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NSF Award

Assistant Professor in Chemistry and Biochemistry Awarded NSF CAREER Award

Dr. Glen P. Jackson, Assistant Professor in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, has been awarded a $562,000 National Science Foundation (NSF) CAREER Award for his project titled “Mass Spectrometry for the Masses.”

According to the NSF website, CAREER Awards are “the most prestigious awards in support of the early career-development activities of those teacher-scholars who most effectively integrate research and education within the context of the mission of their organization.” More information can be found at The Ohio University Outlook article.

Baggage Check

Technology strives to detect explosives faster.

Anyone who has traveled by air recently knows the frustration of passing through security checkpoints, where long lines and luggage searches have become commonplace.

Professor Glen Jackson's team is working on a method to detect explosives at a faster, more accurate rate.

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Three Ohio University students win Goldwater Scholarships

Students who receive the Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship are among the very best science scholars in the country. This year, Ohio University has three, including two chemistry majors. Sophomore Marie Braasch and juniors Christine Schultz and Ben Wegenhart are among the 317 Goldwater Scholars for 2007.

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An article from the group of Assistant Prof. Glen P. Jackson is featured on the cover of the April issue of Journal of the American Society for Mass Spectrometry. The primary author is third year graduate student Ünige A. Laskay.

According to Dr. Jackson, “Tandem mass spectrometers such as ours are frequently used in biomedical research to identify the proteins involved with certain gene functions or disease states. We have modified the software of a commercial instrument to enable the mass spectrometer to fragment the molecules in a unique manner. There are several benefits, such as enhanced speed, and of course a few downsides to this new approach. This paper focuses on understanding and optimizing this new fragmentation method so that we will know how to best apply the method to larger biomolecules.”

The article is titled: "Dynamic Collision-Induced Dissociation (DCID) in a Quadrupole Ion Trap Using a Two-Frequency Excitation Waveform: I. Effects of Excitation Amplitude and Phase Angle" and can be read at the following link. (http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jasms.2006.12.008)

Award-winning faculty member gives Founders Day address

Fifteen years ago, a researcher at an American university published his findings about a molecule best known at the time for its role in depleting the ozone layer. But rather than its environmental impact, he was studying the part this molecule played in the human body. And his findings, it turns out, were groundbreaking.

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Tadeusz Malinski's research focuses on the development of nanosensors and nanodevices for the medical diagnosis and treatment of neurodegenerative diseases (Parkinson's, Alzheimer's and Lou Gehrig's) and the cardiovascular diseases (heart failure, stroke, heart transplants, atherosclerosis, and diabetes). His work appears in approximately 250 scientific journal articles and book chapters

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Five PURF Awards!

Five PURF (Provost's Undergraduate Research Fund) awards have been given to our Undergraduate students.

The awardees are:

Christopher Kanalas (mentor Glen Jackson)
Megan Hannahs (mentor Shiyong Wu)
Lindsay Westrick (mentor Susan Evans)
Christine Schultz (mentor Jeff Rack)
Crystal Simson (mentor Jenny Hines)

Congratulations to all of our hard-working students and mentors!

Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
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