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News Highlights >>CALCD mourns loss of distinguished chemist Dr. Wayne Goodman
Dr. Susan Sinnott has been elected as 2012 Fellow of the Materials Research Society
Recent articles funded entirely through the EFRC have featured on Jan '12 cover of the Journal of Chemical Theory & Computation and Feb '12 cover of Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics Journal
LSU Welcomes CALC-D researchers to the Center's Annual Technical Conference
Ulrike Diebold at ECOSS-28
Congratulations to Ellen Stevens, Business Manager for LSU’s Center for Atomic-level Catalyst Design
CALCD team members Dr. Sanchita Biswas and Dr.Gareth Parkinson selected to serve on the editorial board of the nationwide EFRC newsletter
Summer Intern Sandra Johansson from Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm, Sweden at LSU
Dr.Spivey delivered a series of invited lectures at East China University
Dr. Challa Kumar to present at the 6th Workshop of "Chemical and Biological Micro Laboratory Technology", on March 20-22, 2012 in Ilmenau/Elgersburg
Dr.Flake visited Baton Rouge High School
Theory day concluded on Feb 18,2011 at Georgia Tech
Prof. Jerry Spivey featured in the “Flagship Faculty" section of LSU Today for January 28, 2011
2010 Technical Conference: Center for Atomic-level Catalyst Design Nov. 1-3, 2010
EFRC Brings 21 Investigators from US and Netherlands to LSU
Jerry Spivey (ChE) and Challa Kumar (CAMD) speak to juniors at Baton Rouge High School concerning LSU’s new EFRC
EXAFS analysis workshop Part-2 at CAMD on July 27,2010
Dr.Spivey to visit Technical University of Munich and TU Vienna
Dr.Challa Kumar(CAMD) to deliver talk at Technical Univesity of Ilmenau,Germany on July 6,2010
Dr.Ulrike Diebold from TU Vienna,Institute of Applied Physics to visit LSU on July 15,2010
Dr. Spivey's research group attended the 2010 IIT XAFS Summer School at Chicago, Illinois
Postdoctoral positions available at Georgia Tech
Dr.Challa Kumar(CAMD) to present his work in 2010 ALS User Meeting Workshop at LBNL on Oct. 14,2010
Daniel Stellwagen from University of Utrecht to present his work in 2010 MRS Fall Meeting during Nov.29-Dec 3,2010
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EventsCALCD mourns loss of distinguished chemist Dr. Wayne Goodman
March, 05,2012
Dr. D. Wayne Goodman, an internationally recognized Texas A&M University chemist whose many pioneering career achievements helped revolutionize physical chemistry, died Monday (Feb. 27) after a long and difficult battle with cancer. He was 66.
The esteemed researcher and teacher, who came to Texas A&M in 1988 as a full professor in the Department of Chemistry. He was named a distinguished professor of chemistry in 2000 and had held the Robert A. Welch Foundation Chair since 1998 after previously serving as a Welch Professor from 1994-98. |
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During his nearly 25-year career at Texas A&M, Goodman made countless contributions to teaching and research across many areas of chemistry -- primarily, fundamental issues related to chemisorption and reaction at catalytic surfaces using the full array of modern surface science techniques.
Goodman's record of professional service and related recognition was nothing short of impeccable, as evidenced by one organization in particular: the American Chemical Society (ACS). In addition to selecting Goodman to its inaugural class of fellows named in 2009, the ACS has honored him with its Ipatieff Award (1983), Colloid and Surface Chemistry Award (1993), Adamson Award for Distinguished Service in the Advancement of Surface Chemistry (2002), Gabor A. Somorjai Award for Creative Research in Catalysis (2005) and Southwest Regional Science Award (2010). Read more |
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2012 Fellow of the Materials Research Society
Thursday, March 01,2012
Dr. Susan Sinnott, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Florida has been elected as 2012 Fellow of the Materials Research Society. Dr. Susan Sinnott's citation reads: "For significant contributions and advances in using atomistic computational methods to investigate mechanical behavior and chemical modification of nanomaterials and ion-beam modification of polymer surfaces."
Dr. Sinnott is also a Fellow of the American Ceramic Society, The American Vacuum Society and the American Association for the Advancement of Science. MRS Fellowship is a high honor, with the the number of new Fellows each year capped at 0.2% of the total membership. |
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Recent articles funded entirely through the EFRC have featured on Jan '12 cover of the Journal of Chemical Theory & Computation and Feb '12 cover of Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics Journal
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| The cover (on right) shows the spin orbit coupling potential energy surface for the single molecule magnet Fe4C40H52N4O12 which exhibits noncollinear magnetism. Center: Relative energies are shown in color for 60 global rotations of the spin magnetization density. The computed magnetic anisotropy barrier of 2.9 meV is in good agreement with the 2.4 meV published experimental value. Border: Atomic spin moments are shown as vectors superimposed on the molecular structure. Only moments for Fe atoms (orange) are large enough to be visible. See Manz, T. A.; Scholl, D. S. J. Chem. Theory Comput. 2011, 7, 4146-4164. Click here to view full article |
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| This cover (on right) shows how Au38 clusters are prepared in solution (lower left), supported on TiO2 (upper left), and treated to remove the thiol ligands that are necessary for the synthesis process (upper right).
