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Aseem Malhotra
and
Baofang Zhao were awarded the CARAS Grant. October 2009.
Aseem Malhotra and Baofang
Zhao were recently
accepted into the Creative Arts, Research And Scholarship (CARAS) Program by
the Office of the Senior Vice Provost for Undergraduate Studies for the
project titled “Surface Characterization and Calibration of Piezoelectric
Microcantilever Sensor (PEMS) via Atomic For Microscopy and Fluorescence.”
Nikolay Dementev
and
Gordon
Chiu won 2nd and 3rd poster prizes. October 2009.
Nikolay and Gordon won 2nd and
3rd prizes, respectively, in "Discovery to Commercialization Conference"
poster session organized by The Nanotechnology Institute and The Energy
Commercialization Institute.
In the Nano-energy category:
2nd prize: "Fluorophores on Carbon Nanotubes: Possible Route to Solar Cell"
by Gordon Chiu and
3rd prize: "A Novel Approach to Produce Analytically Pure Carbon Nanotubes"
by Nikolay Dementev.
Dr.
Eric Borguet has received the American Chemical Society, 2009
Philadelphia Section Award. (link)(Pictures).
October 2009
This Award recognizes an
individual, "who, by conspicuous scientific achievement through research,
has made important contributions to man's knowledge and thereby aided the
public appreciation of the profession." Any member of the American Chemical
Society, Philadelphia Section, may be nominated for this award.
Dr. Hai-Lung Dai and Dr.
Robert J. Levis were previous recipients of this award.
Dr. Dmitry Kazachkin
is working for Sriya Innovations Inc (Atlanta, GA) as a Research Scientist. October 2009
Dmitry Kazachkin, a graduate
student in the Borguet group, defended his PhD dissertation on December 12,
2008. Dmitry’s dissertation (“Investigation of chemical and
adsorption properties of carbon nanotubes: building a bridge for
technological applications of carbon nanotubes”) considers the effects of
interaction of carbon nanotubes with simple molecules under different
experimental conditions.
Dr. Hamid Sarraf, has joined our group as a Research Assistant Professor.
October 2009
Dr. Sarraf, an expert in
materials science, will be doing research in the area of carbon materials,
including carbon nanotubes. One focus of his activity will be the
separations of carbon nanotubes.
Dr. Yangjun Xing successfully defended his Ph.D. September 2009
Yangjun Xing, defended his
Ph.D. dissertation and graduated in August 2009. He will be joining Ethicon
(a Johnson&Johnson company). He will work in the analytical characterization
team to support the development of new products for surgical care.
Congratulations Dr. Xing!
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Gordon
Chiu received EAS Student Award. September 2009
Undergraduate student
Gordon Chiu has received a Student Award from The Eastern Analytical
Symposium (EAS). The award recognizes scientific achievements and research
talent in undergraduate students. Gordon will receive his plaque and
presents his work at The Eastern Analytical Symposium and Exposition in
November. Congratulations Gordon!
Dr. Minato
visits Borguet Group. August 2009
Dr. Taketoshi Minato, assistant professor at Tohoku University, visited
Borguet group.
In his short visit, he interacted with Borguet group members to become
familiar with the various research area of the group. "It was a very
successful visit and I am looking forward to creating collaboration with
Borguet group," he said.
Dr. Youn-Geun Kim, STM expert, joins Borguet Group. July 2009
Dr. Youn-Geun Kim, a
world-class expert in scanning tunneling microscopy, has joined the Borguet
group as a Research Assistant Professor. He will lead the scanning probe
microscopy team in the investigation of electrochemical reactions at the
single molecule level, as well as our single molecular conductivity
project. He will also help to develop new research directions and
partnerships.
Ali Eftekhari awarded the Swern Fellowship. July 2009
Ali Eftekhari was awarded the
Daniel Swern Fellowship for the summer of 2009.
This Fellowship was
established a few years ago as a memorial to Professor Daniel Swern, a truly
distinguished member of the Fels Research Institute and Department of
Chemistry. It was designed to help outstanding graduate students as they
pursue their dissertation research. Congratulations Ali!
Nikolay Dementev awarded the Case Fellowship. July 2009
Nikolay Dementev was awarded
the Francis H. Case Fellowship. The award recognizes the outstanding
research conducted by graduate students. The fellowship will provide the
student with partial support for the Fall semester of 2009.
Congratulations Nikolay!
Vivek Prakash rejoins
Borguet Group. July 2009
Vivek Prakash, a rising senior
at Bridgewater-Raritan High School in Bridgewater, NJ, has returned to the
Borguet Group to continue research. This will be Vivek's third summer with
the Borguet Group. He will be working on research regarding
the immobilization of biomolecules on silica surfaces.
Gwenn Pallier joins the
Borguet Group. July 2009
Gwenn Pallier joined the
Borguet group last month. Gwenn is currently studying at the
Institute
d'Optique, a graduate engineering school specializing in Optics. She will
be working with Dr. Borguet's laser group on nonlinear optics.
Roozbeh Ghavami becomes a member
of Borguet Group. June 2009
Roozbeh Ghavami joined the
Borguet group this month. Roozbeh has earned degrees from Temple University
and the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine (PCOM) and is planning
to attend medical school. His interests include immunology and oncology.
Professor Jianguo
Wang Joins Borguet Group. June 2009
As of May 2009, the
Borguet Group gained a visiting scholar, Jianguo Wang, from China.
