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27 August
2009 |
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Prof. York edits new book
"Multi-scale Quantum Models for Biocatalysis: Modern Techniques and Applications", edited by Darrin York and Tai-Sung Lee, explores various molecular modelling ... Read
More
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24 August 2009 |
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Prof. Lodge
receives ACS Award in Polymer Chemistry
Congratulations to Professor Timothy P. Lodge on being selected to receive the ACS Award in Polymer Chemistry. Read
More
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15 August
2009 |
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Prof. Tolman named chair of Department of Chemistry
Professor William
Tolman has been named chair of the
Department of Chemistry succeeding Professor Jeffrey
Roberts. Read More
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07 August
2009 |
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Stringing up nanobeads
Spherical colloids with diameters of a few hundred nanometers are useful building blocks for self-assembly into functional structures.
Read
More
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29 July 2009 |
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Prof. Truhlar, Prof. Crawford and two alumni named ACS Fellows.
Congratulations to Regents Prof Don Truhlar and Prof Emeritus Bryce Crawford
who have been selected as Fellows of the American Chemical Society.
Read More
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24 July 2009 |
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Intermediates in Reactions of Copper(I) Complexes with N-Oxides
In a paper featured on the cover of the Inorganic Chemistry, the Tolman
group reports new results of the reactions of copper(I) complexes... Read
More
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23 July 2009 |
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Prof. Massari
receives NSF CAREER Award
Aaron Massari has received a CAREER Award from the NSF to support his research
employing 2D-IR VES to understand how the molecular motions within conducting
polymers... Read
More
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15 July 2009 |
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Prof. Truhlar awarded 2009 Herschbach Medal
Don Truhlar received the medal at the Conference on the Dynamics of Molecular Collisions "for bold and architectural work, inspiring and empowering..." Read
More
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13 July 2009 |
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UMN Chemistry Alumni & Friends Breakfast Meeting
If you are planning to attend the Fall 2009 ACS National Meeting in Washington
DC, join us for the U of MN Chemistry Breakfast Meeting.
Read More
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25 June 2009 |
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Prof. Que Named
Regents Professor
Lawrence Que has been named a Regents Professor by the University's Board
of Regents. The designation is the highest level of recognition given to
faculty by the university. Read
More
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17 June 2009 |
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Making Modern Materials
by the Metathesis Manipulation of a Monoterpene
The research teams recently demonstrated the controlled polymerization of a cyclic
diene prepared from the ring-closing metathesis (RCM) reaction of myrcene...
Read More.
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29 May 2009 |
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Crystal structure
of octabromoditechnetate and a study of
the quadruply bonded dimers
Understanding the properties of compounds that contain metal-metal bonds is fundamental to...
Read More.
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22 May 2009 |
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More Consistent van der Waals Radii
Theoretical method yields atomic radii for all the main-group elements, a benefit for molecular modeling.
Read More.
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17 May 2009 |
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Former IT
Dean H. Ted Davis passes away
H. Ted Davis, a U of MN Regents professor of chemical engineering and materials
science and former dean of the University's Institute of Technology, died
suddenly on May 17, 2009.
Read
More. ( Visitation and Funeral information)
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30 Apr 2009 |
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'U' launches
Center for Sustainable Polymers
The U of MN has launched the Center for Sustainable Polymers aimed at developing a new generation of environment-friendly products with Prof. Marc Hillmyer as Director.
Read More.
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28 Apr 2009 |
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Prof. Truhlar
Elected to NAS
Don Truhlar has been elected to the National Academy of Sciences and is
one of 72 new members and 18 foreign associates to be recognized
for their distinguished and continuing achievements in original research. Read More
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28 Apr 2009 |
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Prof. Haynes
named Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar
Christy Haynes has been named a 2009 Camille and Henry Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar
which recognizes Christy's considerable body of scientific accomplishments
and her dedication to education in the chemical sciences.
