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  • June 2009, Cole's and Stephanie's paper was accepted for publication on ChemCatChem. Congratulations Cole and Stephanie!

  • June 2009, Elisabeth Wondimu joined our lab as a Summer Undergraduate Student to conduct research on development of nanomaterials for catalysis and drug delivery Elisabeth comes from Manhattanville College, NY. Welcome Elisabeth !

  • May 2009, Richard's paper was accepted for publication on Mater. Lett. Congratulations Richard!

  • May 2009, Zhimin's and Gang's paper was accepted for publication on Langmuir. Congratulations Zhimin and Gang!

  • April 2009, Amy won the Exceptional Performance in Undergraduate Research award from Chemistry Department, SU. Congratulations Amy !!

  • April 2009, Amy graduated successfully with her BSc degree. Congratulations Amy !!

  • April 2009, Our proposal for beam-time at Cornell Synchrotron Facility has been accepted for a third time.

  • April 2009, Amy has won an Exceptional Performance a Senior in Undergraduate Research Award by the Department of Chemistry, SU.

  • April 2009, Our paper on detailed studies of functionalized nanoporous catalysts for aldol reaction was accepted for publication on the Journal of Catalysis.

  • March 2009, Our new Agilent GC instrument has been installed.

  • March 2009, Our paper on the development of functionalized nanomaterials for drug adsorption and release was accepted for publication on the Journal of Solid State Chemistry. Congratulations Gang, Amy, Libby, and Kelley !

  • February 2009, Asefa and Amy and their work were featured on Capstone Magazine.

  • February 2009, Asefa was invited to publish an Invited Comprehensive Review Article on "Metal Oxide Based Nanosensors and Biosensors" on the journal Sensors.
    http://www.mdpi.com/journal/sensors/special_issues/metal_oxide_based_nanosensors

  • February 2009, Asefa served as an External Ph.D. examiner at the van 't Hoff Institute for Molecular Sciences at the University of Amsterdam in the Netherlands along with Prof. Bert Chandler of Trinity College (TX) and Prof. Dr. Gadi Rothenberg of the University of Amsterdam, the Netherlands.

  • February 2009, Dr. Ankush Biradar has joined our group as a postdoctoral Fellow. Ankush did his PhD in the Catalysis Division at the National Chemical Laboratory (NCL) in Pune, India and then worked as a researcher for several months at the Leibniz Institute for Catalysis at University of Rostock, Berlin. Ankush has extensive research experience in homogeneous and heterogenous catalysis. Welcome Ankush!

  • February 2009, we have also welcomed Ms. Archana Biradar, who has joined our group as a Research Assistant. Archana has an MSc degree studying in Biotransformation and DNA extraction at the National Chemical Laboratory (NCL) in Pune, India. Archana is currently working in the development of novel bionanocatalysts by enzyme immobilization in nanostructured materials and studying several biocatalytic transformations. Welcome Archana!

  • January 2009, Asefa was invited to publish an Invited Review Article on "Nanostructured Sensors and Biosensors" on the Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) journal Analyst.

  • Our book on "Functionalized Nanoporous and Mesoporous Heterogeneous Catalysts – New Synthetic Strategies and Applications" has been Published as Chapter 2 on:
    https://www.novapublishers.com/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=7821

  • January 2009, Rob was accepted in the Dental School at the University of Maryland, College Park, MD. Congratulations Rob and Good Luck with your studies!

  • December 2009, Asefa was invited to chair an Inorganic Nanomaterials session at the upcoming American Chemical Society (ACS) Spring Meeting in Salt Lake City, Utah in March 2009.

  • December 2009, Asefa was invited to present at 13th ISCBC International Conference on Interplay of Chemical and Biological Sciences: Impact on Health and Environment on in Delhi University, Delhi, India in February 2009.

  • November 2008, Asefa attended the New York State Academy of Science Galla in New York City along with Chancellor Nancy Cantor and Prof. Jon Zubieta (Chair, Department of Chemistry).

