News, Events & CEMS Seminars

DEPARTMENT EVENTS
SPRING 2022 CEMS SEMINAR SCHEDULE
JANUARY & FEBRUARY
Thursday, January 20: Dr. Kumar Varoon Agrawal, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Switzerland. ZOOM seminar.
During the months of January and February, CEMS will hold numerous faculty candidate seminars. To protect the confidentiality of the search process, the details of those seminars will not be posted on the CEMS website.
MARCH
Tuesday, March 1: Dr. Rufina Alamo, Florida A&M University-Florida State University
Thursday, March 3: faculty candidate seminar
March 7-11: UMN Spring Break, no seminars
March 14-18: APS meeting in Chicago, no seminars
March 20-24: ACS meeting in San Diego, no seminars
Tuesday, March 29: Dr. Chinedum Osuji, University of Pennsylvania
APRIL
Tuesday, April 5: Dr. Christian Pester, Pennsylvania State University
Tuesday, April 19: Dr. Hang Lu, Georgia Institute of Technology
Thursday, April 21: Dr. Srinivas Rangarajan, Lehigh University
Tuesday, April 26: Dr. Ofer Manor, Technion - Israel Institute of Technology
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Watch: MacArthur "genius grant" recipients
Posted March 24, 2021
March 24, 2021 - President Joan Gabel hosted an Impact Leaders event on March 17 that featured an illuminating virtual conversation with 2020 MacArthur...

Turan Birol named McKnight Land-Grant Professor
Posted March 17, 2021
March 17, 2021 - Assistant Professor Turan Birol is among ten recipients of the 2021-2023 McKnight Land-Grant Professorship. This University-wide program seeks to advance...

Groundbreaking discovery shows lab-created heart valves can grow with the recipient
Posted March 17, 2021
March 17, 2021 - A groundbreaking new study led by University of Minnesota Twin Cities researchers from both the College of Science and Engineering...

Michelle Calabrese wins 3M Non-Tenured Faculty Award
Posted March 9, 2021
March 9, 2021 - Assistant Professor Michelle Calabrese has received a 3M Non-Tenured Faculty Award to support her research on the rheology of soft...

CEMS alumni featured in C&EN Trailblazers issue
Posted February 26, 2021
Feb. 26, 2021 - Three CEMS alumni, Thomas Epps, III, Cordell Hardy, and Samson A. Jenekhe, are featured in the Chemical & Engineering News...

CEMS researchers say distancing matters in catalysis too
Posted February 24, 2021
Feb. 24, 2021 - In an innovative study, CEMS researchers have brought new fundamental understanding to catalytic reactions used in the production of fuels...

CEMS alumnus Samson Jenekhe awarded 2021 APS Polymer Physics Prize
Posted February 23, 2021
Feb. 23, 2021 - CEMS alumnus Samson A. Jenekhe (PhD ChE '85), Boeing-Martin Professor of Chemical Engineering and Professor of Chemistry at the University...

PPG renews fellowship award to CEMS
Posted February 18, 2021
Feb. 18, 2021 - PPG, a global leader and supplier of paints, coatings, and specialty materials, has identified the University of Minnesota’s Department of...

Discovery improves catalytic production of chemicals
Posted February 16, 2021
Feb. 16, 2021 - In a new study, a national team of researchers, including a University of Minnesota Twin Cities professor, have discovered an...

Turan Birol wins NSF CAREER Award
Posted February 10, 2021
Feb. 10, 2021 - Assistant Professor Turan Birol has been selected for a Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Award from the National Science Foundation