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ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ Alumnus Leads Crucial Research on East Palestine Train Derailment

Myron Lard grew up just 40 miles from the East Palestine derailment site. He returned to help the community understand the impact.

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The Child Development Center visits the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry

IN A FLASH: ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½'s Smallest Scientists

Curious, young minds from the Child Development Center enjoyed hands-on learning about the ways the world works during a visit to ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½'s Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry. 

Tags: Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry , Chemistry , Child Development Center , Community Impact , Research & Science , Community & Society

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Honors College student Daniel Zalamea poses in the woods with his guitar

Honors Student Receives Distinguished May 4th Honors Memorial Scholarship

Honors College student Daniel Zalamea is a first-year ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ student studying chemistry. He is the recipient of the May 4th Honors Memorial Scholarship, awarded to one member of each entering honors freshman class. Having only been a ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ student for a matter of months, D…

Tags: Honors College , May 4 , May 4 Scholarship , Chemistry , College of Arts and Sciences , Jeffrey Glenn Miller May 4 Scholarship , SAACS , ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ Student Affiliates of the American Chemical Society

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Professors from Physics and Chemistry receive an NIH grant to study genetic transcription regulation

Using single molecule and ensemble level methods, the Balci and Basu Labs will perform in vitro and in cellulo experiments to establish the capabilities and limitations of nuclease-dead mutant of Cas9 (dCas9) to target G-quadruplex forming sequences in the promoter regions and regulate transcription.

Tags: Physics , Biophysics , Chemistry , biochemistry , G-quadruplexes , CRISPR-Cas9 , CRISPR-dCas9 , Genetic Transcription

Physics

ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ receives an NSF grant for quantum computing training

Co-PIs Dr. Michael Strickland (Professor and Chair, Physics), Dr. Qiang Guan (Assistant Professor, Computer Science), and Dr. Barry Dunietz (Associate Professor, Chemistry) have received a $500k grant from the National Science Foundation to develop a quantum computing (QC) training program at ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½. 

Tags: Quantum computing , Computer Science , Physics , Chemistry , Configurable interactions , Undergraduate students , graduate students , Project-based training , Visualization , Data Analysis , Quantum error injection , Quantum error correction

Physics

President of Poznan University of Technology gives Dr. Jaroniec the DHC certificate

Professor Jaroniec receives doctor honoris causa from Poznan University of Technology

On November 29, 2018 Mietek Jaroniec, professor, Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry at ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ received doctor honoris causa (DHC) from Poznan University of Technology (PUT), Poland.  In 2005, he received an honorary professor title from his former University …

Tags: Mietek Jaroniec , Chemistry , Advanced Materials , Poznan University of Technology , Research , Research & Science

College of Arts & Sciences

Mietek Jaroniec, Ph.D., Professor in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry was appointed to the editorial board of the journal Science Advances

Chemistry Professor Named Associate Editor of Science Advances

Dr. Mietek Jaroniec, Ph.D., professor in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry of ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½â€™s College of Arts and Sciences and one of the most highly cited scientists in the fields of chemistry and materials science, recently received two more significant honors. He was appointed …

Tags: Mietek Jaroniec , Chemistry , Advanced Materials , Poznan University of Technology , Research

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ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ Researchers Take New Approach with OLEDs

Organic light-emitting diode technologies (OLEDs), a key technological feature in the display of many models of mobile phones and televisions already provide great image quality and high-resolution. But are they as efficient as they can be? Inspired by methods used in liquid-crystal technology, Kent…

Tags: OLED , Liquid Crystals , Physics , Chemistry , Science , Faculty Research

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