Updates from our lab

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New potentiostat!

Metrohm Autolab VIONIC We just received our new potentiostat! This instrument combines the highest specifications in one single instrument: Compliance voltage: ± 50 V Standard current: ± 6 A EIS frequency: up to 10 MHz Sampling interval: down to 1 µs   Read more at Metrohm.com      

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New ACREC Project

New project funded As part of a collaboration with Dan Whitehead (PI), we been awarded a new ACREC Project entitled “Materials for Removal of Metal and Inorganic Contaminants from Rendered Fat” in the total amount of $66,000. We are thrilled to work on this cool project!

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TigerTalk: Turning Paper into Chemical Sensors

Turning Paper into Chemical Sensors This seminar aims to provide the basic concepts linked to the development and application of chemical sensors fabricated using paper. These devices allow performing a variety of chemical analyses, in just a few minutes, using small samples, and reading them with standard cell phones. Video available at: https://youtu.be/lViVR-_5_SY?t=1 

Welcome to the team!

It’s a pleasure to announce that Madhushi Bandara has joined the lab. Madhushi graduated from University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka in 2019 with a bachelor’s degree in Chemistry. Her undergraduate research project was based on Determining the descriptor values for Benzylidine acetone and Benzylidine acetophenone by gas chromatographic methods and liquid-liquid partition in totally biphasic…

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El Camino to Clemson Transfer

  Happy and honored to participate in this event organized by the Office of Hispanic Outreach in collaboration with Admissions and various Clemson Latinx student-based organizations. Through interactive panel discussions, participants will have the opportunity to engage with current Clemson students, faculty, and staff, and Latinx student-based organizations. The purpose of El Camino to Clemson…

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Mike Roper – Seminar speaker

  We are extremely happy to host Mike Roper on April 22. His seminar will be available at https://clemson.zoom.us/j/95371607931?pwd=ZEVINXVLTGpZRnptS1p0eW56Nlpldz09

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Our proposal with Lynntech has been selected for funding!

This proposal aims to support NASA needs expressed in 2020 NASA Technology Taxonomy, TX06 Human Health, Life Support, and Habitation Systems, to develop “Next-Generation Water Monitoring Systems with Nanotechnology”. The proposed STTR project aims to develop a nanoparticle based microfluidic colorimetric sensor for the detection and quantification of metal ions. The desired sensitivity, selectivity and…

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Strong participation of the lab in the 5th Annual Chemistry Research Symposium

Our lab contributed with the following posters to the event:   Micelle Encapsulation of Ferromagnetic Nanoparticles of Iron Carbide@Iron Oxide in Chitosan as Possible Theragnostic Agent Perla Y. Sauceda-Oloño, Hector Cardenas-Sanchez, Anya I. Argüelles-Pesqueira, Cindy Gutierrez-Valenzuela, Mario E. Alvarez-Ramos, Armando Lucero-Acuña and Paul Zavala-Rivera Integrated Instrumental Analysis Teaching Platform with Smartphone-Operated Fluorometer Lucas B. Ayres,…