I am thrilled about the Nobel Prize for Optogenetics! And I’m happy that the Nobel committee correctly portrayed the role Chemistry played in the development of this field: www.nobelprize.org/uploads/2026...
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The official account of the Department of Chemistry of the University of Pennsylvania. https://www.chem.upenn.edu
Andrew M. Rappe, Blanchard Professor of Chemistry, presents his 60-Second Lecture, "Better Living Through Quantum Materials." View all of this fall's 60-Second Lectures featuring Penn Arts & Sciences faculty: https://bit.ly/3gKE37h @upenn.edu @pennchemistry.bsky.social
Mildly concerned that Vecna has arrived on campus... #strangerthings
We mourn the passing of Prof. J. Kent Blasie (1943-2025). Kent spent decades @sas.upenn.edu, ultimately being named the Walter H. & Leonore C. Annenberg Professorship in the Natural Sciences. Kent also served as Chemistry Department Chair from 1983 to 1986. Here is a pic from happier times.
Join us for a virtual info session on our PhD program. Meet our Graduate Chair Prof. James Petersson and learn how you can pursue your PhD in chemistry at @sas.upenn.edu in sunny Philadelphia! Register here: bit.ly/46otRt5
The Vagelos Laboratory for Energy Science and Technology (VLEST) has achieved the U.S. Green Building Council’s highest standard, a rare distinction and just the second Penn building to do so. @upenn.edu @vagelosenergy.bsky.social @pennchemistry.bsky.social
Cutting Edge Research Building Earns LEED Platinum Certification
The Vagelos Laboratory for Energy Science and Technology has achieved the U.S. Green Building Council’s highest standard, a rare distinction and just the second Penn building to do so.
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Another summer BBQ in the books! 2025 Kozlowski Lab bocce tournament champions to be announced. @pennchemistry.bsky.social
At New Student Orientation, incoming first-years from the Class of 2029 met faculty and new friends as they prepared for their first semester at Penn (photos). https://bit.ly/4n49hVx @upenn.edu @pennsasdean.bsky.social
Congratulations to our inaugural class of Vagelos Fellows - Abbi, Jolaine, Zixun, & Miranda! These prestigious fellowships are the first of twenty planned awards, and are funded by an extraordinary gift by Roy & Diana Vagelos to improve graduate education at @upenn.edu and @sas.upenn.edu. 🎉 👏
Excited to share our new @pubs.acs.org paper! We engineered cells with ~10% photolipids in the ER membrane. This enabled optical control of membrane viscosity to study its impact on ER→Golgi protein transport. @dirktrauner.bsky.social @noemijimenezrojo.bsky.social pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/...
Optical Control of Membrane Viscosity Modulates ER-to-Golgi Trafficking
The lipid composition of cellular membranes is highly dynamic and undergoes continuous remodeling, affecting the biophysical properties critical to biological function. Here, we introduce an optical a...
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Thank you to @pennchemistry.bsky.social for inviting our team to welcome researchers to the Fall term with our annual safety meeting. Covering topics identified through conversations with the department, we also discussed updated regulations and events. We wish everyone a safe and successful term!
Hello BlueSky! I’m Mark Trodden, new Dean of Penn’s School of Arts & Sciences. I joined Penn in 2009 as a particle physicist and later served as Associate Dean for Natural Sciences for two years. Looking forward to sharing student & faculty highlights, initiatives, and events with you all!
It's time for our quarterly Lab Safety FAQs that can be found here: ehrs.upenn.edu/health-safet... They feature tips for waste disposal, chemical inventory questions, sonicator/homogenizer advice, and advice for labs that are closing or moving. Check it out!
