The Journal of the American Chemical Society recently published “Fullerene-Assisted Photoinduced Charge Transfer of Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes through a Flavin Helix,” a full article that describes an innovating 3-way pi-pi arrangement using a nanotube/helix/C60 arrangement. This article is the result of a research collaboration between the Papadimitrakopoulos Group (Chemistry/IMS), Gascon Group (Chemistry), and Gibson Group […]
Dr. James Rusling Finalist In Transform Tox Testing Challenge
Dr. James Rusling is a finalist in the Transform Tox Testing Challenge. The challenge aims to “find new ways to incorporate physiological levels of chemical metabolism into HTS assays…Adding metabolic competence to HTS assays will help researchers more accurately assess chemical effects and better protect human health.” The Rusling Group proposes “to use magnetic beads […]
Rusling Group Research Featured On Cover Of Analytical Chemistry
Research conducted by Dr. Jim Rusling and collaborator Dr. Eli Hvastkovs has been featured on the May 2016 cover of Analytical Chemistry. The featured image depicts “State-of-the-art metabolic screening and pathway evaluation.” Cover image | Full Article
Pinkhassik Group Featured on Cover Of Chemistry – A European Journal
Research from the Pinkhassik Group was featured on the cover of Chemistry – A European Journal. Collaborators examined, “Tuning Optical Properties of Encapsulated Clusters of Gold Nanoparticles through Stimuli-Triggered Controlled Aggregation.” The image illustrates the change in optical properties of nanoparticles caused by externally triggered aggregation inside porous nanocapsules. Small nanoparticles that might be safe […]
Kumar Group Research Displayed As Bioconjugate Chemistry Facebook Banner
The Kumar Group’s protein nanoparticle research is currently displayed as the Facebook banner image of ACS’s Bioconjugate Chemistry page here. Full research publication
Nanoscience Making a Macro-sized Impact
UConn IMS Early in her career, Rouge attempted to major in both music and science. “At some point, I realized I had to pick one, and I am happy I chose science as I find it very rewarding.” After earning her B.S. in biochemistry from Boston College and a Ph.D. in chemistry from the University […]
Familiar Faces at ACS
Graduate Students Curtis Guild and Sourav Biswas (Suib Group) are currently featured on the MyACS page. Check out Curtis’s and Sourav’s profiles to learn what ACS means to them.
Dr. Angeles Boza Receives Grant From Lyme Disease Association
Dr. Alfredo Angeles was recently awarded a grant from the Lyme Disease Association for his project “Combating the Lyme Disease Spirochaete with Oxidizing Agents.”
Undergraduate Student John Ovian Awarded Barry Goldwater Scholarship
John Ovian has been awarded a Barry Goldwater Scholarship. The scholarship, honoring Sen. Barry Goldwater, is designed to foster and encourage outstanding students to pursue careers in the fields of mathematics, the natural sciences, and engineering.
Grad Student Matthew Guberman-Pfeffer Receives NSF Fellowship
Graduate Student Matthew Guberman-Pfeffer (Gascon Group) is the recent recipient of a 2016 National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP) Fellowship! Matthew’s selection was based on his “demonstrated potential to contribute to strengthening the vitality of the U.S. science and engineering enterprise.”