Emory University chemist Fang Liu has been awarded $875,000 by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) for her research on enhancing light-driven electron transfer, also known as photoredox catalysis. This chemical process, which uses light to initiate electron transfer, is a growing area in organic synthesis, with applications in sectors like healthcare and renewable energy.Continue readingDOE awards Emory chemist $875K to optimize light-driven electron transfer
Emory chemist Fang Liu received $875,000 from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) for her work aimed at optimizing the use of light to spark the transfer of an electron. Known as photoredox catalysis, this powerful chemical process is one of the fastest growing areas of organic synthesis, with applications spanning everything from health care to renewable energy.Continue readingDOE funds Emory chemist’s goal to optimize light-driven electron transfer
A new grant from the National Science Foundation will give undergraduate students nationwide the opportunity to come to Emory University next summer to build their research skills alongside dedicated faculty mentors. The highly competitive $400,000 Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) grant will fund training and support for up to nine students in the new Catalyzing Careers in Chemistry initiative each summer for three years.Continue readingNational Science Foundation REU grant will support new undergraduate research in chemistry
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Assistant Professor Fang Liu has received funding from the Department of Energy (DOE) Early Career Research Program (ECRP). The ECRP bolsters the nation’s scientific workforce by supporting exceptional researchers at the outset of their careers, when many scientists do their most formative work. Since its inception in 2010, the program has made 961 awards, with…Continue readingFang Liu receives DOE Early Career Award
A new program from the Biological Discovery through Chemical Innovation (BCDI) initiative is taking a highly interdisciplinary approach to train the next generation of drug discovery scientists. Funded by a T32 Institutional Training Grant from the National Institutes of Health, this grant is rooted in chemistry, a first for Emory University.Continue readingEmory’s new predoctoral training program builds next generation of drug discovery scientists
Fifteen chemistry scholars were recognized in the 2024 NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP) competition. The GRFP has a long history of selecting recipients who achieve high levels of success in their future academic and professional careers. Continue readingChemistry celebrates student success in the 2024 NSF GRFP competition
Dr. Laura K. G. Ackerman-Biegasiewicz has received a Scialog: Automating Chemical Laboratories award. The award is part of a three-year initiative from the Research Corporation for Science Advancement, the Arnold and Mabel Beckman Foundation, and the Frederick Gardner Cottrell Foundation that aims to accelerate innovation and broaden access within the chemical enterprise through advances in automated instrumentation and artificial intelligence.Continue readingLaura Ackerman-Biegasiewicz receives Scialog funding for automating chemistry laboratories