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Congratulations to second-year Skylar for being recognized with an honorable mention from the National Defense Science & Engineering Graduate (NDSEG) fellowship program!

In a new publication in the Journal of Physical Chemistry C Jesse Ruzica, Lauren Pellows, et al. quantified electron transfer from CdS nanorods to a nitrogenase enzyme. It was determined that the overall catalytic efficiency of the system is limited both by the nanocrystal-enzyme binding and the competitiveness of electron...

In a new publication in the Journal of the American Chemical Society, Chica et al use electrons transferred from CdS nanocrystals to probe intermediate states of MoFe nitrogenase catalysis. This work, led by our collaborators at NREL, focuses on EPR signals from the [8Fe-7S] P-cluster, which mediates electron transfer to...

Two first year students, Benjamin Hammel and Olivia Bird, have joined the Dukovic group. Welcome Ben and Olivia!

In a recent publication in the Journal of Physical Chemistry C Katie Shulenberger, Helena Keller, et al. report the discovery of colloidal CdS nanocrystal photocharging with no added reductants. The article was published as part of the virtual special issue "125 Years of the Journal of Physical Chemistry."

Congrats to Dr. Katie Shulenberger for being awarded a 2021-2022 Cottrell fellowship! The fellowship supports postdocs looking to move into academic positions in the COVID-19 pandemic era. As part of her fellowship responsibilities Katie will be co-teaching CHEM 1400 (Foundations of Chemistry) this semester with Dr. Dukovic.

A big congratulations to Dr. Dukovic for her recent promotion to a full professorship!

Group members Katie and Helena, along with their international collaborators, authored an article in ACS Nano about their work establishing the News in Nanocrystals (NiNC) webinar series. Focused on nanocrystal research, NiNC is a bi-weekly webinar that was established during the COVID-19 pandemic as a way to virtually draw together...

Madi Sousa, an undergraduate student at the University of Denver, will be joining the lab for the rest of the summer. She will be co-mentored by Lauren and Katie as part of the STROBE Summer Undergraduate Research Scholars program. Welcome Madi!

Jesse successfully defended his dissertation. Congratulations Dr. Ruzicka!