  • November 2008, Cassidy Henneman, Ridhima Oberai, and Zhao Zhang have joined our group and started their research as undergraduate researchers. Welcome Cassidy, Chao and Ridhima!

  • October 2008, Asefa was invited to present at the International Conference on Multifunctional, Hybrid and Nanomaterials - Hybrid Materials 2009 in Tours, France in March 2009.

  • October 2008, Asefa gave an Invited Lecture on "Multifunctional Nanomaterials: New Synthetic Strategies and Potential Applications" at GoNano, the Geoffrey Ozin Symposium, along with Prof. George Whitesides of Harvard Univ., Prof. Chad Mirkin of Northwestern Univ., Prof. Younan Xia of Washington Univ. in St. Louis, and Prof. Robert Whetton of Georgia Tech, at the University of Toronto, Canada.

  • Sept. 2008, Krishna's and Rob's paper was accepted on Langmuir as a full article. Congratulations Krishna and Rob!

  • Sept. 2008, our paper on corrugated nanospheres and their use for construction of biosensors was accepted for publication on the Journal of Materials Chemistry.

  • Sept. 2008, Dr. Yanfei Wang has joined our group as a postdoctoral Fellow. Yanfei did his PhD at Jilin University, China, and has a year-long postdoctoral experience at the University of California at Merced. Yanfei will bring expertise on synthesis and of shaped quantum dot and spectroscopy. Welcome Yanfei !

  • Sept. 2008, Asefa was invited to give a talk at the Food Reesearch Laboratory at Cornell University on Food Nanotechnology.

  • July 2008, Asefa was invited to serve as an External Ph.D. examiner at the van 't Hoff Institute for Molecular Sciences at the University of Amsterdam.

  • July 2008, Abhishek’s, Krishna’s and Raji’s paper has been accepted on Catalysis Letters. Congratulations Abhishek, Raji and Krishna !!

  • July 2008, Asefa was invited to serve on an EPA panel !

  • June 2008, David Brown, Luke (Muzhi) Liu, Nikki Batista, and Staphanie Flitsch have joined Asefa Lab as REU and iLearn Exchange students in Summer 2008. Welcome Dave, Luke, Nikki, and Stephanie!

  • June 2008, Asefa received a second NSF grant from the Division of Materials Research (NSF-DMR) at the National Science Foundation to develop new nanostructured and nanoporous ceramic materials.

  • May 2008, Asefa served as a reviewer for the Journal of the American Chemical Society, book reviews of “Bio-inorganic Hybrid Nanomaterials: Strategies, Synthesis, Characterization and Applications” Edited by Eduardo Ruiz-Hitzky, IKatsuhiko Ariga, and Yuri Lvov Wiley-VCH, 2008. » view review

  • May 2008, Asefa was invited to preside at the International Nanoporous Symposium in Vancouver, British Columbia.

  • May 2008, Dr. Zhimin Tao is joining Asefa lab as a Post-Doctoral Fellow. Zhimin will bring an expertise in biological studies, medical applications of nanomaterials, cell studies, anticancer research, nanocytotoxicity studies, etc. Welcome Zhimin!

  • May 2008, Asefa was invited to preside at the 82nd American Chemical Society (ACS) Colloid and Surface Science Symposium in North Carolina in June, 2008.

  • April 2008, Youwei's and Sean's paper was accepted on the Journal of Physical Chemistry C. Congratulations Youwei and Sean!

  • April 2008, Amy's review highlight paper was accepted on the Chemtracts – Inorg. Chem. Congratulations Amy!

  • Abhishek's paper on J. Molecular Catal. A was chosen as an Editor's Choice Article. Congratulations Abhishek!

  • April 2008, Kelley received a Research Award from Biology Department for her work on nanoporous materials for biological and medical applications in Asefa lab. Congratulations Kelley!

  • April 2008, Amy was chosen as one among the thirty-five 2008-2009 Syracuse University Remembrance Scholars. » view link

  • April 2008, Amy won the Norma Slepecky Recognition Prize. Congratulations Amy!

