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3 days ago
Great dinner with colleagues at pacifichem!
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Thank you to all the amazing students who participated in our latest poster session!
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Check out the article on magnonics by Rachel Brazil with contributions from U Chem Distinguished Professor Emeritus, Joel Miller.
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Magnetic spin waves could slash computer energy consumption
Researchers are developing magnonic processors that use magnetic spin waves instead of electric current to process data. Rachel Brazil discovers how it could potentially reduce energy consumption by 9...
https://www.chemistryworld.com/features/magnetic-spin-waves-could-slash-computer-energy-consumption/4022276.article
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Make sure you're following all our other social media pages - including our brand new LinkedIn page! Head to our Linktree and click the social media icons to make sure you never miss an update from U Chem:
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If you are interested in pursuing a PhD here at U Chemistry, make sure to join our upcoming virtual information session! Scan the QR code to register, or follow this link:
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Due to high demand, we have opened an additional date for our annual Faraday lecture series on Wednesday, December 10th at 7 pm. If you would like to attend, please fill out the form here:
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If you are interested in pursuing a PhD here at U Chemistry, make sure to join one of our upcoming virtual information sessions:
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about 2 months ago
Check out our new paper on Electrochemical Trifluoromethylchlorosulfonylation of Alkenes via CopperāMediated SO2Cl Radical Transfer @AdvSynthCatal in collaboration with @Sanford_Lab
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Check out the Applied Spectroscopy issue dedicated to Joel M. Harris, U Chemistry Professor. The issue is filled with papers honoring the legacy and science of Dr. Harris, and includes an introduction reflecting on his career and dedication to the SAS.
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Applied Spectroscopy - Volume 79, Number 9
Table of contents for Applied Spectroscopy, 79, 9
https://journals.sagepub.com/toc/aspc/79/9
about 2 months ago
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We're thrilled to share that Vahe Bandarian and Karsten Eastman, co-founders of the University of Utah startup Sethera Therapeutics, have received the 2025 Founders of the Year Award from the Technology Licensing Office! Learn more:
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U Chemists Receive Founders of the Year Award - Department of Chemistry
Congratulations to Vahe Bandarian and Karsten Eastman on receiving the Founders of the Year award! Eastman completed his Ph.D. in 2023 in the lab of...
https://www.chemistry.utah.edu/awards/founders-of-the-year-award/
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In situ environmental TEM analysis reveals the hydrogen insertion initiated at the GB sites, further supported by DFT results. Great teamwork
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PNNL and Argonne! Congrats to all the authors! Thanks, Department of Energy, for funding support!
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Reminiscing about Chem Night at the museum! Read about the event and why we value community engagement here at U Chem.
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2 months ago
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Congratulations to the recipients of this year's Distinguished Alumni Award, Dr. Hyung Kyu Shin, Dr. Michael Hunnicutt, and Dr. Sally Hunnicutt! Read more about the event and each of our awardees:
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3 months ago
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"Golden Broccoli": U biochemists create the worldās first single-dyed ratiometric biosensor for glycine imaging. Read about Madeline Bodin and Ming Hammond's breakthrough:
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Breakthrough Biosensor Tracks Glycine in Living Cells | College of Science
Breakthrough Biosensor Tracks Glycine in Living Cells September 22, 2025 Above: The pop art-inspired illustration highlights a new light-up RNA aptamer called Golden Broccoli that was developed throug...
https://science.utah.edu/chemistry/glycine-molecule-imaging/
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3 months ago
Check out our new
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#Electrosynthesis
of Agrochemicals via
#AC-Driven
Selective, Continuous Dehalogenation
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Teamwork and collaboration with
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Electrosynthesis of Agrochemicals via Alternating-Current-Driven Selective, Continuous Dehalogenation
Dehalogenation is a critical transformation in chemical synthesis but remains limited by catalyst deactivation and low selectivity in industrial processes. Here, we report an alternating current (AC) ...
https://pubs.acs.org/doi/full/10.1021/jacs.5c12620
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Celebrate our three
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@utahchemistry.bsky.social
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#Pumping
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U Chemistry Researchers Eastman, Bandarian, and Roberts recently published a paper announcing their discovery of an enzyme that enables stable, drug-like peptidesāopening new doors for treating previously āundruggableā diseases. Read about their findings:
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3 months ago
Our superstar graduate student
@griffynsgro1.bsky.social
, and postdoc Mike Pence, are bringing automation to the quantitative analysis class
@utahchemistry.bsky.social
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@NSF for funding support!
