Chemistry Archive

Montserrat Rabago-Smith, Kettering University – Antioxidants

The antioxidants in green tea have great health benefits. Montserrat Rabago-Smith, associate professor of organic chemistry

Ami Zota, GWU – Heavy Metal Exposure

A heavy metal known as cadmium is a common environmental pollutant and a hazard because it

Susan Brantley, Penn State – Hydraulic Fracturing Concerns

Is fracking harmful to our planet or is it worth the economic boon it brings? Susan

Mary Kate Donais, Saint Anselm College – X-Ray Fluorescence

New tools are helping archaeologists better preserve their findings. Mary Kate Donais, a chemist at Saint

Catherine Murphy, UIUC – Gold Nanotechnology

Atomic element #79 is the precious metal more commonly known as gold. Catherine Murphy, a chemist

Kim Janda, Scripps Research Institute – Addiction Vaccines

Addiction is a highly complicated disease, one that has been very difficult to treat. Kim Janda,

Wayne Potts, University of Utah – Sugar Toxicity Tests

Variables in previous tests focusing on the toxicity of both fructose and table sugar have proven

Jennifer Maynard, UT Austin – Outsmarting Whooping Cough

New insights into pertussis are helping to fight the disease. Jennifer Maynard, a chemical engineer at

Dennis Wolan, Scripps Research Institute – Microbiotic Biology

There’s a lot of stuff happening in the human gut! Dennis Wolan, an assistant professor in

Tim Mousseau, University of South Carolina – Radioactive Environments

Nuclear disasters, naturally, affect the life in the surrounding areas. Tim Mousseau, a biologist at the