Accomplishments: Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
艁ukasz Sznajder (Chemistry and Biochemistry) and Krzysztof Sobczak from the Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology at Adam Mickiewicz University in Poland have been awarded a grant through the 鈥淚nitiative of Excellence - Research University鈥 program, funded by the Polish Ministry of Science and Higher Education. This grant will support鈥
Manisha Gun (Chemistry and Biochemistry) has been awarded the RNA Society Research Presentation Fellowship to support her presentation on RNA misprocessing in myotonic dystrophy at the 2025 RNA Society Meeting.
Radiochemistry professor Frederic Poineau (Chemistry) was recently published in the journal Frontiers in Nuclear Engineering. The article titled, Uranium fluoride micromaterials: a new frontier in nuclear engineering, explores recent advancements in the synthesis and application of uranium fluoride micromaterials, emphasizing their鈥
艁ukasz Sznajder (Chemistry and Biochemistry) has received an Early Career Research in Myotonic Dystrophy Award ($140K) from the Myotonic Dystrophy Foundation. His project, titled 鈥淧robing Expanded RNA Species and Their Role in DM2,鈥 focuses on understanding how specific RNA molecules containing expanded CCUG repeats may contribute to myotonic鈥
Arumugam Jayaraman鈥檚 (Chemistry and Biochemistry) research engagement with researchers in Germany led to a publication in Wiley鈥檚 Angewandte Chemie International Edition journal. The work presents our endeavors to replicate the organometallic chemistry of transition metals using a boron-centered main-group compound called borylene. This work鈥
Jason Victor (Radiochemistry) published a paper in the Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry titled, "Preparation and arc melting decomposition of cerium trichloride." The article explores high-temperature chemistry of cerium trichloride, a strategic material relevant to molten salt reactor technology in the nuclear field.鈥
Pradip K. Bhowmik (Chemistry) was recently (17 December, 2024) honored to be a Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry, United Kingdom for his outstanding contributions to chemistry and outstanding services to global scientific community.
Quinn Summerfield (Radiochemistry) has been selected as a 2025 Graduate Scholarship recipient by the Roy G. Post Foundation. In a recent press release, the Foundation announced they will be awarding 56 scholarships totaling $310,000 in support of advancing the education of future leaders in radioactive waste management and nuclear fields. Quinn鈥
Faculty from the radiochemistry Ph.D. program recently published an article in the journal Solvent Extraction and Ion Exchange examining systems that could benefit the ability to use nuclear energy as a reliable energy source with net-zero carbon oxide emission. The article titled, "Speciation of Uranium in Solvent Extraction Systems鈥
Arumugam Jayaraman's (Chemistry and Biochemistry) involvement in research work with researchers in Germany led to a publication in the ACS Inorganic Chemistry Journal. The work involves exploring a specific nickel complex's novel chemistry. This research not only helps deepen our understanding of coordination chemistry and the behavior of pogo-鈥
艁ukasz J. Sznajder (Biochemistry) participated in a large study led by the group at the Hospital for Sick Children in Canada. Their research focused on the hyper-unstable Chr9p21 locus associated with multiple diseases, including C9orf72-linked amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), and frontotemporal dementia (FTD). They showed that GGGGCC tandem鈥
The First-Gen Essay Competition is part of the annual campus-wide First-Generation Celebration held each year in November. The contest allows first-generation undergraduate and graduate students to share personal stories about their first-generation journeys at 51吃瓜网万能科大.
Nearly 40 students participated in this year's鈥