Graduate students Tiffany Duong and Erik Alvarez Valenzuela from the Ragains research group have developed a mechanistically unique approach to chemical glycosylation using benzyne activation of thioglycosides.
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Research Highlights
The Xu research group examine the physical properties of complex coacervates when formed in the presence of various crowding agents. The study revealed the fundamental cause of observed macroscopic property variations by utilizing small-angle scattering.
Assistant Professor Amy Xu and collaborators use small angle scattering to investigate the roles played by Fc and Fab domains of the monoclonal antibodies in dictating their stabilities in various solution conditions.
A new paper by Assistant Professor Sviatoslav Baranets is featured on the cover of ZAAC - Journal of Inorganic and General Chemistry in appreciation of the scientific oeuvre of Eduard Zintl on the occasion of his 125th birthday. Learn more about Dr. Baranets’ work on the synthesis, crystal and electronic structure of the Zintl phase Ba16Sb11.
Graduate student Brecklyn Groce and biology junior Madison Ferguson from the Pojman research team investigated cationic frontal polymerization of various epoxy and vinyl ether monomers using only a superacid-generating iodonium salt, with initiation by heat or UV light.
The Wilson-Kennedy research group investigates how diverse intersectional groups of low-income undergraduate STEM students utilize and leverage their identities, skillsets, and resources to establish connections to their scientific community, impacting retention and persistence in STEM disciplines.
Redox flow batteries have presented a means to bridge the gap between green energy sources and on-demand grid level energy storage. The Elgrishi research group is helping explore this potential by investigating the electrochemical properties of organometallic complexes and their interactions with commonly used support electrolyte salts.
The Pojman research team investigated the effects of adding clay fillers to an epoxy-vinyl ether cationic frontal polymerization system. Learn how adding fillers can improve the properties of polymer composites generated by frontal polymerization and affect front kinetics.
Xuxian He (graduate student, Lee Group) and coworkers synthesized new molecular receptors that use nitrone C-H groups to bind anions. They recognized that nitrone C-H groups are greatly polarized and demonstrated their efficacy as hydrogen bond donors for binding anions.
A comprehensive review of frontal polymerization co-authored by Professor John Pojman, LSU Chemistry graduate student Brecklyn Groce, and collaborators from Italy and Illinois. The review examines the physical and chemical phenomena that govern frontal polymerization and existing applications.