Single-Molecule Nanocatalysis
& Bioinorganic Chemistry
March 2014:
- Cornell Daily Sun features the research activities of the Chen group. See the article "The Scientist: Prof. Peng Chen Studies Reactions On the Nanoscale".
February 2014:
- Danya's baby son Phoenix arrives, weighing 9 lbs and 13 oz and measuring 21 3/4 inches! Congratulations to Danya. It's been a highly productive year; three babies in a row!
- Peng won the ACS PHYS Division Early-Career Award in Experimental Physical Chemistry.
November 2013:
- Justin's baby son Max arrives. Congratulations. Two babies in a row in the group.
- Tai-Yen's daughter Eira is born. Congratulations.
- Justin's comprehensive review on "Approaches to single-nanoparticle catalysis" has been accepted by Annu. Rev. Phys. Chem.
- Peng was selected as the 2014 Coblentz awardee. See annoucement.
Awards, Fellowships, and Traineeships Won by Group Members
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Graduate Students
Nesha May Andoy: Tunis Wentink Prize for Outstanding Academic and Research Performance, 2010
Jaime Benitez: NIH Molecular Biophysics Traineeship, 2006-2009; Carl Storm Underrepresented Minority Fellowship, GRC, 2008
Eric Choudhary: NSF IGERT Fellowship on Materials for a Sustainable Future, 2010-2012
Aaron Keller: NIH Molecular Biophysics Traineeship, 2007-2009; Poster Award, Cell Biology of Metals Gordon Research Conference, 2009; Poster Award, Graduate Association of Chemistry poster session, 2010Danya Martell Smart: NIH Chemistry and Biology Interfaces Traineeship, 2011; Howard Neal Wachter Memorial Prize for 2013
Kaori Kubo: Heiwa Nakajima fellowship, 2011-2013
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Postdocs
Justin Sambur: NSF postdoc fellowship, 2011 -
Undergraduate Students
Aleksandr Kalininskiy: Hughes Scholar, 2008
Derek Klarin: Hughes Scholar, 2006
Weilin Meng: Hill Fellowship for Undergraduate Summer Research, 2010
News articles featuring our research:
- "The Scientist: Prof. Peng Chen Studies Reactions On the Nanoscale", by Emily Hagen, Cornell Daily Sun, March 19, 2014.
- "Imaging method identifies most active catalyst particles" by Mitch Jacoby, Chemical & Engineering News, 2013, 91, 31.
- "Proteins barge in to turn off unneeded genes and save energy" by Bill Steele, Cornell Chronicle, September 5, 2012.
- "Study Reveals Understanding Surface Defects is Important to Design Better Fuel Cells" by Cameron Chai on Azom.com.
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"Catalytic Particles Feature Spatial-Activity Hot Spots" by Mitch Jacoby, Chemical and Engineering News, 2012, 90, 53.
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"Mapping the reactivity of single nanocatalysts" by Nina Notma, Chemistry World, February 22, 2012.
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"To make better fuel cells, study the defects" by Bill Steele, Cornell Chronicle, February 20, 2012.
- “Picture perfect pentacene” by James Mitchell Crow, Chemistry World, January 2011, 46-49.
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"Pinpointing catalytic reaction sites on carbon nanotube walls" by Michael Berger, Nanowerk, April 21, 2009.
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"Single-Molecule Fluorescence Events Seen In Real Time" by Mitch Jacoby, Chemical & Engineering News, April 20, 2009, 87, 38.
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"Catalytic behaviour of SWCNTs scrutinised" by Nina Notman, Chemistry World, April 20, 2009.
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"Finding how carbon nanotubes work as catalysts could lead to cleaner fuels" by Bill Steele, Cornell Chronicle.
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"Single nanocatalyst behavior revealed" by Nina Notman, Chemistry World, February 18, 2009.
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Chemistry Today (in Japanese), February 2009, page 12. [pdf]
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"Monitoring catalysis one particle at a time," Nanotechnology Alert, Jan 23, 2009, Frost & Sullivan.
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"Scrutinizing Catalysts" by Mitch Jacoby, Chemical & Engineering News science highlight, 2008, 86, 9.
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"When A Good Nanoparticle Goes Bad," National Science Foundation press release.
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"New method can capture catalysis, one molecule at a time," by Bill Steele, Cornell Chronicle.
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"When a Good Nanoparticle Goes Bad," news highlight by Cornell Center for Materials Research.
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"Watching A Catalyst at Work," New Energy and Fuel.
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"Gold study 'could lead to smart catalysts being produced'" Gold News.