Patricia Dos Santos was recently interviewed, by 88.5 WFDD radio, concerning microbes, bacteria and their relationship to biotechnology. “With biotechnology, we can harness the power of the smallest living things on the Earth to fight disease or even to manufacture products. Microbes are organisms made of a single cell, and are by far more abundant…
Shiba P Adhikari, a graduate student working on Materials for Sustainable Energy was best poster presentation at the NANOMANUFACTURING 2014 conference held at the Joint School of Nanoscience and Nanoengineering Graduate student, Shiba Adhikari, from Dr Lachgar’s lab recently was awarded best poster presentation at the NANOMANUFACTURING 2014 conference. The conference was held at the…
Junior undergraduate student Pierre Duncan, and Graduate student, Shiba Adhikari, represented Dr Lachgar’s Lab at the 2014 South Eastern Conference of the American Chemical Society held in Nashville, TN, 16-19 October. Pierre presented his work on a new green chemical synthesis to prepare solid catalysts used for the conversion of waste to advanced biofuels. Shiba…
Dr. David R. Bryant was named the winner of the 1st WF Chemistry Distinguished Alumni Award at the General Meeting of the WF Friends of Chemistry during the University’s recent Homecoming festivities. Dr. Bryant received his B.S. degree in chemistry from Wake Forest in 1958 and then earned his Ph.D. at Duke University in organic…
Kathryn Riley was recently awarded a National Research Council Postdoctoral Fellowship for a research proposal entitled “Electrochemical Investigation of ZnO Nanoparticles at the Nano, Molecular, and Biomolecular Scale”. The proposed work aims to use a variety of analytical techniques to evaluate the potential toxicity of ZnO nanoparticles, which are commonly used in cosmetic products like sunscreens. The…
As announced at the General meeting of the FoC at Homecoming, the next FoC Chair will be Roy Ware (PhD ’01). Roy assumes the position vacated by Keith McDowell. Roy is looking forward to working with all the members of the committee this year and looks forward to expanding the membership of the FoC…
Keith McDowell and Van Crisco finished 3 years of service on the FoC Steering Committee during the recent General Meeting of the FoC during Homecoming weekend. Van was particularly helpful with the mentoring program, especially as it deals with would-be physicians. Keith was also active with the mentoring program, but is primarily recognized for his…
Dr. David R. Bryant was named the winner of the 1st WF Chemistry Distinguished Alumni Award at the General Meeting of the WF Friends of Chemistry during the University’s recent Homecoming festivities. Dr. Bryant received his B.S. degree in chemistry from Wake Forest in 1958 and then earned his Ph.D. at Duke University in organic…
Professor Bruce King was recently awarded funding, from the NIH and Wake Forest University Health Sciences, for his proposal entitled “New Reagents for Tracking Protein Oxidation in Cells by MS and Imaging Methods”. Read More Faculty News At Inside WFU
Major: Chemistry, concentration in Biochemistry Hometown: Coral Springs, Fla. Jessica Leuchter has contributed research to several peer-reviewed publications and recently worked as a lead author of a review commemorating the 2013 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for the Israel Journal of Chemistry. After graduation, Jessica will participate in the Kupcinet-Getz International Science School at the Weizmann Institute of…
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