CMD and Porco Group Highlighted in Bostonia
Can a molecule be beautiful? As director of BU’s Center for Molecular Discovery (CMD), John Porco has helped to create some 7,000 new molecules. To a chemist’s eye, their ornate “architecture” makes them beautiful, says Porco. But to the millions of people with conditions like Alzheimer’s disease, cancer, and infections that don’t respond to existing […]
Assistant Professor Deborah Perlstein awarded NSF Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) grant
Dr. Perlstein, who has been with Boston University’s Chemistry Department since 2010, was recently awarded a 5-Year early investigator award through the NSF CAREER grant program.The Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Program is a Foundation-wide activity that offers the National Science Foundation’s most prestigious awards in support of junior faculty who exemplify the role of teacher-scholars […]
Professor Jeffries-EL awarded funding for NSF Chemistry Early Career Investigator Workshop
In an effort to develop the next generation of Chemistry researchers, the National […]
BU Chemistry REU Program Awarded 3 Year Renewal of Funding
BU Chemistry is pleased to announce a 3-year renewal of funding for our NSF Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) Program. This summer program, hosted by the Chemistry Department, provides students from primarily undergraduate institutions with opportunities to work in advanced research laboratories. Of the 33 students who participated in the program over the past three […]
BU Chemistry welcomes our newest faculty member, Malika Jeffries-EL
Chemistry is pleased to welcome our newest faculty member. On January 4, Malika Jeffries-EL joined the Chemistry Department as an Associate Professor with tenure. Professor Jeffries-EL comes to BU from Iowa State University, and her research focuses on the development of organic semi-conductor materials. She received B.A. degrees in Chemistry and Africana Studies at Wellesley College, […]
Professor Perlstein to present at the 2016 Metals in Biology Gordon Research Conference
Associate Professor Debbie Perlstein is going to sunny Ventura, CA next week to present at the week long Metals in Biology Gordon Research Conference. Her talk, which she will give on Tuesday evening, is titled “Piecing Together Apo-Target Recognition in Cytosolic Iron Sulfur Cluster Biosynthesis.” For more information about Dr. Perlstein and her research please visit: Perlstein Faculty Page
Mertin Betts, 1943-2015
The Department of Chemistry regrets to announce the passing of our dear colleague, Mr. Mertin Betts, on October 18, 2015. When Marty joined Chemistry in 2004, he had already enjoyed a successful professional career, and his interest in the laboratory supervisor position was motivated by his enthusiasm for chemistry and education. The members of the […]
Chemistry Alumni Reception Aug 18 at Seaport Hotel
Register Here On August 18, the Department of Chemistry is hosting a special cocktail reception for Chemistry Alumni, 5:30PM-7:30PM at the Cityview Ballroom of the Boston Seaport Hotel and World Trade Center. In conjunction with the ACS National Meeting, the Department of Chemistry is hosting a special reception on August 18, 2015 at Boston’s Seaport Hotel. […]
Nanoparticle-based Drug Delivery System Receives Ignition Award
Professor Mark Grinstaff and postdoctoral scientist, Dr. Aaron Colby, have received a 2015 Ignition Award from the BU Office of Technology Development to develop a nanoparticle-based drug delivery system for the treatment of mesothelioma. Mesothelioma is a rare form of cancer that develops from cells of the mesothelium, the protective lining that covers many of […]
Reunion of Undergraduate Chemistry Researchers
Three undergraduate students from the early 1970’s met their research advisor, Professor Emeritus Morton Z. Hoffman, and his wife, Sandy, recently for dinner at the Post 390 restaurant in Boston. The students were co-authors with him on a publication, “Generation of Radicals in the Charge-Transfer Photochemistry of Coordination Complexes of Cobalt(III) in Aqueous Solution,” J. […]