Alumni

The Department of Chemistry maintains a strong relationship with its alumni, and continuously works to provide services and opportunities for alumni to stay in touch with the department and with each other.

Giving to the Department of Chemistry

The Department of Chemistry is one of the oldest and most prestigious departments at the University of Minnesota. Chemistry's contributions to scientific and technological advances are vital as we work on solving energy and environmental problems, make medical advances, and ensure that our children have a safer and healthier world. Now more than ever, private support of teaching and research is key to maintaining and enhancing the tradition of excellence within the Department of Chemistry. Support at all levels makes a difference and there are many meaningful ways to make a gift.

Make a gift online to the Department of Chemistry.

Communications

We have many ways for you to keep in touch with what's happening in the Department of Chemistry. Check out the Department of Chemistry News on our website home page. Join our University of Minnesota Department of Chemistry Facebook group. Follow UMNChemistry on Twitter. Or join the UMNDepartment of Chemistry group on LinkedIn. You can also subscribe to our RSS feed.

June 14, 2016

'Hot Paper' on research reveals that oxidation state 10 exists

Regents Professor Donald Truhlar and graduate student Haoyu Yu have a “Hot Paper” published in Angewandte Chemie. Their work reveals that oxidation state 10 exists. Read More

June 14, 2016

Wissinger leads week-long workshop on guided-inquiry labs

Professor Jane Wissinger and Tammy Davidson, Ph.D., from the University of Florida, hosted 20 chemistry instructors for a week-long workshop titled, Teaching Guided-Inquiry Organic Chemistry Laboratories. Read More

Where Are They Now?

We have launched a new online and printed newsletter feature called Where Are They Now? It is easy to participate. Answer these questions:

• current position;
• education background;
• research that you were involved in at the University of Minnesota;
• work background highlights;
• and what one thing (research experience, professor, or course) from your experiences in the University of Minnesota Department of Chemistry prepared you for what you currently are doing or plan to do in the future?

Send your responses and a photo to Eileen Harvala, Department of Chemistry communications coordinator, at harva015@umn.edu. Check out our Where Are They Now? web page.

 

Daniel Weston, Ph.D.

Daniel Weston is a research scientist—post-doctoral fellow—in the Department of Chemistry at Northwestern University. He earned his bachelor's degree in chemistry from the University of Minnesota in 2005 under the tutelage of Professor Wayne Gladfelter, and his doctorate from the Northwestern University in 2010. Read More

 

Simon K. Shannon, Ph.D.

Simon K. Simon, Ph.D., is a supervisor for Coating Research at Corning, Inc., organic and biochemical technologies research group. He earned his doctorate at the University of Minnesota in 2003, under the tutelage of Professor George Barany. Read More

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