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Chemistry Open House

The Chemistry Open House, held every year in October, opens up the doors of the Chemistry Building for visitors of all types to come in and explore the nature and aspects of chemistry. Featured in these Open Houses are hands on laboratories where guests can safely play with chemicals, laboratories of both the "haunted" and "Harry Potter" variety, and magic shows that perform chemical demonstrations that capture the interest of children and adults. Hosted by the Chemistry faculty, this event is meant to create early awareness in the science of chemistry, as well as the interesting things that you can do with it.

Here is some of the latest news from the Department of Chemistry at Indiana University:

From University of San Diego Health Sciences News: (10/13/2008)

NIH AWARDS $38 MILLION GRANT RENEWAL TO UC SAN DIEGO FOR LIPID MAPPING PROJECT

The University of California, San Diego School of Medicine has been awarded nearly $38 million by the National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS), part of the National Institutes of Health, to continue leading “LIPID MAPS,” a national consortium studying the structure and function of lipids – cellular fats and oils that serve as building blocks for cells or as energy sources for the body. Lipids are implicated in a wide range of disorders, including heart disease, stroke, arthritis, cancer, diabetes and Alzheimer's disease.

The five-year competitive renewal grant will enable the continuation of this ambitious national effort that brings together the work of dozens of researchers at 16 universities, (including Indiana University , Department of Chemistry, Professor Michael VanNieuwenhze) , medical research institutes and companies across the United States. This $38 million builds upon $35.6 million awarded to UC San Diego in 2003 to establish and fund the consortium, designed to lead to breakthroughs in the understanding of Lipid Metabolism and the treatment of lipid-based diseases.

From Chem Notes: (09/15/08)

Professor Lane Baker is the recipient of the 2008 Starter Grant Award sponsored by the Society for Analytical Chemists of Pittsburgh ( SACP ). This award is to recognize achievements for high-quality innovative research and promoting the training and development of graduate students in the field of analytical chemistry.

Jacqueline Wozniak (Lecture Demo Technician) and Paul Crowder (Manger of Research Electronics) have joined the Chemistry Department. Welcome!

From the IU News Room:

Martin Jarrold and collaborators in Chemistry receive $2.9 million NSF grant
Martin F. Jarrold, Bogdan Dragnea, Stephen C. Jacobson, Peter J. Ortoleva, James P. Reilly, and their collaborators at the IU Nanoscience Center and Indiana University's Center for Cell and Virus Theory have been awarded $2,925,000 from the National Science Foundation to study how viruses pull themselves together.

IU Chemistry acquires a powerful 10-ton, 18.8-Telsa magnet
Part of a $2 million, 800-MHz nuclear magnetic resonance spectrometer system, this instrument will help IU's life scientists expand their study of the large molecules that are fundamental to all life - and do so at atomic resolution.