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Graduate Student Leslie Sigmon Defends Thesis

Congratulations to Dr. Leslie Sigmon who successfully defended her Ph.D. thesis, entitled “Nanotechnology for a Sustainable Future:Investigating Photoluminescence in Carbon Dots and Agricultural Phosphorus Delivery” on February 3rd! 

Graduate Student Paige Kinsley Defends Thesis

Paige Kinsley defended her thesis, entitled “Carbon Coatings as a Tool for Controlling Surface Chemistry of Materials” on May 31, 2022. Paige has accepted a position as Education Outreach Lead for the Argonne Leadership Computational Facility at Argonne National Labs. Congratulations, Dr. Kinsley!

CSN Publication: Molecular surface functionalization of carbon materials via radical-induced grafting of terminal alkenes

Kelly Zhang’s manuscript, entitled “Molecular surface functionalization of carbon materials via radical-induced grafting of terminal alkenes,” has been accepted by Journal of the American Chemical Society. Read the online publication here. Yongqian (Kelly) Zhang, Ali A. Tamijani, Megan E. Taylor, Bo Zhi, Christy L. Haynes, Sara E. Mason and Robert J. Hamers, Journal of the American Chemical Society, 2019, Available Online