Ilze Kumpina, a Graduate Student in Rozners lab, has received the prestigious Chu
Family Scholarship. These competitive awards were initiated by The Chu Family Foundation
and the International Society for Nucleosides, Nucleotides, & Nucleic Acids to support
the professional development of early-career level women with the potential for significant
contribution in the field of nucleoside/tide and/or nucleic acid research. Only three
scholarships from The Chu Family Foundation are given biannually to advance the careers
of early career level women by providing funds to attend a specialized workshop, visit/work
in another laboratory to obtain new skills, take a course or acquire specialized training.
Ilze received her award on September 6 at the XXV International Round Table on Nucleosides,
Nucleotides and Nucleic Acids in Tokyo.
Congratulations to Ilze on a well-deserved award!
Eriks Rozners’ group has renewed their NSF award “Collaborative Research: Nucleobase-Modified
PNA for Sequence Selective Triple-Helical Recognition of Non-Coding RNA” (CHE – 2427911/2427912)
of $465,000 from the Chemistry of Life Processes (CLP) program. This award will support
another 3 years of collaborative work between Rozners’ lab and James A. MacKay of
Elizabethtown College to develop new methods for molecular recognition of biologically
significant non-coding ribonucleic acid using triplex forming peptide nucleic acids
(PNAs).
The collaboration continues a more than seven-year long partnership that has established
a bridge for Elizabethtown College (a primarily undergraduate institution) students
for transitioning from undergraduate studies to advanced graduate studies at a research
university. Work will continue toward improving STEM education of undergraduate and
graduate students, and offer unique training for graduate and postdoctoral students
interested in a faculty position at a primarily undergraduate institution.
Congratulations to Eriks and his group!
The New 2024 Chemistry Graduate Students at the Challenge Rope Course for Team building Workshop!
The Fang group has recently achieved significant milestones in research funding across
multiple projects:
(1) the Group received a three-year standard grant from the National Science Foundation
(DMR-2347030, totaling $519,236) entitled "Preventing Catalysts Degradation in Oxyegn Reduction: Harnessing Doped
Pt 3 Ni(111) Facets with Pt(111)-Skin”. This grant aims to enhance proton-exchange membrane
fuel cells, critical for clean energy initiatives, by improving the durability of
platinum (Pt)-based electrocatalysts used in the oxygen reduction reaction at the
cathode. Focusing on the Pt 3 Ni nano-octahedral catalyst, the project employs advanced surface manipulation techniques
and metal dopants to achieve more enduring catalysts. By developing robust Pt 3 Ni-based electrocatalysts, the endeavor seeks to significantly enhance energy conversion
processes, promoting a sustainable future.
(2) Additionally, alongside a PI collaborator, the Fang Group secured a two-year award
from NYSERDA totaling $332,598. The project, titled “Perovskite Powered Hydrogen Production using Low-Cost and Earth-Abundant
Catalysts”, focuses on developing perovskite solar cells, synthesizing advanced electrocatalysts,
and designing and fabricating an advanced device. The primary objective is to facilitate
green hydrogen generation powered by perovskite solar cells.
(3) Furthermore, the Fang group received an internal TAE award titled “A New Strategy
for Developing Hydrogen Storage Materials.” This seed grant, totaling $15,000, aims to advance Mg-based materials through precise atomic-scale coating techniques.
By stabilizing these materials on high-surface-area alloying and catalyzing nanocrystals,
the project seeks to significantly enhance hydrogen storage capabilities, thereby
enabling more efficient hydrogen adsorption and desorption in practical applications.
Introducing Sir Stanley: Binghamton professor and Nobel Prize winner knighted by King Charles
Binghamton University Distinguished Professor and Nobel Prize Laureate M. Stanley Whittingham has been named a Knight Bachelor “for his services to research in chemistry.”
The honor entitles him to be known as Sir Stanley, or Sir Stanley Whittingham, and was announced as part of King Charles III’s official birthday honours list.
Click here to read the entire atticle.
