Department News
Graduate Students Honored by NSF
Apr 10, 2019
Vincent Esposito, a second-year graduate student in the Lester/Francisco groups, has been selected to receive a National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship. Walter Johnsen of the…
Read MoreChemistry Graduate Student Honored by ACS
Mar 21, 2019
Lauren Grant, a fourth year graduate student in the Mindiola group, has been selected to receive a 2019 ACS Division of Inorganic Chemistry Young Investigator Award. Recipients of this award are…
Read MoreJessica Anna Named Sloan Fellow
Feb 19, 2019
Jessica Anna, Assistant Professor of Chemistry and Elliman Faculty Fellow, has been named as a 2019 Sloan Research Fellow. These two-year fellowships are awarded yearly to 126 early-career…
Read MoreChris Murray Elected to National Academy of Engineering
Feb 7, 2019
Chris Murray, Richard Perry University Professor of Chemistry & Materials Science and Penn Integrates Knowledge Professor, has been elected to the …
Read MoreIvan Dmochowski named MacDiarmid Term Chair
Jan 7, 2019
Prof. Ivan J. Dmochowski as been named the Alan MacDiarmid Term Professor, effective January 1, 2019. The Alan MacDiarmid Term Chair was established in 2001 in honor of longtime chemistry…
Read MoreOrganic Lecturer Position Opening
Nov 20, 2018
The Department of Chemistry at the University of Pennsylvania invites applications for a lecturer position in the Undergraduate Organic Chemistry Laboratory. This is a nine month, non-tenure track…
Read MoreChemistry Faculty Honored by American Physical Socity
Nov 20, 2018
Zahra Fakhraai, Marsha I. Lester, and Abraham Nitzan have all been named as recipients of American Physical Society national awards.
Zahra Fakhraai will receive the John H. Dillon…
Read MoreHTE Center Director Position Opening
Oct 12, 2018
The University of Pennsylvania is seeking a Director of High Throughput Experimentation (HTE) responsible for designing and developing reactions for micro-scale parallel reaction optimization and…
Read MoreJoe Francisco Joins Penn
Jul 19, 2018
Joseph Francisco has joined Penn as the President's Distinguished Professor of Earth & Environmental Sciences. Prof. Francisco will have a secondary appointment in the Chemistry Department. …
Read MoreKaren Goldberg Elected to National Academy
Jul 18, 2018
Karen Goldberg, the Vagelos Professor of Energy Research, has been elected to the National Academy of…
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Events
Physical Chemistry Seminar; Dr Xiaoji Xu, Lehigh University
Inquiries please contact Rosa M. Vargas rvargas@sas.upenn.edu
Host Fakhraai
Title: Peak Force Infrared Microscopy for Chemical Imaging and Spectroscopy at < 6 nm Spatial Resolution With Correlative Mapping on Mechanical and Electrical Properties
Organic Chemsitry Seminar; Dr. Brett VanVeller, Iowa State University
Inquiries please contact Rosa M. Vargas rvargas@sas.upenn.edu
Host: Prof. Chenoweth
Title" Surfing the ground and excited state energy surfaces towards new applications in chemical biology"
Inorganic Chemistry Seminar; Dr. Hannah Shafaat, Ohio State University
Inquiries please contact Rosa M. Vargas rvargas@sas.upenn.edu
Host: Prof Neil Tomson
Title "Looking to the future by modeling the past: Design and characterization of engineered metalloenzymes for small molecule activation Abstract:
Research Highlights
Abe Nitzan
Abe Nitzan and his research group are developing models that may better harness heat energy to potentially power nanoscale devices. Their recent work, featured in PNAS earlier this year, has been highlighted by Ali Sundermier at Penn News. See the full story here.
Chemistry Assistant Professor Jessica Anna
A new paper in the Journal of the American Chemical Society authored by Chemistry Assistant Professor Jessica Anna and her research group describes the use of innovative multi-dimensional spectroscopy methods to follow the flow of energy through the pigments of photosystem I, the light harvesting…
Professor Andrew Rappe
A new paper in the journal Nature by Chemistry Professor Andrew Rappe and his group is shedding light on the use of smart materials in ultrasound technology. The Rappe group is studying the piezoelectric properties of these materials to identify how they interact with energy. Read the full coverage…
Associate Professor James Petersson
A new paper in the journal Journal of the American Chemical Society authored by Chemistry Associate Professor James Petersson 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…
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