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The fourth cohort of Klarman Fellows is the largest since the program’s launch in 2019, includes scholars investigating quantum phases of two-dimensional materials, mechanisms of social mobility, housing politics of metro areas, and gaps between neuro cognition and artificial intelligence, among other critical topics.
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Geoffrey Coates’ discoveries have revolutionized polymer recycling, materials for green hydrogen generation, and the synthesis of sustainable plastics.
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ornell chemists discovered they could produce two products used in in medicinal chemistry by changing the type of electrochemical reactor.
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Researchers from the College of Arts and Sciences are involved in some of 14 new Multi-Investigator Seed Grants, designed to foster multidisciplinary collaborations.
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Richard Kong is working to develop catalysts to guide chemical reactions toward desired outcomes, including some that could have a positive effect on the environment.
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Originally planning to attend medical school, the chemistry alumna is co-founder of biotech startup Centivax.
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More than 100 Cornell researchers from Cornell's Ithaca campus and Weill Cornell Medicine gathered for a two-day workshop in October to discuss research on the three-dimensional structures of macromolecules.
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Four current Laidlaw scholars share their summer research or leadership in action experiences.
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The National Science Foundation offers approximately 2,000 fellowships per year to research-based master’s and doctoral students pursuing STEM studies.
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Inulin, a type of dietary fiber commonly used in health supplements and known to have certain anti-inflammatory properties, can also promote an allergy-related type of inflammation in the lung and gut, and other parts of the body, according to a preclinical study from Cornell researchers.
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Cornell's president highlighted recent achievements of Arts and Sciences faculty.
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The findings could ultimately lead to more effective treatments for a wide range of mental health disorders.
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Cornell researchers have discovered a way to apply expansion microscopy, which expands cell components to make them more visible, to lipids using click chemistry, recognized with the 2022 Nobel Prize in Chemistry.
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Jeremy M. Baskin and Pamela Chang were doctoral students in Carolyn Bertozzi’s lab at the University of California, Berkley, in the mid-2000s.
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Xiaolong Liu, a postdoctoral researcher in physics, and Wen Zhang, a postdoctoral researcher in chemistry, stand out among young scientists in the tri-state area.
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New tools being developed by the Hyster lab can be applied in the pharmaceutical and agrochemical industries.
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“Climate change is a pressing challenge and we don’t have a moment to lose."
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The American Chemical Society honors Dr. Todd Hyster by awarding him the National Fresenius Award.
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The funding supports research, as well as the establishment of a small fleet of fuel-cell and battery powered (EV) cars at Cornell.
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Starting fall 2023, the 10th edition of McMurry’s Organic Chemistry will be available an open educational resource (OER) through OpenStax.
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New research could lead to promising antiviral and tissue engineering tools in animal and plants.
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The award allows the center to continue its work developing advanced fuel cell technologies in alkaline media.
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Klarman Fellows pursue research in any discipline in the College, including natural sciences, social sciences, humanities and the creative arts as well as cross-disciplinary fields. The application deadline is October 14.
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Iván Andrade’s summer experience helped him realize that he’s headed in the right direction as he pursues a career in medicine.
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Associate professor Song Lin was recently awarded the 2022 Bristol Myers Squibb (BMS) Unrestricted Grant in Synthetic Organic Chemistry.
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An international honor recognizes Prof. Geoffrey Coates for innovations in sustainable plastics.
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The Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology mourns the death of Phillip Geissler, '96.
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“You need to figure out how to tailor biomedical recommendations to different people based on their individual metabolism."
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Undergrads in the Nexus Scholars Program used ultrafast laser spectroscopy to understand how organic semiconductors behave when they absorb and emit light.
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Assistant Professor Andrew Musser receives award celebrating a recent paper published in The Journal of Chemical Physics.
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Dr. Richard Kong, a Klarman fellow in the Lancaster Group, was recently named winner of the 2022 Dalton Emerging Researcher Award by the Royal Society of Chemistry.
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Lin's new process uses readily available substances and inexpensive electrodes to create the large and complicated molecules widely used in the pharmaceutical industry.
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A highlight of our graduating PhD and MS students in the class of 2022.
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The Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology celebrates its undergraduate student award recipients.
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Alumnus Song Jin was awarded a WARF Named Professorship and chose to name his professorship after his Cornell faculty mentor, Francis J. DiSalvo.
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The Department of Chemistry & Chemical Biology congratulates our graduating seniors.
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A number of special events are planned in the College of Arts & Sciences to celebrate Reunion 2022.
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The awards recognize the excellence represented within the graduate community and celebrates students for their accomplishments.
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The materials are made from sugar and low-cost alkali metal salts, so they would be inexpensive enough for large-scale deployment.
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"These faculty members and graduate teaching assistants have made tremendous contributions for the benefit of our students, guiding their educational paths and molding their experiences."
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Fueled by the collaborative spirit of Cornell’s faculty, the 2030 Project is helping to remove silos, activate research and leverage existing expertise across all disciplines to find solutions now.
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Congratulations to our 2022 CHEM Undergraduate Fellowship Recipients.
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The College has awarded seven New Frontier Grants totaling $1.25 million to faculty members pursuing critical developments in areas across sciences and humanities.
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Jose Mondragon is a Chemistry & Chemical Biology major.
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Cisco Espinosa is a Chemistry and Chemical Biology major.
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At Cornell, entrepreneurs have found an innovative, powerful ecosystem that supports the transition to a sustainable and decarbonized economy.
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Prof. Andrew Musser and his team have found a way to tune the speed of polaritons' energy flow, using an approach that could eventually lead to more efficient solar cells, sensors and LEDs.
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A sophomore and a two juniors have won Goldwater Scholarships, the top undergraduate award for students pursuing careers in mathematics, the natural sciences and engineering.
Jeffrey Backus, ’23 and Abhi Sarma ’24, both in the College of Arts and Sciences,
Lin said he is honored and proud to be included in a special LGBTQ+ Trailblazers issue of the newsmagazine of the American Chemical Society.
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Cornell chemists and Cornell research-startups aim to propose a Northeast research hub to make hydrogen a viable, clean-energy alternative to carbon-based fuels.
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