Department News

Department News

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Student Honors/Awards

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.

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Research Highlights

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.

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Research Highlights

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.

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Faculty Profiles, Staff Profiles, Student Profiles

hUMNs of Chemistry #6

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Marc Collins, Jenna Humke, and Ken Leopold share their stories.

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Faculty Honors/Awards

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.

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Faculty Profiles, Staff Profiles, Student Profiles

hUMNs of Chemistry #5

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Richard Ede, Harrison Frisk, and Courtney Roberts share their stories.

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Faculty Profiles, News

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.

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Faculty Profiles, News, Staff Profiles, Student Profiles

hUMNs of Chemistry #4

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Collin Clay, Melanie Lex, and Emily Pelton share their stories.

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News, Teaching & Learning

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.

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Postdoctoral Associates Honors & Awards

Dr. Zoua Pa Vang receives National Institutes of Health postdoctoral research award

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Dr. Zoua Pa Vang, a postdoctoral researcher in the Tonks Group, was recently awarded the Ruth L. Kirschstein Postdoctoral Individual National Research Service Award by the NIH.