Department of Chemistry
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July 25, 2022
Obituary — Christer E. Nordman
Christer E. Nordman, professor emeritus of chemistry, died peacefully at home July 6, 2022, at the age of 97. In 1955, he joined the chemistry faculty at U-M, becoming a full professor of chemistry in 1964.
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April 18, 2022
Chemistry lab’s focus on plastics inspires Earth Day cleanup
The McNeil lab’s twice-a-year Huron River Watershed cleanups, which pick up trash from Ann Arbor and Ypsilanti metroparks, is an extension of the lab’s focus on chemical recycling and upcycling of plastics.
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October 25, 2021
Obituary — Thomas Mellanby Dunn
A memorial service is planned Nov. 13 for Thomas Mellanby Dunn, professor emeritus of chemistry, who died Nov. 6, 2020, at the Summit Hills Nursing Home in Spartanburg, South Carolina.
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March 25, 2019
Professor builds network of underrepresented chemists in Diversify Chemistry
When Anne McNeil attended an American Chemical Society conference a couple years ago, she was surprised to find a symposium in her field with no invited women speakers. That prompted her to launch Diversify Chemistry to help people find individuals from historically underrepresented backgrounds in chemistry.
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May 12, 2017
A cheaper, greener way to grow key components for electronics
U-M chemists have developed a greener, cheaper way to make single-crystalline semiconductor films, components at the heart of all of our electric gadgetry.
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April 6, 2016
Chemistry professor receives statewide teaching honor
Brian Coppola, a chemistry professor who pioneered what’s known as a “do real work, not homework” course design, has been recognized as a Michigan Distinguished Professor of the Year.
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October 19, 2015
Chemistry, Sweetland get $1M from NSF to aid S.T.E.M. learning
The Sweetland Writing Center and Department of Chemistry are partnering on a $1 million grant to implement writing-to-learn strategies for students in S.T.E.M. disciplines.
