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
Gerasimchuk presented at the 35th International Conference on Solution Chemistry Aug. 26-30 in Szeged, Hungary. An old friend and collaborator asked him to share his work. Gerasimchuk agreed to show his recent newly patented research on a series of compounds that have potential to fight cancer. The platinum compounds Gerasimchuk found emit light that penetrates tissue … [Read more...] about Chemistry and world travels
Dr. Nikolay Gerasimchuk presented the keynote at the 19th World Congress of Materials Science and Engineering June 11-13 in Barcelona, Spain. He originally wanted to do an oral presentation but was offered in addition to be the keynote speaker in the chemistry and physics of new materials section. Gerasimchuk spoke first on non-traditional, smart materials that originated … [Read more...] about Chemistry professor gives keynote address
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?
Dr. Nikolay Gerasimchuk, professor of chemistry, works on ways to treat cancer. He recently was awarded a patent for his research with compounds that have more than one application. In a multistep interdisciplinary project, Gerasimchuk looked at solids that emit near-infrared light. This led him to discovering a series of new dark green platinum compounds with unusual … [Read more...] about Chemistry professor patents work