Chemistry Graduate Student Organization (CGSO) Hosts Inaugural Career Day Event on March 31 The Chemistry Graduate Student Organization's (CGSO) Networking Committee will host an inaugural Career Day Event, "How Do I Utilize My Degree in Industry?," on Thursday, March 31, 2022, from 4:00-7:00 PM. Speakers will present via Zoom, but there will be an in-person meeting space in Room 400 of the Chemistry building to encourage discussion and networking. This event offers an opportunity to meet industry professionals as well as learn how to utilize your skills in the job market. Read more about Chemistry Graduate Student Organization (CGSO) Hosts Inaugural Career Day Event on March 31
Expanding the Toolbox for Structural Biology of Glycoproteins: Combining NMR Spectroscopy and Mass Spectrometry Department of Chemistry Doctoral Defense Under the direction of: I. Jonathan Amster & James H. Prestegard Type of Event: Final Defense Read more about Expanding the Toolbox for Structural Biology of Glycoproteins: Combining NMR Spectroscopy and Mass Spectrometry
Evaluating Extraction Techniques for Quantifying Residual Antibiotics Found in Honey using Triple Quadrupole Mass Spectrometry Honey is a widely sought-after natural product produced around the globe. It’s produced by honeybees that take up nectar from flowers and digest it in a separate stomach full of enzymes necessary to break down nectar sugar. The partially digested nectar is passed from honeybee to honeybee until its placed inside a honeycomb and dried via flapping wings. The honey is then sealed off with beeswax. Extracting honey from beehives has had the same method for years and has been done the same way to ensure bee safety. Type of Event: Analytical Seminar Read more about Evaluating Extraction Techniques for Quantifying Residual Antibiotics Found in Honey using Triple Quadrupole Mass Spectrometry
Chemical Recycling To Monomers With the ever rising production of plastic globally, a renewed focus has been cast onto the end of life fate of these persisting products.1 Within this sphere, chemical recycling to monomers is a high interest area that focuses on the application of depolymerization to return plastics into reusable monomers in order to produce a truly circular plastic recycling economy.2 Within this field, the two main focuses are on either finding novel mechanisms for the depolymerization of current commodity plastics or to find suitable Type of Event: Materials Chemistry and Nanoscience Seminar Read more about Chemical Recycling To Monomers
Poly- and Perfluoroalkyl Substances in Paper and Paperboard Food Packaging Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are synthetic chemicals commonly used in food contact paper and paperboard due to their unique ability to provide both moisture and oil/grease resistance. Type of Event: Materials Chemistry and Nanoscience Seminar Read more about Poly- and Perfluoroalkyl Substances in Paper and Paperboard Food Packaging
Cell-Derived Nanoparticles as Cancer Vaccines Immune system protects our body from attacks by pathogens. Immune system can also accurately identify self and mutated peptides on cancer cells and amount an antitumor immune response.1 As a novel cancer treatment modality, cancer immunotherapy aims at training immune cells for antigen recognition or boosting antitumor immune response. Unlike conventional therapies, immunotherapy promises to eliminate both primary and distant tumors while establishing a long-term immune memory that prevents tumor recurrence. 2 Type of Event: Materials Chemistry and Nanoscience Seminar Read more about Cell-Derived Nanoparticles as Cancer Vaccines
BEYOND SURFACE Facilitates Electrocatalytic Reactions of Renewable Carbons There has been growing interest to drive chemical reactions via the direct use of renewable electricity to address sustainability challenges. The success of the approach rests on the use of the right materials to efficiently catalyze electrochemical reactions. Thus, there have been intense efforts to engineer catalyst materials whose surface contains the desired active sites. Despite the success, there is still much room for improvement in the field of electrocatalysis. Type of Event: Materials Chemistry and Nanoscience Seminar Special Seminar Read more about BEYOND SURFACE Facilitates Electrocatalytic Reactions of Renewable Carbons
Chemistry Graduate Student Receives UGA Sustainability Grant for Full Circle Project UGA Department of Chemistry Ph.D. Candidate Lily Birx recently received a 2022 Campus Sustainability Grant from the Office of Sustainability for her project "Full Circle: Minimization & Diversion of Waste in UGA Research Laboratories." As a researcher in Dr. Ron Orlando’s lab in the Complex Carbohydrate Research Center (CCRC), Lily has diverted and reduced the lab’s waste by 85% while working with UGA Green Labs. Read more about Chemistry Graduate Student Receives UGA Sustainability Grant for Full Circle Project
Mehrnoush Teherzadeh Ghahfarrohki Position: Graduate Students Read more about Mehrnoush Teherzadeh Ghahfarrohki