Intro to Lab Techniques – Liquid Column Chromatography

Introduces a type of purification technique commonly used in the lab – alumina gel column chromatography

Lightning strikes at interfaces!

Interfaces are where a lot of really interesting things happen, which includes the formation of amazing lightning shows!

What is Programming?

by: Ryan Cashen I didn’t start programming until my Freshman year of college, where I was required to take a “Computational Programming” class as part of my Chemical Engineering curriculum. At first it was a bit overwhelming, but it became easier after realizing you could just google how to do each individual task you needed …

So you’re thinking about undergraduate research

Undergraduate research can be an opportunity to learn new skills and to help with ongoing research projects.

Catalyzing Interest in Catalysis: What is Catalysis?

Catalysis plays a role in many of the chemical processes we rely on for everyday life, so what does it mean?

Accessing Scientific Information

The internet makes all information a click away. Are subscriptions to scientific journals outdated?

Searching for a Stable and Efficient Battery

Battery stability determines energy storage device cost, safety, lifetime, and efficiency. What factors are being studied?

Carbon Dioxide – Carbon Sequestration and Use to Make Value Chemicals

We frequently hear about carbon neutral or carbon negative initiatives, but how are researchers using ionic liquids in the pursuit of CO2 capture and CO2 electroreduction?

A quick overview of the reproducibility crisis

The reproducibility of scientific data is coming under scrutiny as researchers struggle to repeat other scientists’ results.

Carbon Dioxide – Its Impact on Climate Change

We frequently hear about new “carbon neutral” or “carbon negative” initiatives, but what do these terms mean?