Department News
Department News
Professor Race wins 2021 Thieme Chemistry Journal Award
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Nicholas Race, assistant professor of chemistry, has won a 2021 Thieme Chemistry Journal Award. This award is presented every year to up-and-coming researchers worldwide who are in the early stages of their independent academic career as assistant or junior professors.
Brian Carrick wins 1st place in AIChE competition
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Brian Carrick, a junior undergraduate student double majoring in chemical engineering and chemistry, tied for first place in the 2020 American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) Student Technical Presentation Competition.
Donald Truhlar on Clarivate list of Highly Cited Researchers
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Regents Professor Donald Truhlar is one of 30 researchers at the University of Minnesota named to the 2020 list of Highly Cited Researchers by Clarivate™, which is powered by Web of Science™. Truhlar has been on the Highly Cited Researchers list annually since 2001.
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.
A year like no other . . . with amazing accomplishments
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It has certainly been a year like no other. I am always amazed by the accomplishments of our students, alumni, faculty, and staff. My confidence in our team has never wavered.
Professor Lu receives Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel Research Award
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Professor Connie Lu has received a Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel Research Award from the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation in Germany. She was honored for her outstanding research record.
Give to the Max supporting Jeannette Brown Lectureship
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Early giving has started for Give to the Max Day, which is scheduled for Thursday, Nov. 19, 2020. The Department of Chemistry is supporting donations to the Jeannette Brown Lectureship. Your Give to the Max Day gift will be matched dollar for dollar, up to $5,000.
Huda Zahid receives IEM Doctoral Fellowship
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Huda Zahid, a fourth-year graduate student working with Professor William Pomerantz, has received a 2020-2021 Engineering in Medicine Doctoral Fellowship from the University of Minnesota Institute for Engineering in Medicine.