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Nora and Ben place a greek vase in a spectrometer machine

Chemical Connections: Classics and Chemistry Collide with Research on Greek Vase

Jan 24, 2020
What’s the connection between olive oil, an ancient Greek vase, and X-ray fluorescence analysis? That’s exactly what Nora Madrigal ’19 and Ben Hoekstra ’19 sought to find out from a research project in their Chemistry 358: Instrumental Analysis class.

Special Campus Memo: Erickson Endowed Chemistry Professorship Established

Sep 09, 2019

Team Effort Establishes Luther and Jenny Erickson Endowed Professorship of Chemistry

An outpouring of support from former students of Luther Erickson, professor…

2019 Danforth Lecture Explores Chemistry's Place As "The Central Science"

Apr 19, 2019
Jochen Autschbach will provide a personal perspective on why chemistry deserves a central place in science, and provide some important, some entertaining, and some curious facts at 11 a.m. April 30, 2019.
Student scooping ice cream during annual Ice Cream Social

Chemistry Student Research in Summer 2018

Jul 20, 2018
The students involved in summer research with chemistry faculty form a strong community throughout the 10-week program. Meet all our 2018 research groups.
ASC group 2018

Grinnellians Meet Moles at ACS National Meeting

Apr 11, 2018
Chemistry and biological chemistry students who have done research projects attend the Spring 2018 National Meeting of the American Chemical Society (ACS).
color coded vessels

Scholar to Discuss Scientific Misconduct in 2018 Danforth Lecture

Mar 01, 2018
Robert G. Bergman will present “Irreproducibility in the Scientific Literature or: How Often do Scientists Tell the Truth, the Whole Truth and Nothing but the Truth?” on April 5, 2018.

Science Students Present Research at Regional Conference

Nov 15, 2017
Science students from thirteen institutions gather annually to present research.

Grinnell College Plans Installation Ceremony for Endowed Chairs, Professorships

Nov 07, 2017
Honorees at Nov. 14 event will be Shuchi Kapila, Elaine Marzluff, Daniel Reynolds, and Erik Simpson.

Chemistry in Copenhagen

Sep 12, 2017
After Lucy Chechik '18 studied in Denmark last year, she couldn't wait to go back. She made it happen by securing a summer research internship at the University of Copenhagen.
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Improving STEM Success for Second-Year Students

Aug 29, 2017
Grinnell's science programs work together to dramatically improve student success in STEM courses.

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