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Graduate Student Katie Earl Defends Thesis

Congratulations to Dr. Katie Earl (Hamers group) successfully defended her Ph.D. thesis, entitled “Reciprocal Redox of Biomolecules on Metal Oxide Nanomaterials Surfaces” on October 19th! She has accepted a position at H2U, a start-up company near Los Angeles, CA.

Bob Hamers & Jaya Borgatta Awarded Patent

A CSN patent entitled “Compositionally and Morphologically Controlled Nanostructures for Delivery of Micronutrients and Suppression of Disease in Agriculture” was issued by the US Patent Office on November 3. The abstract of the patent is: “Provided are compositions which may be used in agricultural applications. Also provided are methods of making and using the compositions. In embodiments, a plant fungicide or plant bactericide is provided comprising a nano structured chemical compound, the chemical compound comprising a metal and a coordinating anion, wherein the nanostructured chemical compound is in the form of a plurality of planar, two-dimensional nanostructures.” Congrats, Bob Hamers & Jaya Borgatta!

CSN Publication: Selective Imaging of Diamond Nanoparticles within Complex Matrices using Magnetically Induced Fluorescence Contrast

Zachary Jones’ mansucript, entitled “Selective Imaging of Diamond Nanoparticles within Complex Matrices using Magnetically Induced Fluorescence Contrast,” has been published in Environmental Science: Nano. Read the online publication here. Zachary R. Jones, Nicholas J. Niemuth, Margaret E. Robinson, Olga A. Shenderova, Rebecca D. Klaper and Robert J. Hamers, Environmental Science: Nano, 2020, 7, 525-534.

CSN Publication: Nickel enrichment of next-generation NMC nanomaterials alters material stability, causing unexpected dissolution behavior and observed toxicity to S. oneidensis MR-1 and D. magna

Joseph Buchman’s mansucript, entitled “Nickel enrichment of next-generation NMC nanomaterials alters material stability, causing unexpected dissolution behavior and observed toxicity to S. oneidensis MR-1 and D. magna,” has been published by Environmental Science: Nano. Read the online publication here. Joseph T. Buchman, Evan A. Bennett, Chenyu Wang, Ali Abbaspour Tamijani, Joseph Bennett, Blake Hudson, Curtis Green, Peter Clement, Bo Zhi, Austin H. Henke, Elizabeth Laudadio, Sara E. Mason, Robert Hamers, Rebecca Klaper and Christy Haynes, Environmental Science: Nano, 2020, 7, 571-587.

CSN Publication: Interaction of phosphate with lithium cobalt oxide nanoparticles: a combined spectroscopic and calorimetric study

Liz Laudadio’s manuscript, entitled “Interaction of phosphate with lithium cobalt oxide nanoparticles: a combined spectroscopic and calorimetric study,” has been accepted by Langmuir. Read the online publication here. Elizabeth D. Laudadio, Poorandokht Ilani-Kashkouli, Curtis M. Green, Nadine Kabengi and Robert J. Hamers, Langmuir, 2019, Available Online.

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: Facile benchtop reactor design using dendrimer-templating technology for the fabrication of polyethyleneimine-coated CuO nanoparticles on the gram scale

Aiesha L. Ethridge’s manuscript, entitled “Facile benchtop reactor design using dendrimer-templating technology for the fabrication of polyethyleneimine-coated CuO nanoparticles on the gram scale,” has been accepted by Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology A. Read the online publication here. Aiesha L. Ethridge, Miranda J. Gallagher, Natalie V. Hudson-Smith, Demetrius Finley, Ariful Ahsan, D. Howard Fairbrother, Christy L. Haynes, Robert J. Hamers and Michael L. Curry, Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology A, 2019, 37 (4), 041402.

CSN Publication: Two-Phase Synthesis of Gold–Copper Bimetallic Nanoparticles of Tunable Composition: Toward Optimized Catalytic CO2 Reduction

Daniel M. Hofmann’s manuscript, entitled “Two-Phase Synthesis of Gold–Copper Bimetallic Nanoparticles of Tunable Composition: Toward Optimized Catalytic CO2 Reduction,” has been accepted by ACS Applied Nano Materials. Read the online publication here. Daniel M. Hofmann, D. Howard Fairbrother, Robert J. Hamers and Catherine J. Murphy, ACS Applied Nano Materials, 2019, Available Online.

CSN Students and Staff Win UW-Madison Chemistry Awards

Several CSN participants received recognition from the UW-Madison Department of Chemistry this Spring. Liz Laudadio (Hamers group, top left) was chosen for the John and Beverly Schrag Analytical Chemistry Outstanding Peer Award, which celebrates a grad student “committed to pursuing excellence in teaching/mentorship, leadership, scientific excellence, and community building.” Kelly Zhang (Hamers group, top middle) and Liz Laudadio each received a Michael W. McCoy Memorial Scholarship (for grad students who “exemplify a love of life, love of people, and love of chemistry”). Finally, Managing Director Mike Schwartz (far right) received a 2019 Graduate Student Faculty Liaison Committee (GSFLC) Mentor Award “to recognize graduate students, postdocs, and academic staff/faculty who have had a profound positive impact on the graduate students of… Read More »CSN Students and Staff Win UW-Madison Chemistry Awards

CSN Publication: Time-dependent transcriptional response of tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.) to Cu nanoparticle exposure upon infection with Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. lycopersici

Chuanxin Ma’s manuscript, entitled “Time-dependent transcriptional response of tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.) to Cu nanoparticle exposure upon infection with Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. lycopersici,” has been accepted by ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering. Read the online publication here. Chuanxin Ma, Jaya Borgatta, Roberto De La Torre Roche, Nubia Zuverza-Mena, Jason C. White, Robert J Hamers, and Wade Elmer, ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering, 2019, Available Online.