Francisco Zaera has been named the 2008 recipient of the Arthur W. Adamson Award for Distinguished Service in the Advancement of Surface Chemistry awarded by the American Chemical Society Read More
Ryan Pedigo has been selected as the Outstanding Student of the College (CNAS) for 2008. In addition to his outstanding academic record Ryan is submitting an Honors undergraduate research thesis has performed undergraduate research on heterogeneous catalysis with Francisco Zaera, for which he was awarded a Deans Fellowship in 2006. Ryan will be heading to...
Congratulations to John Limtiaco for winning one of six US Pharmacopeia Graduate Fellowships. These awards promote education and training of Fellows in the sciences that are applicable to the standardization of drugs, food ingredients, dietary supplements, and other applicable healthcare articles. John is a third-year graduate student in the Larive research group.
Gary Scott, Professor of Chemistry, received the Distinguished Campus Service Award for 2006-07 for meritorious service as Associate Dean of Student Affairs of CNAS while maintaining an active research program and participating in graduate and undergraduate teaching in the Chemistry Department. Professor Scott also was noted for his serving on the college Executive Committee, Graduate...
Professor Mike Marsella has been awarded the Academic Senate Distinguished Teacher Award, UCR`s highest award for excellence in teaching and mentoring of students.
RIVERSIDE, Calif. — While prescription medications work successfully to cure an ailment in some people, in others the same dose of the same drug can cause an adverse reaction or no response at all. According to a research team led by Sean Cutler, an assistant professor of plant cell biology at UC Riverside, such variation...
During Aug. 13-16 UCR hosts an international cast of chemists who will discuss s and p block chemistry, also known as heteroatom chemistry, at the Eighth International Conference on Heteroatom Chemistry. Read More
RIVERSIDE, Calif. — University of California, Riverside nanotechnologists have succeeded in controlling the color of very small particles of iron oxide suspended in water simply by applying an external magnetic field to the solution. The discovery has potential to greatly improve the quality and size of electronic display screens and to enable the manufacture of...
The Oct. 1st issue of Chemical and Engineering News highlights research on hydrogen bonding performed in the Bartels Lab, where the first quantitative measurement of hydrogen bond strength at a metal surface was achieved. Read More
A limitation in using hydrogen as a fuel in hydrogen-powered vehicles is the difficulty involved in storing it. The Betrand group developed a cyclic alkyl amino carbene capable of storing hydrogen with similar efficiency as conventionally used metals yet lighter and potentially environmentally more benign. Read More
Dr. Pirrung received funding from the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine, California�s stem cell research initiative, to conduct research on the synthesis of molecules, that have the same supportive impact on the growth of stem cells as the protein neurotrophin. Read More
Dr. Reed received a Special Creativity Award from the National Science Foundation worth $351,000 for his work with superacids, which has great impact on organic and inorganic chemistry alike.. Read More
Yinsheng Wang and his former graduate student Yan Zou reported that the expression and the post-translational modifications of HMGA1 proteins in human breast cancer tissues are correlated with the development of malignancy. This finding may lead to the discovery of molecular biomarkers for the diagnosis of breast tumors.
In the fall of 2007, he joined the Department of Chemistry at the University of La Verne as Assistant Professor. At this position, he has taught a large number of courses, including: General Chemistry I & II, Analytical Chemistry (Theory & Lab), Inorganic Chemistry, Instrumental Analysis (Theory & Lab), Physical Chemistry I & II (Theory...
Guy Bertrand enjoys the best of both worlds old and new. This CNRS senior research director is also professor of chemistry at the University of California, Riverside, where he runs a joint laboratory that is re-defining the frontiers of molecular science Read More
Barbara J. Finlayson-Pitts was awarded Tolman Medal on 2007. The Tolman Medal is awarded each year by the Southern California Section of the American Chemical Society in recognition of outstanding contributions to chemistry. These contributions may include achievements in fundamental studies; achievements in chemical technology; significant contributions to chemical education; or outstanding leadership in science...