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24 Apr 2009 |
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A Structural Resolution Cryo-TEM Study of the Early Stages of MFI Growth
A cryo-TEM study on precursor
sols prior to and during the early stages of MFI formation. Cryo-TEM
images with structural resolution yielded
new insights in MFI growth...
Read More.
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16 Apr 2009 |
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Prof. Blank
receives IREE's 2009 seed grant
The U of MN's Initiative for Renewable Energy and the Environment selected David Blank's project "Next Generation Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells"
Read
More.
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14 Apr 2009 |
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Breaking Strong C-H and O-H Bonds with a Diiron(IV) Complex
Electrochemical generation
of a (μ-oxo)diiron(IV)
complex making this the highest Fe potential experimentally
determined to date.
Read More.
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07 Apr 2009 |
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Prof. Truhlar
named a Fellow of Royal Society of Chemistry
This honor recognizes Don's many "contributions
to the advancement of chemical science."
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30 Mar 2009 |
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Prof. Penn receives
Taylor/ITAS Award for Distinguished Teaching
The Taylor/ITAS for Distinguished Teaching was
established to recognize outstanding contributions to undergraduate
or graduate teaching.
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25 Mar 2009 |
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Chemistry alumnus
receives Myser Award
Prof. Gina Mancini-Samuelson, chair of the Chemistry Department
at the College of St Catherine's, received her PhD from the U of MN in 1996;
her advisor was Marian Stankovich.
Read
More
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19 Mar 2009 |
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Prof. Leopold receives Morse Alumni Award
Doreen Leopold received a 2009 Horace T. Morse
U of MN Alumni Award for Outstanding Contributions to Undergrad
Education. With this award, Doreen will be inducted into the University's
Academy of Distinguished Teachers.
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2 Mar
2009 |
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Manipulating Crystal Orientation in Nanopores
Investigators at the U of MN's and NYU's MRSEC have reported the growth of glycine nanocrystals inside aligned cylindrical nanopores of a polymer monolith...
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more
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17 Feb
2009 |
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Reduction of Nitrous Oxide to Dinitrogen by
a Mixed Valent Tricopper-Disulfido Cluster
The greenhouse gas N2O is converted
to N2 under mild conditions by μ-sulfido-tetracopper
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more
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10 Feb 2009 |
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Shape-Selective C–H Oxidation
Mimicking a unique feature of an enzyme active site
with a simple model complex. Read More.
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15 Jan 2009 |
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Bio-inspired iron-catalyzed cis-dihydroxylation of an arene
This research effort is aimed
at developing oxidation catalysts with economical and environmentally friendly
metal centers. Read
More.
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22 Dec 2008 |
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Sheep in Wolves Clothing: T-Cell Decoys from Nanoparticles
The research team of Prof. Andrew Taton was recently highlighted in the IT's "Inventing
Tomorrow" publication for their work toward
a cancer vaccine based on nanoparticles.
Read
more.
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19 Dec 2008 |
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Prof. Lodge
receives 2008 AAAS Fellowship
American Association for the Advancement of Science
Fellowship awarded "for distinguished contributions to the field of polymer
science, especially in polymer dynamics and in the phase behavior of block
copolymers."
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11 Dec 2008 |
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Prof. Penn awarded
McKnight Fellowship
Lee Penn who has been named a McKnight Presidential Fellow of the University
of Minnesota. McKnight Presidential Fellowships are awarded to the
University's most promising faculty upon tenure and promotion to associate
professor.
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21 Nov
2008 |
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Thermoreversible Micelle Shuttle Between an Ionic Liquid and Water
This "micelle shuttle" should enable the facile delivery or extraction of non-polar reagents to or from an ionic liquid reaction medium
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more.
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21 Nov 2008 |
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Department of
Chemistry Fall 2008 Newsletter
The leaves are changing, the U's parking ramps are full, with and Kolthoff
Halls are packed with newly arrived chemistry majors and graduate students.
This fall's newsletter is full of news. Read
More.
