The countdown begins: the Spring 2026 UMN Chemistry Alumni & Friends Breakfast during ACS Atlanta is one month away! 🍳 Join us on Tuesday, March 24 for coffee and conversation. RSVP here 💌 : docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

The Schrödinger equation turns 100! 🎂 Regents Professor Donald Truhlar shares his thoughts on the “greatest advance of the 20th century" in a new article from C&EN. cen.acs.org/physical-che...

Renee Frontiera has been named the inaugural W. Ronald Gentry Chair of Physical Chemistry! Frontiera's research is highly interdisciplinary, investigating current problems at the interface of chemistry, biology, and materials science. Congratulations, Renee! 🌟 cse.umn.edu/chem/news/pr...

RCSA has awarded $800,000 to 11 #CottrellScholars through its RCSA Bridge Awards, an emergency initiative to help stabilize strong research programs that have experienced disruptions due to abrupt changes to their federal funding.

Mark your calendars: the Spring 2026 UMN Chemistry Alumni & Friends Breakfast during ACS Atlanta is scheduled for Tuesday, March 24! Let's kickoff the morning right with coffee & conversation. All UMN chemists, alumni, collaborators, and friends of the department are warmly encouraged to join. 🍳 ☕

Give to the Max Day is TOMORROW! 🌟 Will you help us fund the future of Energy & U? This year, every gift to our initiative will be matched up to $5,000 thanks to the generosity of Terry and Kym Smith and their family! Let's do this! 👏 crowdfund.umn.edu/participants...

⏰ Give to the Max Day is 3 days away! Chemistry is fundraising for Energy & U, an explosive outreach program for metro-area 3rd-5th grade students. Thanks to the generosity of Terry and Kym Smith and their family, all gifts up to $5,000 will be matched! crowdfund.umn.edu/participants...

Chemistry’s Mass Spectrometry Laboratory Director, Dr. Joseph Dalluge, was recently honored with the Research Technical Staff Award from UMN RIO! We are #UMNProud of Joe and his meaningful impact on the department and the University. 🌟 cse.umn.edu/chem/news/dr...

A breakthrough for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy: an interdisciplinary UMN research team, including Chemistry Regents Prof. Timothy Lodge, has developed a therapeutic approach that is about 150,000 times more effective than similar existing treatments. Published in PNAS! 💥🧪 cse.umn.edu/chem/news/um...

We’re proud to introduce the Wayland E. Noland Organic Chemistry Floor at Fraser Hall, home to four state-of-the-art labs for undergraduate teaching. Named in memory of Professor Emeritus Wayland Noland, it honors his 64 years of service and lasting impact on chemistry education.

Congrats to the 2025 Chemistry Nobel laureates! UMN Chemistry's Prof. Theresa Reineke, one of Omar Yaghi’s first graduate students, shared her insights with NYT and Scientific American – a testament to the lasting impact of mentorship in chemistry. www.scientificamerican.com/article/2025...

The Chemistry-Biology Interface Training Grant isn’t just one of the longest-running student training grants at the University of Minnesota – it’s one of the longest-running training grants in the nation! Explore the program's story here: cse.umn.edu/chem/news/ch... 🧬 🧪 @cse.umn.edu

We are thrilled to share a profile on Prof. Jihye Park, who will join the UMN Department of Chemistry faculty in January 2026! cse.umn.edu/chem/news/ji...

Every year at our Kickoff Seminar, we recognize students who demonstrated excellence in teaching, research, and classwork in the previous school year. This year 20 students were honored with Outstanding TA awards, Excellence Fellowships, and more. Check it out! cse.umn.edu/chem/news/tw...

We had a great day doing Chemistry outreach education at the Minnesota State Fair earlier this week! Turns out we love talking about the chemistry of deep frying almost as much as we love all the deep friend goodness-on-a-stick the fair has to offer! cse.umn.edu/chem/news/de... 🎡 🍟 🎟️

ACS Fall 2025 is officially underway! Here's your guide to presentations and posters by UMN chemists: docs.google.com/document/d/1... #ACSFall2025

Newly-published research from the Lamb Lab explores how dipoles affect the way polymers behave. UMN polymer research plays a key role in the effort to support a future that’s efficient, sustainable, and innovative. 🌱 🧲 🧪 @jacs.acspublications.org @cse.umn.edu cse.umn.edu/chem/news/bu...

We're just one week away from the UMN Chemistry Alumni & Friends Breakfast at ACS Fall 2025 in Washington D.C.! 🍳 🥞 It's not too late to add the breakfast to your registration. We welcome UMN students, faculty, alumni, collaborators, & friends of the department to join. We hope to see you there! 🌟

Chemistry PhD candidate Ikumi Ellis recently earned the NSF Graduate Research Fellowship! As a member of the Boiteau Lab, she studies environmental chemistry to address challenges in agriculture, energy, and ecosystem health. 🌱 🌟 Read more: cse.umn.edu/chem/news/ik... #UMNProud @cse.umn.edu

Through an intercontinental academic partnership, six UMN chemists have earned the the prestigious Royal Society of Chemistry Dalton Horizon Prize! Congratulations to Bittu Chandra, Nabhendu Pal, Abishek Das, Yuan Sheng, Larry Que, and Victor Young! 🌟 @cse.umn.edu cse.umn.edu/chem/news/si...

Chemistry PhD students Rana Abdu and Manuraj Kallumkal have been named 2025 Merck Next Gen Leaders in Chemistry! The award recognizes outstanding research achievements by graduate students in chemistry. Way to go, Manu and Rana! #UMNProud 🌟 Read more: cse.umn.edu/chem/news/ra...

