Department News
Dirk Trauner Joins Penn
Jul 1, 2022
Dirk Trauner has joined Penn as a Penn Integrates Knowledge University Professor, with joint appointments in the Department of Chemistry in the School of Arts & Sciences and the Department of…
Read MoreGraduate Students Honored
Apr 13, 2022
Two of our exceptional graduate students have been honored for their scholarship and teaching. Colton Sheehan (Mallouk group) has been awarded a National Science Foundation Graduate research…
Read MoreJoe Francisco Receives Gibbs Medal
Jan 26, 2022
President’s Distinguished Professor Joseph Francisco has been selected as the recipient of the 2022 Willard Gibbs Medal. The Gibbs Medal is awarded by the Chicago Section of the American Chemical…
Read MoreZahra Fakhraai Receives ACS WCC Award
Oct 13, 2021
Professor Zahra Fakhraai has been named a recipient of a 2021 Rising Star Award from the Women Chemists Committee of the American Chemical Society. The WCC Rising Star Award recognizes up to ten…
Read MoreMarisa Kozlowski Named 2022 Cope Scholar
Sep 27, 2021
Prof. Marisa Kozlowski has been named one of 10 Arthur C. Cope Scholars by the American Chemical Society. Cope Scholars are awarded annually to recognize and encourage excellence in organic chemistry…
Read MoreDepartment Alum Honored with Blavatnik Regional Award
Sep 27, 2021
Daniel Straus, who received his Ph.D. with Cherie Kagan in 2018, has been chosen to receive Blavatnik Young Scientist Regional Award from the Blavatnik Family Foundation. Daniel is currently a…
Read MoreGrad student Marie Shimogawa honored
Jun 29, 2021
Marie Shimogawa, a rising third-year graduate student in James Petersson's research group, has been recognized with a scholarship from the Nakajima Foundation in her home country of Japan. The…
Read MorePenn Chemistry Alum Ei-ichi Negishi Passes Away
Jun 11, 2021
The Department of Chemistry at Penn mourns the passing of Ei-ichi Negishi (GR'62, HON'11). Prof. Negishi graduated from the University of Tokyo in 1958 before coming to America as a Fulbright Scholar…
Read MoreJoseph Francisco elected to the Leopoldina
Apr 20, 2021
Prof. Joseph Francisco, President’s Distinguished Professor, has been elected to the Leopoldina. The Leopoldina originated in 1652 as a classical scholarly society and now has 1,600 members from…
Read MoreChemistry Personnel Honored with Penn Awards
Apr 12, 2021
Several Chemistry Department members of have been recognized by the University of Pennsylvania and the School of Arts and Sciences for their efforts this year. Prof. Marisa Kozlowski will receive…
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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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