The Panetier group has received a three-year National Science Foundation (NSF CHE 2400072, $390,124 total costs) with the title "CAS: Computational Modeling of Carbon Monoxide Dehydrogenase Model Systems for Carbon Dioxide Fixation." This project aims to study computationally molecular electrocatalysts that mimic essential structural features and functions of Ni,Fe-carbon monoxide dehydrogenases (Ni,Fe-CODHs) to rationally design bioinspired molecular electrocatalysts for CO2 reduction over proton reduction using H2O as the proton source. The research team will focus on (1) understanding the synergy between redox-active macrocycle ligands and transition metal ions in CODH model systems to enhance selectivity for CO2-to-CO conversion, (2) investigating the mechanistic impact and design principles of second-sphere ligands to alter the linear free-energy relationship between overpotential and turnover frequency, and (3) validating their computational predictions by benchmarking their results with empirical data and collaborating with experimentalists.
Last week, we visited Chenango Forks Elementary School to inform 1st place winner for the Kindergarten-2nd grade category CCEW 2024 Illustrated Poem Contest, Clio Brennan!!! Clio and her classmates had fun, science themed activities to do in class to celebrate her win with a fantastic poem!
The Panetier group has received a three-year National Science Foundation (NSF CHE 2347913, $253,093 total costs) award in collaboration with the Jiang group at the University of Cincinnati (NSF CHE 2347912, $359,224 total costs) with the title "CAS: Collaborative Research: Ambient Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC) Upgrading Using Earth-Abundant Molecular Electrocatalysts." This project aims to explore earth-abundant molecular catalysts for the conversion of PVC into environmentally friendly and value-added polymers under ambient conditions. In this research project, the research team will (1) examine a rational combination of ligands and metal centers for the hydrodechlorination of alkyl C-Cl bonds, (2) explore C-Cl carboxylation using CO2 as the C1 feedstock, and (3) investigate the effects of temperature and PVC configuration on electrocatalytic C-Cl activation and PVC upgrading.
Department hike at Michigan Hollow, Danby State Forest
Congratulations Vince! 2024 Distinguished Service Award Recipient
2024 Student award pictures
PhD Hooding Ceremony 5/9/2024
Chemistry Graduation Celebration 5/10/24
Sage Sanders, a second-year biochemistry Ph.D. student, has received the National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship (NSF GRFP). Sage graduated from Binghamton University with a bachelor's degree in 2021 before joining the BCCB program. Their research in Dr. Huiyuan Guo’s lab focuses on the development of portable and low-cost sensors for pathogen detection using surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy. The five-year fellowship provides a three-year stipend of $37,000, as well as $16,000 to cover the cost of education. Many congratulations!
Ahshabibi (Bibi) Ahmed, a second-year Ph.D. student in the Swierk Group, has been awarded a Graduate Research Fellowship for 2024-2027 by the National Science Foundation. Bibi's research focuses on understanding why light causes tattoos to fade. As part of the fellowship, he will receive an annual stipend of $37,000 and an allowance of $16,000 for tuition and health benefits. Congratulations Bibi!
Students, staff and faculty congregated outside the Smart Energy Building and Science II to watch the solar eclipse on Monday, 4/8/2024. Unfortunately, the weather didn't cooperate, but everyone had a good time, nevertheless.
ChOP members led the Morning Outreach Event at Vestal Hills Elementary on 3/21/2024.
Congratulations to the Spring 2024 Awards
AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN TEACHING: LynnTerry
AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN SERVICE / OUTREACH: Kelli Moseman
AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN RESEARCH: Zihan Xu and Chetan Joshi
Congratulations!
Eriks Rozners’ group has renewed their Maximizing Investigator’s Research Award (MIRA
R35 GM130207) of $2,109,044 from the National Institute of General Medical Sciences
(NIGMS) to support their broad research portfolio on Chemical Approaches to Control
the Function of Regulatory RNAs. This award will support for another 5 years two long-standing
research programs in Rozners’ lab on 1) amide-modified RNA and 2) sequence selective
recognition of RNA via triplex forming peptide nucleic acids.
