Author: Rheault, Kristin

Chemistry Faculty Dr. Jie He and Dr. Jing Zhao Receive NSF EAGER

Dr. Jie (Jay) He and Dr. Jing Zhao, both faculty members of the Chemistry Department with appointments in IMS, were recently awarded the NSF Early-Concept Grant for Exploratory Research (EAGER). The grant supports exploratory work in its early stages on untested, but potentially transformative, research ideas or approaches. Dr. He was awarded $149,991 for his […]

Publication in Newest Volume of Inorganic Chemistry

UConn Chemistry Department Head Dr. Christian Brueckner and Chemistry Graduate Student Adewole Atoyebi published a novel process of preparing metalloporphyrins by simply grinding the porphyrin and the metal together in a mechanized mill. The work graced the August volume of Inorganic Chemistry. Atoyebi, A.O.; Brückner, C. “Observations on the Mechanochemical Insertion of Zinc(II), Copper(II), Magnesium(II), […]

2018 – 2019 Graduate Student Award

Waring (Scholastic) Award: Arlene Bartolome (Adv. Lin) Nathaniel Nisly (Adv. Suib)   Masterton (Teaching) Awards: Karla Arias (Adv. Papadimitrakopoulos) Samantha Rubio (Adv. Suib) Jose Ortiz-Garcia (Adv. Quardokus) Veronica Hayes (Adv. Quarkokus) Megan Puglia (Adv. Kumar)   Connecticut Chemistry Research Award: Srinivas Thanneeru (Adv. He)   Excellence in Service Award: Svetlana Gelpi (Adv. Gascon) Jessica Martin […]

New 3D-Printed Technology Lowers Cost of Common Medical Test

A desire for a simpler, cheaper way to do common laboratory tests for medical diagnoses and to avoid “washing the dishes” led University of Connecticut researchers to develop a new technology that reduces cost and time. Their pipette-based technology could also help make certain medical testing available in rural or remote areas where traditional methods […]

UConn Chemistry Provides Workshop for Connecticut Teachers

May 15th, UConn Chemistry offered a day-long workshop for high school chemistry teachers in Connecticut. The workshop was coordinated by the Early College Experience Office, Dr. Fatma Selampinar, and Dr. Tomoyasu Mani. Dr. Mani, with help from graduate assistants Jason Buck (Mani Lab), and Jingwen Ding and Megan Puglia (Kumar Lab), organized the lecture and […]

Pinkhassik Lab SURF Undergraduate Awardees

Pinkhassik Lab Research The research focus of the Pinkhassik Lab in the Department of Chemistry is making nanomaterials and nanodevices with new and superior properties to address current problems in energy-related technologies, medical imaging and treatment, and environmental sensing. An article recently published in the Accounts of Chemical Research exemplifies the research conducted by the […]

McNair Scholars Present Research at Annual Poster Exhibition

When Sarah Beckett Cleveland ’19 (CLAS), a biological sciences major, wanted to get involved in science research, she wasn’t sure she could make it work. She was financing her own education through academic-year jobs, and helping to support her mother in her hometown of Windsor. But she heard about the McNair Scholars program for undergraduate […]