Department News

Department News

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Student Honors/Awards

Manuraj Kallumkal and Pete Gabriel Ledesma receive Pothapragada International Graduate Student Fellowship

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PhD students Manuraj Kallumkal and Pete Gabriel Ledesma each received the 2023 Pothapragada International Graduate Student Fellowship from the Department of Chemistry in late November. Congratulations, Pete and Manu!

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Faculty Profiles, Staff Profiles

hUMNs of Chemistry #8

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Tara McCoy, Rene Boiteau, and Rowan Matney share their stories.

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Faculty Honors/Awards

Professors Haynes and Carr recognized on 2023 Analytical Scientist Power List

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Distinguished University Teaching Professor Peter Carr and Distinguished McKnight University Professor Christy Haynes have both been named on the 2023 Power List from the Analytical Scientist.

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Faculty Honors/Awards

Ambika Bhagi-Damodaran receives Jonathan L. Sessler Fellowship from the American Chemical Society

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Assistant Professor Ambika Bhagi-Damodaran has been recently awarded the Jonathan L. Sessler Fellowship from the American Chemical Society.

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Faculty Profiles, Staff Profiles, Student Profiles

hUMNs of Chemistry #7

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Timothy Abraham, Jessica Lamb, and Killian MacFeely share their stories.

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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.