We travel to different states, climates and countries to share and learn about our field. Missouri Inorganic Day is a one-day conference that hosts faculty, students and postdocs from Missouri and neighboring states like Kansas, Arkansas and Oklahoma. It is held in Missouri each year at different universities. This year it was at Washington University in St. Louis, … [Read more...] about Stay close, learn a lot
Adedamola Opalade, a Missouri State alumnus, recently won the Golden Torch Award from the National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE). He received the award March 30 in Detroit, Michigan. “I was more encouraged and motivated after the award ceremony,” Opalade said. “The ceremony gave me an insight into how society values excellence, positive impact and … [Read more...] about MSU alumnus wins Graduate Student of the Year
Dr. Nikolay Gerasimchuk is a world traveler. In one trip, he managed to speak at two conferences in two different countries. About his adventures: Hungary 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 … [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 … [Read more...] about Chemistry professor gives keynote address
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 … [Read more...] about Chemistry professor patents work