Prof. Christy L. Haynes is the Distinguished McKnight University Professor at the University of Minnesota where her research group is dedicated to applying analytical and nanomaterials chemistry in the context of agriculture, ecology, and toxicology. Just celebrating the Haynes Lab’s 20th anniversary in the Department of Chemistry, 31 researchers have completed their PhDs, with 12 more currently in progress. Professor Haynes is currently the Head of the University of Minnesota Department of Chemistry, the Associate Director of the National Science Foundation-funded Center for Sustainable Nanotechnology, and an Associate Editor for the journal Analytical Chemistry