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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.
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.
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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.
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.
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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.
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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.
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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.”
A girl with laboratory goggles leans over a bench, carefully pouring a reagent from a brown bottle into a graduated cylinder.

A Morning in Organic Chemistry II Lab

Mar 16, 2023
Join organic chemistry students in the lab for a fly-on-the-wall experience of their investigations, collaboration, and antics.
Three students examine a beam of light being projected through a series of circular lenses.

Grinnell Science Project Means Family

Sep 27, 2022
On the thirtieth anniversary of the Grinnell Science Project, the Student Assistants of GSP reflect on community, confidence, and becoming ambassadors to their peers.
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Delving Deeper: Science Faculty Receive Half a Million Dollars from the National Science Foundation to Expand Microscopy Work

Sep 06, 2022
Clark Lindgren, Keisuke Hasegawa, Pascal Lafontant, Vida Praitis, Josh Sandquist, and Mark Levandoski were awarded the NSF Major Research Instrumentation grant to purchase a laser scanning confocal microscope, a breakthrough in the research capabilities of faculty and students throughout the sciences at Grinnell.

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