Chemistry News & Feature Stories

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Taimeng Liang awarded ACS Division of Medicinal Chemistry Predoctoral Fellowship

Chemistry PhD student Taimeng Liang recently received a Division of Medicinal Chemistry Predoctoral Fellowship from the American Chemical Society.
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2023 UMN Chemistry patents

Five Department of Chemistry faculty members were granted patents for their groundbreaking discoveries in 2023.
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Jan-Niklas Boyn and Kade Head-Marsden join Department of Chemistry

Dr. Jan-Niklas Boyn and Dr. Kade Head-Marsden will join the Department of Chemistry faculty in Fall 2024.
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William C. K. Pomerantz receives Horace T. Morse Award

Professor William C. K. Pomerantz recently received the Horace T. Morse Award, the University of Minnesota Alumni Association Award for Outstanding Contributions to Undergraduate Education.
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MSDFT Calculations Reveal a Quantum-Switch Mechanism in Photosynthesis

Professor Jiali Gao and his collaborators have recently published a new paper in Nature Plants that explores problems and solutions related to photosynthesis and bioengineered plants.
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hUMNs of Chemistry #12

Andrea Ligocki, Chuck Tomlinson, and Bethany Widholm share their stories.
Timothy Lodge

Regents Professor Timothy Lodge elected to National Academy of Engineering

Timothy Lodge has been elected to the National Academy of Engineering for “contributions to the understanding of the dynamic properties of multicomponent polymers and self-assembled structures."
McKnight Land-Grant Professor Courtney Roberts

Professor Courtney Roberts selected for McKnight Land-Grant Professorship award

Courtney Roberts has been awarded the McKnight Land-Grant Professorship, an award created for highly-promising junior faculty members.
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hUMNs of Chemistry #11

Steven Diaz, Chris Douglas, and Dan MacEwan share their stories.

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