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Below are some selected news stories that highlight some of the research and programs in the University of Oregon Chemistry Department.
Computer Simulations for Multiscale Systems can be Faster, Better, More Reliable. University of Oregon scientists have found a way to correctly reproduce not only the structure but also important thermodynamic quantities such as pressure and compressibility of a large, multiscale system at variable levels of molecular coarse-graining.
UO Chemists’ Catalyst Could Improve Production of Glass Alternatives. University of Oregon chemists have identified a catalyst that could dramatically reduce the amount of waste made in the production of methyl methacrylate, a monomer used in the large-scale manufacturing of lightweight, shatter-resistant alternatives to glass such as Plexiglas. David Tyler, Charles J. and M. Monteith Jacobs Professor of Chemistry, will present his findings Tuesday at the national meeting of the American Chemical Society, Aug. 19-23 in Philadelphia, Penn.
UO Chemistry participates in Olympic Trials. During the UO-hosted Olympic Trials, spectators visited the department and got a chance to play with some non-Newtonian fluid, look at radioactive particles and watch explosive chemical reactions. "It's a tremendous opportunity...it allows people to see the university in a light other than just the athletic side of things. There are some really cool science things going on on this campus," said Chemistry Professor and Department Head Dr. Mike Haley.
Bringing The Chemistry Laboratory to The Winery. Professor Dr. Tom Stevens and University biology researcher Micah Bodner have created their own wine using skills they learned as scientists.
Governor's Green Chemistry Initiative Draws Praise from UO Leadership. "Gov. Kitzhaber's leadership in advancing green chemistry and promoting its application by the state's agencies is an important step for Oregon," said Dr. James E. Hutchison, UO Chemistry Professor and green chemistry pioneer. Read more...
UO Lands I-Corps Grant to Explore Nitrate Sensors for Agricultural Use. A research team led by University of Oregon chemistry professors Darren Johnson and Michael Haley is among 25 selected for first-quarter 2012 awards from the National Science Foundation's Innovation Corps (I-Corps) program. Read more...
Award-winning UO researcher, Dr. Shannon Boettcher, ’03 is searching for a planetary game changer: A solar-power storage system that is as smart as your basic dandelion. Read more...
New measuring techniques can improve efficiency, safety of nanoparticles. Using high-precision microscopy and X-ray scattering techniques, University of Oregon researchers have gained eye-opening insights into the process of applying green chemistry to nanotechnology that results in high yields, improves efficiency and dramatically reduces waste and potential negative exposure to human health or the environment. Read more...
UO Chemistry Professor Tom Stevens in a collaboration between UO Chemistry and Biology faculty explaining how complex macromolecular machines evolved has been published in the journal Nature. Read more...
UO Chemistry Professor Michael Haley Elected as AAAS Fellow. Michael Haley, who is also the Chemistry Department Head, is among 539 newly elected 2011 Fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, an honor bestowed upon AAAS members by their peers. Read more...
University of Oregon chemistry professor Marina Guenza, whose theoretical explorations focus on the structure and dynamics of complex fluids, is among 238 scientists selected as 2011 Fellows by the American Physical Society. Read more...
An anti-cancer drug used extensively in chemotherapy binds pervasively to RNA -- up to 20-fold more than it does to DNA, a surprise finding that suggests new targeting approaches might be useful, according to University of Oregon researchers. Read more...
University of Oregon chemists have developed a boron-nitrogen-based liquid-phase storage material for hydrogen that works safely at room temperature and is both air- and moisture-stable — an accomplishment that offers a possible route through current storage and transportation obstacles. Read more...
Now, with the help of a high-powered transmission electron microscope, Keck grantees at the University of Oregon captured never-before-seen views of miniscule metal nanoparticles naturally being created by silver articles such as wire, jewelry and eating utensils in contact with other surfaces. Read more...
University of Oregon Chemistry faculty member Dr. Geri Richmond was co-organizer of a recent three-day workshop in Beijing that made history as the first such event to bring together exclusively women chemists from the U.S. and China to share and discuss their work. Read more...
University of Oregon Chemistry faculty member Dr. Marina Guenza and Doctoral student, Ivan Lyubimov, devised a mathematically rich analytic approach to account for often-missing thermodynamic and molecular parameters in molecular dynamic simulations. Read more...
A collaborative Oregon State University-University of Oregon Center for Sustainable Materials Chemistry, born under a National Science Foundation grant in 2008, is moving into a second phase under a new five-year, $20 million NSF grant. Read more...
