Banhee is one of three graduate teaching assistants in the department to be recognized by the School of Chemical Sciences for her teaching excellence in the 2024-2025 school year. She did a great job working with Alex to TA ChBE 321 (Thermodynamics). Keep it up, Banhee!

Neil was awarded a Richard J. Kokes Travel Award to attend and present his research at the 29th North American Catalysis Society Meeting (NAM29). Good work, Neil!

Ankit and his poster earned 4th place in the poster session at the Young Scientist Symposium held by the Catalysis Club of Chicago Spring 2024. Nice job, Ankit!

The group (ft. Prof. Olga Mironenko) enjoyed an early Thanksgiving dinner at Seven Saints in downtown Champaign. Happy Thanksgiving and holidays from the Mironenko group!

Alex, Ankit, Lanie, and Neil presented talks and posters at the 2023 AIChE Annual Meeting in Orlando, Florida. We all met up with old friends/colleagues, made new friends, and rode the record-holding Orlando Starflyer swing. Thanks for having us, Florida!

Alex, Ankit, Lanie, and Neil attended the 2023 Joint Midwest-Great Lakes Regional Meeting of the American Chemical Society in St. Charles, Missouri. Ankit, Lanie, and Neil presented their work in the Theoretical/Computational Chemistry sessions. Thanks for having us, Missouri!

First year ChBE PhD student Jiqing joins the group. Check out his profile under the “People” tab!

Alex and Lanie attended the ACS National Meeting in San Francisco, California. Lanie presented work on development of the Non-Empirical Tight Binding Theory. Thanks for having us, California!

Banhee earns a high pass grade on her qualifying exam. Impressive work, Banhee!

The Mironenko group worked with high school students to teach and demonstrate the principles of computational chemistry. The lesson concluded with a hands-on session where students modeled a catalytic surface.