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19 Nov 2008 |
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Multi-photon Ionization of Neat Solvents Yields Neat Results
A team of University researchers has demonstrated the unique behavior
of isooctane when it is photoionized by multiple photons. Read
More.
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5 Nov 2008 |
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One monomer, two polymers
This new material could be useful applications that require higher thermal stability than that offered by PLA.
Read more.
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7 Oct 2008 |
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Prof K. Leopold
receives IT's Taylor Distinguished
Professorship
These Taylor Professorships were created to encourage and recognize the college's best and most dedicated undergraduate educators.
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22 Sept 2008 |
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Prof. Haynes
receives $1.5 million NIH New Innovator Award
She is the first U of MN faculty to win this award for her research
to build a cell-by-cell human immune system to identify therapeutic approaches
for treating allergic reactions and asthma. Read
more.
Check
out the FOX-9 Video!!
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20 Sept
2008 |
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Chemistry Outreach
program in the News
Outreach coordinator Professor Ken Leopold and Eric Olson are featured in KARE11
news video about the Science and Math Fun Fair.
Read
more.
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10 Sept 2008 |
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CEMS/Chem student receives prestigious award
Apollo 15 Astronaut Col. Al Worden presented senior Andrew Jones with a $10,000 scholarship from the Astronaut Scholarship Foundation (ASF). News articles: MNDaily and UMNnews release.
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9 Sept 2008 |
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Professor Pete Carr to receive the 2009 ACS Award in Analytical Chemistry.
It recognizes outstanding contributions to the science of analytical chemistry, pure or applied, carried out in the United States or Canada.
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6 Sept 2008 |
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4 Sept 2008 |
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Outstanding Graduate TA Awards
The winners of the Wayland E. Noland and Robert L. Ferm Outstanding Graduate
Teaching Assistant awards for the 2007-2008 Academic Year
are Susan Brown and Yu-Shen Lin. Read
more.
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1 Sept
2008 |
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Does Electrospray Ionization Produce Gas-Phase or Liquid-Phase Structures?
Professor Steven Kass, Chemistry, U of MN was recently
featured in an C&E article, "Mass Spec Ion Structure Controlled
By Solvent Effects" Read
more.
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20 August 2008 |
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Cell Penetrating Peptides
Currently researchers in the Distefano lab have discovered other interesting properties of prenylated molecules. Read
more.
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04 August
2008 |
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Chemistry Profs in the News
Check out the article on the toxicological properties
(or lack thereof) of nanoparticles in the Star Tribune. Andy Taton and
Christy Haynes are quoted extensively. Read
more.
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31 July 2008 |
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Electrochemical Eavesdropping: Listening to a Single Cell
The Haynes group has used an analytical chemistry technique, to characterize chemical messenger secretion from individual blood platelets. Read
more
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25 July 2008 |
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Regent's Prof
Truhlar receive Herschbach Award
Don Truhlar receive the 2009 Dudley R. Herschbach Award for Excellence
in Research in Collision Dynamics. The award recognizes work that is "bold
and architectural... inspiring and empowering."
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10 July 2008 |
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Methyl Anion
Dethroned as the Most Basic Species
After decades as the champion of proton acceptors, the methyl anion is finally playing second fiddle to the gas-phase lithium monoxide anion.
Read more.
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25 June
2008 |
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Highly
Selective Receptor-Based Chemical Sensors With Picomolar Detection Limits
Ion-selective
electrodes based on receptor-doped polymeric membranes are routinely used
for well over a billion measurements per year. Read
more.
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10 June 2008 |
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Fe/Mn Swap in Dioxygenase Active Sites
Profs. Que/Lipscomb report an observation that the metal centers of
a pair of iron- and manganese- dependent dioxygenases can be swapped without
affecting the catalytic parameters...
Read
more.
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04 June
2008 |
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30 Billion Pounds and Counting
Professor Hillmyer's research is highlighted in Inventing Tomorrow, a
publication of the Institute of Technology. Follow link for an expanded article. Read
more.
