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- Chemistry seminar to begin on Feb.25
- Seminar held on electro-chemistry
- Spying asbestos.(CHEMISTRY)
- Alleged scientific fraud by SVU professor
- Winners announced for Los Lunas District Science Fair; some go on to…
- Torsten Fiebig Boston College Chemist Honored By Sloan Foundation
Chemistry seminar to begin on Feb.25
Hindu – Feb 23, 2008
25 Special Correspondent TIRUPATI: The Chemistry Department of S. University is organising a two-day national seminar on ‘Recent Research Trends in Synthetic rganic and Natural Products Chemistry’. The two-day meet to get under way from February 25 would provide a common forum to researchers with varied background to interact and discuss the implications of recent research in the field. It would stimulate and strengthen the research activities in these areas and help identify new thrust areas and discuss their importance and applications in the synthesis of drugs pesticides agro-chemicals and food supplement for human welfare said D.
Seminar held on electro-chemistry
Hindu – Feb 23, 2008
Yegnaraman of Central Electrochemical Research Institute at a seminar. TIRUCHI: The Department of Chemistry of Seethalakshmi Ramaswami College organised a seminar ‘Ecatia-08’ to enrich scientific knowledge in Electrochemistry — analytical techniques and industrial applications. Yegnaraman Deputy Director and Head Electrode and Electrocatalytic division Central Electrochemical Research Institute Karaikudi delivered a lecture on ‘Electroanalytical Chemistry. ’ He elaborated electrochemical generation processes and its advantages such as eco-friendly aspects. Sobhajayakrishnan Deputy Director and Head Electroplating and Metal Finishing Technology Division CECRI spoke on electroplating industries its environment concern and applications on electroplating in gold tin hard chromium coating.
Spying asbestos.(CHEMISTRY)
Free with registration – Science News – AccessMyLibrary.com – Feb 23, 2008
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Alleged scientific fraud by SVU professor
Hindu – Feb 23, 2008
Gopal Raj Banned from undertaking examination work research guidanceElsevier had retracted 13 articles by Chiranjeevi THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: A chemistry professor of Sri Venkateswara University (SVU) in Tirupati has committed scientific fraud according to a report published in Chemical & Engineering News (C&EN) a magazine of the American Chemical Society. Documents from the university copies of which were obtained by the magazine showed that P. “Some journal editors left reeling by the incident say that it is one of the most spectacular and outrageous cases of scientific fraud they have ever seen” added the report by the magazine’s news editor William G… The reviewer to whom he sent the paper pointed out that it was a duplicate of an earlier paper published in Analytical Sciences by other authors. But for the change that one chemical element was substituted by another the papers were almost exact copies according to an e-mail from an Elsevier spokesperson. Doubtful articles When the editor of Talanta another of Elsevier’s analytical chemistry journals was alerted about the case he found that five doubtful articles by Professor Chiranjeevi were published. The report published by C&EN states that Dr. Dasgupta eventually contacted D. Gunasekar head of the chemistry department at the university at the time.
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Winners announced for Los Lunas District Science Fair; some go on to…
Valencia County News Bulletin – Feb 23, 2008
Jacob Williams Bosque Farms third physics “What Part of the Key Is Better for Me?” David Esquibel Bosque Farms third botany “Sprouting Seeds. Fifth grade Sanae Gaerlan Raymond Gabaldon first zoology “How Do Different Types of Food Affect a Turtle’s Behavior?” Korinna Mahan Bosque Farms first microbiology “Bacteria Wars. Tyler Jiron Bosque Farms second chemistry “Bottled Water Is It Pure or Not?” Quentuin Wanstall Peralta second environmental “Settle Down. Dylan Kelly-Romero Bosque Farms third engineering “A Powerful Beginning. Marisol Mora Daniel Fernandez third behavior and social sciences “Red Green Yellow or Blue? What Catches Your Eye?”The winners from here down have qualified to participate in the Central New Mexico Science and Engineering Research Challenge. Sixth grade Nadine King Daniel Fernandez first animal sciences “Bubbling for a Cleaner Tomorrow. Lynn Marie Jarratt Los Lunas Middle first environmental science “Bubbling for a Cleaner Tomorrow… Eighth grade Elizabeth Townsend Manzano Vista Middle first medicine and health “How Did The Food I Ate Affect the Medicine I Just Took?” Jaqueline Adams Los Lunas Middle first microbiology “Dog vs. Team of Kaylee Newey and Kelcie Salazar first team “Is Perfect Possible?” Lorenzo Martinez Manzano Vista Middle second chemistry “What Temperature Does a Crystal Grow Faster In?” David Mora Los Lunas Middle third engineering “Super Stretch. Andy Lindberg Manzano Vista Middle third physics “Sugar Refraction. Grade not available Patrick Hanline Sandhill School second environmental science “Corn Plastic. Team of Adrei and Izzy (last name not available) Sandhill School third team “Vertical Axis.
Torsten Fiebig Boston College Chemist Honored By Sloan Foundation
Medical News Today – Medical News Today (press release) – Feb 23, 2008
“I feel fortunate to be among those recognized by the foundation. We pursue a level of excellence at Boston College so I think this is as much a reflection on my research group the Chemistry Department and my colleagues here at the university. Fiebig an assistant professor joined the faculty of the Chemistry Department at Boston College in 2003. He works in the areas of photophysics – the transport and processing of light – photonics where researchers are probing the potential uses of DNA in nanotechnology as well as laser technology with potential applications to minimally invasive surgery. A native of Germany he received his Ph. from the University of Gottingen in 1996 and was a post-doctoral fellow at the California Institute of Technology… from the University of Gottingen in 1996 and was a post-doctoral fellow at the California Institute of Technology. Professor Fiebig’s other honors include: a young investigator award from the Inter-American Photochemical Society (2007) the Grammatikakis-Neumann Award of the Swiss Chemical Society (2006); the Emmy-Noether Fellowship (2000) and the tto-Hahn Medal of the Max Planck Society (1997). Fiebig’s physical chemistry research group is interested in a fundamental understanding of molecular interactions and ultra-fast processes in complex molecular structures – such as electron and proton transfer. The lab’s primary focus is to develop and apply new technologies for probing real-time structural changes in biological systems – such as DNA. The underlying goal is to understand molecular function by probing structure and dynamics simultaneously. “Many advances were made using crystal structures and the idea was that just seeing the molecules could allow you to understand their biology” Fiebig says. “But in addition to having the structural information and seeing the atoms in place one needs to know how they behave dynamically on various time scales – from ultra-fast to very slow.