Fresno State Chemistry

Dr. Morgan Hawker will be leading a fun family event next Thursday. Thank you to everyone who has signed up so far. We will send out information to all registrants tomorrow about the event details!

A fun-family event next Thursday, April 22nd, 4-5 pm, led by Dr. Morgan Hawker! Please join us: https://forms.gle/u4mxKkvzWA1VEjsj7

Calling all K-12 poets, even if you don't know its. :) 2021 Illustrated Poem Contest for the San Joaquin local section. #fresno #centralcalifornia #sanjoaquin #teachers #poetry American Chemical Society

Fresno State students! Learn more about SACNAS on September 24th at 5 pm.

We will be hosting eight online Zoom sessions for K-6 students and their parents/guardians this semester around different Chemistry themes. The first theme is Chemistry is Colorful. Join us!

Community Chemistry visited John Adams Elementary in Madera today. Lots of fun was had! Email [email protected] for details and Spring 2020 reservations. The program is free!

We are always happy to have students get excited about Chemistry! Thank you for having us Chawanakee Academy Charter! We are currently taking reservations for Fall 2019. Please email [email protected] if you are interested in having us visit your school or community event!

Please vote for our video in the STEM For All Video Showcase. #stemforall Feel free to leave a comment as well - all feedback is welcome! https://stemforall2019.videohall.com/presentations/1369

It is with a heavy heart that we share the loss of a wonderful and admired colleague from our department. Dr. Stephen Rodemeyer, Professor Emeritus of Chemistry, passed away on October 16, 2019. Steve was a faculty for 42 years at Fresno State from 1967-2009 and served as the Inaugural Smittcamp Family Honors College Director (1999-2009). He was a well-loved organic chemistry professor earning the Provost Award for Excellence in Teaching (1994) and served as Chair (1971-77) of the department. He and his wife endowed the Stephen and Risa Rodemeyer Organic Chemistry scholarship in 2012, that has been awarded to 12 students. He will be dearly missed and we will remember his mentorship, friendship, and enthusiasm for supporting students. Information regarding a memorial service will be posted.

Our faculty, Dr. Eric Person and Dr. Dermot Donnelly, will be presenting at Café Scientifique tonight, 7 pm, Santa Fe Basque restaurant. Join us to learn about how we are making Chemistry learning interesting, relevant, and fun through a collaboration with Fresno Chaffee Zoo.

Check out some of the exciting work and opportunities in our department as told by our faculty and students! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YjHenDJmppk

Summer Field Trip: Join us for a field trip to Pharmavite LLC in Valencia, CA on July 26th from 10 AM - 4 PM. Transportation and a meal will be provided. We have a distinguished alumna, Christy Kadharmestan, who will be leading a tour of research and development and also manufacturing facilities. Pharmavite is a leader in the formulation of science based nutrition/nutraceutical products. Their Nature Brand products are the #1 pharmacist recommended brand for vitamins. Pharm...avite produces more than 120 types of supplements with 15 billion tablets, soft gels per year. This trip will be a great opportunity to network and learn more about the careers available in research and development, science and technology, manufacturing, sales, marketing, and quality in this exciting industry. There are only a few seat left! Please RSVP to [email protected] by Friday, July 19th. http://www.pharmavite.com/index.html

Inspiring future chemists at Saroyan Elementary today.

Dry ice, liquid nitrogen, and lots of fun and smiles!

A proud day for our graduates and us!

Dermot Donnelly and the Chemistry Club visited the Sanger Library Reopening on Saturday for some fun Chemistry activities as part of National Chemistry Week! Contact Dermot Donnelly at [email protected] if you'd like him and the Fresno State Chemistry Club to do fun chemistry activities at your local school or public event! http://www.reedleyexponent.com//article_f5aa266e-dd35-11e8

Congratulations to all the Chemistry faculty and instructors on winning the Silver Tassel for the first time this year for best attendance at the CSM Convocation. #fresnostate #fresnostategrad

The Chemistry Department at the 2018 CSM Convocation

Please join us this Friday, December 8th, 1:00 - 4:00 pm at University Business Center (Fresno State) for the STEM Symposium for Course-Based Undergraduate Research and Projects. Light refreshments will be served.... Come and see the exciting projects and research that are an integral part of our curriculum in the College of Science and Mathematics at Fresno State.

