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Tuesday, December 07, 2021

Bruchez Named National Academy of Inventors Fellow

Marcel Bruchez, professor in the Departments of Biological Sciences and Chemistry and director of the Molecular Biosensor and Imaging Center at Carnegie Mellon University’s Mellon College of Science has been elected a fellow of the National Academy of Inventors.
Tuesday, November 23, 2021

Two Chemistry Faculty Named Among World's Most Highly Cited Researchers

The research of two Mellon College of Science faculty is some of the world’s most highly cited in the sciences, according to a list published by Clarivate Analytics.
Sunday, November 21, 2021

Sudoc Named Startup to Watch by Chemical & Engineering News

Sudoc, a startup co-founded by Carnegie Mellon University chemists Terrence J. Collins and Ryan C. Sullivan, has been named one of 10 Startups to watch by Chemical & Engineering News (C&EN). Sudoc is developing and commercializing TAML catalysts, a bioinspired environmentally friendly molecule that outperforms toxic chemicals in a wide range of applications and can be used to remove pollutants from the natural and built environment.
CMU Offers New Additional Major in Environmental and Sustainability Studies
Tuesday, October 19, 2021

CMU Offers New Additional Major in Environmental and Sustainability Studies

A new additional major in environmental and sustainability studies is now available for all undergraduate students at Carnegie Mellon University regardless of their primary major.
Senior Ping-Ya Chao Takes Interdisciplinary Approach to Negotiating Research
Monday, October 04, 2021

Senior Ping-Ya Chao Takes Interdisciplinary Approach to Negotiating Research

Ping-Ya Chao, who is double majoring in policy and management and chemistry, is applying science to improve the art of negotiation. Her undergraduate research project could potentially uncover influential conversation tactics and strategies.
Carnegie Mellon University and Emerald Cloud Lab to Build World’s First University Cloud Lab
Monday, August 30, 2021

Carnegie Mellon University and Emerald Cloud Lab to Build World’s First University Cloud Lab

Carnegie Mellon University and Emerald Cloud Lab (ECL) have entered into a partnership to build the world’s first cloud lab in an academic setting. The remote-controlled lab will provide a universal platform for artificial intelligence-driven experimentation and revolutionize how academic laboratory research and education are done, accelerating the pace of discovery as part of Carnegie Mellon’s $250 million investment in state-of-the art science facilities. .
Introducing Isaac Garcia-Bosch and Gabriel Gomes
Friday, August 27, 2021

Introducing Isaac Garcia-Bosch and Gabriel Gomes

We are excited to introduce you to associate professor Isaac Garcia-Bosch, who joined our department this fall, and assistant professor Gabriel Gomes, who will be joining the department in January 2022.
Karoline Eckhart Wins Kwolek Fellowship
Saturday, July 24, 2021

Karoline Eckhart Wins Kwolek Fellowship

Chemistry Ph.D. candidate Karoline Eckhart has been named a co-recipient of the 2021 Kwolek Fellowship in Chemistry. The fellowship is funded by a bequest from Carnegie Mellon University alumna Stephanie Kwolek, best known as the inventor of the synthetic fiber Kevlar. It provides up to $50,000 to women Ph.D. candidates who "have shown significant advances in their research."
Xiangsha Du Wins Kwolek Fellowship
Saturday, July 24, 2021

Xiangsha Du Wins Kwolek Fellowship

Chemistry Ph.D. candidate Xiangsha Du has been named a co-recipient of the 2021 Kwolek Fellowship in Chemistry. The fellowship is funded by a bequest from Carnegie Mellon University alumna Stephanie Kwolek, best known as the inventor of the synthetic fiber Kevlar. It provides up to $50,000 to women Ph.D. candidates who "have shown significant advances in their research."
Mechanism Guided Chemoenzymatic Synthesis of Quinolone Alkaloids
Thursday, July 01, 2021

Mechanism Guided Chemoenzymatic Synthesis of Quinolone Alkaloids

New research from Carnegie Mellon University chemists sheds light on how complex natural products could be more effectively made through mechanism guided chemoenzymatic synthesis. The work was published in the latest issue of the journal ACS Catalysis, and was featured as a supplementary journal cover. The cover was designed by Mellon College of Science Publications Manager and Graphic Designer Rachel Keeney.
Carnegie Mellon Chemists Create DNA-style Helical Inorganic Supercrystals
Thursday, June 17, 2021

Carnegie Mellon Chemists Create DNA-style Helical Inorganic Supercrystals

In new research, Carnegie Mellon University chemists synthesized complex gold supercrystals with arrangements resembling the iconic helical structure of DNA. The work, published today in the journal Nature, highlights new promise for the precise design and engineering of supercrystals.
Chemistry Senior Wins MCS Gilman Award
Thursday, May 20, 2021

Chemistry Senior Wins MCS Gilman Award

Chemistry Senior Wins MCS Gilman Award
Carnegie Mellon, Richard King Mellon Foundation Announce Historic Partnership to Accelerate CMU’s Science and Technology Leadership and the Transformation of Hazelwood Green
Thursday, May 20, 2021

Carnegie Mellon, Richard King Mellon Foundation Announce Historic Partnership to Accelerate CMU’s Science and Technology Leadership and the Transformation of Hazelwood Green

