Edward Sucharda (1891-1947) was a renowned Polish chemist and engineer.

Henry Rapoport (November 16, 1918 - March 6, 2002) was an internationally renowned organic chemist and Professor of Chemistry at the University of California, Berkeley.

Kronous, who was a renowned chemist and microscopist, was among those called upon.

Herbert Roesky, (b November 6, 1935), is an internationally renowned inorganic chemist.

Thirumalachari Ramasami, a former director of the institute, was a renowned chemist.

His brother, Marko Leko, was a renowned chemist.

His son Arthur Lapworth became a renowned chemist and his son Herbert a civil engineer, engineering geologist, stratigrapher and palaeontologist.

The world renowned chemist Brent Teaford also once called Union Star home.

His son Karl Dimroth was also a renowned chemist.

Maitland Jones, Jr (born November 23, 1937) is an internationally renowned American experimental chemist, based primarily at Princeton University.