Chemistry PhD student Linh T. Tran earned this year's Stanley Shi-Tung King Fellowship! The award recognizes Tran’s outstanding academic and research performance. 👏 Way to go, Linh! cse.umn.edu/chem/news/li...

Following more than forty years of distinguished service, pioneering leadership, and innovative research, Wayne Gladfelter officially retired from the Department of Chemistry on May 25th. We wish Wayne all the best in his next chapter! cse.umn.edu/chem/news/pr...

Chemistry grad student MaKenna Koble recently earned not one, but two prestigious awards in recognition of her outstanding science & service! Congratulations, MaKenna, on these well-deserved honors. 🌟 Read more about her awards from the DOE & the UMN President's Office: cse.umn.edu/chem/news/ma...

Assistant Professor Courtney Roberts ( @cortnieroberts.bsky.social) has been recently honored twice over! Her new awards include the CSE George Taylor Career Development Award and the 2025 Camille Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Award. Congratulations, Courtney! 🌟 @cse.umn.edu cse.umn.edu/chem/news/as...

Prof. Varun Gadkari and undergraduate Arabella Garcia have both recently earned awards from the American Society for Mass Spectrometry! 🌟 Congratulations, Varun and Bella! #DriventoDiscover #UMNProud cse.umn.edu/chem/news/20...

Here's another insider look into the Chemistry Undergraduate Teaching Laboratory project! Things are really starting to come together – we can't wait to welcome students to this space after summer break! #UMNProud www.youtube.com/shorts/fkMDm...

It's CSE Student Support Week, and the Neon Award is back for its second year! 🏆 This award will recognize an exceptional undergraduate chemistry major from the class of 2025 – help us spread the word or click the link below to make a gift! @umncse.bsky.social z.umn.edu/NeonAward2025

Pssst... Want to take a peek inside of our new Undergraduate Chemistry Laboratory Building? A lot of things are coming together – we can't wait to welcome students to this new space in the fall! youtube.com/shorts/F0Dlm... @umncse.bsky.social

Chemistry PhD candidate Luc Wetherbee recently earned a fellowship for the Circularity Impact Program: A NSF Research Traineeship at the University of Minnesota. 🌱 👏 Congratulations, Luc! #UMNProud cse.umn.edu/chem/news/lu...

We have more than one reason to celebrate today – Professor Erin Carlson (@eecchemistry.bsky.social) has been awarded the Distinguished McKnight University Professorship! The award recognizes Erin's dedication to research, mentorship, and service. #UMNProud cse.umn.edu/chem/news/pr...

Assistant Professor Jessica Lamb (@ewerpointe.bsky.social) recently earned a new title – McKnight Land-Grant Professor! The award recognizes outstanding contributions by assistant professors at UMN. Congratulations, Jessica! #UMNProud Read Jessica's story here: cse.umn.edu/chem/news/as...

ACS Spring 2025 is here! 🌱 🧬 🗓️ 🧪 Check out the schedule of UMN talks below, or view the PDF version at z.umn.edu/ScheduleACS. We hope everyone has an energizing, productive, and FUN time at the meeting! @acs.org

I am now on #bluesky! #FirstPost to report (tinyurl.com/4n4tyau7) that physicochemically altered variants of (hetero)cyclohexanecarboxylate are accessible by a 2-step 1,3-bis-trifluoromethylation then oxidative malononitrile FGI to carboxylates. We envisage that such building blocks... 1/2

Assistant Professors Rene Boiteau and Courtney Roberts have been named two of only 126 early-career researchers who will receive a prestigious 2025 Sloan Research Fellowship! Congratulations, Rene and Courtney! #UMNProud cse.umn.edu/college/news...

The Haynes group recently received a patent for their groundbreaking novel nanoparticle research that aims to fight global food insecurity. We're #UMNProud of this powerful research progress! #DriventoDiscover 🍉 cse.umn.edu/chem/news/ha...

Prof. William C. K. Pomerantz and his collaborators have been awarded a $3.5M grant through the National Cancer Institute at the NIH. The grant will fund the team’s work in the area of epigenetic therapy. Way to go, Will! 🔬 cse.umn.edu/chem/news/po...

Welcome back to campus, Gophers! The CSE Career fair is just two weeks away! Join the college at 3M Arena at Mariucci on Tuesday, February 4th from noon - 5 p.m. Learn more here: z.umn.edu/CSE_Career_F... 💼 💻 📄

Wondering what we've been up to lately? We've been busy hosting Energy & U! This month we are hosting 20 explosive chemistry shows for more than 6,000 metro-area elementary school students. Here are a few photos from Prof. Kelsey Stoerzinger's presentation last week. 🔥 🧨 🧪

New review article out in Chemical Society Reviews @roysocchem.bsky.social featuring @clh731.bsky.social + many co-authors providing a historical perspective on Surface-enhanced Raman Spectroscopy! #SERS @umnchemistry.bsky.social pubs.rsc.org/en/content/a...

Are you going to the Spring ACS Meeting in San Diego? We invite all UMN Chemistry alumni, collaborators, and friends to join us for our tradition of networking brunch on March 25th! 🍳🥓🧃 You can add the event to your ACS registration at checkout. We hope to see some of you there!

We're #UMNProud of Assistant Professor Jessica Lamb (@ewerpointe.bsky.social), one of four recipients of the 2025 Marion Milligan Mason Award from AAAS! Extra good news: Asst. Prof. Michelle Calabrese from CEMS was also one of the awardees! #DriventoDiscover 🌟 cse.umn.edu/chem/news/as...

New drone photos of our University of Minnesota Department of Chemistry Teaching Building in progress, side-by-side with the original renderings. It is coming along and looking beautiful (even with the #IcyMississippi in the foreground). #UMNProud #Fall2025

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