Nov-Dec ChemPod online
The last chemistry podcast of 2009 is now online. You can download it from the usual ChemPod place, or even iTunes. Read more
The last chemistry podcast of 2009 is now online. You can download it from the usual ChemPod place, or even iTunes. Read more
Greg Scholes is in the Department of Chemistry at the University of Toronto, and works on understanding light-initiated processes in nanoscale systems. Read more
Posted on behalf of Materials Girl Fellowship applications are almost done! To quote a confident labmate, in regards to his proposed research, “If [the NSF] doesn’t accept me, they’re jerks*!” (He probably meant to say “sorely misguided”, but was carried away with the emotion.) Ah, if only the government had enough money to fund all of our worthy causes… Academic bailout, anyone? Despite attempts to avoid the computer, I’ve recently discovered the joy/timesink of other chemistry blogs – of which there are many great ones to choose from. Another grad student stated that he’s the most interested in “crazy, blow … Read more
Donna Blackmond is currently in the Department of Chemistry at Imperial College London and will join the Department of Chemistry at The Scripps Research Institute in La Jolla, California, in February 2010. She works on kinetic aspects of asymmetric catalytic reactions and on developing models for the origin of biological homochirality. Read more
Posted on behalf of Ros – as I’m sure you noticed the previous 2 were … Read more
Tony Atala of Wake Forest University is a pioneer in the field of regenerative medicine. He was first to implant an organ grown in the laboratory into humans – a bladder. Now he has taken the technology to a new level. Read more
How hard are materials researchers really thinking about the environmental impact of new materials that they are designing? How can we make materials research a green science? John Warner of the Warner Babcock Institute presented an interesting perspective on this topic at the Green Chemistry session at the Materials Research Society Fall meeting on Monday. Read more
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