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Building tools with organic chemistry

Brett VanVeller is passionate about helping students learn to apply their chemistry knowledge in a logical manner.

Burnett shares enthusiasm for chemistry at Hillside Elementary

Joseph (Joe) Burnett, senior lecturer of chemistry, recently shared chemistry demonstrations with sixth-graders at Hillside Elementary School in Des Moines.

Setting a standard for security

Houk devised, demonstrated and improved an experiment called inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS). From searching for nuclear weapon activity to monitoring human health, ICP-MS detects what no other instrument can.

Newly discovered copper and graphite combo could lead to more efficient lithium-ion batteries

“Copper is a highly conductive material but susceptible to oxidation.

Summer, 2018 Dean's High Impact Awards for Undergraduate Research

Department of Chemistry earned three Summer, 2018 Dean's High Impact Awards for Undergraduate Research.

P&S Excellence Award

Congratulations to Trond Forre for receiving the P&S Excellence Award.

LAS Achievement in Intellectual Property Award

Congratulations to Wenyu Huang for receiving the LAS Achievement in Intellectual Property Award.

2018 Exemplary Faculty Mentors

to Emily Smith and William Jenks for being recognized by the Provost's Office as 2018 Exemplary Faculty Mentors!

Article picked up by Chemical & Engineering News

A recent paper by Beatrice Berzina and Prof. Robbyn Anand got picked up by C&E News. 

Promotion to Senior Lecturer

Congratulations to Cristina Bonaccorsi on her promotion to Senior Lecturer!

An unexpected passion

Graduating senior Grace Lutovsky, found an unexpected passion in research. Since her junior year she has been actively researching with Levi Stanley, assistant professor in chemistry.

Distinguished Professor of Chemistry

A formal university announcement will come out this fall, but a congratulations goes out now to Theresa Windus on being named a Distinguished Professor.

Congratulations to Aaron Rossini

...for being named as recipient of the ISU Award for Early Achievement in Research.

Congratulations to Jacob Petrich

...for being named the 2018 recipient of the Regents Award for Faculty Excellence.

Congratulations to Javier Vela

...on receiving the Cassling Innovation Award for 2018-2019 from the College of LAS.

New discovery may change MRI technology

Imagine getting an MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) scan, but instead of lying on a table that slides into the noisy tunnel of a large machine and waiting for the image to be collected, a simple hand-held device scans the area of concern.

Honorable Mention for the 2018 Zaffarano Prize

Congratulations to Kevin Clark! Clark has been selected as Honorable Mention for the 2018 Zaffarano Prize for excellent graduate research at Iowa State University. This award is given annually to recognize graduate students for

Dueñas to Receive an ACS Graduate Fellowship

Maria Dueñas, Lee Group, has been awarded a Graduate Fellowship from the ACS Analytical division set to start this summer

Congratulations!!

Beatrise Berzina receives a Baxter Young Investigator Award

Beatrise Berzina, graduate student in the Robbyn Anand group, has been selected to receive a 2017 Baxter Young Investigator Award.

ACS: MWRM

Registration will open this summer for the 2018 Midwest Regional ACS Meeting.  Abstract Submission will begin in May with a Deadline for Abstract Submission of July 24, 2018.