Professor Wang has earned degrees at the Changchun Institute of Applied
Chemistry at the Chinese Academy of Sciences and has been a professor at the
College of Chemistry at Liaoning University since 2003. Dr. Wang's research
within the Borguet Group will involve using carbon nanopipettes (CNPs) to
analyze buffer capacity in cells.
Baofang Zhao:
New Member of Borguet Group. June 2009
Baofang Zhao has become a new
member of the Borguet group, joining to do undergraduate research in May
2009. Baofang is a rising junior at Temple University on the pre-pharmacy
track and will be doing research within the field of surface chemistry,
focused mainly on the biological aspects of this research.
Dr. Fei Li joins Borguet Group. June 2009
Dr. Fei Li, a China
native, has joined the Borguet group as of May 2009. Dr. Li has earned an
M.S. degree in Electrochemistry at Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry,
studied at Chinese Academy of Sciences in China in 2004, and earned a Ph.D
degree in Electrochemistry at University of Warwick in England in 2008. Dr.
Li's research will involve using carbon nanopipettes (CNPs) to detect
bio-systems with electrochemical techniques.
Oleksandr Isaienko wins DAAD fellowship. June 2009
Graduate student
Oleksandr Isaienko, has received a fellowship from the
German Academic
Exchange Service to study and perform research in Germany.
Oleksandr plans to visit the group of
Professor Peter Vohringer at the University
of Bonn in the fall of 2009.
Yangjun
wins poster prize. April 2009
Yangjun Xing was awarded
second place at
2009 Student Research Poster Symposium for
Best Posters. Yangjun’s poster was titled “Single Molecule Conductivity
Measurement of Peptide Nucleic Acids.”
Students from all six
departments were given the opportunity to present their latest research and
receive feedback from judges, faculty and other students. First place best
poster winners received a $100 award and second place winners received $50. Congrations
Yangjun!
Gordon Chiu
awarded first prize at ISCC. April 2009
Gordon Chiu, an undergraduate
student doing research in the Borguet group, won the first prize in the physical
chemistry division at the Intercollegiate Student Chemists Convention (ISCC).
The 73rd Annual
Intercollegiate Student Chemists Convention was hosted by
Franklin & Marshall
College on April 18th. Over fifty students from 16 colleges
presented their research. Gordon presented his work on the “Luminescence of
Fluorophores on Carbon Nanotube Surface”.
Aseem Malhotra
awarded
Diamond Research Scholars grant. March 2009
Aseem Malhotra was recently
awarded the
Diamond Research Scholars grant by the
Office of the
Senior Vice Provost for Undergraduate Studies for the project
titled “Novel Piezoelectric Microcantilever Sensor to recognize HER2
Antigens for Breast Cancer Detection.” The scholarship is
awarded to Temple students for extensive research in a field of choice for a
ten-week period during the summer.
Dmitry Kazachkin is now Dr.
Dmitry Kazachkin.
Dmitry, a graduate student
from Borguet group, defended his PhD dissertation on December 12, 2008.
Dmitry’s work on “Investigation of chemical and adsorption properties of
carbon nanotubes: building a bridge for technological applications of carbon
nanotubes” considers aspects of interaction of carbon nanotubes with simple
molecules under different experimental conditions.
Dmitry Kazachkin
awarded
the Best Poster Award at Thermal Analysis Forum of Delaware Valley.
Dmitry Kazachkin
presented "Using
Temperature Programmed Desorption for the Investigation of Solvent
Interactions with Carbon Materials. Revealing the Pressure Gap"
by Dmitry V. Kazachkin, Xue Feng, Radisav Vidic, and Eric Borguet,
at the Thermal Analysis Forum of Delaware Valley (TAFDV) on December
10, 2008 in Claymont, DE and was awarded "The Best Poster Prize
Award, 3rd place" prize.
Nikolay Dementev and
Andrii Buvailo also presented the
following posters:
"Using
Temperature Programmed Desorption for the Investigation of Solvent
Interactions with Carbon Materials. Revealing the Pressure Gap"
by Dmitry V. Kazachkin, Xue Feng, Radisav Vidic, and Eric Borguet
“Recent
achievements in the purification of carbon nanotubes: dynamic
annealing in air” Nikolay Dementev and Eric Borguet
"Thermal study
of hydrogen desorption from the surface of Pd deposited on multiwall
carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs)" by Andrii Buvailo, Dmitry Kazachkin, Nikolay
Dementev, and Eric Borguet
Last year Nikolay
Dementev won the first prize at TAFDV meeting.
Gordon Chiu
awarded grant for upcoming project. March 2009
Gordon Chiu has been awarded
the
Creative Arts, Research And Scholarship (CARAS) Program grant
from the
Office of the Senior Vice Provost for Undergraduate
Studies for a project entitled: “Carbon Nanotube Based Solar
Cell.”
This project is scheduled for
September 2009, when Gordon returns from his Research Experiences for
Undergraduates (REU) program.
Andrii
Buvailo
awarded Poster Prize at ACS Poster Session. January 2009
Andrii Buvailo, a visiting
graduate student in the Borguet Group, was awarded one of the poster prizes
in the Philadelphia Section of the
American Chemical Society (ACS) Ninth Annual Graduate
Student and Fourth Annual Undergraduate Poster Session which was
held on January 22, 2009 at Temple University. Andrii's poster described
his research on the creation and study of adsorption-semiconductor gas
sensors and their application for hydrogen detection, which has developed as
a collaboration between his home institution (National Taras Shevchenko
University of Kyiv) and Temple.
Congratulations, Andrii!
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