Leopold receives Faculty Member of the Year Award
Michael C. Leopold, professor and Floyd D. and Elisabeth S. Gottwald Chair of Chemistry, received the 2026 Omicron Delta Kappa, Epsilon Circle, Faculty Member of the Year Award.
Chemistry Department Summer 2024 Research Students
- More than 50 students worked on campus this summer in Chemistry Labs
- Click here to see more opportunities to work in a research lab with Chemistry Department faculty
Chemists in the Kitchen!
In the latest episode, Julie Pollock, associate professor of the chemistry, and colleagues from other institutions test which method is best — deep fry, air fry, or pan fry. Dr. Pollock leads a lab that studies breast cancer and inflammatory disease development and progression.
"Chemists in the Kitchen" is a YouTube series by the National Academy of Science that follows a rotating cast of chemists who cook, experiment, and tinker with all types of recipes and ingredients.
Dr. Pollock was also featured on the Quick Pickles and Fermentation episode.
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Leopold awarded funding from the American Chemical Society Petroleum Research Fund
Michael C. Leopold, professor and Floyd D. and Elisabeth S. Gottwald Chair of Chemistry, was one of 13 recipients to be awarded supplemental funding for their research program from the American Chemical Society Petroleum Research Fund (ACS-PRF).
Donald awarded at Colloquy
Kelling Donald, Clarence E. Denoon Jr. Chair in the Natural Sciences and professor of chemistry, received the 2026 Distinguished Scholarship Award from the University of Richmond at Colloquy.
Shugrue receives research grant for work with students
Christopher Shugrue, assistant professor of chemistry, received a summer research grant from Organic Syntheses for the project "Development of Oxidative-Ring Openings of Benzoxazoles for the Construction of Amido-Substituted Quinone Derivatives." Grants are awarded to faculty at principally undergraduate institutions who work with a student in their department.
Feature Stories & News
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Peace Corps ranks University of Richmond among the top 10 volunteer-producing colleges and universities
Spiders are working for peace around the world.
UR Now: STUDENT EXPERIENCE
Summer STEM matches hosted by University of Richmond
The annual Gottwald Games offer fun competition between the research labs.
UR Now: STUDENT EXPERIENCE
Students gain a global perspective through the University of Richmond EnCompass program
Students explore Chile, the Netherlands, and New Zealand.
UR Now: ALUMNI
A University of Richmond connection opens the right door in sustainability
Alumni network helps Sophie Weinberg turn academic interests into a career at Con Edison.
Chemistry Faculty in the Media
Petroleum Research Fund continues supplemental funding program with new grantees
Chemistry professor Michael Leopold is featured.
Fiber’s structural integrity keeps plants strong – and its indigestibility keeps your digestive system healthy
Chemistry professor Julie Pollock authored this piece, originally published in The Conversation.
Fiber’s structural integrity keeps plants strong – and its indigestibility keeps your digestive system healthy
Chemistry professor Julie Pollock authored this piece.
How to make academic service activities count
Chemistry professor Julie Pollock is quoted.
Spider Talks: Dr. Julie Pollock
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