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Biological Chemistry

  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. A woman with blond hair and in a black shirt stands in front of a large window and smiles.

    From French Table to the Lab

    Nov 09, 2023
    Emma Luhmann ’18 and the unique alumni connection that kickstarted her research career
  5. Adriane pipettes a solution into a small plastic test tube.

    The Unlikelihood of an “Eureka Moment”

    Oct 23, 2023
    "You just can’t have results be the daily thing that’s keeping you going," Adriane Thompson ’24 learned during summer MAP research with Ben DeRidder, professor of biology.
  6. 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.
  7. 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.
  8. 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.
  9. OE Week 2023 Logo and speakers

    Celebrate Open Education Week, March 6–10

    Mar 02, 2023
    Join us for Open Education Week (OE Week) on March 6–10, 2023, for an opportunity to actively share and learn about the latest achievements in open education worldwide.
  10. A woman and two students, also young women, walk toward the camera on a gravel road next to a field. They are conversing and smiling.

    For Women in the Sciences, “Nothing Is More Important Than Good Mentorship”

    Feb 10, 2023
    Shannon Hinsa-Leasure, professor of biology, on the evolution of science academia, motherhood, and her role as a mentor to scientists of all ages and stages.

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