Carnegie Mellon University and the Richard King Mellon Foundation today announced that the two longtime partners will together make a transformational investment in science and technology leadership at the university; in a more vibrant future for the Hazelwood neighborhood; and in Pittsburgh’s ongoing economic renaissance.
Chemistry Senior Rachel Motz Receives Fugassi and Monteverde and Resnik Awards
Wednesday, May 19, 2021

Chemistry Senior Rachel Motz Receives Fugassi and Monteverde and Resnik Awards

Chemistry senior Rachel Motz is this year's recipient of the Dr. J. Paul Fugassi and Linda Monteverde Award and the Judith A. Resnik Award.
Matyjaszewski Honored with Two Major Awards
Friday, April 30, 2021

Matyjaszewski Honored with Two Major Awards

Carnegie Mellon University chemist Krzysztof Matyjaszewski has received two major awards recognizing his contributions to the field of polymer chemistry — the 2020 William H. Nichols Medal and the 2020 Paul J. Flory Polymer Education Award.
Carnegie Mellon/Yale PNA-Based Technique an Essential Part of the Gene Editing Toolkit
Wednesday, April 07, 2021

Carnegie Mellon/Yale PNA-Based Technique an Essential Part of the Gene Editing Toolkit

In an article published in the April 8 issue of Nature, the National Institutes of Health’s Somatic Cell Gene Editing Consortium provided a detailed update on the progress of their nationwide effort to develop safer and more effective methods to edit the genomes of disease-relevant somatic cells and reduce the burden of disease caused by genetic changes. A PNA-based gene editing technique developed by Carnegie Mellon and Yale researchers is mentioned as an essential part of the gene-editing toolkit.
Power and Promise of Automated Science Shown in New Studies
Friday, April 02, 2021

Power and Promise of Automated Science Shown in New Studies

Two new studies by Carnegie Mellon University researchers demonstrate the power and promise of automated science in allowing scientists to efficiently and inexpensively collect large amounts of data.
Chemistry Professor Receives Grant to Study Material Stability
Wednesday, March 24, 2021

Chemistry Professor Receives Grant to Study Material Stability

Assistant Professor of Chemistry Olexandr Isayev has received a $1.7 million grant from the U.S. Department of Defense's Office of Naval Research as part of a collaborative effort to better understand how organic molecules degrade.
Carnegie Mellon University Licenses Innovative Green Chemistry Technology
Thursday, March 11, 2021

Carnegie Mellon University Licenses Innovative Green Chemistry Technology

Carnegie Mellon University has announced a licensing agreement with the start-up Sudoc, LLC to market the innovative TAML catalyst technology developed by Teresa Heinz Professor in Green Chemistry Terrence J. Collins.
Carnegie Mellon Research Shows How Wildfires May Have Larger Effects on Cloud Formation and Climate Change than Previously Thought
Wednesday, February 24, 2021

Carnegie Mellon Research Shows How Wildfires May Have Larger Effects on Cloud Formation and Climate Change than Previously Thought

As the frequency and size of wildfires continues to increase worldwide, new research from Carnegie Mellon University scientists shows how the chemical aging of the particles emitted by these fires can lead to more extensive cloud formation and intense storm development in the atmosphere. The research was published online today in the journal Science Advances.
Carnegie Mellon Chemists Help Shed Light on How Iodine-Containing Molecules Contribute to the Formation of Atmospheric Aerosols
Friday, February 05, 2021

Carnegie Mellon Chemists Help Shed Light on How Iodine-Containing Molecules Contribute to the Formation of Atmospheric Aerosols

As part of a worldwide collaboration, Carnegie Mellon University chemists have helped discover that iodic acids can rapidly form aerosol particles in the atmosphere, giving scientists more knowledge of how iodine emissions can contribute to cloud formation and climate change.
Dow Funds Chemistry Resources for Remote Learning
Wednesday, January 27, 2021

Dow Funds Chemistry Resources for Remote Learning

New funding allows CMU to provide chemistry resources to a larger and more diverse group of high school students and teachers.
Brothers Complete Long Journey To Doctorates
Monday, January 25, 2021

Brothers Complete Long Journey To Doctorates

Brothers Andrew and Henry DeYoung have accomplished something very few siblings do: They will defend their doctoral theses at Carnegie Mellon University within a few weeks of each other.
Carnegie Mellon Chemists Help Discover Mechanism Behind Important Biosynthetic Reaction
Tuesday, January 12, 2021

Carnegie Mellon Chemists Help Discover Mechanism Behind Important Biosynthetic Reaction

Carnegie Mellon University chemists have helped discover the reaction mechanism behind the biosynthesis of kainic acid, an important natural product used to study neurodegenerative disorders.
Carnegie Mellon Researchers Create Biohybrid Nanoparticles that Could Revolutionize Drug Delivery
Wednesday, January 06, 2021

Carnegie Mellon Researchers Create Biohybrid Nanoparticles that Could Revolutionize Drug Delivery

An international team of scientists led by Carnegie Mellon University researchers has engineered novel hybrid exosomes with polymer surfaces that can be used to precisely and consistently deliver therapeutics.
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