Category: Chemistry
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Hal Van Ryswyk, Harvey Mudd College – Printing Solar Cells
On Harvey Mudd College Week: Reducing the cost of capturing energy from the sun could be crucial to our future. Hal Van Ryswyk, John Stauffer professor of chemistry, looks at one way to do so. Hal Van Ryswyk is a materials chemist doing fundamental research on low-cost photovoltaics with undergraduate coworkers at Harvey Mudd College…
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Diana Aga, University at Buffalo – Bacteria Found to Eat Forever Chemicals
We may have found an ally in our fight against PFAS chemicals. Diana Aga, Henry M. Woodburn Chair and SUNY Distinguished Professor of chemistry and the director of the RENEW Institute at the University at Buffalo, looks into this. Diana Aga is an environmental and analytical chemist. As Henry M. Woodburn Chair and SUNY Distinguished…
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Han Xiao, Rice University – Sticky Microorganisms Enhancing Plastic Degradation
Plastics can stay around for ages after being discarded. Han Xiao, director of SynthX Center and associate professor within the department of chemistry at Rice University, discusses a possible solution. Han Xiao serves as the Director of the SynthX Center and holds the position of Associate Professor within the Department of Chemistry, Biosciences, and Bioengineering…
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Kenneth G. Furton, Florida International University – The Scent You Leave Behind
On Florida International University Week: How do we improve forensic science? Kenneth G. Furton, distinguished university professor in the department of chemistry and biochemistry, explores a way. Dr. Kenneth G. Furton is the executive director of the Global Forensic and Justice Center and the chief scientific officer of Florida International University. He is a distinguished university…
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Donna Nelson, University of Oklahoma – The U.S. Fentanyl Challenge
The opioid crisis has been reported, but maybe not to its full extent. Donna Nelson, professor of chemistry at the University of Oklahoma, examines into the numbers. Dr. Donna Nelson is a Professor of Chemistry at University of Oklahoma. Her research has always engaged the chemistry community and served professional societies and organizations, collectively described…
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Raul Navarro, Occidental College – Organic Chemistry as Molecular Architecture
On Occidental College Week: Nature can give us the compounds to treat afflictions, but are we taking advantage? Raul Navarro, assistant professor of chemistry, looks at one avenue to do so. Raul Navarro was born and raised in Los Angeles, CA. He obtained his bachelor’s degree in chemistry at Yale University, then traveled back to California…
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Gerard Dumancas, University of Scranton – Inexpensive Method to Detect Honey Authenticity
The honey imported into the U.S. might not be what we think it is. Gerard Dumancas, associate professor of chemistry at the University of Scranton, determines how to tell if it’s pure, or altered. Gerard G. Dumancas is an Associate Professor in the Department of Chemistry and the Director of the NSF Robert Noyce Teacher…
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Vsevolod Seva Katritch, University of Southern California Dornsife – Computer Modeling and A.I. Transform Drug Discovery
On USC Dornsife Week: Can A.I. cut the cost of making new drugs? Vsevolod Seva Katrich, associate professor of quantitative and computational biology and chemistry, takes a closer look. Dr. Katritch is an is a computational biologist and chemist at University of Southern California Dornsife, and a founding co-director of the Center for New Technologies…
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Rabi Musah, University at Albany – Combating Lack of Diversity in STEM
On University at Albany Week: How do we encourage all STEM students to complete their studies? Rabi Musah, professor of chemistry at the RNA Institute, looks into a solution. Dr. Rabi Musah is a Professor at the University at Albany in the Chemistry Department. She is also the Associate Vice Provost for the Center for…
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Neil Fitzgerald, Marist College – Using Modern Chemical Methods to Detect Fake Chinese Liquor
Is that liquor you just bought fake? Neil Fitzgerald, professor of chemistry and associate dean of science at Marist College, explores why one spirit has caught the eye of bootleggers. Dr. Fitzgerald received his BSc from the University of Kent (UK) and MSc from Loughborough University (UK) before relocating to the US, where he was…