The goals of MIRA R35 Outstanding Investigator Awards are to increase the stability
of funding for NIGMS-supported investigators, enhance their ability to take on ambitious
scientific projects and approach problems more creatively, and increase flexibility
for investigators to follow important new research directions, while reducing the
time spent on writing and reviewing grant applications.
Congratulations to Eriks and his group!
ChOP members led the Morning Workshops at the 2024 Southern Tier Scholastic Science Fair on 3/15/2024. |
Virtual Open House, Thu, Jan 11, 9 am - 12 pm, EST
We would like to invite you to our virtual graduate student open house which is hosted by the Chemistry Graduate Program and the Biochemistry and Chemical Biology Graduate Program at SUNY Binghamton University, New York, USA (see attached flyer). The open house will be on Thursday, January 11, at 9 am - 12 pm Eastern Standard Time. Please sign up at the link below. If you are not available, please sign up too, and we will send you video content. Our priority application deadline for both graduate programs is on January 15. We are very much looking forward to welcoming you virtually on our Campus and answer any questions you may have about our two graduate programs!
Program:
1. Introduction to the Chemistry Graduate Program and the Biochemistry and Chemical Biology Graduate Program at SUNY Binghamton University by our Chairs, followed by a Q&A:
Dr. Christof Grewer, Department Chair
Dr. Jennifer Hirschi, Chemistry Graduate Program Chair
Dr. Brian Callahan, Biochemistry and Chemical Biology Program Chair
Dr. Julien Panetier, Graduate Admission Chair
2. Meetings with graduate students from your preferred Chemistry discipline
3. Individual meetings with faculty
A directory of faculty members and their research group websites can be found here:
https://www.binghamton.edu/chemistry/faculty/
4. Virtual Building Tour
Graduate Studies in Chemistry flyer
Thanks to the Wellness Team, in particular Claire Besson and Julien Panetier, for organizing the Department hike to Salt Springs State Park on 10/28/2023. Getting wet feet seems to become a regular occurance on these hikes. See all the pictures from the hike.
Christof Grewer's group has received a five-year National Cancer Institute (NCI) award in collaboration with Dr. Avner Schlessinger's laboratory at Mount Sinai School of Medicine (9R01CA277794-10A1, Schlessinger, PI, $526,804 total costs sub-contract to Grewer lab) with the title "Substrate Specificity Determinants in Nutrient Solute Carrier Transporters." Glutamine transporters ASCT2 and SCL6A14 have been shown to be of major importance in glutamine homeostasis in rapidly growing cells. This is the third R01 grant funding the collaboration between the Grewer and Schlessinger laboratories, which started in 2015. The major goal of this project is to develop and characterize novel competitive and non-competitive inhibitors for ASCT2 and SCL6A14 glutamine transporters, using computational and experimental approaches, to be used as pharmacological tools and anti-cancer reagents.
Department's Hike to Chenango Valley State Park on June 10th. See all the pictures from the hike.
Congratulations to our 2023 graduates who earned their Ph.D. and Master's degrees. A well-deserved achievement.
On 4/26/2023 Dr. Kelleher and Dr. Karugu hosted the 82th Binghamton ACS Local Section Awards Dinner at the Smart Energy Fountain Room. Congratulations to all the winners.
4/27/23 the chemistry outreach program went to Horace Mann Elementary School for a morning of hands-on science activities! It was our last school visit of the 2022-2023 academic year!
Eric Talbott, a second-year Chemistry major, a First-year Research Immersion program Researcher, and a Binghamton University Scholar, has been selected by the Excellence in Education Foundation and the Department of Defense National Defense Education Programs as a 2023 Barry S. Goldwater Scholar. He will be awarded $15K toward his undergraduate education in preparation for graduate school, where he plans to earn a PhD in Chemistry. Eric has continued his commitment to the Biomedical Chemistry stream of the First-year Research Immersion program as a peer mentor and an independent researcher for Dr. Flynn. He is also refining his skills as a mechanistic photocatalysis researcher in Dr. Swierk’s lab. He was recently named a co-author in a publication for Chemical Communications and is working on his next publication involving quantum yield and mechanistic studies. Congratulations to Eric! We are proud of you and excited to see your future successes!
