{"id":43,"date":"2018-08-19T02:13:20","date_gmt":"2018-08-19T09:13:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vendor.hub.wp.nau.edu\/chem-biochem\/chem-biochem\/"},"modified":"2026-04-01T20:13:01","modified_gmt":"2026-04-01T20:13:01","slug":"chem-biochem","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/department-chemistry-biochemistry\/","title":{"rendered":"Chemistry and Biochemistry"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Chemistry and Biochemistry<\/h1>\n<h2>Beakers, boron, and burettes<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-422 size-tall-banner-image\" src=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/department-chemistry-biochemistry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/375\/2018\/11\/DJI_0008_Drone_Sunrise_20180122-e1543358424366-960x384.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"384\" srcset=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/375\/2018\/11\/DJI_0008_Drone_Sunrise_20180122-e1543358424366-960x384.jpg 960w, 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https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/375\/faculty-19-20-1440x576.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class='shortcode-column-container'><!-- shortcode-column -->\n<div class=\"shortcode-column shortcode-column--count-2\">\n    <\/p>\n<p><!-- shortcode-image-callout -->\n<span class=\"shortcode-image-callout shortcode-image-callout--center\">\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/department-chemistry-biochemistry\/degrees-and-programs\/\">    <span class=\"shortcode-image-callout__outer-container\">\n        <span class=\"shortcode-image-callout__container\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1444 size-square-image\" src=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/375\/2018_09_04_HonorsDormScout-5585-2-300x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"380\" height=\"380\" srcset=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/375\/2018_09_04_HonorsDormScout-5585-2-300x300.jpeg 300w, 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class=\"alignnone wp-image-1237 size-square-image\" src=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/375\/IMG_6459-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/375\/IMG_6459-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/375\/IMG_6459-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/375\/IMG_6459-600x600.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\n                        <span class=\"shortcode-image-callout__header-container\">\n                <span>Current students<\/span>\n            <\/span>\n                    <\/span>\n            <\/span>\n    <\/a><\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class='shortcode-column-container'><!-- shortcode-column -->\n<div class=\"shortcode-column shortcode-column--count-2\">\n    <\/p>\n<p><!-- shortcode-image-callout -->\n<span class=\"shortcode-image-callout shortcode-image-callout--center\">\n    <a 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150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\n                        <span class=\"shortcode-image-callout__header-container\">\n                <span>Research<\/span>\n            <\/span>\n                    <\/span>\n            <\/span>\n    <\/a><\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- shortcode-right-column -->\n<div class=\"shortcode-right-column\" >\n    <div class=\"shortcode-right-column__container\"><!-- shortcode-block -->\n<div class=\"shortcode-block\">\n      <div class=\"block-header\">\n        <h3>Department news<\/h3>\n    <\/div>\n          <div class=\"block-body\">\n      <div><\/p>\n<p>Fall 2025 Chemistry graduate Henry Garland was featured in this <a href=\"https:\/\/news.nau.edu\/henry-garland\/\">NAU Review article<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><\/div>\n          <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p><!-- shortcode-block -->\n<div class=\"shortcode-block\">\n      <div class=\"block-header\">\n        <h3>Congratulations!<\/h3>\n    <\/div>\n          <div class=\"block-body\">\n      <div><\/p>\n<p>Congratulations to all students who received Chemistry and Biochemistry scholarships and awards in Spring 2021. The full list of awardees can be found <a href=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/department-chemistry-biochemistry\/2021-awards\/\">here<\/a>. In addition, Patrick Cross was recognized as the Outstanding Senior for the College of Environment, Forestry and Natural Sciences for Spring 2021. And Jani Ingram has been promoted to the rank of Regents&#8217; professor.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><\/div>\n          <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p><!-- shortcode-block -->\n<div class=\"shortcode-block\">\n      <div class=\"block-header\">\n        <h3>News and Events<\/h3>\n    <\/div>\n          <div class=\"block-body\">\n      <div><\/p>\n<p>Chemistry and Biochemistry Professor and Chair Brandon Cruickshank has been honored as the 2019 NAU homecoming dedicatee! <a href=\"http:\/\/news.nau.edu\/brandon-cruickshank\/\">Read more here<\/a> and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/azdailysun.com\/news\/local\/chemistry-chair-cruickshank-named-nau-homecoming-dedicatee\/article_a9c13ed2-74d6-50d4-97fc-59597cc03af5.html#utm_source=azdailysun.com&amp;utm_campaign=%2Fnewsletter-templates%2Fnews-alert&amp;utm_medium=PostUp&amp;utm_content=326c5a19d4ec6666a6e9ef313956cac6bcdc3455\">here<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Congratulations to <a title=\"Professor Jani Ingram\" href=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/department-chemistry-biochemistry\/ingram\/\">Professor Jani Ingram<\/a>, who has been honored by the American Chemical Society with the ACS Award for Encouraging Disadvantaged Students into Careers in the Chemical Sciences. Read more about the award <a title=\"Dr. Ingram's award\" href=\"https:\/\/cen.acs.org\/articles\/96\/i2\/ACS-Award-Encouraging-Disadvantaged-Students.html\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Looking for a chemistry job? Information to help you start your search can be found\u00a0<a title=\"Lab Instructor and Lab Manager positions\" href=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/department-chemistry-biochemistry\/jobs\/\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a title=\"Stay up-to-date\" href=\"https:\/\/legacy.nau.edu\/CEFNS\/News-Events\/\">Stay up-to-date<\/a> with the College of the Environment, Forestry, and Natural Sciences.<\/p>\n<p><\/div>\n          <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chemistry and Biochemistry Beakers, boron, and burettes With our rigorous, research-based programs, expert faculty, and modern facilities, we\u2019ll prepare you for a great career and a great future in the fields of chemistry and biochemistry.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":408,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"my-templates\/home-page.php","meta":{"_relevanssi_hide_post":"","_relevanssi_hide_content":"","_relevanssi_pin_for_all":"","_relevanssi_pin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_unpin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_include_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_exclude_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_no_append":"","_relevanssi_related_not_related":"","_relevanssi_related_posts":"","_relevanssi_noindex_reason":"","ring_central_script_selection":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-43","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/department-chemistry-biochemistry\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/43","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/department-chemistry-biochemistry\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/department-chemistry-biochemistry\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/department-chemistry-biochemistry\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/department-chemistry-biochemistry\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=43"}],"version-history":[{"count":92,"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/department-chemistry-biochemistry\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/43\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1454,"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/department-chemistry-biochemistry\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/43\/revisions\/1454"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/department-chemistry-biochemistry\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/408"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/department-chemistry-biochemistry\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=43"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}