A Muggle’s Guide to Harry Potter’s Chemistry

  Download Harry Potter’s Chemistry poster to share! In 2011, University of Nebraska–Lincoln chemistry professor Rebecca Lai was contemplating how to attract more students to the sciences. She had just reread the entire Harry Potter series and it occurred to Read more

Chemical Conundrums in the Movies

Mark Griep is a professor of chemistry at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln who has devoted his teaching career to finding ways to engage people in learning more chemistry. Inspired by “Clambake,” an Elvis Presley movie that featured a fast-drying, super-hard Read more