Category Archives: Chemistry
Test for hormone-disrupting chemicals gets global seal of approval
A test for hormone-disrupting pollutants, originally developed at the University of California, Davis, has been approved as an international standard by the Organization of Economic Cooperation and Development as well as by the U.S. government. “Endocrine disruptors” are chemicals that …
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Synchrotron gives insight into green energy enzymes
UC Davis chemists have been using a Japanese synchrotron to get a detailed look at enzymes that could help power the green economy. The work was published online Nov. 8 by the journal Angewandte Chemie and is featured on the …
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UC Davis a leader for women in Chemistry
A survey by Chemical & Engineering News Magazine features the UC Davis Department of Chemistry as one of the Top 5 Departments for Female Faculty among big spenders on chemistry research. With 10 female assistant, associate and full professors out …
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Wrapping sorts carbon nanotubes
Carbon nanotubes – sheets of carbon atoms rolled up into tiny cylinders or tubes – have many interesting properties and potential uses, for example in flexible display screens or printed circuits. Some act like conducting metals, and others are semiconductors. …
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UC Davis team places second, collects $1,000 in ‘chemical car’ competition
The American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) yesterday announced that the University of Puerto Rico – Mayaguez took top honors at the international Chem-E-Car competition in Minneapolis Sunday, while a team of UC Davis students placed second. The winning team’s …
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A simpler route to splitting water?
The key to the hydrogen economy could come from a common mineral better known as a black stain on rock, according to researchers at Monash University in Melbourne, Australia and UC Davis, and published online May 15 in the journal …
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Lifetime achievement award for ‘buckyballs’ expert
Alan Balch, distinguished professor of chemistry, has been awarded the F. Albert Cotton Award in Synthetic Organic Chemistry by the American Chemical Society. Established in 2002, the Cotton Award is given to one person a year to recognize distinguished lifetime …
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Career Achievement Award for Zuhair Munir
The American Ceramic Society (ACerS) has selected UC Davis College of Engineering professor emeritus Zuhair A. Munir as recipient of the 2011 ACerS W. David Kingery Award. The annual award recognizes a candidate’s career achievements in multidisciplinary and global contributions …
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10+10 bring Chinese chemists to UC Davis next week
Chemists from Peking University, China will be on campus next week, May 5-6, for a workshop on “New Global Frontiers in Chemical Biology.” The event is the fourth in a series of half-yearly meetings that alternates between the UC Davis …
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Ten elected as AAAS Fellows
Ten UC Davis faculty members are among 503 new fellows elected to the American Association for the Advancement of Science this year for their efforts to advance science or its applications. The new fellows will be presented with a certificate …
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