Recent News and Events

WWU receives National Science Foundation capacity-building grant to expand regional industry partnerships

Three universities to split $1.2 million in funding; WWU's efforts led by Chemistry's Amanda Murphy

EPIIC: Strategic University Practices to Expand Research (SUPER) Partnerships

January 24, 2025 

Amanda Murphy wearing blue top, necklace and glasses

WWU's Mike Larsen wins prestigious CAREER grant from the NSF

Award will allow him to continue his research into biodegradable polymers that might one day replace plastics

January 14, 2025

Mike Larsen wearing red shirt w/blue-checked shirt underneath

WWU’s Robert Berger named a Dreyfus Foundation Teacher-Scholar for 2024-25

One of only nine Dreyfus teacher-scholar awards awarded by its foundation this year

December 3, 2024

Robert Berger in field wearing blue checked shirt w/black tee shirt beneath

WWU’s John Gilbertson and Tim Kowalczyk receive $373,813 grant from NSF for work on nitrogen coupling

The aim in the current grant is to help uncover the mystery of N-N coupling and how the N-N bonds are formed. 

November 21, 2024

John Gilbertson in black shirt and black ribbed vest, wearing glasses
Tim K wearing red shirt and glasses

Chemistry's Tim Kowalczyk named a Henry Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar for 2023-24

One of only eight faculty chosen nationally for the award

September 16, 2024

Tim Kowalczyk wearing red shirt and glasses