#modernize
analytical chemistry labs!
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We had a blast at Chemistry Night! Huge thank you to our friends at
@nhmu.bsky.social
, our student and faculty volunteers, and to the community for showing up and making this event so memorable. Keep an eye out for next year's!
3 months ago
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A molecule that enables microbes to eat methane: read the story from attheU highlighting our chemists' discovery of critical steps bacteria take to oxidize potent greenhouse gas and how they interact in larger microbial communities.
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A molecule that enables microbes to eat methane - @theU
U chemists discover critical steps bacteria take to oxidize potent greenhouse gas and how they interact in larger microbial communities.
https://attheu.utah.edu/research/a-molecule-that-enables-microbes-to-eat-methane/
3 months ago
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Become an undergraduate TA for U Chemistry! To learn more and apply, scan the QR code or follow this link:
chemistry.utah.edu/ta-job-opportunities
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4 months ago
Beautiful science from my colleague Aaron Puri!
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A molecule that enables microbes to eat methane - @theU
U chemists discover critical step bacteria take to oxidize potent greenhouse gas and how they interact in larger microbial communities
https://attheu.utah.edu/research/a-molecule-that-enables-microbes-to-eat-methane/
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3 months ago
Big congrats to Josh for his front cover JCP Perspective article on Persistent Homology in chemistry. Great work Josh!
#topology
#compchem
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Understanding the shape of chemistry dataāApplications with persistent homology
Chemical data often have complex and nonlinear patterns in how data points relate to one another. Concurrently, there are many situations where chemical data ar
https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0281156
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Don't forget to join us at
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3 months ago
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The University of Utah has a long and distinguished history in electrochemistry - and on July 25-26, the Chemistry Department hosted the first Utah Electrochemistry Symposium (UTES)! Read more about the event:
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Chemistry Department Hosts First Utah Electrochemistry Symposium - Department of Chemistry
Profs. Henry White, Shelley Minteer, and Long Luo hosted the first Utah Electrochemistry Symposium (UTES) on July 25ā26, 2025, at the University of Utahās Department...
https://www.chemistry.utah.edu/history/chemistry-department-hosts-first-utah-electrochemistry-symposium/
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Some work from my postdoc in collaboration with the Reisman lab is now out in JACS! We developed Ni-catalyzed [2+2+2] homo-DielsāAlder cycloadditions guided by data science, which gives access to some really cool-looking molecules!
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A Data Science-Guided Approach for the Development of Nickel-Catalyzed Homo-DielsāAlder Reactions
The Ni-catalyzed homo-DielsāAlder (hDA) reaction represents a convergent but under-investigated approach to preparing bridged bicyclic ring systems. Using the kraken monophosphine descriptor library, ...
https://doi.org/10.1021/jacs.5c09948
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Michael Pence, Chemistry postdoc advised by Dr. Shelly Minteer and Dr. Long Luo, recently received the prestigious 2025 NSF Mathematical and Physical Sciences Ascending Postdoctoral Research Fellowship (NSF MPS-Ascend)! Read more:
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Postdoc Mike Pence Awarded NSF Research Fellowship - Department of Chemistry
Dr. Michael Pence, a University of Utah Chemistry postdoc co-advised by Professor Shelley Minteer and Professor Long Luo, recently received the prestigiousĀ 2025 NSF Mathematical and...
https://www.chemistry.utah.edu/awards/postdoc-mike-pence-awarded-nsf-research-fellowship/
5 months ago
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Professor Matt Sigman has been appointed as the new College of Science Associate Dean for Research. Congratulations, Dr. Sigman!
www.chemistry.utah.edu/history/coll...
