Department News

Department News

Faculty Honors/Awards

Professors Cramer and Truhlar on list of Highly Cited Researchers

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The Web of Science Group, a Clarivate Analytics company, released its annual global list of Highly Cited Researchers, which includes Professor Christopher Cramer, University of Minnesota Vice President of Research, and Regents Professor Donald Truhlar.

Professor Ian Tonks
Faculty Honors/Awards

Professor Tonks receives DOE Early Career Research Program Award

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Professor Ian A. Tonks received a Department of Energy (DOE) Early Career Research Program award. This highly-competitive national award provides support to exceptional researchers.

multiple bonds at UMn in uranium-transition metal complexes
Research Highlights

Multiple bonds at UMn in uranium–transition metal complexes

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Two new heterobimetallic complexes containing uranium and first-row transition metal have been predicted using quantum chemical methods.

Faculty Honors/Awards

Professors named 2019 ACS Fellows

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Professor Philippe Buhlmann and Professor Marc Hillmyer were named 2019 American Chemical Society Fellows.

portrait of Professor Ian Tonks
Faculty Honors/Awards

Ian Tonks promoted to Associate Professor

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The University of Minnesota Board of Regents approved, Thursday, May 9, the promotion of Ian Tonks from assistant professor to associate professor with tenure. The promotion is effective, Monday, July 1, 2019.

portrait of Professor Renee Frontiera
Faculty Honors/Awards

Renee Frontiera promoted to Associate Professor

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The University of Minnesota Board of Regents approved, Thursday, May 9, the promotion of Renee Frontiera from assistant professor to associate professor with tenure. The promotion is effective, Monday, July 1, 2019.

Aaron Massari and Joe Franek create molten iron at Energy & U show.
Outreach

Energy and U public show, Saturday, May 18

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Flames, explosions, music, and screaming gummy bears! They're all part of a fun and high-energy University of Minnesota College of Science and Engineering outreach program, Energy and U, that aims to interest young people in science.