Spring 2023 Awards
AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN TEACHING: Faith Wachira
AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN SERVICE / OUTREACH: Ezer Castillo and Victoria Kompanijec
AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN RESEARCH: Christopher Ryan
Congratulations!
Binghamton researchers among top 2% in the world
A closer, more in depth look at the work our volunteers did at Thomas Jefferson Elementary this past month!
2/23/23 the chemistry outreach program and the chemist Baxter were present at the Chenango Valley STEAM night for a night of hands-on science activities!
Grad Students and Staff at the Outreach Visit to St. John's Elementary School in Binghamton, NY.
Dr. Alexsa Silva receiving the Chancellor's Award for Professional Service on October 21, 2022. Congratulations Dr. Silva.
Department's Hike to Buttermilk Falls on Oct 15.
See all the pictures from the hike.
President Stenger recognized the long service of Mary Bridge and Robert Kematick at the Retirement Luncheon on September 27, 2022.
Congratulations to Professor Nikolay Dimitrov on winning the the Electrochemical Society Electrodeposition Division Research Award 2022 for his outstanding achievements and contributions to the field of electrodeposition.
Congratulations to the winners of 2022 Graduate Student Excellence Awards:
Brandon Tessier - Lois Mackey Award
Victoria Kompanijec - Outstanding Service and Outreach Award
Justine Gordon and Ezer Castillo - Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award
Daniel Ciulla and Ezer Castillo - Outstanding Research Assistant Award
The Vetticatt research group has received a Maximizing Investigators' Research Award (MIRA) for 'Mechanistic Studies at the Frontiers of Catalysis'. This 5-year, $1.77 M award from the National Institute of General Medical Sciences supports the group's research efforts in investigating reaction mechanisms in organocatalysis, palladium catalyzed cross-coupling reactions, C-H activation reactions, and metallophotoredox catalysis. These studies are expected to guide the discovery of more robust reactions that find broad application in the synthesis of high-value pharmaceuticals.
Alexsa Silva has received the Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Professional Service. Congratulations Alexsa!
Vanessa Mai, who is earning a MS in chemistry under Assistant Professor Huiyuan Guo, took first prize and the people's choice prize for her presentation "Identify if your Skincare Routine is the Problem" at the Three Minute Thesis (3MT) Competition held in the Mandela Room during Research Days, April 27.
Congratulations Jessica on receiving the Binghamton University STAR Award! The STAR award recognizes, affirms and supports examples of outstanding quality service by any faculty or staff member within the Binghamton University community.
The Hirschi Lab was recently awarded an NIH R15 grant through NIGMS. This proposal utilizes experimental and computational methods to gain unprecedented insight into the reactivity of radical intermediates; insight that is crucial to the success of two classes of photocatalytic reactions that convert feedstock chemicals to high-value pharmaceuticals. The information obtained from the proposed studies provide a blueprint for the discovery of new photocatalytic reactions and facilitate the utilization of existing technologies for the synthesis of medicinally relevant molecules.
Binghamton University smart energy start up wins competition
FuzeHub Commercialization Competition is intended to help small-sized manufacturing and technology companies strengthen their “go-to-market” strategies as they move from new product/production method to marketplace. Dominic Caracciolo, CEO of DomCat Technologies, a recent startup spinoff from Zhong Research Group at Binghamton University, and Chemistry graduate student, successfully pitched at this event and won $50,000 for DomCat to pursue commercialization of a patented fuel cell catalyst technology developed at Binghamton University. This entrepreneurship effort was built upon the team’s initial pitch experience at FuzeHub 2018 and accelerated by recent market findings from the projects funded by NSF I-Corps and Binghamton University XCEED. DomCat’s team is excited about winning the competition and ready to pursue the business plan and bring the fuel cell technology to the clean and sustainable energy market.
