New video highlights energy and environmental research

The Department of Chemistry’s second video, http://youtu.be/9EgBOeDJaUM, focuses on energy and environmental research. The video features professors David Blank, Laura Gagliardi, Timothy Lodge, Lee Penn, and Andreas Stein. Chemists work on energy and environmental issues: Key research in the University of Minnesota's Department of Chemistry focuses on issues that affect the environment. Researchers are working on the creation of new energy-efficient and environmentally friendly batteries, figuring out the impact nanoparticles have on the environment, and capturing excess carbon dioxide in the atmosphere.