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Chemistry Student Wins Prestigious National Award
Chemistry Major Brian Castellano has been awarded a 2013 Gillian Fellowship for Advanced Study by the Howard Hughes Medical Institute. (Christina Olivas photo)
Professor Bradley Stone receives 2012-13 Distinguished Service Award
Prof. Stone was cited for his broad service contributions, including his leadership as chair of the Chemistry Department, as well as for his years of service as faculty advisor, music director, and jazz radio programmer for KSJS, SJSU’s campus radio station. (Peter Caravalho photo)
Circularly Polarized Luminescence Spectrum Recorded for an Actinide
For the first time ever, a circularly polarized luminescence (CPL) spectrum has been recorded for an actinide complex by Prof. Gilles Muller and colleagues.
SJSU Chemistry Student Wins Prestigious Award
For the second year in a row, a chemistry student has been named as Outstanding Graduating Senior at SJSU. Phillip Calabretta, pictured above right (photo by LiPo Ching, San Jose Mercury News Staff), is the recipient of the 2012 award.
Seed Germination Factor Synthesized
Seeds from certain fire-adapted plants can lay dormant for years until an intense fire causes them to germinate. Prof. Daniel Straus and his students have been studying the chemical signals from the fire that induce germination in these plants. The synthetic karrikin induces robust growth in Ithuriel's Spear, shown above.
Pesek Publishes 200th Paper
On Friday, May 18, the Department had a celebration to commemorate the 200th research publication by Prof. Joseph J. Pesek. The Pesek research group is world renowned for their studies in the surface modification of capillaries for performing novel separation capabilities in chromatography.
Cheruzel Wins Early Career Investigator Award
Chemistry professor Lionel Cheruzel has been named one of two Early Career Investigator Award winners by the San Jose State University Research Foundation. Cheruzel (pictured with research student Ngoc-Han Tran) was recognized for excellence in the areas of research, scholarship, or creative activity.
Muller Becomes Chemistry Department Chair
On Monday August 20, Prof. Gilles Muller (right) took over as Chemistry Department Chairman from Prof. Bradley Stone (center). After nine years as Chairman, Prof. Stone is handing off his administrative duties and taking a well deserved sabbatical leave to focus on his research in microfluidics and nanoscience at the ETH Zurich. Former Chair Prof. Joseph Pesek is at left.
Cheruzel's Research Featured at SJSU Event
On Thursday October 18 President Mohammad Qayoumi co-hosted an event billed as “A Celebration of SJSU Sponsored Research”. One of two featured speakers was Professor Lionel Cheruzel, who recently won the Early Career Investigator Award
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