POWERED BY CURIOSITY: ALUMNA AND LEADING BATTERY RESEARCHER JIE XIAO
Jie Xiao came abroad to Binghamton to study chemistry with Distinguished Professor M. Stanley Whittingham. Read more here: LEADING BATTERY RESEARCHER JIE XIAO
John Swierk’s research group has been awarded an NIH grant.
John Swierk’s research group has been awarded an NIH grant (1 R15 GM140404-01) dealing with tattoo photochemistry ($450,480 in total). Despite the growing popularity of tattoos and massive economic footprint of laser tattoo removal, how light changes tattoos and what corresponding risks are introduced are poorly understood. Over the next 3 years, the Swierk group plans to map out what tattoo inks photodegrade into and what risks those photodegraded products pose to humans. Studies are also planned to understand how laser tattoo removal degrades tattoos, which may lead to better and more effective methods. Collaboration with Prof. Laura Rhoads (SUNY Potsdam) will allow the group to study the photochemical effects of tattoo in model biological systems.”
Fang Group
Having prepared for a long time, Fang group recently published a comprehensive review article, “Noble-Metal Based Random Alloy and Intermetallic Nanocrystals: Syntheses and Applications” in the prestigious ACS journal, Chemical Reviews (Impact Factor 2019: 52.758) that receives exceptionally high citation numbers. The article outlines random alloy and intermetallic nanocrystals from their structure, synthesis to their applications, and addresses their prospects and current challenges in terms of the controlled synthesis. This article, as part of thematic issue “Advanced Materials and Methods for Electrocatalysis by Transition Metals”, was invited by the Chem. Rev. editors and has been prepared since last fall.
“Noble-Metal Based Random Alloy and Intermetallic Nanocrystals: Syntheses and Applications”, Ming Zhou, Can Li, and Jiye Fang, Chem. Rev., 120 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.chemrev.0c00436
Eriks Rozners wins the 2021 Melville L. Wolfrom Award
Eriks Rozners, Professor and Chair of Chemistry has been selected to receive the 2021 Melville L. Wolfrom Award from the Division of Carbohydrate Chemistry, American Chemical Society. The Melville L. Wolfrom Award recognizes individuals who have provided outstanding service to the Division of Carbohydrate Chemistry and the field of carbohydrate chemistry. Professor Rozners will receive the award during the ACS National Meeting next March in San Antonio.
Dr. Hao Liu's group, in collaboration with Dr. Louis Piper and Dr. Manuel Smeu groups from Physics Department, has received a three-year NSF award (CBET-2028722, $605,209 in total) . This award, entitled "Rational Design of Oxide Cathode Coatings for High Performance Li-ion Batteries", will investigate the fundamental role of surface coating layers in battery electrodes. Surface coating is widely used as a practical method to improve the performance of Li-ion battery electrode, yet its impact on Li-ion transport and electrode-electrolyte interface stability is not well understood. The research will provide insight into atomic-level processes in order to guide the development of robust coating layers that can be scaled up into manufacturing-grade testing.
Dan Ciulla, first recipient of the prestigious John Eisch Summer Fellowship.
Congratulations to Dan Ciulla, 2nd year PhD student (Callahan Group), as the first
recipient of the prestigious John Eisch Summer Fellowship. Following the example set
forth by Professor Eisch, Dan is a dedicated scholar, tireless worker and fearless
experimentalist. Dan fully embodies the theme of the John Eisch Summer Fellowship:
Chemical Research Beyond Expectation.
Despite a relatively short time in our Chemistry PhD program, Dan already has 5 peer-reviewed
publications, a list that includes two first-author publications, one in JACS and
one in ChemComm, and a co-first author publication, also in JACS. Dan’s first-author
paper in JACS was selected by the journal editors as the cover feature!
