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 […]
Chemistry Building Celebrates 20th Anniversary
Transformative. Iconic. Chemistry. Opening in 1999, the Chemistry Building was the first UConn building to be built as part of the 10-year UConn 2000 initiative, a series of 85 capital projects across UConn’s campuses. This iconic campus landmark marked the beginning of an amazing transformation of the Storrs campus. In these years, the Department has […]
2019 Undergraduate Awards
AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY (ACS) GRADUATING SENIOR AWARD Presented to the top graduating senior. Joshua Paolillo ACS DIVISION OF ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY AWARD Presented to a student who displays an aptitude for a career in Analytical Chemistry. Caroline Anastasia ACS DIVISION OF INORGANIC CHEMISTRY AWARD Recognizing achievements by an undergraduate in inorganic chemistry pursuing a […]
Lightweight of Periodic Table Plays Big Role in Life on Earth
Although hydrogen is the lightweight of the chemical elements, it packs a real punch when it comes to its role in life and its potential as a solution to some of the world’s challenges. As we celebrate the 150th anniversary of the periodic table, it seems reasonable to tip our hat to this, the […]
Chem Café’s Susan Monroe Retires
Susan Monroe has watched the UConn campus cafés grow–including the Chem Café–since the day she first started working at UConn on March 4, 1994. April 1, 2019, we are sad to announce Susan’s retirement from the Chem Café after a wonderful 25 years of work through UConn Dining Services. Susan grew up in Mansfield, Connecticut […]
UConn Chemist Receives NIH Grant to Synthesize Molecule for UTI Research
The process of developing a treatment for any infection or disease is long and arduous, and it often involves finicky samples and a lot of unknowns. But sometimes that process can be helped along with a little chemistry between different scientific fields of study. Researchers working on developing a more effective treatment for infections would […]
Insight into Molecular Makeup at UConn’s NMR Facility
Right now, there are atoms and molecules inside everything around you. These tiny particles of matter may seem insignificant as you go about your everyday life. But for many scientists and researchers, understanding the compounds that make up the materials they are working with can be critical. At the University of Connecticut, the Nuclear Magnetic […]
Pinkhassik Group on cover of Chemical Communications
A paper from the Pinkhassik Group was featured on the cover of Chemical Communications. Drs. Sergey Dergunov and Eugene Pinkhassik — working with collaborators from Saint Louis University — uncovered evidence for freely diffusing ground-state atomic oxygen, an elusive species whose existence in solution was proposed by never proven. This study used hollow porous nanocapsules […]
Remembering Professor Ulrich T. Mueller-Westerhoff Ph.D.
Dear Colleagues and Students, With sadness I must report news about one of our colleagues. Emeritus Professor Ulrich T. Mueller-Westerhoff, Ph.D., passed away after a brief illness on January 30, 2019 in Storrs, CT. He was born in Wuppertal, Germany, and grew up in Austria and Germany. After studies in chemistry at the Universities in […]
A Better Way to Make Acrylics
Acrylics are an incredibly diverse and useful family of chemicals used in all kinds of products, from diapers to nail polish. Now, a team of researchers from UConn and ExxonMobil describe a new process for making them. The new method would increase energy efficiency and reduce toxic byproducts, they report in the Feb. 8 issue […]