Congratulations to Tana O’Keefe (Haynes group) for being chosen as a trainee on the University of Minnesota Biotechnology Training Grant! As a trainee, Tana will have the opportunity to push the collaborative boundaries of her project and make new industrial connections.
Congratulations to Dr. Emily Tollefson (Carlson group), who accepted a faculty position at the University of Puget Sound!
Aiesha L. Ethridge’s manuscript, entitled “Facile benchtop reactor design using dendrimer-templating technology for the fabrication of polyethyleneimine-coated CuO nanoparticles on the gram scale,” has been accepted by Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology A. Read the online publication here. Aiesha L. Ethridge, Miranda J. Gallagher, Natalie V. Hudson-Smith, Demetrius Finley, Ariful Ahsan, D. Howard Fairbrother, Christy L. Haynes, Robert J. Hamers and Michael L. Curry, Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology A, 2019, 37 (4), 041402.
Congratulations to Dr. Gene Chong (Hernandez group) for successfully defending his PhD thesis, entitled “Bottom-up simulations reveal mechanisms of nanoparticle surface layering and corona formation,” on June 12! Gene will be joining Prof. Alex MacKerell’s group at the University of Maryland as a postdoc.
Natalie V. Hudson-Smith’s manuscript, entitled “A Macroscale Model for Hands-On Activities Demonstrating Transmission Electron Microscopy,” has been accepted by the Journal of Chemical Education. Read the online publication here. Natalie V. Hudson-Smith, Meghan S. Cahill, Nathan D. Klein, Miriam O. P. Krause and Christy L. Haynes, Journal of Chemical Education, 2019, Available Online.
Joseph Buchman’s manuscript, entitled “Understanding Nanoparticle Toxicity Mechanisms To Inform Redesign Strategies To Reduce Environmental Impact,” has been accepted by Accounts of Chemical Research. Read the online publication here. Joseph T. Buchman, Natalie V. Hudson-Smith, Kaitlin M. Landy and Christy L. Haynes, Accounts of Chemical Research, 2019, Available Online.
Melanie Kah’s manuscript, entitled “Nano-enabled strategies to enhance crop nutrition and protection,” has been published in Nature Nanotechnology. Read the online publication here. Melanie Kah, Nathalie Tufenkji and Jason C. White, Nature Nanotechnology, 2019, 14 (6), 532-540.
Two Haynes group undergraduate researchers were recognized by the Department of Chemistry at the University of Minnesota this Spring (see the news release for department awards here). Meghan Cahill (left) was awarded the 2019 Lloyd W. Goerke scholarship, which recognizes a junior chemistry majors who has shown outstanding academic achievement. Elaine Kappel (right) was chosen for the 2019 Robert C. Brasted Memorial Fellowship, which is awarded to a junior who has expressed an interest in a teaching career in chemistry. Additionally, both Meghan and Elaine were among 10 chemistry students who received Summer Research Fellowships. Congratulations Meghan and Elaine!
Daniel M. Hofmann’s manuscript, entitled “Two-Phase Synthesis of Gold–Copper Bimetallic Nanoparticles of Tunable Composition: Toward Optimized Catalytic CO2 Reduction,” has been accepted by ACS Applied Nano Materials. Read the online publication here. Daniel M. Hofmann, D. Howard Fairbrother, Robert J. Hamers and Catherine J. Murphy, ACS Applied Nano Materials, 2019, Available Online.
Hyunho Kang’s manuscript, entitled “Preparation of Colloidally Stable Positively Charged Hollow Silica Nanoparticles: Effect of Minimizing Hydrolysis on Zeta Potentials,” has been accepted by Langmuir. Read the online publication here. Hyunho Kang, Davis J. Long and Christy L. Haynes, Langmuir, 2019, Available Online.
