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New Course this Spring Only Chem 354: Spectroscopic Applications in Chemistry
Volume 28 Number 17 Volume 28 Number 18This Spring Only! Chem 354 (Spectroscopic Applications in Chemistry) is being offered one time only this spring during 4a. The prerequisites are 6 credits of physics and any 6 credit…
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Welcome Isaac Blythe!
Volume 27 Number 21I am pleased to let you know that Isaac Blythe has accepted an offer to join our department as a Visiting Assistant Professor of Chemistry next year after completing PhD work at University of Michigan. Isaac will primarily be teaching in our introductory chemistry curriculum next year. We are thrilled that Isaac will be joining us, and thanks again to all students who participated in events for interviewees!
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Welcome Carrie Flesch!
Volume 27, Number 20If you have been hanging around the Mohrig Lounge (2nd floor Anderson) during the past few days, you may have noticed a new face occupying one of the offices. I am…
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Thank You for Participating in the Tenure Track Chemistry Hire
Volume 27, Number 10The last few weeks have been very busy as we have interviewed four very strong candidates for our tenure-track position in Chemistry. We really appreciate your efforts in welcoming every one of them. They all commented on how impressed they were by your engagement and curiosity! We will keep you updated — we are hoping to make an announcement about the outcome of the search early winter term. Again, we can not thank you enough for all your work! (Dani on behalf of the chemistry department)
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CHEM 371: Chemistry and Society – Impact and Legacy Poster Session
Volume 27, Number 10Please stop by to learn from case studies developed in this class that highlight how our actions as chemists have consequences. The posters will be displayed in the AND Atrium on reading days from 9 to 5 PM, and on Saturday from 10 to 11 AM. Students will be available on Saturday to answer questions. Or view the information online if you can not make it to the poster session.
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Current Events
Volume 27, Number 10 Volume 27, Number 7 Volume 27, Number 8 Volume 27, Number 9 Volume 28 Number 1 Volume 28 Number 10 Volume 28 Number 11 volume 28 number 2 Volume 28 Number 3 Volume 28 Number 4 Volume 28 Number 5See the Chemistry Calendar of Events for the most up to date information.
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Mortar Board Nominations
Volume 28 Number 13 Volume 28 Number 14 Volume 28 Number 15Nominations are due by February 5th, 2024
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Undergraduates – Seeking help with data collection
Volume 28 Number 13 Volume 28 Number 14 Volume 28 Number 15 Volume 28 Number 16 Volume 28 Number 17Happy New Year and happy new term! I am a graduate of 2015 but we most recently crossed paths when I co-taught the FOCUS A&I in 2019. I am reaching…
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Computing Across the Sciences – Mini-Semester at Argonne
Volume 28 Number 10 Volume 28 Number 9Tuesday, December 12 – Friday, December 15, 2023, 9 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. (CT), online via Zoom. Register by Tuesday, November 28, 11:45 p.m. (CT)
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Department of Mathematics and Statistics is hosting Della Dumbaugh
Volume 28 Number 7Friends in Science, This week the Department of Mathematics and Statistics is hosting Della Dumbaugh sponsored by the Elizabeth Nason Distinguished Women Visitors Fund and the Michael Morrill Fund. Dr.…
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Request for Your Help – Hiring a Tenure Track Faculty Member
Volume 28 Number 6 Volume 28 Number 7Excerpt from an email sent from Dani…Because this is one of the most important things we do in the department, we truly need YOUR help. Every one of you, regardless of how…
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Would you like to join AbbVie Chemistry Connections?
Volume 28 Number 4 Volume 28 Number 5 Volume 28 Number 6 Volume 28 Number 7Students will be placed in small groups with AbbVie chemists and will meet virtually approximately once a month for 4-6 months. Please note that this is not an internship program.…
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St. Olaf Invitation to a talk by Prof. Ian A. Tonks
volume 28 number 2Ti-Catalyzed Nitrene Transfer Reactions: Strategies for Catalytically Breaking and Making N-N Bonds
Ian A. Tonks, Dept of Chemistry, University of MN – Twin Cities
3:45 pm, RNS 410Thursday’s talk by Prof. Ian Tonks. It is on St. Olaf’s campus, in Regents Hall of Natural Sciences (RNS). Matt Whited and Kaz Skubi are both likely to attend. If you are interested in this talk, please talk to one of them to coordinate some carpooling.
