Separating greenhouse gases such as CO2 from other non-harmful gases is one of the many projects the Long’s Group is trying to tackle. Learn more about this ongoing JDRD research featured on Science Alliance web site.
Dr. Janice Musfeldt, Professor of Chemistry, led Telluride workshop from June 14th to 18th in Telluride, Colorado.The workshop, titled “Enhanced Functionalities in 4 and 5d Containing Material from Large Spin-Orbit Coupling”, focused on understanding how spin-orbit coupling enhances functionality in compounds containing 5d ions.
A total of 30 scientists from all over the world attended the workshop. Musfeldt commented, “in addition to allowing our NSF-DMREF team to get together in beautiful Colorado, this series of workshops has really raised the level of interest in spin-orbit coupling and encouraged strategies to incorporate these interactions in the design of novel materials.”
Dr. Mark Dadmun, Professor of Chemistry, was named 2015 American Chemical Society (ACS) Fellow. Dadmun received his B.S. in Chemical Engineering from the University of Massachusetts and a Ph.D. from the University of Massachusetts working with Prof. M. Muthukumar in Polymer Science and Engineering. He subsequently was awarded a National Research Council Post-doctoral Fellowship, which was completed at the National Institute of Standards and Technology working with Dr. Charles Han. Prof. Dadmun then joined the faculty of the Chemistry Department at the University of Tennessee, where he is now a Full Professor. His current appointments include Joint Faculty at Oak Ridge National Laboratory in the Chemical Science Division and Founding Director of the Soft Materials Research in Tennessee (SMART) Center.
The fellows program began in 2009 as a way to recognize and honor ACS members for outstanding achievements in and contributions to science, the profession, and ACS*. “Through their work, Mark Dadmun and the entire class of 2015 ACS Fellows are using the transforming power of chemistry to improve health, protect the planet, and feed the world’s population. Through their service in the community they are making science accessible to all, supporting students and teachers, and giving back through countless acts of public outreach,” said ACS President Diane Grob Schmidt.
Click to view the complete list of 2015 ACS Fellows published on C&EN.
*From ACS web site.
Paul Armsworth has been selected as a James R. Cox Professor. The three-year award provides Armsworth with a stipend of $25,500 to support his research. Recipients are chosen by a committee for their excellence in teaching, scholarship, and service.
Angela Chuang (Riechert Lab) has recently received awards from both the American Philosophical Society AND the National Geographic Society Young Explorer program to fund her field work in South Africa and Cuba. Congratulations Angela!
Dan Simberloff was featured in the Korea Times. He advised the Korean government this week to set up regulations to counter the trade of “invasive species” there and protect Korea’s biodiversity.