Smart windows could combine solar panels and TVs too
The most exciting thing about organic semiconductors is that it’s possible to design molecules that are flexible, lightweight, colored or completely transparent.
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Newly developed molecule to improve pharmaceuticals draws inspiration from nature's toolbox
With the help of quantum mechanical computation, new CSU faculty member Robert Paton helped to develop a new catalyst that could improve medicines and medical imaging.
Borch and Fisher honored at Celebrate! CSU
Each year, Colorado State University celebrates the teaching, research and service achievements of Colorado State University students, alumni and friends, academic faculty, administrative professionals and classified staff. This year, Thomas Borch and Ellen Fisher, two of our outstanding professors were honored for the work that they have done here at CSU.
'Infinitely' recyclable polymer shows practical properties of plastics
CSU chemists have made another major step toward waste-free, sustainable materials that could one day compete with conventional plastics.
CSU Chemistry Graduate Students Win Energy Institute Award
Chemistry graduate students Ryan Pearson and Matthew Ryan were selected as the winners of the 2018 CSU Demo Days Energy Institute Award for Graduate Student Poster of the Year! Their research, a paintable do-it-yourself heat-reflective retrofit coating for older energy inefficient windows, was showcased that day along with over sixty competing graduate students.
Is Earth's ozone layer still at risk? 5 questions answered
Our understanding of stratospheric ozone depletion has grown steadily since the mid-1970s, and scientists expect that we will continue to add to our knowledge of the ozone layer.
Chemistry graduate student awarded NatureNet Science Fellowship
Colorado State University chemistry graduate student Robert Higgins was recently named a NatureNet Science Fellow. This program selects promising early career scientists focused on helping to solve the world’s unprecedented challenges with climate change for two years of fellowship support.
Roy Geiss takes home 2017 Governor's Award for High-Impact Research
Colorado State University Analytical Specialist Roy Geiss, Ph.D., and his research team, were given the 2017 Governor's Award for High-Impact Research.
CSU chemistry professor Garret Miyake named Cottrell Scholar
Colorado State University Assistant Professor of Chemistry Garret Miyake received the Cottrell Scholar Award for his polymer research.
Chemistry graduate students honored at ACS Rocky Mountain Regional Conference
This past fall, over 200 people came together in Loveland, Colorado for the Rocky Mountain Regional Conference: Energy in the Rockies, hosted by the Colorado Section of the American Chemical Society (COACS). This conference brought together local sections from Colorado, New Mexico, Utah, Wyoming, and Arizona. Special symposium and invited presenters came to discuss the application of chemistry to the production, management, evaluation, and study of energy.