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Winchell Undergraduate Research Symposium
Volume 27 Number 21 Volume 27 Number 22 Volume 27 Number 24Friday (3/31) is the deadline to register for the Winchell Undergraduate Research Symposium with the discounted registration fee, so we hope you’ll remind your students, if they’re planning to present or attend! Also, we encourage you yourself to register by Friday if you’re willing to act as a judge for the oral presentations and posters (and get your registration fee waived).
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Orgo II Lab Section Added
Volume 27, Number 19 Volume 27, Number 20We have added a third lab section of CHEM 234: Organic Chemistry II for this Spring Term on Thursday afternoons, 1-5 PM. Tell your friends!
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Purdue University Graduate Diversity Visitation Program (GDVP)
Volume 27 Number 21 Volume 27 Number 22 Volume 27, Number 18Applications to this program will be open until April 14, 2023.
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Helen N. & Harold B. Shapira Undergraduate Scholarship
Volume 27, Number 18Applications are due by April 1, 2023.
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Biology seminar speaker – Lexy Von Dietzmann, Monday 2/20
Volume 27, Number 17Invitation from Biology The Biology seminar speaker on Monday 2/20 is Lexy Von Dietzmann, a new C. elegans biologist at the University of Minnesota, and she’s very eager to meet some Carleton…
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NIH-funded Postbaccalaureate Research Education Program (PREP)
Volume 27, Number 15 volume 27, number 16Applications due February 15.
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Spectroscopy Open House at the U of MN
Volume 27, Number 4Chemistry students of all class years who are interested in lasers, spectroscopy, and lab tours at the University of Minnesota are invited to sign up for the Spectroscopy Open House on October 15! This is organized by Carleton alum, Renee Frontiera (’04), Northrop Professor of Chemistry and Director of Graduate Studies in Chemical Physics, University of Minnesota.
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Periodic Table
Volume 27, Number 2Thursday, September 22, 2022
12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
Bring your lunch with you and join us outside at the Anderson Amphitheater (south side of main entrance). If the weather is cold or rainy*, watch for an update or cancellation.If you are off board, the department will cover your lunch. Go to the Schulze Cafe in the Atrium and ask for the chemistry charge.
Any questions, contact Tami Little.
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Welcome to Rachel Horness and Kate Sammons
Volume 27, Number 1We are delighted to welcome Rachel Horness and Kate Sammons as Visiting Assistant Professors of Chemistry.
Rachel will teach CHEM 123 in the fall and spring and BIOC 201 in the winter. Rachel received her BA from Kalamazoo College, her PhD from Indiana University and is interested in Analytical Chemistry and Biochemistry.
Kate will teach CHEM 122 and CHEM 223 in the fall, CHEM 234 in the winter and spring. Kate received her BA from Carleton, her PhD from the University of Minnesota and is interested in Phytochemistry, Mass Spectrometry-Based Metabolomics and Herbal Medicine.
Please let’s make sure Rachel and Kate feel welcomed!
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2022-23 Innovation Scholars Info Session
Volume 27, Number 1 Volume 27, Number 2Thursday, Sept 22 from 12-12:45pm in Anderson 121
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ACS Solar Fuels Symposium Travel Award
Volume 27, Number 1 Volume 27, Number 2 Volume 27, Number 3 Volume 27, Number 4 Volume 27, Number 7Are you interested in sustainable energy solutions? Would you like to attend a national meeting of the American Chemical Society? Check out this opportunity to receive a travel fellowship for undergraduates to the spring ACS meeting (March 26-30, 2023).
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The Chemistry Department Welcomes our Newly Declared Majors!
Volume 26, Number 24 Volume 26, Number 25Carleton College Class of 2024, WELCOME to All of You from All of Us in the Chemistry Department!
Keep an eye on the Beaker for upcoming events.
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Deadline Extended for the Climate Change and Human Health in Ethiopia OCS Program in Winter Break 2022!
Volume 26, Number 24 Volume 26, Number 25You can still apply through May 3! We would love to answer any questions you may have about this program. When: Monday, April 25, 6:15 – 7pm. Come when you can. Where: The area between Arena Theater and the Concert Hall
Please bring a clean green to-go box to use as a plate!