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                                        Greetings From the Chair
                                       
                                        
	Welcome to the 2019 issue of the Department of Chemistry’s newsletter, where we provide you a small snapshot of our activities for the past year. Read More» |  
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                                        Alumni Award Celebration
                                       
                                        
	This past year, we honored four chemistry alumni by presenting them with the Department of Chemistry Distinguished Alumni Award.  Their accomplishments and contributions are a testament to their talents, and to the education and training that they have received at the University of Pittsburgh. Read more» |  
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                                        Faculty Awards & Honors
                                       
                                        
	An important metric of our growing research impact is our faculty awards and honors. View a list of the awards, honors, and achievements from our faculty members in research, teaching, and service. Read more»
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                                        CAREER Award: Professor Jennifer Laaser
                                       
                                        
	Professor Jennifer Laaser was named the recipient of the CAREER award from the Polymers program at the National Science Foundation. Read More» |  
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                                        Faculty Highlight: Dr. Alexander Star
                                       
                                        
	The current focus of Sensor Technology Advanced Research (STAR) laboratory is the development of chemical sensing applications of carbon nanomaterials and composites. Read More» |  
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                                        Teaching Highlight: POGIL
                                       
                                        
	Professor Sean Garret-Roe talks about the Process Oriented Guided Inquiry Learning approach being applied to General Chemistry. Read More» |  
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                                        Graduate Student Highlight 
                                       
                                        
	Taylor Courtney, a PhD candidate under the mentorship of Professor Alexander Deiters, is focusing on the development and application of optically controlled chemical tools to study protein function. Read more» |  
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                                        Undergraduate Student Highlight
                                       
                                        
	Conrad Stoy graduated with a Bioscience Option Degree and both University and Departmental Honors. As a student, he carried out undergraduate research under the direction of Dr. Kabirul Islam and taught in our Organic Laboratory Program with Dr. Ericka Huston. Read more» |  
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                                        New Faces in Chemistry
                                       
                                        
	This year we welcome four Lab Instructors and two new Faculty Support Administrators to the department. |  
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                                        Professors Powell, Morgan, Gombos, & Vines
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                                        Amber Travis & Kelsey Muchnok
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                                        In Memoriam
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	This year, we honor the following Chemistry faculty and staff. |  
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                                        Honor Roll
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	A warm thank you to those who made donations. |  
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                                        Giving
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	We are always thankful to those that assist us in achieving our goals by giving back to the department. 
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