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Hispanic Heritage Month is September 15 – October 15, 2020. Spectrum is celebrating in partnership with Latinx graduate scholars in chemistry. They are: Hector Argueta-Gonzalez, Heemstra Group Ana Cheng, Wuest Group Ayda Gonzalez de la Nuez, Conticello Group Misael Romero-Reyes, Heemstra Group These scholars have curated a series of activities that members of the community…Continue readingChemistry celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month
Dr. Douglas Mulford is featured in a recent Emory Report article about innovative approaches to online teaching. He discusses the logistical challenge of moving lab courses online, including new methods for promoting teamwork between students. Additionally, he discusses creating dynamic online lectures to keep students engaged. “Too much of what we think of as online…Continue readingChemistry featured in Emory Report for innovative online teaching
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For the first time, a team of chemists have lifted the hood on the mechanics involved in the mysterious interplay between sunlight and molecules in the atmosphere known as ‘roaming reactions’, which could make atmospheric modelling more accurate. The theoretical and computational work for the relevant study was performed by a team in the US…Continue readingJoel Bowman part of ‘roaming reactions’ study that sheds new light on atmospheric molecules
Tim (Tianquan) Lian is one of the investigators involved in the North Carolina-based Center for Hybrid Approaches in Solar Energy to Liquid Fuels (CHASE). The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) will provide $100 million in funding to new artificial photosynthesis research projects, including a $40 million award to CHASE to accelerate fundamental research of the…Continue readingTianquan (Tim) Lian part of new DOE-funded CHASE Center
Francesco Evangelista, associate professor of chemistry, has been chosen as the 2020 recipient of the International Academy of Quantum Molecular Sciences medal. The IAQMS is the leading international organization for the development and application of quantum theory for chemistry and chemical physics. This prestigious medal is given annually “to a young member of the scientific community who…Continue readingFrancesco Evangelista awarded 2020 medal by the International Academy of Quantum Molecular Sciences