High-recovery sorting of cancer cells from
whole blood via periodic-focusing inertial microchip

On the Cooperative Origin of Solvent-Enhanced Symmetry-Breaking Charge Transfer in a Covalently Bound Tetracene Dimer Leading to Singlet-Fission

Improved Syntheses of 4′-Vinylbenzo-3n-Crown-n Ethers (n = 5-7
)

Impact of Torsional and Conformational Flexibility on Pedal Motion and Thermal Expansion in Pyridyl Bisimine Cocrystals

Comparative Transcriptomics and Proteomics of Cancer Cell Lines Cultivated by Physiological and Commercial Media

In Situ Confocal Raman Microscopy of Redox Polymer Films on Bulk Electrode Supports

Departmental News

Prof. Carol Korzeniewski participated in the early March management review for the DOE Energy Frontier Research Centers program.

The Hutchins Group is featured on the front cover of the winter newsletter for the American Crystallographic Association, to recognize Prof. Hutchins' upcoming Margaret C. Etter Early Career Award: https://indd.adobe.com/view/7a49bb70-4f36-4004-8e6a-cf4ab61e2687

Hans Lischka did a talk on “The Assessment of the Polyradical Character of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons by Means of Multireference and Density Functional Theory Methods” February 19, 2023, 28th Austin Symposium on Molecular Structure and Dynamics at Dallas (ASMD@D), Dallas, USA

Reed Nieman, Adam Matěj, Pavel Jelinek, and Hans Lischka did a poster “Excited states and polyradical character of π-conjugated macrocycles revealed through multireference calculations”, February 18, 2023, 28th Austin Symposium on Molecular Structure and Dynamics at Dallas (ASMD@D), Dallas, USA

The Georgieva lab had two poster presentations and abstracts published in the 2023 abstract issue of the Biophysical Journal: 1. Insights into the structure-function relationship of the HIV-1 Vpu protein Elka R. Georgieva, Saman Mejeed, Oluwatosin Adetyui, Md Majharul Isalm 2. Cryo-EM snapshots and protein spin labeling in structural studies of HIV-1 Vpu Md Majharul Islam, Oluwatosin Adetuyi, Saman Majeed, Olamide Ishola, Isaac Forester, Steven J. Ludtke, Elka R. Georgieva

Awards and Accolades

Dr. Korzeniewski Prof. Carol Korzeniewski has been elected as a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). https://today.ttu.edu/posts/2023/01/Stories/Texas-Techs-Carol-Korzeniewski-Named-AAAS-Fellow

Dr. Nes Dr. David Nes, Horn Distinguished Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry, was granted emeritus status by the Board of Regents in February, 2022 in recognition of his 28 years of service to Texas Tech and the Department.

Dr. Poirier Prof. Poirier's quantum startup company, Quantum Galaxies, won $5000 from the Prototype Funding program of Lubbock Economic Development Agency. This program is designed to promote tech startup firms in the Lubbock area.

Dr. Poirier Prof. Poirier's quantum startup company, Quantum Galaxies, received a TechConnect Innovation Award, given only to the top 15% of submissions, at the recent DefenseTech Innovation Summit in Washington DC.

Dr. Hutchins Prof. Kristin Hutchins has been named the 2022 Emerging Inventor of the Year for Texas Tech University. The award is sponsored by the Office of Research Commercialization. Prof. Hutchins will be honored at the Inventor Celebration on October 19th.

Additional Departmental News

Student Highlights

Trophies Tessa Hoang, an undergraduate student in the Gorden group, has been selected for a Travel Award from the Division of Inorganic Chemistry (DIC) of the American Chemical Society. This will provide her funding for presenting her poster at the Indianapolis ACS meeting at the end of March.

Trophies Sophia Sagala (graduate student in Prof. Quitevis's group) was selected to receive a Texas Tech University Graduate School Doctoral Dissertation Completion Fellowship for Fall 2023.

Trophies Dylan Gardner won the EHS safety button contest.

Trophies Tessa Hoang, an undergraduate student in the Gorden group, won an Undergraduate Research Experience Award from the College of Arts and Sciences.

Trophies Tessa Hoang, an undergraduate student in the Gorden group, won a TRUE Undergraduate Travel Funding Award as part of the TTU Center for Transformative Undergraduate Research Experiences Program.

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Bill Hase Memorial Scholarship

Chemistry The Bill Hase Memorial Scholarship continues to receive a steady flow of donations, with 21 new non-anonymous donors having contributed since November, 2021. These come from around the country and around the world—and of course, from TTU. Click here for more details.