The Fresno State Community Chemistry Program and the Chemistry Club recently visited South Madera High School. Check out one of our demonstrations below! If interested in having them visit your school in the Spring 2018 semester, please contact Dr. Dermot Donnelly ([email protected]). It's free and spaces are limited! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sEvZfUrYg2g

Dr. Dermot Donnelly, the Chemistry Club, and Nick L. Mole from the Fresno State Chemistry Department took the Community Chemistry program to Kingsburg today. If you'd like more information about the Community Chemistry program and to see if they can come to your school contact Dr. Donnelly at [email protected].

More details on yesterdays announcement concerning the recent gift to the California State University, Fresno: College of Science & Math #GoDogs

Fresno State recently received a transformational $1 million gift for the President's Circle of Excellence and undergraduate research in #genetics and #molecularbiology in the California State University, Fresno: College of Science & Math #GoDogs https://www.instagram.com/p/BapxTk4hHkI/

The 2017 Nobel Prize in Chemistry Awarded has been awarded to a team who developed 3D views of biological molecules. https://www.nobelprize.org//chem/laureates/2017/press.html

Dr. Dermot Donnelly of the Fresno State Chemistry Dept. and Nick L. Mole from the Fresno State Chemistry Club took the Community Chemistry program to Inspire Charter Schools of Fresno today. Dr. Donnelly and Nick shared several lessons on Chemistry with the families in attendance. If you'd like more information about the Community Chemistry program and to see if they can come to your school contact Dr. Donnelly at [email protected].

Did you have memories of working in research in the Chemistry Dept. at Fresno State? Share your experiences in the comment section. After that, take a look at the progress going on in the Chemistry Dept. at Fresno State. #FresnoState #BeBold http://www.fresnostate.edu/m/a-peek-inside-the-campus-labs/

Chemistry Dept. Seminar: Microproteomic Analysis of Laser Capture Microdissected Cell Protrusions By Karine Gousset, Ph.D. Department of Biology, California State University, Fresno... Friday, March 17, 2017 Noon 12:50 p.m. Engineering East, Room 191

Upcoming Chemistry Dept Seminar: Magnetic Nanoparticles: synthesis and their biomedical applications By Monika Nimavat, Graduate Student, California State University, Fresno. Friday, March 10, 2017 Noon 12:50 p.m. Engineering East, room 191

Chemistry Dept. Seminar: In vitro natural selection: Some Applications of Phage Display Technology by Irina Boginski, Graduate Student Friday, March 3, 2017 Noon 12:50 p.m. Engineering East, room 191

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We will be having a seminar this Friday introducing students to the many research opportunities they have in the department. Come to this week's seminar titled Research in the Fresno State Chemistry Department. Seminar will be held on Friday, September 4, 2014 at 12 Noon. It will be held in Ag Building Room 109. ... Come learn what research is going on in your Chemistry Department and how you can get involved!

