focuses on...

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Hai Lin sits in front of glowing computer with imagery of atoms

How Reshaping Multiscale Molecular Modeling Breaks Scientific Boundaries for Real-World Impacts

May 7, 2025

CU Denver Chemistry Chair Hai Lin is pushing the frontiers of computational chemistry with pioneering methods that reveal how molecules react-atom by atom. Discover how his research is reshaping drug design, enzyme modeling, and the future of science.

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Jeff Knight, PhD, CU Denver Director of the Office of Undergraduate Research and Creative Activities

Hands-On Learning, Real-World Impact: Jeff Knight’s Mission for CU Denver Students

When Jeff Knight, PhD, was finishing his postdoc at CU Boulder, his advisor suggested he test the job market to get practice interviewing. “I wanted to find a university where research was strong, but teaching was just as important,” Knight said. It was during the last recession, and opportunities were...

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Professor Lee receiving the BKI Early Career Award, in front of a slide with his picture on it

Chemistry Professor, Woonghee Lee, Honored with Early Career Award from the Korean Magnetic Resonance Society

Feb. 25, 2025

Dr. Woonghee Lee, assistant professor in CU Denver's Chemistry Department, was recently awarded the prestigious BKI Early Career Award from the Korean Magnetic Resonance Society (KMRS). The award recognizes Dr. Lee's significant contributions to the field of biomolecular nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR), particularly in his development of essential software tools...

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Abigail Chiu stands to the left of Prof. Woonghee Lee

The POKY Team Presents A-SIMA and A-MAP: Transforming NMR-Based Metabolomics with User-Friendly Tools

Feb. 2, 2025

The POKY team, led by Prof. Woonghee Lee in the Chemistry department (right in photo), proudly announces the publication of their article “A-SIMA/A-MAP: A Comprehensive Toolkit for NMR-based Metabolomics Analysis” in the journal Metabolomics. This groundbreaking work introduces two innovative computational tools—A-SIMA (Advanced-Software for Interactive Metabolite Analysis) and A-MAP (A...

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