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FSU chemist & Lento Bio team up to tackle irreversible eye condition
A Florida State University researcher is working closely with the pharmaceutical industry to develop new treatments for an eye condition that afflicts individuals as they age and causes far sightedness.
FSU Chemistry Alumnus Joins UC-Riverside as Assistant Professor
An alumnus from the Department, William J. Neary, has accepted a tenure-track Assistant Professor position within the Department of Chemistry at the University of California – Riverside. William was a member of the Kennemur Research Group.
FSU announces bold investments in quantum science and engineering
Florida State University will dedicate more than $20 million to quantum science and engineering over the next three years, funding that will support hiring at least eight new faculty members, equipment and dedicated space in the university’s Interdisciplinary Research and Commercialization Building, and seed money for a new program focused on this emerging field.
Innovating for the sea: U.S. Navy grant helps FSU chemist protect ships from marine fouling
Dr. Schlenoff and coworkers are developing a new coating to protect ships from marine fouling. The work is funded through a new $510,000 grant from the U.S. Office of Naval Research.
Turning red: FSU researchers develop new method to produce next-gen LED
The Ma Research group has developed a method to create red-emitting LEDs, or light-emitting diodes, with next-generation materials.
Study lays out chirality-flipping theory
Dr. DePrince, Dr. Hanson, and coworkers use the power of math and computers to demonstrate that an optical cavity can be used to control chirality.
Here comes the sun: Research team mimics nature to create hydrogen fuel
A team of scientists from Florida State University and University of South Carolina have found a way to mimic photosynthesis — converting light energy into chemical fuel in the lab. Their study is published in the Journal of the American Chemical Society.
Celebrating our recent Chemistry Ph.D. Graduates at our Hooding Ceremony
The FSU Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry welcomes its latest cohort of Ph.D. graduates during a hooding ceremony in the Kroto auditorium.
FSU chemistry doctoral student receives Department of Energy research award to build safer, better batteries
A Florida State University doctoral student working to replace these materials with safer alternatives will get the chance to further this work with the support of an Office of Science Graduate Student Research (SCGSR) Award from the Department of Energy.
Biochemistry alumna earns NSF postdoctoral fellowship to alleviate vitamin A deficiencies through orange corn
Kerestin Goodman (2021 Ph.D. from FSU) receives a $78,000 NSF Fellowship to work alongside researchers at Purdue University examining how to enhance nutritional benefits of corn by breeding corn high in nutritional compounds called carotenoids.