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  • Faculty Spotlight: Amanda Nienow

    Faculty Spotlight: Amanda Nienow

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    Amanda Nienow (Chemistry) has received the 2025 Janet Andersen Lecture Award in Physical Sciences, Mathematics, and Computer Science from the Midstates Consortium for Math and Science. This award recognizes faculty who, like Dr. Andersen, are exceptional mentors of undergraduate research programs and skilled teachers.

  • Janie Frandsen Appointed Arthur Glass, Charles Hamrum, and Arne Langsjoen Endowed Professor of Biochemistry

    Janie Frandsen Appointed Arthur Glass, Charles Hamrum, and Arne Langsjoen Endowed Professor of Biochemistry

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    Dr. Janie Frandsen has been appointed the Arthur Glass, Charles Hamrum, and Arne Langsjoen Endowed Professor of Biochemistry, a role that honors visionary teaching and active scientific research. This chair recognizes faculty excellence in student mentorship and a commitment to advancing biochemistry education. Dr. Frandsen’s research investigates bacterial gene regulation through the lens of non-coding…

  • Faculty Spotlight: Brenda Kelly

    Faculty Spotlight: Brenda Kelly

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    Brenda Kelly (Provost’s Office and Chemistry/Biology) co-authored the undergraduate textbook The Science of Cooking: Understanding the Biology and Chemistry Behind Food and Cooking.

  • Faculty Spotlight: Dwight Stoll and Daniel Meston

    Faculty Spotlight: Dwight Stoll and Daniel Meston

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    Dwight Stoll and Daniel Meston (both Chemistry) published a paper in the Journal of Chromatography A, along with co-author Todd Maloney from Eli Lilly and Company. The paper, “Effect of Flow Rate on Plate Height and Resolution for Antisense Oligonucleotides Under Hydrophilic Interaction Liquid Chromatography Conditions”, describes the first measurements of plate height for oligonucleotides…

  • Faculty Spotlight: Janie Frandsen

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    Janie Frandsen (Chemistry and Biology) presented a poster co-authored with students Rachel Trebesch ’25 and Kristin Martens ’23 titled “Transcriptome-wide analysis of E. coli small RNA binding site accessibility in target mRNAs” at the RNA Society Meeting in Edinburgh, Scotland.

  • Faculty Task Force, 2023-24 Faculty Service Award Winners

    Faculty Task Force, 2023-24 Faculty Service Award Winners

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    Faculty Task Force Members (Chair Kate Knutson, Political Science; Betsy Byers, Art and Art History; Yurie Hong, Greek, Latin, and Classical Studies; Maddalena Marinari, History; Dave Stamps, Music; Dwight Stoll, Chemistry; and Valerie Walker, Education) were selected as the 2023-24 recipient of the Gustavus Faculty Service Award. Presented each year at Founder’s Day, this award…

  • Heather Haemig, 2023-24 Provost’s Award for Teaching Excellence Winner

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    Heather Haemig (Biochemistry and Molecular Biology) was selected as the 2023-24 recipient of the Provost’s Award for Teaching Excellence. Presented each year at the final faculty meeting, this award recognizes a Gustavus non-tenure-track faculty member for significant contributions to teaching and learning.

  • Faculty Spotlight: Dwight Stoll

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    Dwight Stoll (Chemistry) was awarded a supplement for the project, “2D-LC Method Development for Pharmaceutical Analysis” ($20,000).

  • Faculty Spotlight: Dwight Stoll

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    Dwight Stoll (Chemistry) was awarded a supplement for the project, “Deepening Understanding of Reversed-Phase Selectivity for Small Molecule Pharmaceutical Analysis” ($50,000).

  • Faculty Spotlight: Dwight Stoll

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    Dwight Stoll (Chemistry) received a grant from Eli Lilly and Company for the project “Two-Dimensional Liquid Chromatography for New Pharmaceutical Modalities” ($170,000).