Department of Chemistry
Sunscreen ingredient may pose skin cancer risk, researchers find
As vacationers prepare to spend time outdoors this summer, many of them will pack plenty of sunscreen in hopes it will protect their bodies from overexposure, and possibly from skin cancer. But researchers at Missouri University of Science and Technology are discovering that sunscreen may not be so safe after all.
Read More »Alternative jet fuels cut particulate matter emissions
Conventional jet fuel mixed with alternative fuels has been shown to cut particulate matter emissions from a plane’s engine by nearly 40 percent, according to a recent study by researchers at Missouri University of Science and Technology.
Read More »Rolla students collect water samples
Sixty-three students from Rolla High School recently collected local water samples from ponds, streams and faucets as part of a project to analyze water in conjunction with representatives from Missouri University of Science and Technology.
Read More »New research aims to improve natural gas production
Natural gas is an abundant energy resource for the United States, but much of it remains trapped in shale or tight-sand formations. Researchers at Missouri University of Science and Technology hope to develop a way to extract that gas by studying the energy source at the molecular level.
Read More »S&T faculty members receive UM System President’s Awards
Three faculty members from Missouri University of Science and Technology have received President’s Awards, the highest honor bestowed by the University of Missouri System, for excellence among the university’s four mission areas of teaching, research, service and economic development.
Read More »S&T’s Harvest Collier receives student advocate award
Dr. Harvest Collier, vice provost for undergraduate studies at Missouri University of Science and Technology, is one of 10 educators in the United States to be selected as Outstanding First-Year Student Advocates by a national organization based at the University of South Carolina.
Read More »Study: nanostructures hold promise as fast, tiny RRAM switches
Building microscopic materials known as superlattices on the surface of gold may lead to a treasure for researchers interested in faster, smaller, and more energy efficient computing devices, say researchers at Missouri University of Science and Technology (Missouri S&T).
Read More »Leventis named Curators’ Professor
Dr. Nicholas Leventis, professor of chemistry at Missouri University of Science and Technology, has been named Curators’ Professor of chemistry. The title will be conferred during Missouri S&T commencement ceremonies Saturday, Dec. 19.
Read More »‘Nanospears’ could lead to better solar cells, lasers, lighting
Growing – and precisely aligning – microscopic, spear-shaped zinc oxide crystals on a surface of single-crystal silicon, researchers at Missouri University of Science and Technology may have developed a method to make more efficient solar cells.
Nuran Ercal named Vitek Chair of Biochemistry
Dr. Nuran Ercal, professor of chemistry at Missouri University of Science and Technology and an expert in the study of lead toxicity and free radicals in biological systems, has been named the Richard K. Vitek/Foundation for Chemical Research Endowed Chair in biochemistry at Missouri S&T. The position takes effect June 1.
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