Dr. M. Stanley Whittingham won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2019 with Drs. John B. Goodenough and Akira Yoshino. Their prize was for the development of lithium-ion batteries. Dr. Adam Wanekaya, professor of chemistry at Missouri State, knew Whittingham when Wanekaya was a PhD student at the University of New York, Binghamton. Whittingham was the chair of Wanekaya’s PhD … [Read more...] about Nobel Prize winner taught MSU professor
Dr. Keiichi Yoshimatsu, assistant professor of chemistry, attended the workshop on Physical Science Course-based Undergraduate Research Experience (Physical Science CURE institute) this year in Tucson, Arizona. The Physical Science CURE institute was facilitated by researchers who are leading the CURE Network 2 (CUREnet2) project. The project is supported by National Science … [Read more...] about Adding research into undergraduate lab courses
More than 50 middle and high students from Springdale, Arkansas, visited Missouri State University May 9 to explore CNAS. Students participated in four different department experiments and demonstrations including biology, chemistry, physics and geology, geography and planning (GGP). The chemistry department led students through an experiment where they froze their breath … [Read more...] about Arkansas students visit campus
Cassidy Soard, a chemistry major, spent the last 10 weeks of summer at the University of Mississippi. From May 30-Aug. 9, Soard worked on and presented her research at Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU). About the REU Soard worked with Dr. Davita Watkins, assistant professor of chemistry and biochemistry, to develop NIR nanopolymers via … [Read more...] about Chemistry student spends summer in a lab
In the same vein as sports signing days, the Missouri Chamber of Commerce and Industry hosted the first STEM Signing Day in May. The Boeing Company sponsored this year’s STEM Signing Day. Of the 10 students awarded scholarships, two are attending Missouri State University this fall. One is going to be part of CNAS, studying chemistry. We’re excited to have Naseem … [Read more...] about Signing on STEM students