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This week's Fresno State Chemistry Department Seminar is titled: Targeting Aedes aegypti Midgut Proteases as a Potential Mosquito Control Strategy. By Alberto A. Rascón, Jr.... Chemistry Department San Jose State University Friday, March 27, 2015 12:00 noon 12:50 PM AgMechanics, Room 102 ABSTRACT Mosquito-borne diseases continue to have a worldwide impact on human health, and with the presence of the Dengue fever and Chikungunya viruses, and the biological vector Aedes aegypti in the United States, local impacts on human health are starting to be observed. Both the Dengue fever and Chikungunya viruses exclusively utilize humans as reservoirs and amplification hosts. This is important because the female Ae. aegypti mosquito requires a blood meal from a human host in order to obtain the proper nutrients to fuel the gonotrophic cycle. Unfortunately, no treatments or vaccines are available to combat the Dengue and Chikungunya viruses, and so the only strategy to prevent the spread of these viruses is through mosquito population control. Current vector control strategies using insecticides have proven effective in reducing the mosquito population and slowing down pathogen transmission. However, there has been an increase in Ae. aegypti mosquito resistance to available insecticides. Therefore, our strategy is to target the proteolytic enzymes involved in blood meal protein digestion. Before we can validate these midgut proteases as a potential vector control strategy, we must first fully understand how individual midgut proteases digest blood-meal proteins. Our research will advance the knowledge of Ae. aegypti midgut proteases, while initiating the trajectory to validate them as potential inhibitor targets. This may lead to the development of a new vector control strategy.

Current UC-Davis graduate student and Fresno State alum Alex (Revis) Holmes stopped by current Fresno State grad student Ryan Dougherty's research poster while at ACS-Denver. Ryan's poster, Job's Method and High Resolution NMR Studies of Trinuclear Bis(bis(O-ethyl-L-cysteinato)_2Ni)_2Ni^2+, is on his work with Fresno State Chemistry faculty, Drs. Melissa Golden and Krish Krishnan. Great to see former and current Bulldogs at various stages of their budding careers!

Fresno State graduate student Edwin Lozano shares a poster of his research work titled Gas Phase Studies of Isoprene Hydroperoxides at the ACS National Meeting in Denver. Edwin works with Chemistry faculty member Dr. Alam Hasson.

Sophia Papatheodorou was a lecturer for two years in the Fresno State Chemistry Department in the early 1980’s teaching general and organic chemistry. She then accepted a position at California State University Dominguez Hills where she has been a tenured faculty member in the Department of Chemistry for many years. She was the founder and long time advisor for CSU,DH Science Society (the University’s ACS Student Affiliate Organization) which has won a number of national ACS awards. She has a reputation at both Fresno State and Dominguez Hill as a strong advocate and mentor for students.

Fresno State Chemistry alum and current CU Boulder grad student Lucas Algrim at @ACSDenver. Great to see our Bulldogs #BeBold in their careers!

Today, the Fresno State Chemistry Department will be hosting two graduate student seminars: At 1:00 PM in Science 1, room 145, Hafez Alawdi will be presenting his thesis defense on "Electrochemical Heterogeneous Electron Transfer Rate Constants and Thermodynamic Parameters of Gold Nanoparticle Assemblies with Different Alkanethiolate Ligands." Later in the day at 4:00 PM, also in Science 1, room 145, Pahoua Xiong will be presenting her thesis defense on "Synthesis of Hetero...cycle-containing Genistein Analogs as Anti-Prostate Cancer Agents." Good luck to both!

Joyeux Anniversaire (Happy Birthday) to the Chemistry Dept.'s Dr. Laurent Dejean !!!

Interested in learning more about our Fresno State M.S. Chemistry degree? Join us for an informational meeting to learn about the application process, fees, and requirements. Current graduate students will be on-hand to answer questions, too. Due date for Fall 2015 admission: April 1st

The Fresno State Chemistry Dept. has announced a number of scholarships for Chemistry students. Deadlines are approaching. For more information, please visit the links provided below. Scholarships currently available: Professor Kenneth W. Chan Scholarship Helen Gigliotti Biochemistry Scholarship... Stephen and Risa Rodemeyer Organic Chemistry Scholarship Stanley M. and Frances C. Ziegler Physical Chemistry Scholarship See more

Please plan to attend an American Chemical Society seminar on Wednesday, November 19, 2014, at California State University, Science 2 building, room 108 @ 5 PM.... Dr. Eric Person, Associate Professor of Chemistry, at California State University, Fresno, will speak on "Improving the Accuracy of Clandestine Laboratory Capacity Estimates." For more information and how to obtain a parking permit, please contact Katie Williams of the Fresno State Chemistry Department for a parking permit code at the number listed in the image.