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28 May 2008 |
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Extreme Separations
Research from the lab of Prof. Peter Carr was recently featured in the April
28, 2008 cover story of C&E
News about exciting new approaches to liquid chromatography. Read
more.
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14 May 2008 |
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Fluidic and air-stable supported lipid bilayer and cell-mimicking microarrays
As
drug delivery, therapy, and medical imaging are becoming increasingly cell-specific,
there is a critical need for high fidelity...
Read more.
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21 April 2008 |
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Solvent Structure and Ribozyme Catalysis
Cover Story in Chemistry & Biology, from the group of Prof. William Scott (UC
Santa Cruz) in collaboration with Prof. Darrin York (UMN)
Read
more.
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02 April
2008 |
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What makes a mineral?
In this article, the authors review how many nanominerals and mineral nanoparticles have properties that are size dependent within the nanoscale size range.
... Read
more.
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31 March 2008 |
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David Blank
received Charles E. Bowers Award
The Charles E. Bowers Faculty Teaching Award recognizes an outstanding IT professor who has demonstrated exceptional interest and commitment to teaching.
Read
more.
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26 March
2008 |
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Interaction of Nanoparticles with Biological Cells
Nanoscale materials are facilitating novel biomedical applications in the areas of therapeutics and assay development.
Read
more.
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06 March 2008 |
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Andreas Stein selected as Distinguished McKnight University Professorship.
The Distinguished McKnight Professorship is the University of Minnesota's special mid-career faculty award.
Read
more.
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03 March 2008 |
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Force Fields for Complex Reactions
Combined quantum mechanical
and molecular mechanical (QM/MM) methods have provided powerful means for
studying chemical reactions in condensed phases such as...
Read more.
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29 February 2008 |
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Kris McNeill
receives Horace T. Morse Award
Horace T. Morse Alumni Awards for Outstanding Contributions
to Undergraduate Education. With this award, Kris will be inducted into the
University's Academy of Distinguished Teachers.
Read
more.
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25 February 2008 |
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Glimpses into the mechanisms of RNA catalysis revealed by molecular simulations
An area of intense experimental and theoretical research effort
has been concentrated on elucidating how RNA molecules are
... Read
more.
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12 February 2008 |
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Understanding Retention in Reversed-Phase Liquid Chromatography
Using efficient Monte Carlo algorithms and accurate force fields, the
Siepmann group has elucidated the molecular-level details of retention
in...
Read
more.
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15 January
2008 |
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Lee Penn receives
Taylor Career Development Award
The Taylor Career Development Award recognizes exceptional contributions to teaching by a candidate for tenure during the probationary period.
Read
more.
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27 December
2007 |
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The first
synthetic complex with a FeIV2(μ-O)2 diamond core
Larry Que reports the characterization
of the first example of a synthetic diiron(IV) complex with an Fe 2(μ-O) 2
diamond core.
Read
more.
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13 December 2007 |
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Tough Nanoporous Membranes with a 3-D pore structure
Controlled
fabrication of nanoporous polymer membranes has attracted growing interest
due to their applicability as... Read
More |
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3 December 2007 |
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Fan Li receives
Graduate Student Silver Award
Fan Li, a Ph.D. student in Professor Andreas Stein's research group received a Graduate Student Silver Award at the Fall 2007 Meeting of the Materials Research Society
Read
more.
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28 November 2007 |
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Storable Sources of Atomic Fe-, Nb-, Ta- and other Wonders of Transition Metal Chemistry
Unprecedented polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon stabilized sources of atomic Fe-, Nb-, and Ta- provide the first well-defined homoleptic 1,3-butadienemetalates.
Read
more.
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15 November
2007 |
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Up in the air
Silicon nanoparticles have many potential applications, for instance in photovoltaic cells.
Read
more.
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7 November
2007 |
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A Copper-Oxo Intermediate from O2?
Understanding the properties of synthetic copper-oxygen intermediates is important for evaluating mechanisms of oxidation by enzymes and other catalyst.
