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Seminar Program for Postdoctoral Fellows

The Department of Chemistry invites current postdoctoral fellows who are aspiring for future faculty positions to submit expressions of interest to present their research work at our departmental seminar series. This seminar talk provides an opportunity to practice presenting your work to a broad external audience in a low pressure environment, and involves full day meetings and meals with faculty and graduate students, reflective of the experience you would have during an interview.

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Chemistry Undergraduate Program

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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We encourage you to excel in your graduate studies, to develop and enhance your scientific passion, and to contribute to the scientific community at large.

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How does a regulatory protein know where to bind to modulate insulin production?

Understanding where SPOP binds may help researchers predict what predisposes individuals to developing diabetes and clarify how SPOP regulates other important proteins. In a recent study, a team of researchers from the Showalter group and St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital imaged the proteins and determined just how this important interaction occurs.

Chemistry graduate student Dayna Patterson was recently named the recipient of the 2021 Winifred Burks-Houck Graduate Leadership Award by the National Organization for the Professional Advancement of Black Chemists and Chemical Engineers (NOBCChE).

A Message from the Department Head

Our department offers a rich variety of opportunities and resources. I think you will find the Department of Chemistry at Penn State to be an exceptionally exciting, welcoming, and inclusive place and we hope that you can visit and explore the many opportunities here.

Bollinger honored with Distinguished Faculty Mentoring Award

J. Martin Bollinger Jr., professor of chemistry and of biochemistry and molecular biology, has been named a recipient of the Eberly College of Science Distinguished Faculty Mentoring Award. The award was created in 2019 to honor faculty members in the college for their outstanding work in mentoring students, postdocs, and faculty.

Bollinger Honored with Palmer Faculty Mentoring Award

Squire J. Booker, Evan Pugh Professor of Chemistry and of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at Penn State, Holder of the Eberly Family Distinguished Chair in Science, and investigator with the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, has been named an inaugural Fellow of the American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (ASBMB).

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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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University Institutes and Centers

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

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Stewart A. Mallory

Assistant Professor of Chemistry

The Penn State Department of Chemistry is pleased to announce that Stewart A. Mallory will be joining the department faculty starting August 1, 2021 as an assistant professor of chemistry.

Elvira Sayfutyarova

Assistant Professor of Chemistry

The Department of Chemistry is pleased to announce that Elvira Sayfutyarova will be joining the department faculty starting January 1, 2022 as an assistant professor of chemistry.

James Hodges

Assistant Professor of Chemistry

The Penn State Department of Chemistry is pleased to announce that James Hodges will be joining the department faculty as an assistant professor of chemistry starting January 1, 2022.

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Lukas Muechler

Assistant Professor of Chemistry

The Penn State Department of Chemistry is pleased to announce that Lukas Muechler will be joining the department faculty starting July 1, 2021 as an assistant professor of chemistry.

Jonathan Kuo

Assistant Professor of Chemistry

The Penn State Department of Chemistry is pleased to announce that Jonathan Kuo will be joining the department faculty as an assistant professor of chemistry starting on August 1, 2021.

Julie Fenton

Assistant Professor of Chemistry

The Penn State Department of Chemistry is pleased to announce that Julie Fenton will be joining the department faculty as an assistant professor of chemistry starting January 1, 2022.

Undergraduate Research Poster Exhibition

October 7, 5:00 pm - October 7, 7:00 pm

Third Floor Life Sciences Bridge

Undergraduate researchers from across the Eberly College of Science are invited to present at the Undergraduate Research Poster Exhibition!

Prizes

We will be awarding 1st ($250), 2nd ($150), and 3rd ($100) place prizes for the best posters in each of three categories: life sciences, physical sciences, and mathematical sciences.

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