Rigoberto Hernandez Admitted to Royal Society of Chemistry
Congratulations to Professor Rigoberto Hernandez, who has been admitted as a Fellow into The Royal Society of Chemistry; read more in the press release here.
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Graduate Student Hyunho Kang Defends Thesis
Hyunho Kang (Haynes group, University of Minnesota) successfully defended his doctoral dissertation, entitled “Design of Silicon Dioxide Nanomaterials and Understanding their Colloidal Behaviors for Sensing and Biological Applications,” on December 19. He has accepted a position with Merck.
Graduate Student Emily Caudill Defends Thesis
Congratulations to Dr. Emily Caudill, who defended her doctoral dissertation, entitled “Interactions of Nanoparticles and Polymers with Bacterial and Eukaryotic Cell Surface Structures.” Emily is also currently a Visiting Assistant Professor at Lake Superior State University.
CSN Research Featured in UW Madison Letters & Science Magazine
Letters & Science Magazine, a publication of the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s College of Letters & Science, has featured CSN research in its Fall 2019 issue. The article “Small Wonders,” by Aaron R. Conklin, discusses recent work in the lab of Director Bob Hamers studying copper phosphate nanoflakes, their use in agricultural applications, and the ability to control the size, shape, and composition of nanomatierals. The magazine can be found online here.
Press release on CSN research: Nanoparticles may have bigger impact on the environment than previously thought
The University of Minnesota has published a press release describing the recent CSN article, “Chronic exposure to complex metal oxide nanoparticles elicits rapid resistance in Shewanella oneidensis MR-1.” The study, co-authored by graduate student Stephanie Mitchell, Professor Erin Carlson, and twelve other researchers across four groups in the Center, was published in August in the journal Chemical Science. The story has been picked up by the Minneapolis Star Tribune, Phys.org, Newswise, and the National Science Foundation website.
Graduate Student Bo Zhi Defends Thesis
Congratulations to Dr. Bo Zhi (Haynes group) for successfully defending his PhD thesis, entitledGroup IV Element-based Luminescent Nanoparticles: Synthesis, Environmental Impact Evaluation, and Bio-imaging Applications” on August 16. Shortly, Bo will be departing for a position as a senior research scientist at Zeon in Japan.
Diamond Jones Wins Graduate Fellowship
Diamond Jones, a fourth-year graduate student in the Mason lab, was recently awarded a Graduate Diversity Fellowship from the Graduate College at the University of Iowa. Congratulations Diamond!
Stephanie Mitchell Wins Dissertation Fellowship
Congratulations to Stephanie Mitchell (Carlson group), who received a Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship, which is given to “the University’s most accomplished Ph.D. candidates” by the University of Minnesota! Read a News Release featuring Stephanie here.
Graduate Student Gene Chong Defends Thesis
Congratulations to Dr. Gene Chong (Hernandez group) for successfully defending his PhD thesis, entitled “Bottom-up simulations reveal mechanisms of nanoparticle surface layering and corona formation,” on June 12! Gene will be joining Prof. Alex MacKerell’s group at the University of Maryland as a postdoc.
Two UMN Undergrads Awarded Fellowships
Two Haynes group undergraduate researchers were recognized by the Department of Chemistry at the University of Minnesota this Spring (see the news release for department awards here). Meghan Cahill (left) was awarded the 2019 Lloyd W. Goerke scholarship, which recognizes a junior chemistry majors who has shown outstanding academic achievement. Elaine Kappel (right) was chosen for the 2019 Robert C. Brasted Memorial Fellowship, which is awarded to a junior who has expressed an interest in a teaching career in chemistry. Additionally, both Meghan and Elaine were among 10 chemistry students who received Summer Research Fellowships. Congratulations Meghan and Elaine!