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Ziegler Funded to Develop New Forensics Tool
Among the most important forensic evidence that can be collected at a crime scene are body fluids. The National Institute of Justice (NIJ) has funded Prof. Lawrence Ziegler and his group to develop a novel detection and identification platform for these fluids based on the optical methodology, Surface Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy (SERS). The purpose […]
DOE Funds Bioenergy Study
Professor Sean Elliott and his group have received funding from the Department of Energy’s Office of Science for their project, “Tuning directionality for CO2 reduction in the oxo-acid: ferredoxin superfamily.” Their aim is to provide a unique, molecular perspective on how electron transfer processes are coupled to catalytic processes that can either be oxidations that […]
NSF Funds Study to Explore Excited State Dynamics
Professor David Coker has received an award from the Chemical Theory, Models and Computational Methods Program in the NSF Division of Chemistry to study excited state dynamics in condensed phase systems. Using simulation and electronic structure methods, Professor Coker and his research group are developing accurate quantum mechanical techniques, in particular they are extending their […]
NSF Funds Investigation of Protein Structure and Dynamics
One of the great challenges in biological chemistry is understanding how protein structure informs function. Experimental studies have shown that by encapsulating proteins in surfactant micelles (nanoscale molecular aggregates, such as a droplet in a colloidal system) critical insights can be gained into protein structure, dynamics, and function. Currently, however, no one knows how the […]
NSF Funds Development of C-X Bond Forming Reactions with Copper
The NSF’s Sustainable Chemistry, Engineering, and Materials (SusChEM) Program addresses the interrelated challenges of sustainable supply chains, engineering, production, and environmentally benign use of chemicals and materials by design. Catalytic bond formation reactions with earth-abundant metals are necessary for environmentally sustainable syntheses of commodity chemicals, alternative syntheses of natural products, as well as anthropogenic pharmaceuticals. […]
NSF Funds Development of Oil Spill Remediation Method
The NSF’s Sustainable Chemistry, Engineering, and Materials (SusChEM) Program addresses the interrelated challenges of sustainable supply chains, engineering, production, and environmentally benign use of chemicals and materials by design. Prof. Mark Grinstaff and his group have been funded by the program to develop an environmentally friendly continuous oil recovery device based on a new, biodegradable, […]
Hoffman Receives Chemistry Education Award
Prof. Emer. Morton Z. Hoffman has received the Distinguished Contribution to Chemistry Education (DCCE) Award from the Committee on Chemistry Education (CCE) of the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC) on the occasion of the 23rd International Conference on Chemistry Education (ICCE) in Toronto, Ontario, Canada (July 13, 2014). The DCCE Award recognizes […]
Research Collaboration Results in Nature Communications Paper
The research collaboration of Prof. Bjoern Reinhard, BU Chemistry and The BU Photonics Center, and Prof. Suryaram Gummuluru, BU School of Medicine, Microbiology, has resulted in a paper published in Nature Communications (20 June 2014). The paper is entitled “Glycosphingolipid-functionalized nanoparticles recapitulate CD169-dependent HIV-1 uptake and trafficking in dendritic cells.” It reports on the development […]
Weber receives Inaugural Laursen Scholarship
Undergraduate student Jeremy Weber, a rising Junior doing research in Prof. Linda Doerrer’s laboratory, is the inaugural 2014 recipient of the Laursen Summer Research Scholarship (LSRS). Jeremy’s summer research continues his investigations in the Doerrer group into a synthesis of nanoscale, zero-valent iron particles. His work focuses on hydrothermal and inert atmosphere syntheses to make […]
Doerrer Student Receives 2014 NSF Fellowship
Ariel Hyre, a first-year graduate student in Professor Linda Doerrer’s laboratory, has received a 2014 NSF Graduate Research Program Fellowship on her initial attempt. NSF stated that she was awarded the 3-year fellowship based on her “outstanding abilities and accomplishments, as well as [her] potential to contribute to strengthening the vitality of the US science […]