Dr. Amanda Nienow began her Gustavus career in 2007, in the department of chemistry. She obtained her PhD in (Physical) Chemistry at the University of Minnesota and completed a brief post-doctoral fellowship at Purdue University in West Lafayette, IN. In 2013, she was promoted to Associate Professor and in 2018, was promoted to Professor. She has authored multiple peer-reviewed publications with undergraduate students related to environmental fate and photochemistry of herbicides. She recently won the Janet Anderson Award from the Midstates Consortium for Math and Sciences for her work mentoring students in undergraduate research. Dr. Nienow served as co-chair of the Chemistry Department from 2015-2020 and 2023-2026 with Dr. Dwight Stoll. She currently serves as the Director of Undergraduate Research and regularly teaches SIG-370, Signature Experience - Research along with physical chemistry courses.
NDL-298: Chal:Sustainable Farming for the Future
SIG-370: Collaborative Research
SIG-371: Collaborative Research II
SIG-372: Collaborative Research III
CHE-260: Physical Chemistry I
CHE-261: Physical Chemistry I Lab
CHE-291: Independent Study
CHE-391: Independent Study
CHE-360: Physical Chemistry II
CHE-361: Physical Chemistry II Lab
CHE-105: Foundations of Chemistry I
CHE-106: Foundations of Chemistry I Lab
CHE-221: Organic Chemistry II Lab
CHE-399: Chemistry Seminar
CHE-368: Internship
CHE-258: Inorganic Chem I w/Lab
CHE-371: Physical Chem I w/Lab
Postdoctoral Fellowship, Purdue University; PhD, University of Minnesota Twin Cities; BA, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota