Department News
Department News
Professor David Blank appointed Associate Dean for Undergraduate Programs
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The University of Minnesota College of Science and Engineering Dean Andrew Alleyne named Professor David Blank Associate Dean for Undergraduate Programs.
Fourteen students recognized at 22nd annual GSRS
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Each year, the GSRS gives UMN Chemistry graduate students the opportunity to present a research highlight to their peers, mentors, and a panel of judges.
UMN hosts Green & Sustainable Chemistry Workshop for High School Teachers
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The department hosted 16 high school teachers for a three-day Green and Sustainable Chemistry workshop. Now in its sixth year, the workshop has now served more than 100 high school instructors.
Distinguished McKnight University Professor Ilja Siepmann honored with John M. Prausnitz Award
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Distinguished McKnight University Professor Ilja Siepmann recently received the 2023 John M. Prausnitz Award.
Energy and U eclipses 100,000 student milestone
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It’s official: more than 100,000 students in the Twin Cities metro area have engaged with chemistry through the biannual Energy and U program. With the completion of the May 2023 series, the interactive show – which teaches third, fourth, and fifth graders about the First Law of Thermodynamics – surpassed this major education milestone.
Safia Jilani awarded Ford Foundation Postdoctoral Fellowship
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Dr. Safia Jilani, a postdoctoral associate in Professor Christy Haynes’ lab, has been awarded the prestigious Ford Foundation Postdoctoral Fellowship by the National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine. The fellowship – which provides support for scholars and future professors to use inclusion and diversity to improve the student experience in higher education – will support Safia and her research for one year.
SGC graduate students awarded UMN Systemwide Sustainability Collaborative Team Impact Award
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The graduate students of the Sustainable and Green Chemistry (SGC) Committee have been awarded the 2023 University of Minnesota Systemwide Sustainability Collaborative Team Impact Award. The award recognizes student collaborations from all campuses who have made significant contributions to UMN and local communities in helping create a more sustainable and just future.
Four Chemistry graduate students awarded Doctoral Dissertation Fellowships
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Four Chemistry graduate students have been awarded 2023-24 Doctoral Dissertation Fellowships (DDF). The awardees are Beza Tuga, Erin Plasek, Rachel Rapagnani, and Shelby Auger.
Undergraduate junior Ethan Ashbrook named a 2023 Goldwater Scholar
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Chemistry undergraduate student Ethan Ashbrook has been named a 2023 Goldwater Scholar. Ethan is a junior in the University of Minnesota Chemistry BS program working with Professor Ian Tonks.
Rene Boiteau joins Department of Chemistry faculty
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The Department of Chemistry will welcome Rene Boiteau as an Assistant Professor in fall 2023. Boiteau has been a faculty member at Oregon State University since 2018, with a joint appointment in the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory’s Environmental Molecular Sciences Division.