5 months ago
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Weāre excited to invite you to the first-ever Chemistry Night at the Natural History Museum of Utahāa fun, hands-on outreach event that brings the wonders of chemistry to the public in an engaging, accessible way! Scan the QR code or visit
nhmu.utah.edu/chemistry
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5 months ago
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Congratulations to Sanaz Habibi, recent Chemistry PhD graduate, on receiving the 2025 Stockham Award for Conspicuously Effective Teaching! This prestigious award is given to only one student every year in recognition of exceptional teaching achievement.
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Dr. Sanaz Habibi Awarded Stockham Medal - Department of Chemistry
Congratulations to Dr. Sanaz Habibi, recent Chemistry PhD graduate, on being awarded the 2025 Thomas G. Stockham Medal for Conspicuously Effective Teaching! The Stockham Medal...
https://www.chemistry.utah.edu/awards/dr-sanaz-habibi-awarded-stockham-medal/
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5 months ago
Check out our new work published @J_A_C_S ! We answer the question, "How to control the product selectivity in a reaction consisting of two consecutive irreversible echem steps by
#AC
electrolysis?"
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Origin of Selectivity in Alternating Current-Enabled Partial Reduction of (Hetero)Arenes: A Case Study of Two Consecutive Irreversible Electrochemical Steps
Herein, we investigate the origin of selectivity in the alternating current (AC)-enabled partial reduction of (hetero)arenes to cyclic alkenes. Reduction of (hetero)arenes can be considered as a reaction involving two consecutive irreversible electrochemical steps: the first generates the desired cyclic alkene, while the second leads to its undesired overreduction. Conventional constant current or voltage (DC) electrolysis results in poor selectivity toward the partial reduction products, originating from overreduction and base-induced decomposition of the desired product. Fast-scan cyclic voltammetry shows that the rate constant for the first reduction (k1) exceeds that of the second one (k2). Finite element simulations based on this experimental finding semiquantitatively capture the frequency-dependent selectivity observed in AC electrolysis experiments (i.e., increasing the AC frequency enhances selectivity). The results further reveal that AC electrolysis mitigates the low selectivity by only collecting the products at the initial stage of the reduction reaction, which is mostly under a kinetically controlled regime. We then extend the finite element model and introduce ĪEFOW, the foot-of-the-wave potential difference between cyclic voltammograms of substrate and partial reduction product, as an accessible proxy for k2/k1. A ĪEFOW > 80 mV predicts synthetically useful selectivity (>30%) toward the partial reduction product below 100 Hz.
https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/jacs.5c08873?utm_source=SendGrid_ealert&utm_medium=ealert&utm_campaign=CIT_10.1021/jacs.2c02
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We're so excited to welcome the new Chair of the Chemistry Department, Aurora Clark! Read the full announcement:
chemistry.utah.edu/history/auro...
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Aurora Clark Named New Chair of Chemistry - Department of Chemistry
The University of Utah Department of Chemistry welcomes Aurora Clark as its new chair beginning July 1, replacing interim chair Peter Armentrout. She brings with...
https://chemistry.utah.edu/history/aurora-clark-named-new-chair-of-chemistry/
5 months ago
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5 months ago
Congrats to Dr. Habibi! Our 2nd PhD from our group!
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We are proud to announce that Chemistry Professor Dr. Bethany Buck has accepted the position of Associate Dean in the Graduate School!
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Alumnus Kenneth Savin was recently recognized by TIME on their list of the 100 most influential people in global health of 2025! The Chemistry Department proudly congratulates Dr. Savin on his exceptional contributions to the health and science industries.
