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News and announcements

Organic chemistry with an entrepreneurial outlook

Tuesday, April 15, 2025
Vishuka Pathirana, a second-year doctoral student in chemistry at the University of Iowa, addresses global issues by starting at the molecular level. With an emphasis on organic chemistry, Pathirana focuses on worldwide food sustainability by developing compounds to increase crop yield.

Forbes and Salem honored with 2025 Regents Award for Faculty Excellence

Thursday, April 3, 2025
Recipients of the Regents Award for Faculty Excellence receives a $1,500 stipend. Awardees were selected by committees appointed by shared governance in collaboration with UI administration and confirmed by the Board of Regents.

Events

Physical & Environmental Chemistry Seminar- Dishan Das

Monday, April 28, 2025 12:30pm
Iowa Advanced Technology Laboratories
"Excess Electrons in Ionic Liquids"

Inorganic & Chem Ed Seminar- Daniel Unruh

Wednesday, April 30, 2025 12:30pm
Chemistry Building
Daniel Unruh, PhD- Core Facility Research Scientist, MATFab Facilityhttps://matfab.research.uiowa.edu/contact-us/daniel-unruh

Organic Seminar- Iman Ghaderi Jouybari

Thursday, May 1, 2025 12:30pm
Chemistry Building
"Extraction, Modification, and Application of Nanocellulose as a Sustainable Green Platform"

Colloquium- Dr. Chris Anderton

Friday, May 2, 2025 3:30pm
Pappajohn Business Building
Dr. Chris Anderton, Chemist at the Pacific Northwest National Laboratoryhttps://www.pnnl.gov/people/christopher-andertonBio: Dr. Chris Anderton is the team leader for the Biogeochemical Transformations team in PNNL’s Environmental Molecular Sciences Division and the Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory (EMSL) user program. He has an extensive background in elucidating chemical interactions occurring across all kingdoms of life, including those within soils and the rhizosphere.  Through...
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