Department News
Karen Goldberg Elected ACS Fellow
Aug 1, 2023
Karen I. Goldberg, Vagelos Professor of Energy Research and Director of the Vagelos Institute of Energy Science and Technology, has been elected to this year’s class of American Chemical Society…
Read MorePenn Chemistry Represented in ACS Medicinal Chemistry Hall of Fame
Jul 13, 2023
Incoming Professor of Practice Donna Huryn is one of three scholars that has been inducted into the American Chemical Society Division of Medicinal Chemistry Hall of Fame. Joining her this year is…
Read MorePenn Chemistry Faculty Promoted
Jul 7, 2023
Three Penn Chemistry personnel have been promoted, effective July 1. Zahra Fakhraai has been promoted to Professor of Chemistry. Neil Tomson has been promoted to the rank of Associate Professor with…
Read MoreTom Mallouk is new Department Chair
Jul 4, 2023
Thomas E. Mallouk, Vagelos Professor of Energy Research, assumed the role of Department Chair effective July 1, 2023. Tom succeeds David Christianson, the Roy and Diana Vagelos Professor in Chemistry…
Read MoreDonna Huryn to Join Penn Chemistry
Apr 28, 2023
Dr. Donna Huryn, a graduate of the Penn Chemistry doctoral program, will be returning to Penn this summer as a full-time Professor of Practice. These roles were introduced at Penn to allow he…
Read MoreJohn G. Miller Award Announced
Apr 28, 2023
The highest honor that the Chemistry Department bestows on a graduating PhD student is the John G. Miller Award, which honors the most outstanding doctoral thesis in Chemistry every year. John Miller…
Read MoreMore Penn Chemistry Teaching Honors Awarded
Apr 28, 2023
Penn Chemistry personnel were lauded with a series of end of academic year honors this month. Lecturer Anthony Cirri has received the Dean's Award for Distinguished Teaching by Affiliated Faculty…
Read MorePenn Chemistry Students Honored by NSF
Mar 31, 2023
Several Penn Chemistry students have been honored with National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowships. Christian Gonzalez (Murray group), Aaliyah Khan (Rappe), Mika Maenaga (Goldberg), and…
Read MorePenn Chemistry Hires Andrew Zahrt
Mar 31, 2023
Dr. Andrew Zahrt, currently a postdoctoral associate with Prof. Klavs F. Jensen at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, will join the Penn Chemistry Department as an Assistant Professor this…
Read MorePenn Chemistry Faculty Honored for Teaching
Mar 31, 2023
Two of our faculty have been recognized by Penn for their commitment to excellence in teaching. Professor Marisa Kozlowski will receive the Provost Award for PhD Teaching and Mentoring. Professor E…
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Events
Biological Chemistry Divisional Seminar: Dr. Thomas J. Meade
Location: Carolyn Lynch Lecture Hall Inquiries: Katherine Henkel henka@sas.upenn.edu
Inorganic Chemistry Seminar Dr. John Arnold, University of Berkeley
"New actinide molecules and materials"
The chemistry of actinide elements continues to be a flourishing field of active research. This talk will focus on work from several areas of our current research in this area of the periodic table.
Biological Chemistry Seminar: Dr. Lan Lin
Location: Carolyn Lynch Lecture Hall Inquiries: Katherine Henkel henka@sas.upenn.edu
Research Highlights
Tom Mallouk
Tom Mallouk and his research group have developed microscale "rockets" powered by acoustic waves and an onboard bubble motor that may one day navigate through landscapes of cells and blood vessels inside the human body. Read all about this exciting technology at the CBC Radio website.
Andrew Rappe
A new paper in the Journal of the American Chemical Society authored by Chemistry Professor Andrew Rappe and his research group describes a new approach for synthesizing organic “Legos” that can be easily connected to make new materials. This framework creates structures that are lightweight,…
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