Coupling laser-driven, two-dimensional fluorescence imaging and high-performance computer modeling, a six-member team, led by University of Oregon chemist Dr. Andrew H. Marcus and Harvard University chemist Dr. Alan Aspuru-Guzik, solved the conformation of self-assembled porphyrin molecules in a biological membrane. Read more...
Dr. Brad Nolen, Nolen is among 22 U.S. scientists selected for their research potential in the biomedical sciences; he is the second member of the UO's Institute of Molecular Biology to win the four-year unrestricted Pew Scholar support. Read more...
Dr. Shannon Boettcher, professor of chemistry and member of the University of Oregon Materials Science Institute, is among the 18 early career scientists selected worldwide to the 2011 class of DuPont Young Professors. Read more...
Dr. Richmond is among 72 U.S. scientists elected into membership of the National Academy of Sciences. Read more...
Dr. Marina Guenza receives NSF award in collaboration with computer science and other groups at the University of Oregon. Read C&EN Science & Technology article, "Learning to Love the Cloud." Read more...
A UO team of Darren Johnson and Richard Taylor has received a $250,000 "Scialog Fellows" grant from the Research Corporation for Science Advancement (RCSA).
The Lorry Lokey Laboratories, which house a photoboltic solar lab, helps high-tech companies with their research. Read more... In a collaboration between Dr. Ken Prehoda and researchers in the UO Biology Department, a mechanism for stem cell divisions has been uncovered. Reported in the journal Nature, this work explains how stem cell daughter cell size is controlled. Read more...
Dr. Richmond received the Joel Henry Hildebrand Award in the Theoretical and Experimental Chemistry of Liquids sponsored by ExxonMobil Research & Engineering, Co. This award is intented to recognize distinguished contributions to the understanding of the chemistry and physics of liquids.
Dr. Guenza has accepted a three-year term on the 39-member editorial advisory board of the journal Macromolecules, a publication of the American Chemical Society. The twice-monthly journal publishes original research on all fundamental aspects of macromolecular science including synthesis, polymerization mechanisms and kinetics, chemical modification, solution/melt/solid-state characteristics, and surface properties of organic, inorganic and naturally occurring polymers.
A primer at the 5th annual Greener Nano Conference. University of Oregon chemistry professor and founding director of Safer Nanomaterials and Nanomanufacturing Initiative (SNNI), Jim Hutchison and postdoctoral research associate in chemistry Lallie McKenzie make pitches for green chemistry in nanotechnology Read more...
Chemistry Department Professors, Victoria J. DeRose and David R. Tyler, Elected as Fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. University of Oregon Chemistry Professors, Victoria J. DeRose and David R. Tyler have been chosen as fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, an honor bestowed upon AAAS members by their peers. Fellows are chosen because of their scientifically or socially distinguished efforts to advance science or its applications. Read more...
Chemistry Department Professor Visits White House. Geri Richmond, Professor of Physical Chemistry, attended the Dec. 10 meeting of the White House Council on Women and Girls to discuss ways to attract more females into science, math and engineering. Her trip was covered in an Oregonian education blog called Chalk It Up.
Congratulations to Chemistry Department Professor David Tyler who was named as the first recipient of the Charles J. and M. Monteith Jacobs Professorship in Chemistry in a ceremony late this afternoon.
In June 2008, University of Oregon chemist Shih-Yuan Liu reported in the Journal of the American Chemical Society his lab's synthesis of boron-nitrogen compounds with electronic and structural similarities to fundamentally important benzene molecules. That synthesis suggested a new tool for possible use in biomedical research as well as in materials science.
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Biochemist Ken Prehoda's group has discovered how an enzyme directs stem cell polarization during division. Read more
A database designed to build community and reduce barriers when adopting green chemistry has doubled in size in the last two years. Read more
Chemistry Professor David Tyler Receives Research Innovation Award for professional contributions to the intellectual vitality of the University of Oregon and its College of Arts and Sciences. Read more
Physical Chemistry Professor Geri Richmond Receives 2008 Bomem-Michelson Award and has been selected as a 2008 Fellow of both the Association for the Advancement of Women in Science and the Society of Applied Spectroscopy. Read more
Theoretical Physical Chemist, Marina Guenza, Provides Focus to Years of Unexplained Behavior of Molecules Moving in Plastics. Read more
New nanocluster to bowost thin films for semiconductors. Read more
Snapshots from a Journey to Aromaticity. Abbey, E. R.; Zakharov, L. N.; Liu, S.-Y. “Crystal Clear Structural Evidence for Electron Delocalization in 1,2-Dihydro-1,2-azaborines” J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2008, 130, ASAP.
UO Green Chemistry Projects Receive Award from the Meyer Fund for Sustainable Environment. Read the Daily Emerald Article April 3, 2008