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Department of Chemistry's 2013 Mid-Year Update

Welcome to the Department of Chemistry's electronic newsletter, Communiqué, with updates on recent happenings in the department.

Research

Our scientists continue as pioneers in breakthrough research in a number of areas, ranging from reaching the reactivity potential of metal-organic frameworks to discovering a close bond of iron and chromium, connecting protein dynamics with enzyme catalysis, and designing biofuel systems that burn more efficiently and effectively. Some of the research has been published in prestigious science journals.

July 18, 2013
 
Journal cover features human enzyme lysine research
Chemical Theory Center research into "Concerted Hydrogen Atom and Electron Transfer Mechanism for Catalysis by Lysine-Specific Demethylase" is featured on the cover of the July 18 edition of The Journal of Physical Chemistry B. Read More

 
June 21, 2013
 
Arriaga receives university grant for mass cytometer
Professor Edgar Arriaga has received a university grant to purchase a mass cytometer to be housed in the Department of Chemistry's Mass Spectrometry Laboratory. Read More

 
June 5, 2013
 
Professor Truhlar's 1,000th journal article published
Regents Professor Donald Truhlar's 1,000th journal article has been published. The article, Adsorption on Fe-MOF-74 for C1‚ÄíC3 Hydrocarbon Separation, was co-authored Pragya Verma and Xuefei Xu. Read More

 
April 30, 2013
 
Reactivity potential of metal-organic frameworks
Research from Nanoporous Materials Genome Center focused on the reactivity potential of metal-organic frameworks has been published in the Journal of the American Chemical Society. Read More

 
April 24, 2013
 
Iron and chromium show close bonding
Researchers teamed up to understand how different first-row transition metals can bond to one another. Their research was highlighted in the May issue of Nature Chemistry. Read More

 
April 2, 2013
 
Connecting Protein Dynamics with Enzyme Catalysis
Published research from Professor Jiali Gao's group looks at connecting protein dynamics with enzyme catalysis—a central question in current enzymology. Read More

 
March 26, 2013
 
New Catalyst for Selective Protein Modification
Researchers in the departments of Chemistry and Medicinal Chemistry have recently reported the discovery of a new catalyst for selective protein modification. Read More

 
March 7, 2013
 
New research points the way toward better fuel systems
Research by Regents Professor Donald Truhlar and Postdoctorates Prasenjit Seal and Gbenga Oyedepo is helping with the design of biofuel systems that burn more efficiently and effectively. Read More