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We provide a program that’s flexible enough to meet your specific interests. Through research and co-op opportunities, you’ll put your classroom knowledge into practice to prepare for a wide range of careers.

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Squire Booker Elected to National Academy of Sciences

Squire Booker, Evan Pugh University Professor of Chemistry at Penn State, was recently elected to the National Academy of Sciences. Dr. Booker will be formally inducted into the academy at a ceremony next year.

 

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Elacqua Group Makes Strides in Overcoming Bottlenecks in Polymer Science

The Elacqua group recently published their first paper, entitled Poly(arylenevinylene)s through Ring‐Opening Metathesis Polymerization of an Unsymmetrical Donor‐Acceptor Cyclophane, which focuses on the synthesis of sequence-specific D/A polymers using ring-opening metathesis polymerization (ROMP).

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New Sensor Detects Rare Metals Used in Smartphones

The Cotruvo group developed a more efficient and cost-effective way to detect lanthanides, the rare earth metals used in smartphones and other technologies, could be possible with a new protein-based sensor that changes its fluorescence when it binds to these metals.

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Professor Jackie Bortiatynski Receives Atherton Award for Excellence in Teaching

Dr. Jackie Bortiatynski, Associate Teaching Professor in chemistry, has been selected as a 2019 recipient of the Atherton Award for Excellence in Teaching! The award, named after Penn State’s seventh president, honors excellence in teaching at the undergraduate level.

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Three Penn State chemistry students have been awarded National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowships! Katherine Marak, Megan Steves, and Sylvia Bintrim are recipients of the fellowship. Two additional students, Catherine Douds and Albanie Hendrickson-Stives, received honorable mentions from the NSF.
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Chemistry Research Areas

We eliminate barriers, creating a dynamic research environment that combines specialities to help address pressing challenges.

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Chemistry Research Facilities

The department’s cutting-edge research facilities offer faculty and students powerful tools for innovation. 

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Our interdisciplinary institutes and centers strengthen our research offering across the university, while providing meaningful training opportunities for graduate students.

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Chemistry Department

Our faculty are dedicated educators and researchers who are recognized leaders in their fields.  

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Lauren Zarzar
Assistant Professor of Chemistry

A paper by Lauren Zarzar recently appeared on the cover of Nature. View her profile to learn more about her research.
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Squire J. Booker
Professor of Chemistry, Biochemistry, and Molecular Biology

Squire Booker honored as an Evan Pugh Professor, an elite distinction at Penn State.
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Ayusman Sen
Distinguished Professor of Chemistry

Ayusman Sen was a 2019 recipient of the Humboldt Prize.
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