The image on the front cover describes work supported as part of the Center for Atomic Level Catalyst Design, an Energy Frontier Research Center funded by the U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Science, Office of Basic Energy Sciences under Award Number DE-SC0001058.
For the full article, see
S. Gaur et al. Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2012, 14, 1627-1634. Click here to view full article |
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LSU Welcomes CALC-D researchers to the Center's Annual Technical Conference
Friday, October 21,2011
On Oct. 25-27, LSU will host the 3 rd Annual Technical Conference for the Center for Atomic-level Catalyst Design. Over 50 investigators from the US and Europe, along with students and post-docs, will exchange information over the 3 days of the conference. The conference will feature technical presentations, tours of LSU's synchrotron facility , and five short courses on computation and spectroscopy designed to introduce students to the principles and application of various advanced techniques, such as X-ray absorption and density functional theory.
For more information on meeting agenda Click here.
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Ulrike Diebold at ECOSS-28
Thursday, September 01,2011
Ulrike Diebold gave a plenary lecture at ECOSS-28, the major conference on Surface Science in Europe. The talk was delivered in an unusual location - on stage at the opera house of Wroclaw, Poland. CALC-D members Gareth Parkinson and Zbynek Novotny presented their recent work on Fe3O4 surfaces in contributed talks at the same conference. |
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Congratulations to Ellen Stevens, Business Manager for LSU’s Center for Atomic-level Catalyst Design
Tuesday, July 12,2011
Ellen Stevens, Business Manager for LSU’s Center for Atomic-level Catalyst Design received the College of Engineering’s Education Award, which consists of $400 and a certificate recognizing her continuing education. The award is based on recommendations by her supervisors. |
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CALCD team members Dr. Sanchita Biswas and Dr. Gareth Parkinson selected to serve on the editorial board of the nationwide EFRC newsletter
Friday, July 01,2011
Congratulations to CALCD team members Drs. Sanchita Biswas and Gareth Parkinson on being selected to serve on the editorial board of the nationwide EFRC newsletter. Sanchita, a post doc working with Dr. Challa Kumar at LSU’s CAMD since October, is involved with wet-chemical synthesis of controlled ultra-small nanoclusters using microreactors. She is looking forward to this opportunity to exchange and discuss cutting edge ideas. Gareth has been working with CALCD since its inception in August 2009 as a post doc with Dr. Ulrike Diebold at the Institute of Applied Physics, Vienna University of Technology. His research focuses on the catalytic properties of iron oxide surfaces. Serving on the editorial board will provide him with an opportunity to “present our work (EFRC’S) in a manner that the non-specialist, and even more crucially, the non-scientist, can appreciate.” Please contact Sanchita sbiswas@lsu.edu or Gareth parkinson@iap.tuwien.ac.at to discuss any potential newsletter items.
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Summer Intern Sandra Johansson from Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm, Sweden at LSU
Friday, July 01,2011
Sandra Johansson, currently pursuing her master's degree at the Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm, Sweden, is spending the summer working on research with mentor Sarthak Gaur in Dr. Spivey’s labs at LSU. The focus of her research is characterization of atomically-precise Au clusters supported on titania and demonstrating their catalytic activity. This work is being done in collaboration with computational scientist, Dr. David Bruce at Clemson as part of an on-going project involving correlation of LSU’s experimental results with the computational results developed at Clemson. |
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Dr.Spivey delivered a series of invited lectures at East China University
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EFRC Director James Spivey delivered a series of invited lectures to graduate students and Post-docs at the East China University of Science and Technology (Shanghai, China) between June 20-24. He was a guest of Prof. Yifan Han in the Chemical Engineering Dept. East China University is one of the largest scientific institutions in China, with more than 25,000 students in various areas of science, including over 6,800 post-graduates. Prof. Spivey’s lectures included results of research on the synthesis/characterization/computational analysis of supported Au clusters---work supported by LSU’s Center for Atomic-level Catalyst Design (one of the Dept. of Energy’s EFRCs). The research is carried out by Research Professor Challa Kumar and graduate student Sarthak Gaur at LSU, along with Prof. David Bruce at Clemson University. In addition, LSU is hosting student Sandra Johansson from the Royal Institute of Technology (Stockholm) over the summer as part of the research team on this project. |
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Dr. Challa Kumar to present at the 6th Workshop of "Chemical and Biological Micro Laboratory Technology", on March 20-22, 2012 in Ilmenau/Elgersburg
| Dr. Challa Kumar will be giving a keynote presentation at the 6th Workshop "Chemical and Biological Micro Laboratory Technology", to be conducted on March 20-22, 2012 in Ilmenau/Elgersburg is jointly organized by the TU Ilmenau, the Institute of Photonic Technology Jena, as well as the Institute for Bioprocessing, Analytical Measurement Techniques Heiligenstadt and LEG Thüringen and supported by BioMST e.V. The workshop is one of the important gatherings of international experts in the field of micro reaction technologies dealing with topics ranging from new strategies in micro reaction technology for synthesis and characterization to applications in catalysis, analytical chemistry, diagnostics and single molecule analysis. |
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