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THE UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND
CHEMISTRY & BIOCHEMISTRY NEWS
JUNE 2024 |
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Message from the Chair
Greetings from the Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry!
Last month, we conferred 86 degrees in your favorite subjects (77 B.S., 1 M.S. and 8 Ph.D. degrees), reaching a total of 103 degrees awarded this year! We invite you to continue the celebration of our community by reading about the accomplishments of Chemistry & Biochemistry Terps and enjoying a fly-through video of the New Chemistry Building we dedicated in April!
~Janice |
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New Chemistry Building |
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Faculty, Research & STAFF
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Lai-Xi Wang Elected to the National Academy of Inventors
He has been awarded 20 U.S. and 14 foreign patents for his inventive methods and new technologies in the field of glycoscience. READ MORE » |
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Bonnie Dixon Receives Provost’s Excellence in Teaching Award for Professional Track Faculty
Dixon was recognized for her impact in curriculum development, medical school application support and student mentorship. READ MORE » |
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Taking Battery Technology into the Future
Sang Bok Lee and his team are creating next-generation batteries to power the big and small devices we depend on. WATCH THE VIDEO » |
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Researchers Shed Light on How Key Ingredient for Life May Form in Space
A team led by Leah Dodson and Emily Hockey (Ph.D. ’24, chemistry) discovered a way to produce and observe carbene, a super-reactive molecule that triggers the creation of simple sugars necessary for life. READ MORE » |
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Chemistry and Biochemistry Team Named 2024 Invention of the Year Finalist
Lawrence Sita, Danyon Fischbach (Ph.D. ’23, chemistry) and Charlotte Wentz (Ph.D. ’22, chemistry) developed a new method using specialized tools to modify a type of plastic called Poly(4-methyl-1-pentene) (PMP). READ MORE » |
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Jason Kahn Receives 2024 Teaching Innovation Grant
The grant will support Kahn’s project on computer simulation of DNA replication for biochemistry/biological sciences courses. READ MORE » |
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Visiting Fulbright Scholar David Virag Shares His Experience Working with Peter Nemes’ Research Group
Nemes’ team studies cellular function and how it could change our approaches to identifying and treating disease. READ MORE » |
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StudentS & AlumS |
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2022 Chemistry Alums Kaitlyn Dold and Katharina Krstic Awarded 2024 National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowships
NSF Fellowships honor outstanding graduate students in science, technology, engineering and mathematics. READ MORE » |
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UMD Undergraduates Investigate Medical Merits of Mushrooms
The Gemstone Honors students advised by Myles Poulin are researching whether common varieties of mushrooms can prevent infections linked to medical implants. READ MORE » |
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Finding the Beauty in Chemistry
Cosmetic chemist Ama Gyedu (B.S. ’17, chemistry) blends artistry with science to develop new and improved formulations for personal care products like makeup and perfume. READ MORE » |
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Measuring Microplastics: To Solve the Problem, We Have to Understand and Measure It
As a Ph.D. student researcher at NIST, George Caceres is developing instruments to measure the tiny particles that break down from plastic products. READ MORE » |
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Alumni Excellence Awards: Terp Research Award Winner Bryan Dickinson ’05
Dickinson’s research aims to create “functional molecules” that could advance technologies to prevent and fight disease. READ MORE » |
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Two Chemistry Majors Receive CMNS Alumni Network Endowed Undergraduate Awards
The awards will enable the students to conduct research and present at scientific conferences over the summer. READ MORE » |
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‘The Best Summer of My Life’
Courtney Grimes’ (Ph.D. ’21, chemistry) experience in the Amgen Scholars Summer Program set her on a path toward atmospheric chemistry and charted the course for her current career. READ MORE » |
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Finding the Right Formula for Love
Hallie Pennington and Collin Vincent fell in love while on their Ph.D. journeys at UMD’s Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry. READ MORE » |
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Honors & Awards |
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We proudly recognize members of our community who recently garnered major honors, began new positions and more. READ MORE » |
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We'd Love To Hear From You! |
If you recently received an award or landed a new job, please send a brief description to chem-news@umd.edu so that we can share the great things you're doing with our community.
We are grateful to alumni and friends whose generosity supports current and future students. To learn more about how you can make a difference, please visit go.umd.edu/chemgiving. |
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Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
College of Computer, Mathematical, and Natural Sciences, University of Maryland
0107 Chemistry Building / 8051 Regents Drive / College Park, MD 20742
301-405-1788 / chem.umd.edu |
