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News items about the department as a whole, e.g., lectureships, new staff, etc.

Grants Administrator Position

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The Department of Chemistry is currently seeking a Grants Administrator to join its financial team to provide oversight and reporting on its sponsored research portfolio. Follow this link for more information and to apply.

Derosa Lab Publishes “Recent Developments in Shono-Type Oxidation: Strategies for Modular α-C(sp3)–H Functionalization” in ACS Electrochemistry

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Abstract The Shono oxidation has served as a pillar in synthetic organic electrochemistry for over 50 years, demonstrating streamlined α-C(sp3)–H functionalization of saturated azacycles via N,O-acetal intermediates that can be derivatized in subsequent chemical steps. These direct anodic oxidations, however, historically present challenges related to functional group tolerance and site-selectivity and can result in deleterious side […]

Derosa Lab Publishes ‘Hot Paper’ in ACIE: Electrochemical Azolation of Electron-rich Fluoroarenes: A Controlled Redox Chain Unlocks C─N Bond-forming e-SNAr

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Nucleophilic aromatic substitution (SNAr) reactions are critical methods for forming C─N bonds in synthetic campaigns, but limitations in electrophile electronics restrict access to a large portion of chemical space. Photochemical oxidation of fluoroarenes has emerged as an attractive strategy to activate fluoroarenes toward nucleophilic addition, but back-electron transfer to solution-phase reduced photocatalysts limit the scope […]

Minjung Son Awarded DOE Early Career Research Award

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Recently, Assistant Professor Minjung Son (CHEM) and team received a major grant from the Department of Energy: the Early Career Research Award. The award promises $875,000 over five years, which, in the DOE’s words, allows recipients “to pursue new ideas and harness the resources of the user facilities to increase the potential for breakthrough new discoveries.” With the […]

Annual Pumpkin Drop

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The Physics Department is hosting their annual Pumpkin Drop this Friday (October 31, 2025) at 12:30PM. Location of the Pumpkin Drop is in front of the Metcalf Science Center (590 Commonwealth Avenue). The Chemistry Department is welcome to attend this exciting annual event and support the Physics Department.

Allen Group Collaborates with Tolan Group in Biology to publish “Dual Substrate Binding stabilizes the Catalytic State in Ketohexokinase” in The Structural Science Society

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Understanding conformational changes in enzymes and associated changes in the active site affecting catalysis has been a long-standing problem in enzymology. One major factor for initiating these conformational changes for many enzymes is substrate binding. Ketohexokinase (KHK) catalyzes the first reaction in fructose metabolism, converting β-D-fructofuranose into fructose 1-phosphate. Recently, the over- ingestion of fructose […]

Undergraduate Registration

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The registration season is upon us and now is the time to meet with your advisees! Undergraduate registration dates can be found on the attached flier and under “Upcoming Events.” Instructions for viewing your advisee list can be found here. Students are encouraged to meet with their faculty advisor as well as chemistry’s new professional […]