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A catalyst for a greener future

April 3, 2025 by Quincy Young

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Mary Fakunle wants to protect the earth.  Growing up in an agricultural town in Nigeria, Fakunle understood the importance of creating a sustainable environment.  With a passion for science, she is opening doors to create eco-friendly solutions.  “My love for chemistry started when I was in high school actually. We have all these lab practicals. Then we mix our … [Read more...] about A catalyst for a greener future

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Undergraduate Ian Sayers earns environmental chemistry award

July 28, 2021 by Ashley Lenahan

Ian Sayers poses in front of a grey backdrop.

Ian Sayers, an undergraduate in the chemistry department at Missouri State University, received the American Chemical Society (ACS) Division of Environmental Chemistry’s 2021 Undergraduate Student Award in Environmental Chemistry . The award recognizes his scientific success in academics and collaborative research.  Dr. Cyren Rico, assistant professor of chemistry, … [Read more...] about Undergraduate Ian Sayers earns environmental chemistry award

Filed Under: News Tagged With: award, Cyren Rico, Ian Sayers

Graduate, undergraduate research presented in Iowa

December 24, 2018 by Tori York

The Midwest American Chemical Society Meeting was in Ames, Iowa, Oct. 21-23. Several Missouri State Students presented at this meeting, including four graduate students and one undergraduate. Michael Bakker, graduate advised by Dr. Matthew Siebert Ben Boyd, graduate advised by Dr. Gary Meints Allison Freese, graduate advised by Dr. Adam Wanekaya … [Read more...] about Graduate, undergraduate research presented in Iowa

Filed Under: Conferences and Seminars, research Tagged With: Adam Wanekaya, Chemistry, conference, Cyren Rico, Gary Meints, Matthew Siebert

New equipment encourages collaboration

December 7, 2018 by Tori York

Sometimes science only requires your brain. Other times, it requires fancy equipment. We just got new fancy equipment. Meet the Inductively-Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometer (ICP-MS). Possibly the coolest thing about the ICP-MS is that it’s not for just one department. Dr. Cyren Rico, assistant professor of chemistry, was the principal investigator on the National … [Read more...] about New equipment encourages collaboration

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Chemistry, Cyren Rico

Nanomaterials: How do they affect us? 

October 5, 2018 by Tori York

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One of our new assistant professors of chemistry, Dr. Cyren Rico, is on a roll. In addition to sharpening his teaching skills, he recently published two papers: Cerium oxide nanoparticles transformation at the root-soil interface of barley (Hordeum vulgare L.) Shifts in N and δ15N n wheat and barley exposed to cerium oxide nanoparticles Both publications focus … [Read more...] about Nanomaterials: How do they affect us? 

Filed Under: News, research Tagged With: Chemistry, Cyren Rico

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