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Events

Aug

Inorganic Chemistry Seminar: Dr. Yunho Lee, KAIST

Host: Dr. Mindiola

Title & Abstract TBA

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Aug

Organic Chemistry Seminar:Dr.Tetsuo Narumi, Shizuoka Univeristy

Host: Dr. Petersson

Title and Adstract: TBA

Aug

Physical Chemistry Seminar: Dr. John Mauro, Pennsylvania State University

Host Dr. Fakhraai

Title & Abstract TBA

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News

Tom Mallouk Joining Penn Chemistry

Prof. Thomas Mallouk, who is currently the Evan Pugh University Professor of Chemistry,...

Megan Matthews Named Scialog CMC Fellow

Assistant Professor Megan Matthews has been named a Scialog Fellow on the Chemical...

David Christianson to be next Department Chair

David Christianson, Roy and Diana Vagelos Professor in Chemistry and Chemical Biology, will...

James Petersson Honored by Penn Medical School

Associate Professor James Petersson is a co-recipient of the 2018 Jane M. Glick Graduate Student...

Research Highlight

A new paper in the journal Journal of the American Chemical Society authored by Chemistry Associate Professor James Peteresson and his research group details new techniques that could lead to longer-lasting drugs. The effort is a collaboration with colleagues in the Perelman School of Medicine at Penn. Their project explores the use of peptides to help to control a number of biological processes. The paper was highlighted recently in Nature.

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