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- Department of Chemistry
Image Credit to Redwire Space The Chemistry Department is proud to recognize alumnus Dr. Kenneth Savin on being named in TIME100 Health, a list of...
https://www.chemistry.utah.edu/alumni/time-names-alumnus-kenneth-savin-to-health-top-100-list/
6 months ago
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6 months ago
Thanks to
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tinyurl.com/42b3hr5d
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Shape-shifting hybrid materials offer bright future for solar and LED innovation - @theU
New research by Bischak Lab shows how wafer-thin perovskitesā optical properties shift with temperature changes.
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Gina Frey represented the Inclusive STEM Teaching Project at a regional ACS conference, where she accepted the Stanley C. Israel Great Lakes Region Award for Advancing Diversity in the Chemical Sciences on behalf of the group. Read more:
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6 months ago
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6 months ago
RCSA, the Arnold and Mabel Beckman Foundation, and the Frederick Gardner Cottrell Foundation have funded seven team projects in the second year of the
#Scialog
: Automating Chemical Laboratories initiative.
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Thanks
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Congratulations to Professor Matt Sigman, Distinguished Professor at the Department of Chemistry, on receiving the Graduate School Distinguished Mentor Award! Read about Sigman's research and how he stands out as a mentor:
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Prof. Matt Sigman Receives Graduate School Distinguished Mentor Award - Department of Chemistry
The University of Utah Graduate School created the Distinguished Mentor Award to honor those who have demonstrated exceptional commitment to the mentorship of graduate students...
https://www.chemistry.utah.edu/history/prof-matt-sigman-receives-graduate-school-distinguished-mentor-award/
7 months ago
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Read about the U's Center for High Performance Computing and how the Molinero group utilizes it to support their research in the recent article from attheU:
attheu.utah.edu/science-tech...
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Instruments of the U: Center for High Performance Computing - @theU
The Molinero Group is one of many Utah research teams relying on CHPC's computational power to solve some of the most complex problems in science.
https://attheu.utah.edu/science-technology/instruments-of-the-u-center-for-high-performance-computing/
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Read about the U's Center for High Performance Computing and how the Molinero group utilizes it to support their research in the recent article from attheU:
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Instruments of the U: Center for High Performance Computing - @theU
The Molinero Group is one of many Utah research teams relying on CHPC's computational power to solve some of the most complex problems in science.
https://attheu.utah.edu/science-technology/instruments-of-the-u-center-for-high-performance-computing/
7 months ago
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āš§ŖSpilling the āTeaā about Chemical Equilibrium and Le ChĆ¢telierās Principle: Read the article by U Chemistry Professor Kaci Kuntz and others in the ACS Journal of Chemical Education, recently featured as a most-read and downloaded piece! šhttps://tinyurl.com/2rw9dj6a
7 months ago
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Faculty member Henry S. White, a world-renowned leader in the field of electrochemistry and distinguished professor chemistry, has been named the 2025 recipient of the University of Utahās Rosenblatt Prize for Excellence. Congrats, Henry!š šRead more:
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Henry S. White Named 2025 Rosenblatt Recipient - Department of Chemistry
Henry S. White, a world-renowned leader in the field of electrochemistry and distinguished professor chemistry, has been named the 2025 recipient of the University of...
https://www.chemistry.utah.edu/history/henry-s-white-named-2025-rosenblatt-recipient/
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We're hiring! The Department of Chemistry is looking for an Undergraduate Lab Instrumentation/Stockroom Coordinator. Check out the job posting here:
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7 months ago
Last month,
@uofu-science.bsky.social
&
@utahchemistry.bsky.social
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8 months ago
Welcome
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Professor Henry White (
@utahchemistry.bsky.social
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The 2025 Rosenblatt Prize, Chemist Henry White | College of Science
The 2025 Rosenblatt Prize, ChemisT Henry White May 2, 2025 Above: Henry White Henry S. White, a world-renowned leader in the field of electrochemistry and distinguished professor chemistry, has been n...
https://science.utah.edu/chemistry/rosenblatt-prize-henry-white/
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Congrats to our 2025 Chemistry grads! Whether completing a bachelor's degree, advancing through a master's program, or defending a doctoral dissertation, our graduates have demonstrated a deep commitment to scientific excellence, innovation, and collaboration.
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