The University of Utah Department of Chemistry is always enthusiastic when the opportunity arises for diverse thought and collaboration, and such was the case in April when professors Joel Harris, Charles Atwood, and Shelley Minteer met with chemists from the University of Havana for the Cuban Chemical Society Workshop, a joint effort run by the […]
Read MoreProfessor Shelley Minteer, along with postdoctoral researcher Ross D. Milton had their work published in C&EN in an article by Stephen K. Ritter titled “Nabbing nitrogen from the air to make fertilizer for the farm.” Their work involves a bioelectrochemical process they developed in which an enzyme-based fuel cell produces NH3 from N2 and H2 at room […]
Read MoreProfessor Matthew Sigman and his collaborators have had their recent work with non-covalent interactions featured in an article on Forbes.com. The article references their paper published in Nature, explaining that the paper “takes a close look at one kind of non-covalent interactions, made possible by ring-shaped molecular motifs called aryl groups. They sort these interactions […]
Read MoreProfessor Jen Heemstra was recently interviewed by the writers at the Nature Chemistry Blog! Read the full interview here and find out what made her want to be a chemist, which historical figure she’d want to have dinner with, and more!
Read MoreStudy by Shelley Minteer and postdoctoral scholar Ross Milton featured in UNews. By Paul Gabrielsen Reprinted from UNews Nearly a century ago, German chemist Fritz Haber won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for a process to generate ammonia from hydrogen and nitrogen gases. The process, still in use today, ushered in a revolution in agriculture, […]
Read MoreUniversity of Utah and University of Michigan chemists improve batteries for renewable energy storage By Paul Gabrielsen Reprinted from UNews Feb. 21, 2017— Because the sun doesn’t always shine, solar utilities need a way to store extra charge for a rainy day. The same goes for wind power facilities, since the wind doesn’t always blow. […]
Read MoreResearch Experiences for Undergraduates Experimental and Computational Modeling of Materials and Bio-Molecular Systems Applications for the Summer 2025 Program will be available soon! The application deadline for non-University of Utah students is TBD. Deadline for UU students: TBD. Program dates: May – Aug , 2025. Time commitment: 40 HOURS A WEEK. Join undergraduates from colleges […]
Read MoreComputer Modeling with Valeria Molinero Professor Valeria Molinero doesn’t really remember how she first decided to study chemistry. “When I was a child, I wanted to be an archaeologist, because I found it fascinating that in artifacts, you could discover the mysteries of the past.” But then she started taking math classes, and she loved […]
Read MorePalladium-catalyzed enantioselective oxa-Heck reaction creates chemical building blocks that are difficult to make through standard synthetic procedures By Bethany Halford Reprinted from C&EN Although chemists have plenty of ways to add carbon atoms to alkenes—including the Nobel Prize-winning Heck reaction—they have fewer options when working with heteroatom nucleophiles, such as alcohols. Now, Matthew S. Sigman […]
Read MoreNew hybrid device combines the best of biofuel cells and supercapacitors By Prachi Patel, C&EN A dime-sized hybrid device that integrates a supercapacitor into a glucose biofuel cell (top) delivers high energy and high power for medical implants. Because glucose is energy dense and abundant in the body, scientists have been trying to use it […]
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