Congratulations to graduate student, Xinfeng Quan, who ran the Pittsburgh Marathon on May 12, 2013. He completed the race in 3 hours and 34 minutes, for an average of 8:11 minutes/mile.
Well done, Xinfeng!
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Dr. Andrey Sharapov Defends
Many congratulations to Dr. Andrey Sharapov! Andrey defended his dissertation “Fast Treatment Of Pi-Stacking Using Density Functional Theory” in physics on April 8th. His dissertation involved the use of the Harris approximation in DFT for predicting pi stacking geometries in conjugated molecules, with a speed up of 10-20x over conventional methods. Congrats Andrey!
Conjugated Sequenced Oligomers Paper Featured on Cover of Macromolecules
Our recent paper is currently featured on the cover of Macromolecules.
Macromolecules Cover Art
Ten Hundred Words
For Ten Hundred Words of Science: Explaining Complex Science in Plain English.
We make tiny things which make power from the sun and other tiny things which make power from moving. Both can help power the world.
We think hard about how matter really works and how tiny things can come together to make a whole. We try to understand how power moves through stuff. By asking how these tiny things work, and come together to form a whole, we can make them work better. So using what we learn, we make new things.
Part of our job is also to help other people to learn about these things, and how to ask and answer new questions.
Michael Hartmann Joins
This Spring, the Hutchison Group welcomes its newest member, Michael Hartmann.
Michael will be under dual advising for his graduate career, with Dr. Hutchison and Dr. Jill Millstone. Coming to Pittsburgh after receiving his Bachelor’s degree from University of Maryland, Michael will study surface structure of nanoparticle systems using a combined experiment and theory approach.
Welcome to the group!
Adam wins Kaufman Fellowship
Congratulations to Adam for winning a Kaufman Predoctoral Fellowship for this school year for excellence in physical chemistry.
Well done, Adam!
Ilana wins a 2012 Safford Award
Congratulations to Ilana for winning a Safford Award for excellence in teaching. As the fourth member of the group to be recognized, she has demonstrated outstanding teaching capability and a willingness to go above and beyond the dimensions of her teaching assignment.
Well done, Ilana!