Read
more.
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1 November
2007 |
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FeV=O in
Bio-inspired Olefin Epoxidation Catalysis.
Nearly quantitative conversion of cyclooctene to its epoxide (200 turnovers) can be obtained within one minute...
Read
more.
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26 October
2007 |
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Jeff Roberts elected as AAAS Fellow
Jeffrey T. Roberts
has been awarded the distinction of AAAS Fellow. Election as
a Fellow is an honor bestowed upon AAAS members by their peers. Read
More |
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22 October 2007 |
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Playing Rubik's Cube with Nanoparticles
Colloidal crystals are of great interest in the growing field of photonics, where
they may be used to manipulate the propagation or emission of light.
Read
more.
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3 October 2007 |
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Green Thermoplastic Elastomers
The
development of new polymeric materials from renewable resources is gaining
considerable attention. These materials can act as environmentally friendly...
Read
more.
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27 September 2007 |
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IT to host Nobel
Laureate
Dr. Roderick MacKinnon is the featured Nobel laureate for the Honeywell-Nobel Initiative event on October 1-2 at the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities Read
more.
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25 September
2007 |
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Nanocrystal Growth by Oriented Aggregation
Oriented aggregation is an important, nonclassical crystal growth mechanism
by which nanocrystals grow...
Read
more.
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12 September
2007 |
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Peeking inside
an organic transistor
Charge transport at or across interfaces is central to the operation of a wide variety of molecule-based devices...
Read
more.
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7 September
2007 |
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Edgar Arriaga
awarded Fesler-Lampert Chair
Created in 1999 with support from Graduate School
and the generosity of David and Elizabeth Fesler. The chair funds researchers
and scholars who are conducting research in a project related to the subject
of aging.
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7 September 2007 |
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Transforming a pollutant from bad to worse
Recent research by graduate student Jeff Buth shows that chlorination of a commonly used heartburn drug found in wastewater leads to unexpected products.
Read
more.
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30 August 2007 |
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Analysis of
subcellular structures isolated from single cells
In order
to maintain cellular function, subcellular structures (organelles) have
a complex organization...
Read
more.
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22 August
2007 |
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Lawrence Que is awarded the 2008 Alfred Bader Award
The Bader Award recognizes significant accomplishments that are at the interface
between biology and organic or inorganic chemistry. Read
more.
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14 August 2007 |
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New Chemistry
Faculty Member:
Andrew Harned
Research in our lab focuses on devising new methods for the stereoselective synthesis of carbon-carbon and carbon-heteroatom bonds Read
more.
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8 August 2007 |
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Photoionization
of Isooctane and n-Octane in Intense Laser Fields
Effect of Irradiance on Ionization Rates
Read
more (PDF).
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7 August 2007 |
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New Chemistry
Faculty Member:
Valerie Pierre
Our group studies the role of metal ions in biological systems and design metal complexes as biological and medical probes. Read
more.
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31 July 2007 |
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New Chemistry
Faculty Member:
Christopher Douglas
Research in our group focuses on the development of new synthetic
methods and on finding solutions to a variety of synthesis
problems. Read
more.
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24 July 2007 |
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Computer Simulations
Show that the Hydrogen Radical Transfer Reaction Catalyzed
by Methylmalonyl-CoA Mutase and Coenzyme...
Read
more.
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13 July 2007 |
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Watching an electron digging its own
grave in two-dimensions
Injecting an electron into a crystalline solid of
many materials can induce local distortion of the lattice... Read
more.
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30 June 2007 |
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Transition
state analysis of the chemical and enzymatic prenylation reactions.
The observation that inhibition of Ras farnesylation arrests
the growth of tumor cells... Read
more.
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25 June 2007 |
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University Community
Saddened by Death of Professor Marian Stankovich
The Department of Chemistry and the University community was
saddened to learn of the death of Professor Marian Stankovich
on Tuesday, June 19, 2007. Read
more.
