A prestigious group of UConn faculty are being honored this year as the University’s latest recipients of early-career awards from the National Science Foundation, recognizing their potential as role models in education and research. The UConn Board of Trustees and Interim President Radenka Maric recognized 10 faculty members at Wednesday’s trustees meeting, noting that the […]
Twelve UConn Faculty Members Elected to Connecticut Academy of Science and Engineering
UConn’s 12 new CASE members include researchers, university leaders, entrepreneurs, and educators. UConn is well represented in the newest class of inductees to the Connecticut Academy of Science and Engineering (CASE). The organization announced that 12 UConn and UConn Health faculty members will be honored at the Academy’s 47th annual meeting, to be held virtually […]
UConn Again is Among Top Producers of Fulbright U.S. Scholars
UConn has been recognized among the top producers of Fulbright U.S. Scholars from research institutions for the fourth time in the past six years. The University of Connecticut has been recognized among the top producers of Fulbright U.S. Scholars from research institutions for the fourth time in the past six years. The University has six […]
Trailblazer and Changemaker of Young Peoples’ Lives: Dr. Marja Hurley
In celebration of Black History Month we honor trailblazer and inspiring physician-scientist Dr. Marja M. Hurley, the first woman of color to graduate from the School of Medicine in 1976. Learn how for decades she’s been inspiring the next generation of doctors and scientists. Dr. Marja M. Hurley was the first woman of color to […]
Professor Alex Asandei Awarded NSF-EAGER Grant
Prof. Alex Asandei was awarded a prestigious NSF-EAGER (Early Concept Grants for Exploratory Research) grant for his proposal “Metal Mediated Perfluoroalkyl Halide Activation towards Functional Group Interconversion and Coordination Polymerization of Fluoroalkenes.” The grant is part of the NSF Potentially Transformative Research funding initiative in the Chemistry Division. This research aims at developing new approaches towards […]
Keeper of the Chemistry Building
The health of the building infrastructure is a major aspect for any chemistry facility. Our Chemistry Department occupies a beautiful building that is also astoundingly complex: 225 fume hoods evacuate the air out of the building at a high rate (also needing to be replenished at the same rate), and dependent of the weather, also […]
New X-Ray Technique Sees the Crystal in the Powder
Crystals reveal the hidden geometry of molecules to the naked eye. Scientists use crystals to figure out the atomic structure of new materials, but many can’t be grown large enough. Now, a team of researchers report a new technique in the January 19 issue of Nature that can discover the crystalline structure of any material. […]
Tomo Mani Receives NSF CAREER Award
Professor Tomo Mani has been awarded an NSF CAREER Award from the CHE division entitled, “CAREER: Control of Intramolecular Long-Range Charge-Transfer Emission.” This project will develop strategies for producing and controlling intramolecular long-range radiative charge recombination [charge transfer (CT) emission] in the condensed phase. With this award, his group aims to provide a fundamental understanding […]
Students Sweep Tech Park’s First Annual Microscopy Art Contest
Often a new tool leads to a new discovery—and that’s as true for art as for science. UConn Tech Park showcases the relationship between tool and knowledge beautifully in its inaugural microscopy competition, which invited UConn researchers to submit images taken with Tech Park’s state-of-the-art equipment. “This competition is a wonderful opportunity to showcase our […]
2021 Publication Highlights
From the novel DNA delivery system for the treatment of asthma to the straightforward means of introducing interactive, three-dimensional figures into PDFs, UConn researchers made significant breakthroughs in the field of chemistry in 2021. Xia, Y.; Song, Z.; Tan, Z.; Xue, T.; Wei, S.; Zhu, L.; Yang, Y.; Fu, H.; Jiang, Y.; Lin, Y.; Lu, […]