Department News
Department News
hUMNs of Chemistry #4
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Collin Clay, Melanie Lex, and Emily Pelton share their stories.
hUMNs of Chemistry #3
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Erin Carlson and Maggie Kumler share their stories.
hUMNs of Chemistry #2
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Chellina Angok, Brandon Hosford, and Sapna Sarupria share their stories.
hUMNs of Chemistry #1
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Rana Abdu, Mollie Dunlap, and Aaron Massari share their stories.
Thomas Smith joins the department as Director of Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) laboratory
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Dr. Thomas Smith joined the Department of Chemistry in April as the new Director of the Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) laboratory. As director of the NMR lab, which provides access to equipment and expertise for departmental research and teaching, Smith will be responsible for maintaining the lab and spectrometers, while also training users, collaborating on research projects, and running service samples.
Victor Munsch: Shipping, receiving, stockroom guru
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Victor "Vic" Munsch is retiring after 41 years of outstanding service with the Department of Chemistry. He started working for the department on Sept. 4, 1979, just three days after his marriage to wife Rose. He worked for more than 28 years in shipping and receiving and more than 12 years managing the Chemistry Research Stockroom.
Joseph Franek: Chemical demonstration wizard
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Joseph "Joe" Franek, the Department of Chemistry’s chemical demonstration director, is retiring after more than 26 years of service to the University of Minnesota, which includes four years on the Morris campus and 22 years on the Twin Cities campus. He started working for the University of Minnesota Twin Cities in July 1998.
Eileen Harvala: Chemistry communications coordinator
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Eileen Harvala is retiring after more than 10 years of service as the Department of Chemistry’s communications coordinator. She is the department’s first communications coordinator.