Shea Lab research in New York Times

Professor Shea's lab research on snakebites was discussed by The New York Times in an article talking about injectable nanoparitcles that neutralize venom. Read more here.

Annmarie Carlton is a rising star

Annmarie Carlton has been named a 2019 ACS WCC Rising Star. The WCC Rising Star Award recognizes outstanding women scientists approaching mid-level careers who have demonstrated outstanding promise for contributions to their respective fields.

Professor Prescher named Scialog Fellow by Research Corporation (RCSA)

Congratulations to Professor Prescher for being named a Scialog Fellow by Research Corporation (RCSA). Scialog supports early to mid-career scientists working on multidisciplinary projects. The program is supported by the Research Corporation for Scientific Advancement and the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation. More details about the program can be found at: http://rescorp.org/scialog

Finlayson-Pitts wins Polanyi medal

Barbara Finlayson-Pitts is the first woman to receive the Polanyi medal from the Royal Society of Chemistry.

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Shiraiwa wins Paul Crutzen Award

Manabu Shiraiwa receives the Paul J. Crutzen Award for Early Career Scientists of the International Commission on Atmospheric Chemistry and Global Pollution. The award is given in recognition of an outstanding research contribution in atmospheric sciences by an early career scientist.

Ardo is authoritative leader on solar hydrogen technologies

Shane Ardo is the lead/corresponding author - out of 45 expert co-authors - on a perspective paper detailing pathways to electrochemical solar-hydrogen technologies. This is an output from a workshop Ardo co-organized at the Lorentz Center in the Netherlands two years ago.

EES Publication

Workshop on Pathways to Solar Hydrogen Technologies

Mukamel Q&A with PNAS

Shaul Mukamel is featured in a question and answer session with the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS).

You can check out the article here.

Ardo wins DOE Early Career Award

Shane Ardo receives the 2018 DOE Early Career Award.

The program supports the development of individual research programs of outstanding scientists early in their careers and stimulates research careers in the disciplines supported by the DOE Office of Science. Under the program, university-based researchers receive at least $150,000 per year to cover summer salary and research expenses:

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Manabu makes planet great again

Prof Manabu Shiraiwa has been selected as one of the laureates for the “Make Our Planet Great Again” Short-Stay Program in France.

You might have heard about this initiative by the French President Macron.

He will stay at the University of Paris - Est for one month in this summer to collaborate with French scientists to work on aerosol effects on air quality and climate.

To learn more about the program click here.

Growing graduates

Grad Bianca Ceballos (Yang lab) awarded an NSF GROW fellowship award.

Bianca Ceballos received an NSF GROW fellowship award to perform collaborative research at the University of Paris Diderot in the Fall.

You can read more about the award here.

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