In the News
September
The Schmehl group, in collaboration with groups at UNO and the University of Oklahoma, was awarded a grant totaling $ 1.47 M from the Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative for work over the next three years on the effects of solar photochemical processes on the biotransformation of crude oil. The Tulane group will serve as a subcontractor for the work.
August
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June
Congratulations to Professor Joel Mague who's proposal "MRI: Acquistion of a Single Crystal, Micro-Source Diffractometer", has been recommended for funding by the Division of Chemistry.
May
The Department congratulates Professor Bruce C. Gibb who has just received a National Institutes of Health R01 grant to develop new models of the Hofmeister Effect.
Congratulations to Professor Jayawickramarajah who has just received a National Institutes of Health R01 grant to develop molecular recognition triggered protein-inhibitors that are selectively activated by oncogenic microRNA sequences.
Professor Jayawickramarajah has been promoted to full Program Member status at the Tulane Cancer Center.
April
Professor Scott M. Grayson has been promoted to the rank of Associate Professor with tenure. Professor Grayson has established a world-class research program focused on the precise control of macromolecular architecture, for a range of materials and medical applications, April 2012.
January
The Department of Chemistry is delighted to announce that Professor Bruce C. Gibb has joined the faculty. Professor Gibb is an acknowledged world leader i supramolecular chemistry in the aqueous phase. His research interests include the self-assembly of structurally-defined supramolecular entities utilizing the hydrophobic effect, nano-scale compartmentalization, as well as fundamental studies into bulk phenomena displayed by water and aqueous solutions.
On March 1, 2012 Professor Bruce Gibbs new laboratory opened. Professor and Chair Brent Koplitz dedicated the lab with a ribbon cutting. The new lab located in Percival Stern on the 5th floor is a state-of-the-art laboratory.
The Tulane chemistry department prides itself in hosting world-class seminars, as well as outstanding social events.
August 2011 - Dr. Alex Burin presents presentation at LTD Conference in Heidelberg. Read more on presentation. More
July 1, 2011 - Dr. James Donahue is promoted to Associate Professor with Tenure.
Introducing the departments first Newsletter (Newsletter, Vol. 1)
Professor Scott Grayson, JACS publications ranked in top 20 most cited papers of 2006.
Prof. Igor Rubtsov, receives NSF grants for work on 2-D time resolved IR spectroscopy.
Professor of Chemistry, Dr. James Donahue featured in Tulanian, The Magazine of Tulane University, Spring 2007. (read article)
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