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Board of Governors Distinguished Professor Emerita of Chemistry and Chemical Biology Cofounder of the Protein Data Bank Berman helped create a global open access biostructure data resource containing more than 180,000 structures used worldwide by researchers to unlock the mysteries of human disease By Christine Zardecki Outside of my office on Busch campus, a 20-foot, 3,200-pound polished stainless steel and colored glass sculpture stands strong and tall. Synergy is based on the triple-helical structure...

Distinguished Professor of chemistry and chemical biologySchool of Arts and SciencesRutgers-New Brunswick Honored for his distinguished contributions to the field of catalysis by transition-metal complexes, particularly the elucidation of reaction mechanisms and the development of catalysts for hydrocarbon functionalization.  Alan Goldman’s research group is one of the leading laboratories in the world developing new catalysts that could advance the growth of green energy solutions, while...

Kate Waldie recently received the American Chemical Society (ACS) Petroleum Research Fund (PRF) Doctoral New Investigator (DNI) Award for her proposal entitled “Noble-Metal Reactivity at Cobalt: Using Redox Active Ligands to Promote Multi-Electron Transformations”. This two-year award is funded in the amount of $110,000. The transformation of carbon feedstocks from petroleum into valued-added chemicals requires selective bond activation and construction, and is at the heart of chemical...

The 2021 Grossman Prize Will Support Research into Neurological Disorders  Written by John Chadwick | SAS Senior Writer KiBum Lee, a professor in the Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, has received the 2021 Grossman Innovation Prize from the School of Arts and Sciences. The prize, made possible through a gift from Rutgers alumnus Alan Grossman, provides up to $50,000 over a one-year period to faculty members developing innovative ideas with commercial potential. The support allows...

The Izgu Lab is awarded the National Institutes of Health’s Research Evaluation and Commercialization Hub (REACH) grant through the Rutgers HealthAdvance program. This award, funded by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, is directed to commercialize promising technologies and will support Professor Enver Cagri Izgu and his team in further developing chemistries to fight against healthcare-associated infections. As part of the proposed in vivo studies, the Izgu Lab will later join...

RUTGERSSchool of Arts and SciencesDEPARTMENT OF CHEMISTRY AND CHEMICAL BIOLOGY 2020–21Graduate Student Awards 1:00pmWelcome, Opening Remarks 1:05pmReid Award Presentations 1:55pmPresentation of Awards Please click here to see full listing of award winners!    

Our annual Graduate Student Awards were held virtually on January 13th. We proudly recognize the 2022 award winners in chemistry for their exceptional dedication, innovation, and scholarly achievement. Through rigorous research and a passion for discovery, these individuals have advanced the frontiers of chemical science while exemplifying academic excellence and leadership. Their contributions not only enrich the scientific community but also inspire future generations of chemists to pursue...

We proudly celebrate the exceptional achievements of the 2022–23 Graduate Student Award winners, whose dedication, innovation, and scholarly excellence embody the very best of academic pursuit. Through rigorous research, creative problem-solving, and a commitment to advancing knowledge, these outstanding individuals have made meaningful contributions to their fields and inspired their peers and mentors alike. Their accomplishments reflect not only personal perseverance and intellectual...

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Once again Professors Jing Li and Tewodros Asefa were named Highly Cited Researchers! Professors Jing Li and Tewodros Asefa were named Highly Cited Researchers for 2020! Highly Cited Researchers (HCRs) represent world’s most influential researchers with their paper citations ranking in the top 1% of their fields according to Web of Science. Because all HCR records are reviewed for negative factors like retractions, misconduct, and extreme self-citation, all those included prove to be...

Professor Edward Arnold has been awarded the 2021 Antonin Holy Award from the International Society for Antiviral Research! Eddy Arnold, CABM Faculty Member and Rutgers Board of Governors and Distinguished Professor of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, has been awarded the 2021 Antonin Holy Award from the International Society for Antiviral Research (https://www.isar-icar.com/Awards#holy). This award, named after the late anti-HIV drug inventor Antonin Holy, recognizes a senior chemist of...

Congratulations to Anders Laursen on being selected as a Cleantech Open Northeast Regional Finalist! We are pleased to share that Dr. Anders Laursen, CCB research associate and CEO of RenewCO2, has been selected as one of six Cleantech Open Northeast Regional Finalists. He competed in the regional CleanTech Organization competition for new technologies and will now advance to the Northeast Regional Finals Live Pitch Competition for the chance to be named a 2020 Cleantech Open Northeast...

TAKE THE NEXT STEP IN YOUR CAREER: The Department of Chemistry & Chemical Biology is pleased to invite you to a virtual information session, where the Vice Chair of the Graduate Program will answer any questions you may have about our department and Rutgers University–New Brunswick. Rutgers School of Arts and SciencesNovember 3, 202012pm–2pm Please click here for more information about the program. Fall_2022_-_Chem_549.pdf

Genetic code evolution and Darwin's evolution theory should consider DNA an 'energy code' "Survival of the fittest" phenomenon is only part of the evolution equation! Darwin's theory of evolution should be expanded to include consideration of a DNA stability "energy code" - so-called "molecular Darwinism" - to further account for the long-term survival of species' characteristics on Earth, according to Rutgers scientists. The iconic genetic code can be viewed as an "energy code" that evolved by...

Teddy Asefa's (and collaborators') recent findings on blinking nanocrystals are featured in Chemical and Engineering News (C&EN), Vol. 98, Issue 23, 2020 (June 13, 2020): https://cen.acs.org/materials/nanomaterials/TiO2-nanocrystals-exhibit-unusual-slow/98/i23 The recent work by Teddy Asefa, doctoral candidate (Dr. Tao Zhang), and collaborators (Dr. Alexei Tyryshkin at Rutgers University and Dr. Eliška Mikmeková at Czech Academy of Sciences) is featured in Chemical and Engineering News...

Professor Alan Goldman received a Sir Geoffrey Wilkinson Award from the Royal Society of Chemistry for deep and scholarly insight into the mechanisms of organometallic reactions and the design of organometallic catalysts. Goldman practices science that is fundamental but related to large challenges facing society, particularly the goal of transitioning to a prosperous environmentally sustainable economy – including, for example, the development of carbon-neutral systems for transportation...

Darrin York, a Henry Rutgers University Professor in the Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, has received the second annual Grossman Innovation Prize from the School of Arts and Sciences. York is the second CCB faculty member to receive the prize, as Charles Dismukes won last year's. The prize, made possible through a gift from Rutgers alumnus Alan Grossman, provides financial support over a one-year period to faculty members developing innovative ideas with commercial potential. The...

When it became clear to Kyra Yap that the global pandemic was going to be felt in New Jersey, she knew she had to act quickly. In less than 12 hours, the School of Engineering graduating senior packed up her on-campus belongings, stowed her car in a storage locker and was on a plane back to Australia to spend the lockdown at home with her family. "I was worried they were going to shut down borders. I was worried I wasn't going to be able to get back," she said. Yap – who had completed a...