Chemistry
Kent State Alumnus Leads Crucial Research on East Palestine Train Derailment
Myron Lard grew up just 40 miles from the East Palestine derailment site. He returned to help the community understand the impact.
IN A FLASH: Kent State's Smallest Scientists
Curious, young minds from the Child Development Center enjoyed hands-on learning about the ways the world works during a visit to Kent State's Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry.
Honors Student Receives Distinguished May 4th Honors Memorial Scholarship
Honors College student Daniel Zalamea is a first-year Â鶹¹û¶³ student studying chemistry. He is the recipient of the May 4th Honors Memorial Scholarship, awarded to one member of each entering honors freshman class. Having only been a Kent State student for a matter of months, D…Professors from Physics and Chemistry receive an NIH grant to study genetic transcription regulation
Using single molecule and ensemble level methods, the Balci and Basu Labs will perform in vitro and in cellulo experiments to establish the capabilities and limitations of nuclease-dead mutant of Cas9 (dCas9) to target G-quadruplex forming sequences in the promoter regions and regulate transcription.
Â鶹¹û¶³ receives an NSF grant for quantum computing training
Co-PIs Dr. Michael Strickland (Professor and Chair, Physics), Dr. Qiang Guan (Assistant Professor, Computer Science), and Dr. Barry Dunietz (Associate Professor, Chemistry) have received a $500k grant from the National Science Foundation to develop a quantum computing (QC) training program at Â鶹¹û¶³.
Professor Jaroniec receives doctor honoris causa from Poznan University of Technology
On November 29, 2018 Mietek Jaroniec, professor, Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry at Â鶹¹û¶³ received doctor honoris causa (DHC) from Poznan University of Technology (PUT), Poland. In 2005, he received an honorary professor title from his former University …
Chemistry Professor Named Associate Editor of Science Advances
Dr. Mietek Jaroniec, Ph.D., professor in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry of Â鶹¹û¶³â€™s College of Arts and Sciences and one of the most highly cited scientists in the fields of chemistry and materials science, recently received two more significant honors. He was appointed …