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Professor Trimmer and 2 students in biochem lab

Tiny Enzymes, Huge Potential

Jul 12, 2022
Bioorganic Chemistry (CHM 330) focuses on enzymes, proteins that are catalysts within cells. This in-depth study of enzymes allows you to explore advanced biochemistry, applying principles and techniques you learned in organic chemistry to the study of biological reactions.
Professor Leggans teaching chemistry

Exploring Organic Chemistry

Jul 12, 2022
Organic Chemistry I (CHM 221) is a collaborative course in which you work with other students during labs to practice teamwork, study scientific concepts, and support one another. The course focuses on structures, reactions, synthesis, and spectroscopy of compounds. You will familiarize yourself with procedures, practice documentation, and gain hands-on experience with tools and materials used in a chemistry lab.
Mark Levandoski

Professor Mark Levandoski Awarded Major National Science Foundation Research Grant

Jun 30, 2022
Professor of Chemistry Mark Levandoski has been awarded a National Science Foundation (NSF) Re-Entry to Active Research program grant of $123,674 (CHE-2204419) to help him reengage in his academic research after a four-year period serving as one of the College’s associate deans and interim registrar. NSF funding will help him to expand his skillset and apply new techniques to understanding the mechanism of the receptors by learning a computational research approach called molecular dynamics.
Jennifer Fulton wearing lab goggles standing by whiteboard

Understanding the World Through the Lens of Chemistry

Apr 22, 2022
Jennifer Fulton ’15 is living her dream as a principal scientist in medicinal chemistry at Cogent Biosciences, and it all began at Grinnell. 
Students and professor examine water sample

More than Just a Class About Water

Apr 20, 2022
Aquatic Geochemistry (CHM 340) is a thought-provoking combination of readings, classroom discussion, and hands-on learning. The course explores the chemical processes that control freshwater and marine systems.

Chase Holdener receives ’23 Goldwater Scholarship

Apr 04, 2022
The Goldwater Scholarship Program, one of the oldest and most prominent national scholarships in the natural sciences, engineering, and mathematics in the United States, seeks to identify and support college sophomores and juniors who show exceptional promise to become this nation’s next generation of research leaders in their fields.

Danforth Lecture Series Presented by the Chemistry Department

Feb 15, 2022
Molecular architects find inspiration from nature for clues to designing new chemical compounds. Danforth lecture: Putting Atoms in their Place One Bond at a Time.
Portrait of Ariel Richards

Student Research Enhances the Antibacterial Effectiveness of a Common Sugar Alternative

Oct 18, 2021
Ariel Richards ’23 carries out research that helps develop drugs from compounds produced by organisms through the College’s Mentored Advanced Project program and the American Society of Pharmacognosy’s Summer Research Fellowship.

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