CCE Scientist, Moran Frenkle-Pinter presents on Chemical Evolution as a feature speaker for NASA's PCE3 series. Moran Frenkel-Pinter started…

Georgia Tech researchers have expanded the synthetic value of the common building block dihydroxyfumaric acid (DHF). The diester derivative of DHF…

Congratulations to the newly minted Dr. George Ward. Dr. Ward succesfully defended his thesis, "Prebiotic Inspiration to Functional…

PhD student Kelvin Smith, who is advised by Martha Grover and Charlie Liotta, won an Alfred P. Sloan Minority Graduate Scholarship. This $40,000…

The Center for Chemical Evolution played an integral role again at this year's Atlanta Science Festival. The Festival, which has just…

Kelvin Smith was honored on April 12, 2018 by the School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering for his outstanding teaching in the academic…

Nick Hud provides insight into how asteroids may impact prebiotic chemistry. 


The animator behind Stated Clearly, Jon Perry, will be presenting on February 7 as part of the College of Charleson's Darwin Week programming…

The Center for Chemical Evolution's newest collaboration with Stated Clearly is now live. The animation explores how contemporary scientists…

EPISODE TRANSCRIPT—PART 1: HEATHER ABBOTT-LYON: So I met John fifteen years ago at a recruitment weekend for the Chemistry Department at Ohio…

In addition to having recently successfully defended her dissertation, Christine was recently given the Suddath award to encourage graduate study…

CCE invesitgator Martha Grover gave a talk titled, "A system-level viewpoint of the chmical origins of life," at the 5th ELSI symposium…

Nick Hud discusses his research on the roots of terrestrial life. 


All living creatures today reproduce and evolve using a complex gene-enzyme cycle. If we look at a cell, for example, information encoded in its…

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The University System of Georgia (USG)'s Board of Regents has appointed Nick Hud as a Regents Professor. This title represents the highest…

Joel Keelor successfully defended his Ph.D dissertation, "Advancements in Coupling Ambient Plasma Ionization and Drift Tube Ion Mobility…

Eric Parker successfully defended his Ph. D research and is bound to start his career at the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center.


You may have noticed a little extra pink in the Atlanta streets last week. The 2016 Atlanta Science Festival has just come to a close, marking the…

Nick Hud, a chemist at the Georgia Institute of Technology, and his collaborators are looking beyond biology to the role of chemistry in the…