Single-Molecule Nanocatalysis
& Bioinorganic Chemistry
November 2009:
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Congratulations to Xiaochun on the acceptance of his paper by J. Am. Chem. Soc.! This paper describes a single-particle, single-molecule study of size-dependent catalysis of Au-nanoparticles.
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We welcome Eric Choudhary joining our group for graduate research. Welcome, Eric!
October 2009:
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Jaime's article on using nanovesicle trapping to study weak protein interactions accepted by Methods in Enzymology.
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Weilin's brief review article on single-particle kinetics accepted by Nano Research.
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Dr. Rupa Sarkar from Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science joins as a postdoc. Welcome!
September 2009:
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We welcome Dr. Kyu-Sung Han from Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology.
August 2009:
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We welcome Weilin Meng to join our group for undergrad research.
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Peng selected as 2010 Paul Saltman Awardee.
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Aaron wins Poster Award at Gordon Research Conference on Cell Biology of Metals. Congratulations to Aaron!
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Nesha's paper on CueR-HJ study is featured on the cover of Biophysical Journal.
News featuring our research:
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"Pinpointing catalytic reaction sites on carbon nanotube walls" by Michael Berger, Nanowerk, April 21, 2009.
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"Single-Molecule Fluorescence Events Seen In Real Time" by Mitch Jacoby, Chemical & Engineering News, April 20, 2009, 87, 38.
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"Catalytic behaviour of SWCNTs scrutinised" by Nina Notman, Chemistry World, April 20, 2009.
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"Finding how carbon nanotubes work as catalysts could lead to cleaner fuels" by Bill Steele, Cornell Chronicle.
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"Single nanocatalyst behavior revealed" by Nina Notman, Chemistry World, February 18, 2009.
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Chemistry Today (in Japanese), February 2009, page 12. [pdf]
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"Monitoring catalysis one particle at a time," Nanotechnology Alert, Jan 23, 2009, Frost & Sullivan.
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"Scrutinizing Catalysts" by Mitch Jacoby, Chemical & Engineering News science highlight, 2008, 86, 9.
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"When A Good Nanoparticle Goes Bad," National Science Foundation press release.
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"New method can capture catalysis, one molecule at a time," by Bill Steele, Cornell Chronicle.
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"When a Good Nanoparticle Goes Bad," news highlight by Cornell Center for Materials Research.
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"Watching A Catalyst at Work," New Energy and Fuel.
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"Gold study 'could lead to smart catalysts being produced'" Gold News.