News & Events
Lyle Isaacs and Jeffery Davis and Amar Flood (Indiana University) are co-organizers of the ISMSC-8
The International Symposium on Macrocyclic and Supramolecular Chemistry ( ISMSC-8) will be held July 7-11 2013 in Washington, DC. This is the first time that this meeting will be held in the United States since 2007. The ISMSC conference, the premiere meeting in Supramolecular Chemistry, attracts 300-350 participants annually and brings together scientists from around the globe… read more...Dr. Catherine Fenselau included in list of the Top 25 Women Professors in Maryland
She was recognized for her research to detect, characterize, and differentiate microorganisms, particularly in the arena of homeland security, counterterrorism and counter-proliferation programs, and food safety. read more...Major volcanic eruptions may have considerably smaller effect on global climate than commonly thought
Ross Salawitch’s group in the Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry has published an article in Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics that suggests major volcanic eruptions have considerably smaller effect on global climate than commonly thought. Surface temperature responds to a variety of natural and anthropogenic forcings, including warming due to rising levels of greenhouse gases (GHGs). … read more...Chemathon 2013 Results
You can see all of the participating and winning teams on the Chemathon website. It was another great Chemathon! read more...The Twenty-ninth Annual Chemathon will take place Saturday, April 27, 2013
The Chemathon is an annual chemistry competition for high school chemistry students in Maryland, Northern Virginia, and the District of Columbia. read more...Graduate Students Bender and Keane Selected to Attend The 63rd Lindau Nobel Laureates Meeting on Chemistry
The Nobel Laureate Meeting is organized as "...a platform for an intensive dialogue between Nobel Laureates and young researchers on the urgent issues facing our world." The 2013 meeting runs from 30 June - 5 July. Thirty-five (35) Nobel Laureates will meet outstanding young researchers from all over the world in Lindau to "...exchange knowledge and ideas, to… read more...Sixth Annual Frontiers at the Chemistry-Biology Interface Symposium (FCBIS)
The Frontiers at the Chemistry-Biology Interface Symposium (FCBIS) is an annual event rotating among five founding universities, including University of Pennsylvania, University of Delaware, Johns Hopkins University, the University of Maryland College Park, and the University of Maryland Baltimore County. This is a daylong symposium to highlight research in the mid-Atlantic region. The schedule will… read more...Nano ‘Beads on a String’ Could Advance Battery Technology
Tiny beads of silicon, about ten thousand times thinner than a piece of paper, could someday make electric vehicles travel farther on a single charge or extend the life of your laptop's battery, say University of Maryland scientists. read more...Special Speaker: Professor Bernard L. Feringa, University of Groningen
Marker Seminar Room (CHM 0112): May 3, 2013 from 3:00 pm read more...Fourkas and UMD Researchers Achieve Breakthrough in Nanoprecision Imaging
Finding ways to see, position, measure, and accurately manipulate nanoscale objects is an ongoing challenge for researchers developing the next generation of ultra-compact electronics, sensors and optical devices. read more...NOBCChE Black History Month Seminar: “Path to Success as an African American Scientist”
Members of NOBCChE UMD student Chapter and Dr. Kwaku Dayie along with Professor Jim Gates, UMCP and National Science Medal Recipient after the NOBCChE Black History Month Seminar: "Path to Success as an African American Scientist" read more...Advancing Graduate Education in the Chemical Sciences
Report of the ACS Presidential Commission on Graduate Education in the Chemical Sciences By Bassam Z. Shakhashiri, Professor of Chemistry (UWis – Madison), Immediate Past President of the ACS, Graduate of the University of Maryland, Member of the department’s Committee of Distinguished Advisors Monday, February 25, 2013 4:00 p.m. Chemistry Lecture Hall 1402 The Commission Report… read more...New 800 MHz NMR spectrometer being installed at the Biomolecular NMR Facility
A new 800 MHz NMR spectrometer, supported by a shared instrumentation grant from the National Science Foundation (co-PIs: Dayie, Fushman, Tugarinov, Sriram), has been delivered and is being installed at the Biomolecular NMR Facility. read more...Charged Nano-Membranes Could Make Resistance Futile
Charles R. Martin of the University of Florida will electrify UMD audiences with a talk about his latest innovation, a way to reduce resistance in electrochemical cells that he dubs "voltage-charged membranes. read more...Newsletter – Vol. 3, No. 4, December 2012
Michael Doyle is a member of the American Chemical Society Commission on Advancing Graduate Education in the Chemical Sciences read more...Tin-Carbon Nanocomposite Enables Fast-Charging Battery
If batteries had larger energy storage capacities, portable electronics and electric vehicles would spend less time tethered to electrical outlets. However, to make fast-charging, high-storage batteries, researchers need new electrode materials that don’t degrade during use. read more...
