Department News
Department News
hUMNs of Chemistry #7
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Timothy Abraham, Jessica Lamb, and Killian MacFeely share their stories.
PhD candidate Casey Ritts receives American Cancer Society Postdoctoral Fellowship
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Chemistry PhD candidate Casey Ritts – who’s just two weeks away from his dissertation defense – has been awarded a postdoctoral fellowship from the American Cancer Society.
A trio of papers highlights utility of synthetic probes for exploring protein-lipid modification
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The Distefano group in the University of Minnesota Department of Chemistry is making strides in protein-lipid research.
Bhagi-Damodaran group researchers discover how electrostatics control active site assembly and reactivity in iron enzymes that directly halogenate small molecules
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McKnight Land-Grant Professor Ambika Bhagi-Damodaran and her research group are making strides in sustainable enzyme research.
hUMNs of Chemistry #6
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Marc Collins, Jenna Humke, and Ken Leopold share their stories.
Professor Mark Distefano receives UMN Outstanding Service Award
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Prof. Distefano has been awarded an Outstanding Service Award in recognition of his work chairing the All-University Honors Committee & the Namings and Renamings Work Group.
hUMNs of Chemistry #5
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Richard Ede, Harrison Frisk, and Courtney Roberts share their stories.
Frontiera, Massari, Pomerantz, and Tonks promoted to full professor
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Four Chemistry faculty members – Renee Frontiera, Aaron Massari, William Pomerantz, and Ian Tonks – received promotion to full professor, effective this fall.
hUMNs of Chemistry #4
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Collin Clay, Melanie Lex, and Emily Pelton share their stories.
Celebrating the official kickoff of the Undergraduate Teaching Laboratory Building project
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Governor Tim Walz and Lt. Governor Peggy Flanagan joined UMN and state dignitaries and guests for a kickoff ceremony for the new Chemistry teaching facility.