Department of Chemistry

🎃 Hey Chemist! 🧪 Happy Mole Day! It’s that spooky-sweet time of year again—the Candy Corn Guessing Game has returned to haunt your analytical senses! 👻

Think you can crack the code of candy weight just by looking? Come by Fulmer 305 and submit your one and only guess. Winner revealed on Oct. 31st!

Join us on November 10, 2025, at the CUB Junior Ballroom for a symposium celebrating Ralph Yount, hosted by the College of Arts and Sciences. Register by November 1 via the QR code on the flyer. Check out the speakers' list. We hope to see you there!

Molly Lauby, president of Chemistry Club, showcasing her skills.

On September 10, the Chemistry Club organized their much-anticipated annual ice cream social, which took place on the fourth floor of Fulmer Hall. This event is a highlight of the academic calendar, as it provides both new and returning students with an opportunity to mingle and foster connections.

In celebration of National Chemistry Week and Mole Day, esteemed chemists from Washington State University and the University of Idaho are joining forces through our local American Chemical Society, Washington-Idaho Border Section, to host an engaging event titled "The Hidden Life of Spices."

By rewiring the Agilent 3Q, Liz will retain the ability to operate the system using the conventional method (i.e., sinusoidal waveforms) while adding the capacity to explore digital waveforms and their capacity to realize narrow windows of m/z isolation.

Speed-running the disassembly, rewiring, and reassembly of a triple quadrupole mass spectrometer. Graduate Student Liz Groetsema (Clowers Lab) is developing a new approach to analyzing ions using digital waveform technology.

We are thrilled to extend a warm welcome to our 2025 chemistry cohort! The anticipation leading up to their arrival was filled with excitement, and we are so pleased to have them as part of our chemistry family. We look forward to the contributions they will make and the experiences we will share.

Congrats Dr. McLeod 🎓

Congrats Dr. Mesbahi 🎓

Friday, August 15th was our annual BBQ. Thank you GCS (Graduate Chemical Society) for your help in organizing this event. We welcomed our fall 2025 cohort and congratulated our chemistry graduates. Thanks for the afternoon and bringing us back together. 2025-26 here we come.

Dr. Anjali Sharma

Dr. Anjali Sharma is excited to announce the launch of two new 5-year NIH R01 awards (each $2.7M), marking a significant milestone for the Sharma Lab’s translational nanomedicine program at Washington State University.#WSU

Please join us in celebrating graduate student Tori Lee from Jack Zhang’s group on receiving the prestigious Nuclear Energy University Program (NEUP) Fellowship!

We are incredibly proud of Tori’s achievement and can’t wait to see the impact of her work. Way to go, Tori! 🌟 #WSU #NEUP

Please join us in congratulating graduate student Evelyn Andrade from Xiaofeng Guo’s group on receiving the prestigious University Nuclear Leadership Program (UNLP) Fellowship! Well done, Evelyn! 🎉 ⚛️ #WSU

🌺 Mark Your Calendars: ICCB 2025 – International Conference on Chemical Bonding
Dr. Popov is co-organizing ICCB 2025 together with Prof. Anastassia Alexandrova (UCLA) and Prof. Lai-Sheng Wang (Brown University)!
🗓 Dates: August 23–27, 2025
📍 Location: Kauai, Hawaii 🌴🌊
🌐 Website: lnkd.in/gwWayxJk

🔥 Join us for an exciting Chemistry BBQ on August 15th at 3-5 PM! 🍔 We'll be gathering in the courtyard, nestled between Todd and Fulmer Hall.

🎉 GCS is hosting a side-dish contest! Bring your most delicious creation for a chance to snag a pizza party! 🥳

Don't miss out on the fun 🍽️

Clowers Group

Fall 2026 Chemistry PhD application will be available August 1, 2025. Dr. Clowers is one of our many professor’s accepting new PhD candidates. Please email us at chem.grad@wsu.edu or go to our website and view the Graduate Studies tab.

WSU Pullman Campus summer vibes.

The chemistry office staff was unaware that helping Ryan Rice with a video would leave us feeling like we had just participated in a team-building activity. Never a dull moment working for Chemistry at WSU. We wish everyone a joyful and safe Independence Day with your loved ones.

Brozik Group

Are you interested in joining Dr. Brozik's research group at WSU? We welcome you to watch our short video. Fall 2026 application will be available August 2025. youtu.be/_RUyP245qXw?...

WSU Nuclear Science Center is sponsoring Science Saturday at the Palouse Discovery Science Center this Saturday, June 21st, 12-3 pm. The event is free for all ages! www.wibs-acs.org/events/pdsc

Summer is here. ☀️ Glorious morning walking up to Fulmer.

Linda, as you prepare to retire, I want to take a moment to sincerely thank you for your years of dedicated service to our department. Your hard work, professionalism, and commitment have left a lasting impact, not only on the work we do but on all of us.

Warm Wishes,
Cliff Berkman

Zhang Group

Are you interested in joining Dr. Zhang's research group at WSU? We welcome you to watch a short 10 minute video. Fall 2026 application will be available August 2025.
youtu.be/-d0JrrguWI4?...

Each year, our IT team celebrates May the 4th and offers our department fun gifts. We have such a cool IT team. Thank you for bringing "the force" to our day. May the 4th Be With You/Revenge of the 5ith this year! 😊

Left to right, Cassie Bailey and Benjamin Rooney-Sailand

Left to right, Fatima Ewrujakpor, Cullen Greer, and Hannah Johnson

Chemistry MS and PhD graduates on the day of commencement, May 3, 2025. #CougGrad

Pictured left to right, PhD student Brooke Bonar and Dr. Popov

CHEM 593 - Seminar in Physical Chemistry, Spring 2025

Harold W. Dodgen Outstanding Graduate Seminar Awarded to PhD student, Brooke Bonar

This award is given in honor of Harold W. Dodgen (former professor of Chemistry at Washington State University).

Pictured left to right, Eric Jacobo and Dr. Popov

CHEM 593 - Seminar in Physical Chemistry, Spring 2025

Glen Crosby Outstanding Graduate Seminar Awarded to PhD student, Eric Jacobo

This award is given in honor of Glen Crosby (former professor of Chemistry and Materials Program at Washington State University).

End of Semester Beer Night on the Palouse. Friday, May 9, 2025, 6-9 PM at the Lumberyard. First two beers are on WIBS! 🎉

Pictured left to right, Dr. Berkman and Benjamin Rooney-Sailand

Spring 2025 WSU Chemistry MS Graduate, Benjamin Rooney-Sailand 👏 #CougGrad

Pictured left to right, Dr. Berkman and Peter Jensen

Spring 2025 WSU Chemistry MS Graduate, Peter Jensen 👏 #CougGrad

Pictured left to right: Dr. Zhang and Dr. Johnson

Pictured left to right: Dr. Johnson and Dr. Berkman

Spring 2025 WSU Chemistry PhD Graduate, Dr. Hannah Johnson 👏 #CougGrad

Pictured left to right: Dr. Berkman and Dr. Greer

Spring 2025 WSU Chemistry PhD Graduate, Dr. Cullen Greer 👏 #CougGrad