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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.

CSN Publication: Synthesis, applications and potential photoluminescence mechanism of spectrally tunable carbon dots

Bo Zhi’s aned Xiaoxiao Yao’s manuscript, entitled “Synthesis, applications and potential photoluminescence mechanism of spectrally tunable carbon dots,” has been accepted by Nanoscale. Read the online publication here. Bo Zhi*, Xiaoxiao Yao*, Yi Cui, Galya Orr and Christy Haynes, Nanoscale, 2019, Accepted Article. * Authors Contributed Equally

Graduate Student Donald White Defends Thesis

Dr. Donald White (Curry group) successfully defended his thesis, titled “Synthesis, characterization, and application of cellulose nanofibrils for fabrication and biodegradable biobased materials.”  Donald will be moving to Houston for a position at Occidental Petroleum.  Congrats Donald!

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.

CSN Publication: Interactions between Silica-Coated Gold Nanorod Substrates and Hydrophobic Analytes in Colloidal Surface-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy

Hyunho Kang’s manuscript, entitled “Interactions between Silica-Coated Gold Nanorod Substrates and Hydrophobic Analytes in Colloidal Surface-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy,” has been published in The Journal of Physical Chemistry C. Read the online publication here. Hyunho Kang and Christy Haynes, The Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 2019, 123 (40), 24685-24697.

CSN Publication: Chronic Exposure to Complex Metal Oxide Nanoparticles Elicits Rapid Resistance in Shewanella oneidensis MR-1

Stephanie L. Mitchell’s manuscript, entitled “Chronic Exposure to Complex Metal Oxide Nanoparticles Elicits Rapid Resistance in Shewanella oneidensis MR-1,” has been accepted by Chemical Science. Read the online publication here. Stephanie L. Mitchell, Natalie Hudson-Smith, Meghan Cahill, Benjamin Reynolds, Seth Frand, Curtis Green, Chenyu Wang, Mimi Hang, Rodrigo Tapia Hernandez, Robert Hamers, Z. Vivian Feng, Christy Haynes and Erin E. Carlson, Chemical Science, 2019, Available Online.

CSN Publication: Virus-Sized Gold Nanorods: Plasmonic Particles for Biology

Catherine J. Murphy’s manuscript, entitled “Virus-Sized Gold Nanorods: Plasmonic Particles for Biology,” has been accepted by Accounts of Chemical Research. Read the online publication here. Catherine J. Murphy, Huei-Huei Chang, Priscila Falagan-Lotsch, Matthew T. Gole, Daniel M. Hofmann, Khoi Nguyen L. Hoang, Sophia M. McClain, Sean M. Meyer, Jacob G. Turner, Mahima Unnikrishnan, Meng Wu, Xi Zhang and Yishu Zhang, Accounts of Chemical Research, 2019, 52 (8), 2124-2135.

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.