Department News

Department News

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Student Honors/Awards

The Hoye group discloses “Radial hexadehydro-Diels-Alder reactions”

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Dan Lee, a 5th year graduate student in Professor Thomas Hoye’s research group, discloses a new synthetic strategy enabled by the hexadehydro-Diels-Alder (HDDA) reaction.

portrait of Professor Jane Wissinger
Faculty Honors/Awards

2021 Brasted Award for Excellence in College Teaching awarded to Professor Jane Wissinger

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The Brasted award is given to an individual who excels in instruction, supervising, innovative course work and exceptional teaching at the college level chemistry courses and laboratory instructions. This year's award goes to Dr. Jane Wissinger of University of Minnesota

professor Sapna Sarupria
Faculty Honors/Awards

Professor Sapna Sarupria joins new NSF funded research team to reduce reliance on vaccine cold chain

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A multi-institutional team of scientists which includes professor Sapna Sarupria of the Department of Chemistry has been awarded the NSF’s DMREF (Designing Materials to Revolutionize and Engineer our Future) award.

Student Honors/Awards

Students honored for Third-Year Talks at 20th annual Graduate Student Research Symposium

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Eight graduate students in their third years were selected as winners of the department’s 20th annual Graduate Student Research Symposium, sponsored by PPG. The winning speakers were selected by the guest and faculty judges.

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Faculty Honors/Awards

Regents Professor Tim Lodge named as inaugural Prager Chair in Macromolecular Science in Chemistry

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University of Minnesota Regents Professor Timothy Lodge has been named the inaugural Prager Chair in Macromolecular Science in Chemistry. The chair is the first of two established by the late College of Science and Engineering Professor Emeritus Stephen Prager and the late Dr. Julie Prager.

Chris Warkentin
Student Honors/Awards

Graduate student Chris Warkentin named REC Fellow by UMN Institute on the Environment

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Chris Warkentin has been awarded a $50,000 Renewable Energy Commercialization (REC) Fellowship. Warketin is a graduate student with Prof. Renee Frontiera. He is one of three new fellows announced for 2021-22

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Student Honors/Awards

Four Chemistry Graduate and Undergraduate Students Recognized for Leadership and Service

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Two chemistry graduate students, Maetzin Cruz-Reyes and Rebeca Rodriguez, and two undergraduate chemistry majors, Meghan Cahill and Jeffy Jeffy are 2021 recipients of the President’s Student Leadership & Service Award (PSLSA).

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Student Honors/Awards

Two outstanding graduate students receive Overend Award in Physical Chemistry

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Jiaxin Ning and Chris Warkentin have received the 2020-2021 Overend Award in Physical Chemistry. This award honors outstanding physical chemistry graduate student researchers.

Becky Rodriguez
Student Honors/Awards

Chemistry graduate student Rebeca Rodriguez honored with Josie R. Johnson award

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Chemistry graduate student Rebeca “Becky” Rodriguez has received the Spring 2021 Josie R. Johnson Human Rights and Social Justice Award. Becky is the first recipient from the College of Science & Engineering in the 23-year history of the Josie R. Johnson award.

Larry Miller
In memoriam

In memorium: Professor Emeritus Larry Miller

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Professor Emeritus Larry Miller passed away at the age of 81.