In his most recent work, Dan is applying the revolutionary CRISPR/Cas gene editing
technology as a means toward discovering new and more effective cancer therapies.
Dan’s newly created research tools have paved the way for an exciting collaboration
focused on cancer drug discovery involving the Callahan lab and the National Institutes
of Health.
Chemistry Ph.D. student receives Frontera Computational Science Fellowship
Maureen Kitheka, a third-year Ph.D. student in the Goyal group, has been awarded a
Frontera Computational Science Fellowship for 2020-2021 by the Texas Advanced Computing
Center (TACC) in order to carry out research on charge transport in organic battery
materials. As part of this fellowship, Maureen will receive 50,000 node-hours on Frontera,
paid summer residence at TACC, training on the latest tools in advanced computing,
and collaboration/networking opportunities. She will also receive an annual stipend
of $34,000 and support for travel to a Frontera user community event and/or professional
conference. Congratulations Maureen!
Stan Wittingham receives 2019 Nobel Prize in Chemistry
The 2019 Nobel Prize in Chemistry has been awarded to M. Stanley Whittingham, distinguished professor of chemistry and materials science at Binghamton University, State University of New York.Whittingham won the prize for pioneering research leading to the development of the lithium-ion battery along with John B. Goodenough, Virginia H. Cockrell Centennial Chair in Engineering at the University of Texas at Austin, and Akira Yoshino of Meijo University in Japan. Congratulations to Stan!
Grewer laboratory receives major NIGMS grant
Dr. Grewer's laboratory has been awarded a NIH grant (1 R15 GM135843-01, $450,480, three years) with the title "How to Combat Glutamate Release by Reverse Transport: Mechanistic Studies and Development of Selective Efflux Inhibitors." This grant will support research on the mechanism of how the major excitatory neurotransmitter glutamate is released into the extracellular space in the brain, by reverse transport through glutamate transporters. In addition, new avenues will be explored of how to selectively block glutamate release using pro-drug inhibitors. Glutamate release by neurons is important because glutamate becomes an excitotoxin, when present in the extracellular space of the brain in high concentrations. Such pathophysiological conditions are often encountered after a stroke, when glutamate induces irreversible neuronal cell death. The proposed research aims at understanding the glutamate release process and potentially preventing it through pharmacological intervention.
Grewer laboratory receives collaborative NIH award with Mount Sinai School of Medicine
Christof Grewer's group has received a four-year NIGMS award in collaboration with Dr. Avner Schlessinger's laboratory at Mount Sinai School of Medicine (9 R01 GM108911-06A1, Schlessinger, PI, $81,024 total costs per year sub-contract to Grewer lab) with the title "Substrate Specificity Determinants in Cancer-related Solute Carrier Transporters." The glutamine transporter ASCT2 has been shown to be of major importance in glutamine homeostasis in rapidly-growing cancer cells, resulting in "glutamine addiction" of these cells. This is the second R01 grant funding the long-standing collaboration between the Grewer and Schlessinger laboratories. The major goals of this project are to characterize glutamine transporter ASCT2 substrate and inhibitor specificity using computational and experimental approaches, and to develop specific ASCT2 inhibitors with high affinity, as pharmacological tools and anti-cancer reagents.
John Swierk's Group Receives Doctoral New Investigator Award
John Swierk’s group has received a Doctoral New Investigator Award from the American Chemical Society ($110,000 for 2 years) to investigate methods for using visible light to desulfurize fuels. Sulfur-containing molecules represent a major source of pollution in fuels and their removal during the refining process is inefficient and energy intensive. The grant will investigate molecules that selectively bind sulfur-containing impurities and then subsequently transform those molecules into an easily removed form using only light and oxygen.
