Dr. Matthew Guberman-Pfeffer, a UConn alumnus and current postdoctoral researcher at Yale University, is an accomplished chemist with a unique perspective on the molecular makings of our world. He also happens to be blind. In his TEDx Talk, he shares his story of resilience and how he learned to comprehend a subject that is typically […]
When a Distraction Becomes a Dissertation
In 2018, C&EN invited graduate students to submit essays about some aspect of their graduate experience for inclusion in the cover story “The Chemistry Graduate School Experience.” Now, C&EN continues to share diverse graduate student experiences. The following perspective is provided by Ph.D. candidate Jessica Martin. “I may not get a Ph.D. in chemistry. After […]
UConn Recognized As Top Producer of Fulbright Scholars
The University of Connecticut has been recognized among the top producers of Fulbright U.S. Scholars from research institutions for the second time in the past four years. The University has six Fulbright Scholars on its faculty who are teaching and performing research around the world in the 2019-20 academic year, according to the U.S. Department […]
Across the Pond and Back: Chemical Biology in Edinburgh, Scotland
Undergraduate student Eric Mohan ’20 (CLAS), recipient of an Office of Undergraduate Research award, shares his experience conducting research abroad. “I am the recipient of the 2019 Office of Undergraduate Research (OUR) award, and I had the privilege of spending last summer in the laboratory of Professor Dominic Campopiano, in the School of Chemistry at the prestigious […]
Research Safety Workshop
The Department of Chemistry held their 2020 Research Safety Workshop for first year graduate students and Laboratory Safety Officers (LSOs) on Wednesday, January 15. The Workshop was organized by the Department Safety Committee and the Joint Safety Team (JST) in conjunction with EH&S. Presentations were made by Dr. Jing Zhao (Chair of the Department Safety […]
Nature Communications Paper Publishing
Enzymes provide optimal three-dimensional structures for substrate binding and the subsequent accelerated reaction. Such folding-dependent catalytic behaviors, however, are seldom mechanistically explored with reduced structural complexity. A recent article in Nature Communications, from collaborated research between Professor Jianjun Cheng at UIUC and Professor Yao Lin at UConn, demonstrates that the α-helix, a much simpler structural […]
Meet Professor J. Nathan Hohman
Meet Assistant Professor J. Nathan Hohman, whose research centers on the synthesis of new catalysts, energy storage devices, and new methods for building molecular architectures. Professor Nate Hohman was drawn to chemistry from a young age. As a young teenager, he had a subscription to Popular Science and recalls reading – with great interest – […]
The First CT-Japan Photochemistry Workshop
On October 29th and 30th, UConn Chemistry held the first CT-JAPAN photochemistry workshop for high school students. The two-day workshop was held in conjunction with the visit of 5 high school students and 2 teachers of Matsuyama Minami High School from Ehime Prefecture, Japan. The total 50 high school students from Woodstock Academy attended the […]
Professor Rusling Receives Commercialization Grants
Professor Jim Rusling recently received START and SPARK Technology Commercialization Grants for Self-powered Bioelectronics. Aiming to commercialize the world’s first battery-free implantable pacemaker, Professor Rusling and his team received two early-stage technology commercialization grants, START ($10K) and SPARK ($50K). Unlike current pacemakers which are battery-powered and require replacement surgery when the battery is drained, the new self-powered pacemaker […]
UConn Chemistry Professor Receives NSF Grant
The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded UConn Chemistry Professor José Gascón and Michigan State Professor Warren Beck a grant to study Carotenoid Photophysics in Photosynthetic Light-Harvesting. With this $590,000 award, the Chemistry of Life Processes Program in the Chemistry Division is funding Dr. Gascón (PI) and Dr. Beck (co-PI) to investigate the energy transfer and […]