Department of Chemistry News

From videos on green chemistry on think tank websites to serving as panelists on green chemistry forums, interest is growing on the department's multifaceted green chemistry expertise. Read More

The Department of Chemistry hosts Professor Michael Graetzel from the Laboratory of Photonics and Interfaces at École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Switzerland, February 6-8, for its Kolthoff Lectureship in Chemistry. Read More

The Department of Chemistry has created a new award that will honor an outstanding graduate student for doctoral thesis excellence. The deadline to apply is the last Friday in January. Read More

Jeannette Brown, a University of Minnesota Department of Chemistry alumna, has written a book profiling the accomplishments of African American women chemists. A meet-and-greet is planned for Tuesday, Jan. 17, and a meet-and-greet and book signing are planned for Wednesday, January 18. Read More

With additional presenters and shows, reorganized demonstrations, new music, and extended outreach to students in the seven-county metro area, the popular Energy and U program explodes, January 9-13, with more than 4,500 students expected on campus. Read More

Twenty-six students recently proposed solutions to current analytical problems on a variety of topics, including environmental chemistry, biomedicine, agriculture, food science, polymers, and renewable energy. Their work culminated in a poster session. Read More