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Chemistry alumnus Derrick Maxwell is Detoxifying Lithium-Ion Battery Manufacturing
UMass Amherst Chemistry alumnus Derrick Maxwell is tapping into the university’s robust venture development resources to launch his start-up, which seeks to replace toxic and “forever” chemicals in battery manufacturing.
Hardy instrumental in securing funding for "game changing" high-field NMR
Under the leadership of Jeanne Hardy, professor of chemistry and associate director of the IALS Models to Medicine Center, and Jasna Fejzo, director of the IALS biomolecular NMR Core Facility, a grant application was submitted to the Massachusetts Life Sciences Center (MLSC) and awarded for the purchase of an 800 MHz Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) spectrometer.
Martin and Perry receive NIH funding for RNA research
The labs of Prof. Craig Martin and Prof. Sarah Perry at UMass Amherst have received new NIH funding to develop a novel platform for the synthesis of RNA containing site-specific modifications to RNA, to better replicate the vast structural variety of the central molecule in life’s central dogma.
Meet the chemistry undergraduate finding solutions for greener transport
Taras Nagornyy conducts research that seeks to minimize the release of harmful gases from vehicles with diesel engines, such as trucks, trains, ships, and military vehicles. He is exploring ways to synthesize Si-LTA zeolite catalysts using ammonium fluoride (NH4F) as a substitute for the highly toxic hydrogen fluoride (HF). “It's particularly rewarding to know that the research isn't just theoretical; it's meant to be applied to solve real-world problems.”