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Christopher Shaffer
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Toqeer Shah
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Ila Sheren
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Betsy Sinclair
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Jennifer R. Smith
Recent Faculty Grants & Awards
Kevin Moeller, professor of chemistry in Arts & Sciences, recently received a nearly $1.2 million grant from the National Science Foundation. The award will support Moeller’s work with the collaborative Center for Synthetic Organic Electrochemistry.
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