Molinero is the Jack and Peg Simons Endowed Professor of Theoretical Chemistry and the director of the Henry Eyring Center for Theoretical Chemistry. She is a theoretical chemist and uses computer and statistical models to explore the science of how crystals form and how matter changes from one phase to another down to the […]
Read MoreLuisa Whittaker-Brooks is an associate professor who has been recognized nationally for her research program focusing on the synthesis of organic and inorganic materials for energy conversion and storage, among other things. The U Presidential Scholar award recognizes excellence in assistant and associate professors and grants the recipients $10,000 in annual funding for three years […]
Read MoreFrom a C&EN online article. Read original here. Nitrogen is the most abundant component of the atmosphere, but to be biologically or chemically useful, N2 must first be reduced to something more reactive like ammonia. Industrially, this is done via the resource-intensive Haber-Bosch process. Biologically, it’s done in some kinds of bacteria by enzymes called […]
Read MoreArticle from ACS.ORG The Publications Division of the American Chemical Society (ACS) has appointed Shelley D. Minteer, Ph.D., of the University of Utah as editor-in-chief of a portfolio of nine open access journals, all to be launched in 2021. The ACS Au family of journals will each focus on specific fields relevant to ACS and […]
Read MoreScientists probe the limits of ice Coexistence of ice and liquid water breaks down at the nanoscale By Paul Gabrielsen, Adapted from material by Daniel Moberg Nov. 5, 2019 – How small is the smallest possible particle of ice? It’s not a snowflake, measuring at a whopping fraction of an inch. According to new research published […]
Read MoreChemistry is more than just mixing compound A with compound B to make compound C. There are catalysts that affect the reaction rate, as well as the physical conditions of the reaction and any intermediate steps that lead to the final product. If you’re trying to make a new chemical process for, say, pharmaceutical or […]
Read MoreBy Paul Gabrielsen, science writer, University of Utah Communications For a few nights each December, the chemistry lecture hall at the University of Utah fills to the brim. Throughout the evening the hall fills with laughs, oohs, ahhs and more than one explosion. The audience, many of them children, provide the oohs. Chemistry professors Janis […]
Read MoreIf humanity is going to push the boundaries of space exploration, we’re going to need plants to come along for the ride. Not just spinach or potatoes, though—plants can do so much more than just feed us. A science experiment aiming to demonstrate plants’ capabilities in space has arrived at the International Space Station and […]
Read MoreThe Daniels Fund Ethics Initiative is a partnership with the University of Utah David Eccles School of Business and the Daniels Fund Ethics Initiative, the purpose of which is to strengthen principle-based ethics education and foster a high standard of ethics in young people, according to their website. The Ethics Initiative works to integrate ethics instruction throughout the […]
Read Moreby Paul Gabrielsen Stereochemistry is a science of reflection. Two chemical molecules with the same composition and structure, but with one as the mirror image of the other, can produce wildly varying effects. Controlling which molecule emerges from a given reaction is a critical, but sometimes poorly understood, process. But University of Utah chemist Matt […]
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