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8 June 2007 |
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A nano-tumbleweed
Tumbleweeds grow in the Spring
and Summer and break away from their roots in Autumn "tumbling" in the desert...
Read more
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24 May
2007 |
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Receptor-Based Chemical
Sensors With Three-Dimensionally Ordered Macroporous Carbon Contacts
Recent Research from Professor Philippe Buhlmann
Read More. |
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9 May
2007 |
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Chemistry Alum wins Graduate School Award
Please join us in congratulating Nate Schultz, who is the 2007 winner of the
University of Minnesota Graduate School’s “Best Dissertation Award” in
the Physical Sciences and Engineering. |
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16 April
2007 |
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Correlated ultrafast exciton relaxation in conducting polymers
Poly-3-hexylthiophene,
or P3HT, is one of the most commonly used organic conductors
in opto-electronic research. Read
more. |
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4 April
2007 |
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Prof.
Hillmyer receives Taylor award
Marc Hillmyer has been awarded a George
Taylor Award for Distinguished Research from the Institute of Technology. Established
in 1982, the Taylor Award recognizes younger faculty members who have shown outstanding
ability in research.
Read more. |
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27 March
2007 |
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Leopold
group research featured in C&E News
U of M Chemistry professor Doreen Leopold and current
and former group members Steve Miller, Tim Marcy and Evan Millam have
established that ethylene is cyclized to benzene by gas-phase niobium.
Read more. |
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26 March
2007 |
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Low-Flow Fume Hood Safety Presentation
Orientation to Proper Use of Your Kewaunee Dynamic Barrier
Low-Flow Fume Hood
(PowerPoint 28Mg | PDF 1.2Mg)
Read More. |
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28 February
2007 |
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Quantum Chemical Characterization
of the Bonding of N-Heterocyclic Carbenes to Cp2MI Compounds
M = Ce(III), U(III)
Professor Christopher Cramer
Read more. |
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28 February 2007 |
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Chemistry Professor awarded Alumni Award
Please join me in congratulating Tom Hoye, who has is to receive
one of this year's Horace T. Morse-University of Minnesota
Alumni Awards for Outstanding Contributions to Undergraduate
Education. With this award, Tom will be inducted into the University's
Academy of Distinguished Teachers. Read More. |
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13 February 2007 |
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Chemistry Alum awarded the Grainger Prize
We are pleased to announce that Prof. Abul Hussam, has
been awarded the Grainger Challenge Prize Gold Award...
Read more. |
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2 February 2007 |
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Great Lakes Regressors win Best-in-Show Award
We are pleased
to announce that U of M chemistry graduate students Jake Rafferty and Neeraj
Rai, Professor Ilja Siepmann...
Read more. |
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19 January
2007 |
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Insight into the role of Mg(II) in hammerhead ribozyme catalysis
from X-ray crystallography and molecular dynamics simulation
The hammerhead ribozyme is an archetype system
to study RNA catalysis.
Read more. |
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9 January 2007 |
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2007
McKnight Land-Grant Professorship awarded to Dr. Christy
Haynes
The winners were chosen for their potential for important contribution
to their field; the degree to which past achievements and current
ideas demonstrate originality, imagination, and innovation; the
potential for attracting outstanding students; and the significance of the
research. Read
more. |
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3 January
2007 |
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Molding Porous Nanoparticles
Within the last
few years, nanoparticles have transitioned from scientific curiosities
to becoming essential components in applications such as sensing, nanoelectronics,
catalysis and other uses.
Read more. |
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22 December
2006 |
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U
of M Chemistry alum recognized in 2006 “Scientific American
50”
We are pleased to announce that Prof. Robert Hammer, an alumnus of the Department of Chemistry at the University
of Minnesota has been named
to the 2006 “Scientific American 50”. Read more. |
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20 December
2006 |
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Structural Dynamics and Topology of Phospholamban
in Oriented Lipid Bilayers using Multi-Dimensional Solid-State NMR
Professor Gianluigi Veglia and
his research group...
