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Congrats Daben and Taylor on your awards!

Posted on April 6, 2015April 7, 2015 by Alfredo Angeles-Boza

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Congrats Taylor on your paper!

Posted on January 30, 2015 by Alfredo Angeles-Boza

Taylor’s paper on the first measurements of 13C and 18O KIEs on the CO2 reduction by Re(bpy)(CO)3Cl have been accepted by Dalton Transactions.

 

 

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Review on Comments on Inorganic Chemistry

Posted on November 3, 2014 by Alfredo Angeles-Boza

The new issue of Comments on Inorganic Chemistry is out and contains our latest review.

Scott Pierce wins an OUR Supply Award

Posted on October 4, 2014 by Alfredo Angeles-Boza

Great news! Scott has received an OUR Supply Award from the Office of Undergraduate Research. Congrats Scott!

New Review

Posted on September 12, 2014 by Alfredo Angeles-Boza

Our review on Antimicrobial Peptides has appeared in Comments on Inorganic Chemistry as Accepted Author Version.  You can read it here.

“The World of Chemistry on Postage Stamps”

Posted on August 25, 2014 by Alfredo Angeles-Boza

Prof. Daniel Rabinovich from UNC Charlotte will be visiting us on September 8 (Room CHM A203, starts at 5.45 pm). He will give a seminar entitled “The World of Chemistry on Postage Stamps”.

New paper!

Posted on March 3, 2014April 24, 2014 by Alfredo Angeles-Boza

Daben’s manuscript has been accepted in ChemMedChem. Congrats Daben!

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Sam Juliano has joined the lab. Welcome Sam!

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