2019 Graduate Student Excellence Awards
On March 27, 2019, 4 of our graduate students were presented with certificates in recognition of their outstanding contribution to the excellence of Binghamton University. Our recipients are:
- Yiliang Luan - Graduate Student Award for Excellence in Research
- Lynn Schmitt - Graduate Student Award for Excellence in Teaching
- Victor Wambau - Graduate Student Award for Excellence in Teaching
- Shan Yan - Graduate Student Award for Excellence in Research
Photo: Yiliang Luan, President Stenger, Lynn Schmitt, Shan Yan, Probost Nieman, Victor Wambau, Dean Tarhule
Alumnus Jared DeCoste Named Maryland Chemist of the Year
Jared DeCoste, Ph.D., a graduate of the Chemistry program here at Binghamton and now a scientist at the U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command (CCDC) Chemical Biological Center has been named Maryland Chemist of the Year by the American Chemical Society.
Jared received the prestigious award for to his efforts to further the understanding and development of metal organic frameworks (MOFs) for chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear (CBRN) defense applications. For the past eight years, DeCoste has been a leader in MOF research with the goal of protecting Soldiers from CBRN threats on the battlefield.
Congratulations to Jared on his excellent work!
Eriks Rozners' Group Receives NIGMS Award
Eriks Rozners’ group has received a Maximizing Investigators' Research Award (MIRA R35 GM130207, $2,040,290 for 5 years) from the National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS) to support their broad research portfolio on Chemical Approaches to Control the Function of Regulatory RNAs. This award will support two long-standing research programs in Rozners’ lab on amide-modified RNA and on sequence selective recognition of RNA via triplex forming peptide nucleic acids.
The goals of MIRA R35 Outstanding Investigator Awards are to increase the stability of funding for NIGMS-supported investigators, enhance their ability to take on ambitious scientific projects and approach problems more creatively, and increase flexibility for investigators to follow important new research directions, while reducing the time spent on writing and reviewing grant applications. The current award to Rozners’ group is the first R35 award received by Binghamton University.
Congratulations to Eriks and his group!
James Fang Receives DOE EFRC Grant
James Fang has received a $400,000 research grant over four years from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) through the Center for Alkaline-Based Energy Solutions (CABES), led by Professor Abruña at Cornell University, Ithaca, New York. The CABES is one of the 22 new Energy Frontier Research Centers (EFRCs) that received four-year awards. The mission of CABES is to achieve a detailed understanding of the nature, structure, and dynamics of electrocatalysis in alkaline media.
Congratulations to Dr. Fang!
Stan Whittingham Awarded the 2018 David Turnbull Lectureship
Stan Whittingham has been awarded the 2018 David Turnbull Lectureship by the Materials Research Society (MRS). The Turnbull Lectureship is given to recognize the career of a scientist who has made outstanding contributions to understanding materials phenomena and properties through research, writing, and lecturing.
Stan was chosen from a group of outstanding nominees for "fundamental contributions to solid state ionics including the discovery of the key role of intercalation mechanisms, and the development and commercialization of rechargeable Li-ion batteries.” The award will be presented at the 2018 MRS Fall Meeting in Boston, at the Awards Ceremony on Wednesday, November 28, 2018, at 6:15 p.m.
Congratulations to Stan!
James Fang Awarded Major NSF Grant
Dr. Fang has been awarded a research grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) (1808383, $504,124 for 3 years) to support his work for the development of catalytic sites with lattice strain that exists in several types of shape-controlled state-of-the-art nanocrystals as the model systems. This project aims to explore some fundamental understandings of the lattice strain formation and solutions of catalytic improvement of some emergent electrochemical reactions in energy conversion and environmental protection.
Recently, Dr. Fang also received a grant totaling $110K from the ACS Petroleum Research Fund,entitled “Ceria Facet-Dependent Oxidative Coupling of Methane towards C2 Products”. This is the second-year’s support of the two-year “New Direction” grant, initially awarded on 9/1/2017. This project is aimed at the methodological development of facet-tailored CeO2 synthesis, and the observation of CeO2 facet stability as well as facet-dependent CH4 conversion/C2 selectivity.
Congratulations to Dr. Fang!