Department News
Nicholas Garcia awarded a DoE Office of Science Graduate Research Award
Posted April 8, 2021
Nicholas Garcia awarded a Department of Energy Office of Science Graduate Research (SCGSR) Award
Dr. Evan Beaumier has been awarded the Department of Chemistry’s 2020 Best Thesis Award
Posted April 2, 2021
Dr. Evan Beaumier has been awarded the Department of Chemistry’s 2020 Best Thesis Award
Jennifer Kimbrough awarded a National Cancer Institute Ruth L. Kirschstein Postdoctoral Individual National Research Service Award
Posted March 26, 2021
Jennifer Kimbrough, PhD, is a postdoc in the lab of Prof Will Pomerantz and has been recently awarded a National Cancer Institute Ruth L. Kirschstein Postdoctoral Individual National Research Service Award.
Professor Pomerantz awarded $1.9M NIH MIRA grant
Posted March 26, 2021
Associate Professor William CK Pomerantz has been awarded a $1.9 million dollar grant from the National Institute of General Medical Sciences at NIH “Chemical Probe Development for Epigenetic Complexes Enabled by Protein-Observed 19 F NMR.
Ian Tonks receives LSI Graduate Research Faculty Safety Award
Posted March 23, 2021
Associate Professor Ian A. Tonks has been selected to receive the Laboratory Safety Institute (LSI) Graduate Research Faculty Safety Award from the American Chemical Society (ACS) Division of Chemical Health and Safety. This award recognizes graduate-level academic research faculty who demonstrate outstanding commitment to chemical health and safety in their laboratories.
Statement on the attack and murders in Atlanta, GA
Posted March 23, 2021
We explicitly state our support of Asian, Pacific Islander, and Asian American students and condemn racism and hate-crimes directed at people from Asian and Pacific Islander communities by all forms and beliefs of white supremacy.
Statement on Sexual Harassment
Posted March 23, 2021
Sexual harassment and misconduct are never acceptable and will not be tolerated in our department. Any individual who reports misconduct will be met with support and respect, and retaliation will not be tolerated in any form. Our department prioritizes and will continue to work tirelessly to build and strengthen a climate based on communication and transparency. We strive to listen to and respect all voices in our community. We emphasize that ours is a climate in which inappropriate behavior is simply unacceptable.
Gwendolyn Bailey joins Department of Chemistry
Posted March 11, 2021
In Fall 2021, the Department of Chemistry will welcome Gwen Bailey as an Assistant Professor. Bailey joins the University of Minnesota – Twin Cities following a postdoctoral appointment at Caltech. She was awarded a Ph.D. in 2018 for work with Deryn Fogg at the University of Ottawa in Canada.
Collaborative research featured on journal covers
Posted February 26, 2021
University of Minnesota Twin Cities graduate students and postdoctoral associates carried out collaborative research on fluid phase and adsorption equilibria that is highlighted on three ACS journal covers in early 2021.
Professor Bhagi-Damodaran receives NSF CAREER Award
Posted February 16, 2021
The NSF CAREER award aims to support junior faculty members who embody the role of ideal teacher-scholars through the integration of education and research while supporting the mission of their organization, and provides the Bhagi-Damodaran Lab $940,980 over five years.