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proton electron movement above solar panels
July 21, 2022
At the heart of energy conversion, electrons and protons move in an intricate, coordinated dance. Chemists at Yale and in Sweden say they may have learned the steps to a new...
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June 22, 2022
Steven Wilkinson, the Nilekani Professor of India and South Asian Studies who has served as acting dean of social science in the Faculty of Arts and Sciences (FAS) since last...
microscopic view of microproteins in human cells
June 6, 2022
Between 5-8% of the human genome consists of sequences with viral origin, namely endogenous retroviruses. These are old pieces of viral genomes that once, millions of years...
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May 26, 2022
An overwhelming sense of gratitude is the common thread woven through each story of the six Yale Chemistry 2022 National Science Foundation (NSF) Fellows. As one of the...
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May 25, 2022
Recent graduate Jacob Spies ’22 Ph.D. has been awarded the prestigious and highly competitive Arnold O. Beckman Postdoctoral Fellowship for research he will be carrying out...
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May 25, 2022
Originating in 2018, Merck KGaA’s Compound Challenge is an international competition to identify the best submitted synthetic route for a given small molecule based on 1)...
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May 25, 2022
In honor of his contributions to organic chemistry, Scott J. Miller was inducted to the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) in May following his election in 2020. Miller...
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May 24, 2022
Amymarie Bartholomew, whose research focuses on using inorganic synthesis to control the properties of new stimuli-responsive materials, has been appointed assistant...
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May 24, 2022
On April 29, members of the Department of Chemistry gathered in the iconic Sterling Chemistry Laboratory lecture hall 110 to celebrate each other’s accomplishments in...