Meet Assistant Professor Alexander Aksenov, a chemist who is passionate about exploring the underlying chemistries of the molecular world using mass spectrometry. Early Career Growing up, chemistry had always piqued young Alexander Aksenov’s interest. Although having a physicist as a father certainly helped, it wasn’t until he found a mentor in his chemistry teacher that […]
Four Chemistry Professors Awarded Research Funding From UConn Office of Vice President for Research
The UConn Office of the Vice President for Research established the START Preliminary Proof-of-Concept (PPOC) Fund through support from the CTNext Higher Education Fund. The program aims to support the preliminary validation of innovative early stage technologies from across all disciplines for early stage projects that may one day result in inventions and technologies that […]
#FacesOfUConnChem: Meet Department Head, Dr. Christian Brueckner!
This year, we are doing a series of features on all the amazing people that make up UConn Chemistry, and who better to start with than our department head, Dr. Christian Brückner! Academic background: MS at RWTH, Germany; Ph.D. at University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada; Postdoc at University of California at Berkeley Current position: […]
Graduate Students Win First and Second Place in 2021 Microscopy Artistry Contest
Tech Park’s Microscope Artistry Contest provides a creative, engaging forum for showcasing the beauty and complexity of science as seen through the electron microscope. During the competition, images taken with the Innovation Partnership Building’s electron microscopes were submitted for review by a panel of judges.
Student Receives Honorable Mentions in International Metallographic Contest
The 2021 International Metallographic Contest (IMC) and Exhibit was held by the International Metallographic Society under ASM International. The primary goal of the contest is to advance the science of microstructural analysis by providing an opportunity for those interested in material properties and characterization to display their work in print and electronic formats and communicate […]
New Faculty Bring Antiracism and the Environment to the Forefront
New faculty join the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences (CLAS) this fall as part of two groups launched by Dean Juli Wade to increase interdisciplinary scholarship in human-environment interactions and diversity, equity, and inclusion. Over the past year, faculty within the College collaborated to propose topic areas for the cluster hires, and two were selected in environment and human interactions, and antiracism.
2021-2022 Chemistry Graduate Student Awards
Waring Award Chamathka Hansani Dehiwala Liyanage (Adv. Quardokus) Masterton Award Joseph Adewuyi (Adv. Ung) Adewole Atoyebi (Adv. Brueckner) Mariel Clores (Adv. X. Yao) Ina de la Fuente (Adv. Rouge) Keshani Hiniduma (Adv. Rusling) Jose “JJ” Intano (Adv. Howell) Mansi Malhotra (Adv. Kumar and Gascon) Scott Pierce (Adv. Angeles) Connecticut Chemistry Research Award Peter Kerns (Adv. […]
Dr. Islam Mosa Named 40 under 40 Honoree
UConn alumnus Islam Mosa Ph.D. ’18 (Prof. Rusling’s lab) was recently named one of the Hartford Business Journal’s 2021 40 under 40. This award recognizes 40 honorees under the age of 40 who are inspiring leaders at the forefront of Connecticut industry ecosystem. Dr. Mosa is the President and Chief Technical Officer of VoltXon Inc, a start-up company that is […]
8 UConn Faculty Receive NSF CAREER Awards
Eight UConn researchers across six disciplines have received CAREER awards for 2021. The National Science Foundation Faculty Early Career Development (NSF CAREER) Program awards competitive grants to support the research programs of early-career faculty who demonstrate remarkable potential to become leaders in their field. In addition to advancing research, these projects work to actively engage students and the community. This broadens the impact of the research and encourages […]
Tiny Bubbles: Treating Asthma with Gene Silencing Nanocapsules
Steroid-based inhalers deliver life-saving medication for millions of asthma sufferers, providing relief and the ability to simply breathe. Unfortunately, inhalers do not work for all patients, and with rates on the rise for a disease that leads to hundreds of thousands of deaths world-wide each year, new asthma treatments and strategies are needed. A team of UConn researchers […]