chemistry
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Chemistry Seminar by Dr. David Cwiertny
Dr. David Cwiertny, assistant professor in the department of civil and environmental engineering at the University of Iowa, will give a lecture on Feb titled “From Treatment Technologies to Pollutant Fate: Interfacial Processes and Materials Applications in Environmental Engineering and Chemistry.”
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Plasmonic Nanomaterials for Disease Diagnostics
In this presentation on Dec. 6th, the architecture, stability, and surface chemistry of solution-phase gold and silver nanoparticles will be correlated to nanoparticle function for improved disease treatment strategies
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SIG lecture – Engineering Metal-Organic Co-Crystals for Reversible Photochemical Reactivity
During his sabbatical, Charley Liberko had the opportunity to do research in the fields of crystal engineering and organic photochemistry.
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Nuclear Energy After Japan: Worth the Risks?
In light of the recent Fukushima reactor disaster, many questions have been raised about the advantages and disadvantages of nuclear energy.
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Emission Spectroscopy of Shocked Polymers and Dyes
Katie Brown ’06 a Ph.D. candidate in chemistry at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign will lecture April 8th. Her research involves the use of time-resolved fluorescence spectroscopy to characterize the behavior of dye molecules
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Development of a surface-enhanced Raman sensor for the detection of environmental pollutants
On Jan 14th, Kyle Bantz ’06, a Ph.D. candidate in chemistry at the University of Minnesota, will discuss “Development of a surface-enhanced Raman sensor for the detection of environmental pollutants.”
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A Chemist’s View of Nanotechnology: Small Science with a Big Impact
Professor Sarah Larsen from the University of Iowa will present a seminar on nanotechnology on Nov 2nd. Although it was unknown at the time, medieval artisans who crafted stained glass windows using small gold and silver nanoparticles were the first nanotechnologists.
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Kolowski practices real-life CSI in New York City
Jason Kolowski ’98 practices real-life CSI as a forensic scientist with the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner (OCME) in New York City. Kolowski investigates DNA evidence from crime scenes, and was directly involved with forensic recovery after the September 11, 2001 attacks on the World Trade Center.
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Jeff Welder ’07
Jeff Welder ’07 says his Cornell education prepared him well for the first-year rigors of medical school at the University of Iowa.
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Pontarelli’s chemistry research leads to medical fellowship
In her first two summers at Cornell, Tina Pontarelli studied polyoxometalates in the research lab of chemistry professor Craig Teague. She says the skills she learned helped her land a Cornell Fellowship for the summer of 2008 at the Baylor College of Medicine.
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Chemistry students contribute to ALS research
During summers on the Hilltop, students join with chemistry professor Cindy Strong to study a potential cause of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, better known as ALS or Lou Gehrig’s disease. In particular, they study an enzyme that has been implicated as a factor in some cases of the disease.
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Cornell chemistry research prepares Shanata for Cal Tech
Jai Shanata ’05 found his passion for chemistry at Cornell and went on to earn a Ph.D. in chemistry at Cal Tech, one of the world’s top research universities. In 2011, he became an assistant professor of chemistry at Loyola University in New Orleans, La. Shanata had decided at the age of eight to become […]
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Cornell alumnus, venture capitalist to lecture on biotechnology
MOUNT VERNON — A Cornell College chemistry alumnus, former president of Colorado State University and current partner in a venture capital firm focused on biotechnology will lecture on “Biotechnology as the Next U.S. Economic Driver” at 11:15 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 9, at Cornell. The lecture is in Ringer Recital Studio of Armstrong Hall. Admission is […]
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Oregon chemistry professor, mentor to women in science to lecture at Cornell
MOUNT VERNON — Geraldine Richmond, professor of chemistry at the University of Oregon, will lecture at Cornell College on “Quilting Together a Professional Career in Science” on Wednesday, Feb. 22, at 11 a.m. in Hedges Conference Room of The Commons. Admission is free. Her lecture is for Cornell’s Donna Russell Fox Women in Science Lecture […]