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Open Postdoc Position (SFG Spectroscopy)

Separation Science group has an opening for a Postdoctoral Appointee to conduct fundamental research centered on liquid surfaces/interfaces of relevance to separation science. As part of an ongoing program that integrates advanced techniques in surface physics with inorganic, analytical, and … Read More »

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Multivalent and Complex Ions – Submit an Abstract

Ahmet is organizing a focus session at 2023 APS March Meeting. Abstract submission is now open. 02.01.25 Multivalent and Complex Ions at Charged Interfaces Ions at charged interfaces are fundamental to a wide range of phenomena, from biology to industry. … Read More »

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Goodbye Raju!

Congratulations to Raju for joining Fresenius Kabi as a Lead Scientist! Raju joined Separation Science Group as a postdoctoral appointee in 2020 and worked on multiple projects including interfacial lipid ion interactions in solvent extraction systems and multivalent ion adsorption … Read More »

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JPCL Cover

Raju, Pubudu, Michael, and Ahmet’s work has appeared as a supplementary cover of Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters! Phase-sensitive SFG spectroscopy and MD simulations reveal the emergence of oppositely oriented interfacial thiocyanate populations at high ion concentrations. Understanding the interfacial … Read More »

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An Emerging Leader: Amanda J. Carr

Congratulations to Amanda for being selected to 2021 Emerging Leaders cohort of Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter. “An emerging leader is defined as a top researcher who completed their PhD in 2011 or later (10 years excluding career breaks). A … Read More »

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Welcome Derrick Poe!

Derrick Poe has joined the Separation Science group as a postdoctoral appointee. Derrick’s previous work focused on developing and manufacturing novel proteomic analysis tools for a biotech startup. This was followed by a return to academia, where his research focused … Read More »

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Welcome Andy!

Xiaoyu (Andy) Wang has joined Separation Science group as a postdoctoral appointee. Andy received his PhD of chemical engineering at Illinois Institute of Technology with Prof. Sohail Murad on the topic of “Using Computational Molecular Modeling to Study Transport Processes … Read More »

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Welcome Derrick Combs!

Derrick Combs has joined Heavy Elements group as a SULI student for the summer. He has a BS in Chemistry (Spring 2022) from Valparaiso University and is interested in pursuing a career in the chemical industry. He is most interested … Read More »

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Welcome Julia!

Julia Hoffman has joined Heavy Elements group as a SULI student for the summer. She finished her junior year in the BS in Chemistry program at Northern Illinois University. She is planning to attend graduate school upon completing her bachelors … Read More »

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Goodbye Pubudu!

We wish Pubudu farewell as he begins his career in industry at Intel in Oregon. Pubudu joined the Separation Science group in February of 2021 to work on simulations of anion adsorption at charged interfaces. He also contributed significantly in … Read More »

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