It's a privilege to have Marisa Kozlowski from @pennchemistry.bsky.social with us today at NUS Chemistry in Singapore. Photo credit: Yixin Lu. #organicchemistry #OrgLett
We are thrilled that the next Associate Dean of Natural Sciences in the School of Arts & Sciences is our own Prof. Marisa Kozlowski! We look forward to working with Marisa, and our new Dean Mark Trodden, to advance the mission of the School together. @kozlowskigroup.bsky.social @sas.upenn.edu
Congratulations to Joe Francisco for being named to receive the 2025 Linus Pauling Medal Award! @sas.upenn.edu acspss.org/pauling-meda...
The Pauling Medal Award
The Pauling Medal Award Announcing the 2025 Pauling Award RecipientDr. Joseph FranciscoUniversity of Pennsylvania In recognition of his pioneering studies of the chemistry of Earth’s atmosphere. Hi…
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Congratulations to Mark Trodden on being named our next Dean. Mark has been an excellent Associate Dean and we look forward to seeing where his vision takes our School next. A+!
Penn Arts & Sciences@sas.upenn.edu · 2y agoMark Trodden has been named Dean of the University of Pennsylvania’s School of Arts & Sciences and Thomas S. Gates Jr. Professor. A distinguished physicist and accomplished academic leader, Trodden will assume the role on June 1.
Mark Trodden has been named Dean of the University of Pennsylvania’s School of Arts & Sciences and Thomas S. Gates Jr. Professor. A distinguished physicist and accomplished academic leader, Trodden will assume the role on June 1.
Mark Trodden named dean of Penn’s School of Arts & Sciences | Penn Today
Trodden will assume the role of dean of the School of Arts & Sciences beginning June 1.
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🧪 Hiring Alert--At last some good news!: 9 top Biotech & Pharma companies are hiring in Massachusetts, including Moderna, Takeda, Intellia, & more. Roles range from scientists to directors—remote too! Check out the latest openings in the Genetown hub. 🧬🔬 #LifeSciences #Jobs #Hiring #STEM.
9 Companies Hiring in Massachusetts
Looking for a biopharma job in Massachusetts? Check out the BioSpace list of nine companies hiring life sciences professionals like you.
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Register now for the National Organic Symposium (NOS). Registration is open until June 18, however, there is a price increase after May 23. Join us and hear from our amazing speakers from June 22 - 26 at RPI in Troy, NY. zurl.co/9jAtl
HomePage - National Organic Chemistry Symposium
The National Organic Chemistry Symposium which is the premier event sponsored by the ACS Division of Organic Chemistry
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Did you miss the first week of #YoungScientistNetworking? Why? It was fantastic. Search the tag for great stories of becoming a scientist by @chemscrapes.bsky.social @pwk2024.bsky.social @manhattanscientist.bsky.social and @marycanady.bsky.social
Congrats to Marlyse Baptista (Linguistics), M. Susan Lindee (History and Sociology of Science), and Christopher B. Murray (Chemistry and Materials Science and Engineering) on being elected 2024 AAAS Fellows. Read the full announcement: bit.ly/4lkqWIP @aaas.org @pennchemistry.bsky.social
Congratulations to Vagelos Institute Postdoctoral Fellow Kunyu Wang @kunyuwang.bsky.social with @pennchemistry.bsky.social and @pennmatsci.bsky.social on his selection as a 2025 RCSA Fellow by @rescorp.org
Research Corporation for Science Advancement@rescorp.org · 2y agoRCSA has selected a new class of outstanding postdoctoral scholars in the second year of the #RCSAFellows Initiative, which aims to increase faculty excellence in the physical sciences through a multiyear program of job search preparation, professional development, and community building.
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ALT: a close up of a man 's face with the words " my queen " behind him
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Penn Arts & Sciences@sas.upenn.edu · 2y agoIn celebration of #WomensHistoryMonth, we highlight a 2020 feature on Prof. Madeleine Joullié, the first female organic chemist to secure a tenure-track position at a major American university, who continues to to impact her field, institution, and students' lives. @pennchemistry.bsky.social
Moving into our new lab spaces on the 4th floor of the Vagelos Laboratories! @pennchemistry.bsky.social
