24 Facts About Christy Haynes

Christy Lynn Haynes was born on July 31,1977 and is a chemist at the University of Minnesota.

Christy Haynes completed her undergraduate work at Macalester College, in 1998 with a major in chemistry and minors in mathematics and Spanish.

Christy Haynes completed her postbaccalaureate work at Northwestern University completing a master's degree in 1999 and a Ph.

Christy Haynes was awarded the Northwestern University prize for Excellence in Graduate Research in 2002.

Christy Haynes has described Hilary Godwin, then professor at Northwestern University, as one of her influences.

Christy Haynes joined the University of Minnesota in 2005 as an assistant professor.

Christy Haynes was promoted to full professor in 2014 and became the Elmore H Northey Professor of Chemistry in 2015.

Christy Haynes has been the associate head of department of chemistry since 2015.

Christy Haynes became a Distinguished McKnight University Professor in 2019.

In 2012, Christy Haynes helped establish the Center for Sustainable Nanotechnology, which researches the transformations and interactions of consumer or industrial nanomaterials in the environment.

Since 2012, Christy Haynes has been the associate director of the Center for Sustainable Nanotechnology.

Christy Haynes was named in The Analytical Scientist Power List in 2016,2017, and 2019.

In 2017,2018, and 2019, Christy Haynes was named a finalist for the Blavatnik National Awards for Young Scientists.

Christy Haynes delivered a second TED talk in 2022 entitled "How nanoparticles can help solve the global food crisis".

Christy Haynes is an advocate for increased diversity in the chemical sciences.

Christy Haynes takes part in outreach activities to encourage young people to consider careers in chemistry.

Christy Haynes is a lead presenter for the University of Minnesota Energy and U program, which brings over ten thousand third grade students to her campus each year.

Christy Haynes is a member of the advisory board for Open Chemical Collaborative in Diversity Equity.

Christy Haynes has been recognized for her mentoring and advising efforts.

The Christy Haynes group look to determine the molecular design rules for nanoparticle toxicity, through material design and fabrication and characterization both in the lab and in the food web.

Christy Haynes has published over 200 peer-reviewed articles in scientific journals.

Christy Haynes was on the editorial board of Analytical Chemistry from 2013 to 2016 prior to becoming an editor.

Christy Haynes was the vice editor in chief of the journal Environmental Science: Nano from 2013 to 2015.

Christy Haynes currently sits on the editorial advisory boards of a number of academic journals, including Journal of Raman Spectroscopy since 2009, Chemical Science since 2010, The Analyst since 2010, Chemical Research in Toxicology since 2013, Environmental Science: Nano since 2016, ACS Nano since 2020, and Nanoscale and Nanoscale Advances since 2020.