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Chemistry

  1. A line of students trek uphill through lush foliage in the Brazilian countryside. The sky is blue and dotted with clouds.

    Bittersweet: A Global Pursuit of Sugar’s Past

    Jul 09, 2024
    Traveling to Cuba, Louisiana, and Brazil, 15 Grinnellians spent a semester studying the colonial legacy of sugar production.
  2. tent at farmers market

    Market Science Program: Engaging the Community Through Research

    Jun 18, 2024
    This program, spearheaded by Grinnell summer-research students and their faculty mentors within the Science Division, brings scientific research directly to the Grinnell Farmer’s Market.
  3. Wall-to-wall windows in the Noyce Science Center's courtyard reflect a blue sky.

    Burson, Hernandez Selected for DOE Visiting Faculty Program

    Apr 11, 2024
    Kristen Burson, Associate Professor of Physics, and Heriberto Hernandez, Professor of Chemistry, will spend the summer collaborating with scientists at DOE-funded national labs.
  4. In a dark laboratory, a professor with long blond hair points inside a protected hood, while a student reaches inside the hood to manipulate an experiment.

    MacInnes Explores Greener Frontiers with Electrochemistry

    Mar 14, 2024
    Molly MacInnes, assistant professor of chemistry, is developing an innovative silicon purification process for a cleaner, healthier Earth.
  5. A student pours a solution from a flask into a test vial.

    Chemistry of the Commonplace

    Dec 15, 2023
    For their final projects, students in CHM 358 Instrumental Analysis are bringing everyday products into the laboratory for intense scientific scrutiny.
  6. Robinson speaks to a group of students.

    Dr. Richard Robinson to Give 2024 Danforth Lecture

    Nov 14, 2023
    Robinson’s lecture, “Nanoparticles 101: Small Particles, Big Impact!” will introduce attendees to the vast power and applications of nanoparticles. November 16 at 11 a.m. in JRC 101.
  7. Gracie, wearing lab goggles and gloves, sets up a metal column for her experiment.

    Taking ‘Learning By Doing’ to a New Level

    Oct 19, 2023
    Another story in the Summer MAP Series. Gracie Song ’25 jumped headfirst into laboratory research, using a tricky technique to study the structure of a mutated protein.
  8. Math equations are written on a window, behind which are sillhouetes of people.

    3-2 Engineering Programs Give Grinnellians the Best of Both Worlds

    Oct 04, 2023
    Grinnell’s 3-2 partnerships grant students their B.A., B.S., and an engineering education unlike any other.
  9. Andrew Graham with students in the lab

    Andrew Graham Awarded $237,317 NSF Grant to Advance Study of Climate Change Impacts on Mercury Cycle

    Jul 25, 2023
    Research opportunities enabled by this grant will enhance the education and experiences of Grinnell students, as Graham aligns his teaching and research projects with crucial issues such as climate change.
  10. A woman in a blue shirt and glasses smiles. She is in front of a dark grey blackdrop.

    Ortiz Receives Sloan Foundation Research Grant

    Jun 29, 2023
    The grant will allow Ortiz, assistant professor of chemistry, to launch a new line of research and apply her expertise in nanoparticle synthesis to the creation of “nanozymes.”

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