Kent State University Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry

Congratulations to Dr. Prakash Shrestha, a previous member of the Mao research group! Dr. Shrestha has accepted a tenure track Assistant Professor position at the Department of Chemistry at the University of Kentucky, effective August of 2024.

After graduating with a PhD from the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry at Kent State University in 2018, Dr. Shrestha has been conducting postdoctoral research at the Wyss Institute at Harvard University. Dr. Shrestha will become one of seven professors who graduated from the Mao lab.

Congratulations to Khalil Mudarmah, who successfully defended his dissertation earlier today! The title of his dissertation is, "Synthesis and Characterization of Zn Complexes of 8-Hydroxyquinolines to Disrupt Zn Homeostasis to Kill Multidrug-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus."

The Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) program kicked off today! Students from KSU and other institutions will have the opportunity to work in research laboratories in Chemistry, Biology, and Physics for the next ten weeks! The program includes a stipend, as well as professional development and social events.

The Tubergen research group recently published a paper on the spectroscopy and structure of valine methyl ester in the Journal of Physical Chemistry A!

Identification of Two Stable Side-Chain Orientations of Valine Methyl Ester by Microwave Spectroscopy The rotational spectra of two valine methyl ester (ValOMe) conformers have been measured using a cavity-based Fourier-transform microwave spectrometer in the range of 9–18 GHz. Ten conformers of ValOMe were modeled using the ωB97XD/6-311++G(d,p) level of theory, and separate spectra arising from ...

Congratulations to Deepak Karna, who successfully defended his dissertation earlier this week! His dissertation title is, "Synthesis and characterization of DNA origami nanosprings to study cellular functions."

Join our Student Affiliates group for their final meeting of the school year - a movie night! The group will be watching "Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs" and enjoying pizza and popcorn.

Stop by 111 Williams Hall on Thursday, May 2 at 6:00pm!

Last Thursday, the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry held its first annual Honors Symposium, which included the SAACS Wine & Cheese Colloquium. After this took place, the 22nd annual Celebration of Student Achievement was held in the Integrated Sciences Building!

On Monday, the Department and SAACS hosted our 10th annual Honors Week Poster Session. Here are a few photos from the event.

Today's the day! Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, people of all ages: Welcome to Cirque du Chem! Join us at the Integrated Science Building at 6:00 pm to partake in our many activities.

As part of Honors Week, the Department held its 22nd annual Celebration of Student Achievement earlier today. Congratulations to all of our undergraduate and graduate award and scholarship winners! Photos from the ceremony will be shared soon.

Our second symposium speaker, Dr. Alexander Govorov (Ohio University), presented his talk on optical metamaterials.

As part of our first annual Honors Symposium, Dr. James Mack (University of Cincinnati) will be presenting our SAACS wine and cheese colloquium today. The wine and cheese reception will be held in the Williams Hall lobby at 2:45 p.m., followed by Dr Mack's talk at 3:15 p.m. in 111 Williams Hall.

It is almost time! Tomorrow our doors officially open for Cirque du Chem! We better see you at the Integrated Science Building at 6:00 pm, or else...

Our first annual Honors Symposium has kicked off with Dr. Nicholas Kotov (University of Michigan) discussing "Chirality and Complexity of Nanostructures."

A reminder - today, our first annual Honors Symposium begins at 11am in room 111 Williams Hall. We're featuring three speakers today for the symposium. This will be followed by the 22nd annual Celebration of Student Achievement, with a reception at 4:30 in the Integrated Sciences Building. We hope to see you there!

Celebrate Honors Week with the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry! | Kent State University Celebrate Honors Week with the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry! | Chemistry & Biochemistry | The Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry is offering several events in celebration of Honors Week, and all are invited to participate!On Monday, April 15, 2024, the Student Affiliates of the Ame...

What's this? I thought Chem-O-Ween was in October... If you want to find out who or what the heck this is, make sure to stop by Cirque du Chem on April 19th at 6:00 pm!

No circus is complete without a clown! Stop by Cirque du Chem on April 19th to watch them clown around. If you don't come, that will make our clown said. You wouldn't want to do that, would you?

Tonight is the night! Join us for the 10th annual Honors Week Poster Session, which kicks off at 5:30 in the Integrated Sciences Building. Refreshments will be available, there will be a raffle for all attendees, and you can check out some of the research taking place at KSU and other area institutions. All are welcome!

What's this? Two more acts have been added to the circus? I wonder what they could be. Stop by Cirque du Chem April 19th at 6:00 pm to find out!

This past week was Student Employee Appreciation Week. We wanted to thank our student workers! While you may not recognize them in costume, we can tell you they can be found hard at work in the stockroom and around the Department! The group is pictured here with Zach Boggs, Senior Academic Laboratory Manager.

Dress rehearsals are underway. Join the circus April 19th at 6:00pm. Just like the eclipse, this is a once in a lifetime event you won't want to miss!

Congratulations to May Cheline, who successfully defended her master's thesis this afternoon! Her thesis is titled, "Creating the Perfect Photoresponsive Prodrug: Comparing SPAAC Fluorophore Conjugated Platinum Chemotherapy."

We would like to congratulate two of our chemical stockroom student employees for being recognized at last night's student employee awards celebration! Hannah Petrosky was recognized for Sunshine and Positivity and Kevin Miller for Inspirational Leadership.

He's looking for some new acts. Think you got what it takes? Come to Cirque du Chem April 19th at 6:00 pm. Enter our talent contest if you think you have star material! All talents are welcome!

Join our SAACS group this coming Thursday for an Earth Day party! Attendees will be able to decorate pots for succulent plants and enjoy dirt pudding. The event will begin at 6pm this Thursday in room 111 Williams Hall.

Come one, come all to the circus of a lifetime! Join us for Cirque du Chem on April 19th at 6:00pm. He'll be waiting for you.

We have several exciting events coming up the next few weeks in the Department! Next week, we will have colloquia on Tuesday and Thursday.

The following week is our annual Honors Week! Read more about our events and register using the link below.

Celebrate Honors Week with the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry! | Kent State University Celebrate Honors Week with the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry! | Chemistry & Biochemistry | The Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry is offering several events in celebration of Honors Week, and all are invited to participate!On Monday, April 15, 2024, the Student Affiliates of the Ame...

Step right up to our newest event. The circus is coming April 19th at 6 pm. Register today at: https://tinyurl.com/cirqueduchem

Congratulations to Mary Brintha Croos Anburaj, who successfully defended her doctoral dissertation on April 3! The title of her dissertation is, "Role of guanine oxidation on RNA structure and function.”