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Haynes Group @hayneschemlab.bsky.social · 08/05/2025

🚨 New Publication Alert! 🚨 This work explores how nanotechnology—specifically fluorescent silica nanoparticles—can be used to enhance soybean seed priming, a step forward for nano-enabled agriculture published in @chemicalscience.rsc.org 🌱🔬 #UMNProud 🔗 Read it here: pubs.rsc.org/en/content/a...

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Haynes Group @hayneschemlab.bsky.social · 15/02/2025

Happy Valentine’s Day from the Haynes Group! Here's a TEM image of gold nanorods surrounded by mesoporous silica nanoparticles by Haynes Alumni! Card made by Timmy Nguyen! #UMNProud #UMNDriven #HaynesGroup #ChemistryofLove

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Haynes Group @hayneschemlab.bsky.social · 29/01/2025

Cheng-Hsin's recent patent application served as a basis for for the 3rd place winners of MN Crucible Prize competition who pitched her nanoparticles as "Innovative Elements" for #PFAS remediation. Congrats to the winners + Cheng-Hsin! Read about the patent here: patents.google.com/patent/US202...

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US20230364661A1 - Silica-based nanoparticles for PFAS remediation - Google Patents

A method of producing an ultraporous mesostructured nanoparticle suitable for uptake by a plant and with increased affinity to per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances includes modifying the ultraporous m...

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Haynes Group @hayneschemlab.bsky.social · 28/01/2025

We are excited to welcome @sumanlata007.bsky.social to our group! Suman has a Bachelor's from Indian Institute of Guwahati, a Master's in Chemistry from IIT Roorkee, and worked as an engineer at Carin Oil and Gas before joining UMN! She will be working on PFAS remediation while in the Haynes group!

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Haynes Group @hayneschemlab.bsky.social · 28/01/2025

Riley and @clh731.bsky.social contributed to our latest collaborative paper led by Prof. Azam Noori from Merrimack College titled "Phytotoxicity and phytoremediation potential of Lemna minor exposed to perfluorooctanoic acid" published in Frontiers of Plant Sciences! #PFAS #phytoremediation

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Christy Haynes @clh731.bsky.social · 21/12/2024

My favorite #ChemistryDepartment has joined Bluesky - you should all follow @umnchemistry.bsky.social to hear about our #CuttingEdgeScience and the people who do and teach it #UMNProud

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Haynes Group @hayneschemlab.bsky.social · 19/12/2024

We hope our #chemsky community has a restful holiday season!

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Christy Haynes @clh731.bsky.social · 18/12/2024

Couldn't be prouder to see University of Minnesota with HALF of the 2025 Marion Milligan Mason Awardees - congratulations to Profs. Jessica Lamb (@ewerpointe.bsky.social) and Michelle Calabrese on this well-deserved recognition! #UMNProud

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Christy Haynes @clh731.bsky.social · 18/12/2024

New drone photos of our University of Minnesota Department of Chemistry Teaching Building in progress, side-by-side with the original renderings. It is coming along and looking beautiful (even with the #IcyMississippi in the foreground). #UMNProud #Fall2025

Photograph of the University of Minnesota Chemistry teaching building under construction.

Design rendering of the University of Minnesota Chemistry Teaching Building

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Sustainable Nano @sustainablenano.bsky.social · 16/12/2024

Podemos crear hermosos diseños con crochet ...y también lo podemos utilizar para entender los fractales y los copos de nieve! ¡Lee nuestro nuevo blog en donde te explicamos cómo! nano-sostenible.com/2024/12/16/c...

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¿Cómo se puede utilizar el crochet para modelar la nanociencia?

Originalmente publicado en inglésPublicado el 11 de abril del 2024Traducido por Regina González Lona,Editado por Wilanyi R. Alvarez Reyes y Lissett G. Diaz ¿Qué tienen que ver las nanopartículas de…

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Haynes Group @hayneschemlab.bsky.social · 15/12/2024

Some nanospheres making #SciArt to brighten up your feed ✨ #chemsky #nanosky #SERS

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Haynes Group @hayneschemlab.bsky.social · 13/12/2024

@clh731.bsky.social kicking off our department’s biannual Strengthening Climate event yesterday! The topic was on Effective Strategies for Engaging Everyday Conflict led by Julie Showers!

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Christy Haynes @clh731.bsky.social · 10/12/2024

I love working at UMN and living in the Twin Cities. The #QualityOfLife is high, and the #CherryOnTop for this academic is that the airport and the number of direct flights are amazing - fully supported by a recent study published in Forbes, ranking #MSP as the best mega airport in the US

Bar chart from J.D. Power survey, showing Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport as the US airport with the highest customer satisfaction

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Christy Haynes @clh731.bsky.social · 03/12/2024

So excited to welcome a new graduate student to the @hayneschemlab.bsky.social - looking forward to collaborating on some exciting chemistry in the coming years! #UMNProud

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Haynes Group @hayneschemlab.bsky.social · 02/12/2024

Hey #chemsky, meet our new first year, Yu (Cheryl) Chen, who has a bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering from Guangdong University and a master’s degree in chemical engineering from Northeastern University! Her thesis work will focus on developing silica nanoparticles for agriculture! #nanosky

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Christy Haynes @clh731.bsky.social · 01/12/2024

My research group is now on Bluesky, too - follow @hayneschemlab.bsky.social for exciting research updates in #Nanomaterials, #AnalyticalChemistry, #ScienceOutreach, #ScienceCommunication, and more. #UMNProud!

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Christy Haynes @clh731.bsky.social · 30/11/2024

On Thanksgiving weekend in the US, I'm feeling grateful for this amazing crew of chemists. #UMNProud #ItTakesATeam

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Haynes Group @hayneschemlab.bsky.social · 01/12/2024

S/o to our first follower (maybe our most important one)! We are excited to be on Bluesky to share our science and outreach with the #chemsky and #nanosky communities! Follow for more updates!

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