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Rotello and Colleagues Design a "Chemical Nose" to Sniff Out Cancer Earlier, Improve Treatment Options
Using a “chemical nose” array of nanoparticles and polymers, researchers at the University of Massachusetts Amherst have developed a fundamentally new, more effective way to differentiate not only between healthy and cancerous cells but also between more ...
Chemistry Alum George Lust Shares his Fond Memories of UMass
It was a sunny day in early October of 1955 when I drove alone in the family 1949 Buick to Amherst for an admission interview with Mr. Lamphear who was the University Registrar. He was friendly and he enthusiastically told me about college life more ...
Auerbach's Zeolites Featured on the Cover of J. Phys. Chem.
Prof. Scott Auerbach, with collaborators in the UMass Chem Eng Dept,
have used special imaging methods to "see" microwave hot spots in
microwave-heated syntheses of nanoporous materials known as zeolites.
Their work is being featured on the cover of the Journal of Physical
Chemistry B more ...
Dubin Awarded ACS Grant on Polymer-Surfactant Systems
Research Professor Paul Dubin, with Physics Professor Tony Dinsmore, was recently awarded a grant for $100,000 from the American Chemical Society for work on polymer-surfactant systems. Some of us have more ...
Thai's Research Featured in 'Chemistry World'
A recent article in the Royal Society of Chemistry’s “Chemistry World” column featured research by Chemistry professor Sankaran “Thai” Thayumanavan and colleagues on a new more ...
The University of Massachusetts Amherst has been chosen to host a new multi-million-dollar Energy Frontier Research Center (EFRC) to pursue advanced scientific research, as part of a federal science initiative more ...
Marv Ellin received a NSM Dean's Service Award for his many contributions to the college, particularly the planning, execution, and opening of the ISB. The award will be made at the College Convocation in the fall. Congratulations Marv!
QD Tech has won the $35,000 grand prize in the University of Massachusetts Amherst’s Innovation Challenge Final Business Plan Competition. The winning team plans to produce more ...
Sarit Agasti (Rotello Group) won one of the student University Fellowships for 2009-2010
Tejaswini Kale (Thai Group) Wins Isenberg Scholarship
Tejaswini Kale, a fourth-year graduate student in the lab of Prof. Thayumanavan, is a 2009-2010 recipient of the prestigious Isenberg Scholar Award. Funded by a gift from Mr. and Mrs. Eugene M. Isenberg to encourage the integration of more ...
Tyson Developed the First-Ever Accurate Test for Arsenic Compounds in Soil
If you have a pet who likes to hide under the deck or children who play on equipment made with pressure-treated wood, you’ll be glad to hear that Professor Julian Tyson and colleagues recently developed the first-ever accurate test for arsenic compounds in soil, promising more ...
Rotello's Work Featured in Science Daily
Professor Vincent Rotello and Bappaditya Samanta have found a way to create an environment where magnetic particles suspended in solution help organize free-floating human cells to form chains and may be used to create more ...
Martin creating 'Molecular Playground' for ISB
Professor Craig Martin was recently awarded a $45,000 special grant from the Camille and Henry Dreyfus Foundation to create a three-dimensional, interactive display of more ...
Thayumanavan's Work Featured in the Royal Society of Chemistry
Chemists in the US have developed a three-component polymer that can respond to temperature, pH and the presence of a reducing agent. This means that when the polymer is made into micelles more ...
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