Read more. |
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12 December
2006 |
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Professors
Gladfelter and Tolman elected as fellows to the AAAS
We are proud to announce that Wayne Gladfelter and Bill Tolman have been elected
as Fellows to the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). Read more. |
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6 December 2006 |
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Optimizing Band Width and Resolution
in Micro-Free Flow Electrophoresis
Bryan Fonslow and Michael Bowser have recently described the
sources of band broadening in micro-free flow electrophoresis
(μ-FFE)
devices. Read more. |
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22 November
2006 |
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Mesoporous Membranes Templated by a Polymeric Bicontinuous Microemulsion
Professor Tim Lodge, Frank Bates, and their co-advised student Ning Zhou have demonstrated
a new and versatile route to porous materials, with typical channel dimensions
between 50 and 200 nanometers. Read more. |
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20 November 2006 |
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U of M student Katie Lee named Rhodes Scholar
Katie N. Lee, an honors senior at the University of Minnesota majoring in biochemistry and chemistry, has been named one of 32 U.S. Rhodes Scholars for 2007.
Read more. |
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8 November 2006 |
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Structural and Functional Model of the Rieske Dioxygenases
Professor Larry Que and his research group report the first structural and functional model of Rieske dioxygenases. This research will appear in an upcoming issue of Angewandte Chemie.
Read more. |
| 2 November 2006 |
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Noland 80th Birthday Event Pictures!
Here are some of the pictures collected that were taken during Professor Noland's 80th Birthday Event. The shots are arranged as a automatic slideshow, so choose the first one and sit back and enjoy the show!
Link to Slideshow |
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31 October 2006 |
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Two of the recent Hottest Papers!
The Thomson ISI©’s Essential Science Indicators recognizes
244 total Hot Papers in chemistry, the Truhlar Group has two
of them.
The Journal of Physical Chemistry A Link
Journal of Chemical Theory and Computation Link |
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31 October 2006 |
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ChemNews Crossword answers
Answers to the ChemNews Crossword puzzle.
Link
to Answers |
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22 May 2006 |
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Stuart W. Fenton
(April 29, 1922-February 4, 2006)
Stuart
W. Fenton devoted 35 years of his life to serving students at the University
of Minnesota. He was a friend we shall miss, and he will live on
in the appreciation of his many students. He passed away on February
4, 2006 from heart valve complications. Link
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29 October 2006 |
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Fall 2006 Issue of ChemNews
ChemNews Fall 2006 Issue
Link to ChemNews
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17 October
2006 |
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Renovation Continues
On Kolthoff Hall
After approval by the legislature,
the $28.6 million Kolthoff renovation project continues.
Link to Renovation Site |
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14 October 2006 |
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The Noland Bobblehead
is Sold!
The winning bid came from Bill Gleason, Associate Professor of Lab
Medicine and Pathology at the University of Minnesota. Proceeds will
support the Wayland Noland Fellowship Fund. Thanks to all who cast
bids, and congratulations to Bill Gleason.
Link to
Bill Gleason |
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19 July 2006 |
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National
Awards For Two Graduate Students
Dwight Stoll and Paul Boswell were awardees of fellowships from the American
Chemical Society's Division of Analytical Chemistry.
Link
to Awards |
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19 July 2006 |
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Truhlar Appointed Regents Professor
Donald Truhlar has just been appointed Regents Professor of Chemistry,
the University’s highest faculty honor.
Link to Award Announcement
Link to Regents Biography
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1 July 2006 |
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New Faculty Member
Aaron Massari joins the department.
Link to Profile
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15 May 2006 |
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McKnight University Professors
Karin Musier-Forsyth and Ilja Siepmann receive distinguished McKnight University Professors.
Links to Award Announcement
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1 May 2006 |
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Renovation Begins On Kolthoff Hall
After approval by the legislature, the $28.6 million Kolthoff renovation project begins.
Link to Renovation Site |
