Gustavus Adolphus College

The Chemistry curriculum is designed to function as an integral part of the liberal arts program of the College. The courses taken in normal sequence bring the student from general principles through advanced theories to the practical applications of research and industry. Science and non-science majors thus begin together and proceed to a level appropriate for their chosen program.

Department News

Congratulations to the Chemistry and Biology Departments for being awarded a prestigoius $1 million Howard Hughes grant for research.

Job Posting - Student Worker - Summer 2008 will involve lab experiment development. Click here for details. Deadline to apply is May 2, 2008

Science on Saturday April 12th, 2008 175 first - sixth graders observed and participated in science demonstrations and experiments hosted by the Gustavus Chem Club and led by Chemistry, Physics, Geology and Biology students. Check back for PHOTOS (to be posted soon.)

Job Posting: One-year position to teach environmental chemistry and general chemistry in the 2008-2009 academic year. Review of applications will begin in late March. Job Description

Congratulationsto the Chemistry and Biology Departments for their successful Merck/AAAS Grant proposal. The granted research funds will support students working on interdisciplinary research relating to toxins and pharmaceuticals for the next three summers.

A research grant from the American Chemical Society's Petroleum Research Fund has been awarded to Scott Bur and the Chemistry Department. The $65,000 grant lasts three years and will support student research during both the summer and academic year. The research involves finding less resource-intensive ways to make molecules of pharmaceutical interest.

A Moissan Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship from the Division of Fluorine Chemistry of the American Chemical Society has been awarded to Brian O'Brien, Associate Professor Chemistry, in support of a proposal titled "Preparation of Fluorinated (P-Aryl) Pthaloylphosphines and New Phosphorus-Based-Fluorinated Anions." The $3,500 award will be used to pay a 10-week salary for a research student during summer 2008.

Opportunities are available for Gustavus students interested in research and internships during summer 2008.

Gustavus students prepared models during in the 2008 January-Term Molecular Modeling class. Click here to view their J-term projects.

 

Faculty

Name	Phone
Angela Archer Laboratory Program Coordinator	507/933-6158	profile
Scott Bur Assistant Professor	507/933-7038	profile	website	schedule
Jeffrey Dahlseid Associate Professor	507/933-6129	profile	website	schedule
Judith Helmeke Administrative Secretary	507/933-7320	profile
Jessica Hilborn Adjunct Instructor	507/933-6303	profile	website	schedule
Jeffrey Jeremiason Assistant Professor, Environmental Studies Chair	507/933-6235	profile	website	schedule
Brenda Kelly Assistant Professor	507/933-7039	profile	website	schedule
Amanda Nienow Assistant Professor	507/933-7327	profile	website	schedule
Brian O'Brien Associate Professor	507/933-7310	profile	website	schedule
Lawrence Potts Professor	507/933-7322	profile		schedule
Brandy Russell Assistant Professor	507/933-6160	profile	website	schedule
Jonathan Smith Associate Professor	507/933-7321	profile	website	schedule
Allan Splittgerber Professor	507/933-7323	profile
Todd Swanson Adjunct Instructor	507/933-6236	profile	website	schedule