This week's Chemistry seminar is from graduate student Rhaul Llanos. He will speak on "Mass Spectrometry as a Biochemical Approach to Study Cell Signal Transduction Pathways in Chemical Physiology." Friday, October 31, 2014 12:00 PM to 12:50 PM Ag Mechanics 102

Department chair, Dr. Alam Hasson, building new bridges to student success!

The Fresno State CHEM Club is hosting an ACS Webinar titled "Speaking Simply: Communicating Your Science" today at 4 pm in Lab School 134.

Coming up tomorrow, the Fresno State Chemistry Dept. will be presenting a graduate student seminar. "Brown Carbon and Its Impact on Climate Change": A review of literature on current research. By James A. Baroi Department of Chemistry... California State University Fresno Friday, September 26 2014 12:00 12:50 p.m. AgMechanics, Room 102 ABSTRACT Recent atmospheric studies over the past decade have identified the importance to the contribution to climate change of a class of carbonaceous compounds known as Brown Carbon. In this seminar the effect of these compounds on the radiative balance of the Earth's atmosphere and its consequent impact on climate change will be presented. Assumptions and uncertainties in the measurements of these compounds and its consequent limitations on the predictive capacity of current models will be discussed and future work suggested. If you need disability-related accomodations, please contact the Chemistry Dept. Office.

Today, the Chemistry Dept. weekly seminar is focused on research which is being done in the dept. Research in the Fresno State Chemistry Department by ... Dr. Alam Hasson Dr. Cory Brooks Dr. Joy Goto Dr. Kin Ng Dr. Laurent Dejean and Dr. Santanu Maitra Friday, August 29, 2014 12:00 p.m. 12:50 p.m. Ag Mechanics, Room 102

Next Friday at noon, the Fresno State Chemistry Dept. is hosting a speaker, Gilles Muller from the Dept. of Chemistry at San Jose State University: Design of Luminescent Lanthanide (III)-Containing Compounds with a Chiral Feature to Develop ‘Smarter’ Biomolecular Probes Friday, September 5, 2014... 12:00 noon 12:50 p.m. Ag Mechanics, Room 102 See more

Take a look at today's Fresno Bee article on the research of Chemistry Professor Dr. Santanu Maitra. http://www.fresnobee.com//fresno-state-professor-looks-for

Congratulations to Dr. Saeed Attar on his selection to serve as director of the Smittcamp Family Honors College. http://www.fresnostatenews.com//dr-saeed-attar-is-new-ho/

Congratulations to Aroob Abdelhamid on being awarded the Dean's Medal and representing the College of Science and Math!

Congratulations to Dean Susan Elrod, Dr. Melissa Golden of Chemistry, Dr. Ulrike Muller of Biology, Dr. Lance Burger of Math and Dr. Daqing Zhang of Physics on being awarded a NSF Wider grant. http://www.fresnostatenews.com//university-awarded-1-5-m/

Today, the Fresno State Chemistry Dept. is hosting a thesis defense: "Synthesis and characterization of isoprene hydroxy nitrates" Presented by Truc Le... Today, 12:00 2:00 p.m. Speech Arts 153 **Please note the room change.

Today's Fresno State Chemistry Department seminar is co-sponsored by the Research Infrastructure for Minority Institutions (RIMI) Program. "Children’s Health and Air Pollution Study in the San Joaquin Valley and the Role of Exposure Assessment in Epidemiologic Studies... Presented by: Katharine Hammond, PhD, CIH Co-Principal Investigator Professor of Environmental Health Sciences School of Public Health University of California, Berkeley Today - 12 - 1 PM Room: Ag109

Two of the faculty of the Fresno State Chemistry department are featured in a display on Women in Math & Science in the Henry Madden Library. Stop by the second floor near the elevators and check it out!