  • March 2008, Abhishek's and Krishna's paper was accepted on the Journal of Molecular Catalysis A: Chemical. Congradulations Abhishek and Krishna!

  • March 2008, Krisha was offered a summer internships at Proctor & Gamble. Congradulations Krishna!

  • March 2008, Amy Otuonye (Asefa's Undergraduate student) will be presenting at Harvard Medical on her work in Asefa lab in March 2008.

  • March 2008, Asefa will be chairing and presenting in sessions in Inorganic / Materials Chemistry and Colloid Chemistry at the ACS National meeting in New Orleans.

  • February 2008, Asefa's group work was highlighted on the journal Chemtracts – Inorganic Chemistry

  • February 2008, Cole's, Krishna's and Abhishek's paper with Zhimin Tao, Jerry Goodisman, and Abdul Souidi was published on Nano Letters. Congradulations Cole, Krishna and Abhishek!

  • February 2008, Asefa was invited to serve on a Panel in Bonn, Germany.

  • January 2008, - Asefa was invited to present in the ACS conference in Colloid Chemistry in North Carolina in June 2008.

  • January 2008, Asefa's group work was published as invited chapter. "Efficient and Selective Nanoporous Catalysts by Placing Multiple Site-Isolated Functional Groups on Mesoporous Materials" In "Nanoporous Materials" (A. Sayari and M. Jaroniec, eds.), World Scientific Publ. Co., Singapore, 2008, pp. 497-508.

  • January 2008, Asefa was invited to serve on a Panel in Washington D.C.

  • Dec. 2007. 2007, Asefa was invited by Wiley-VCH to write a chapter on a Book "Non Magnetic Bi-Metallic and Metal Oxide Nanomaterials for Life Sciences" to be published by Wiley-VCH, Volume 3, 2008.

  • Nov. 2007, Asefa was invited by Nova Publishers to write a chapter on a Book "Heterogeneous Catalysis Research Progress", Nova Publishers, New York, 2008.

  • Dec. 2007, Our Full paper on "Nanoporous Catalysts.." by Krishna, Abhishek and Rob was accepted on JACS.

  • Dec. 2007, Yan-Li's Langmuir paper (2007) became the top most accessed articles in 2007. Yan-Li is a postdoc fellow in Asefa's lab.

  • Dec. 2007, Asefa's ISI total citations made it over 1400.

  • Dec. 2007, Amy Otuonye, Asefa's Undergraduate student, was nominated to give an oral research presentation at Harvard Medical on her work in Asefa lab.

  • Nov. 2007, Asefa's CAREER Award was renewed.

  • Nov. 2007, Asefa served as a Panelist for Department of Energy and Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in Washington, DC.

  • Nov. 2007, Asefa was invited to give a SUPA (Syracuse University Project Advance) lecture to Downstate NY high school teachers in New York City.

  • Oct. 2007, Asefa was invited to chair a session in Inorganic / Materials Chemistry for a second time at the ACS National meeting in New Orleans in Spring 2008.

  • Oct. 2007, Asefa was invited to give a SUPA (Syracuse University Project Advance) lecture to Upstate NY high school teachers in Syracuse.

  • Sept. 2007, Asefa was awarded a second Syracuse CARTI Grant with Prof. Eric Schiff (Physics Department, SU) and Anthony Terrinoni (Antek, Inc.).

  • Sept. 2007, Rob Buckley, Undergraduate student in Asefa's Lab was featured in Chemistry Department site. » view link
  • Sept. 2007, Asefa participated in Gordon Research Conference in Solid-State Chemistry in Oxford, England

  • July 2007, Asefa, Yanli, Krishna and Abhishek have filed three patents with Syracuse University.

  • June 2007, Asefa's CARTI award was featured with others on the news. » view link

  • May 2007, Asefa was awarded a Syracuse CARTI Grant with Prof. Jim Dabrowiak.

  • April 2007, Asefa was selected as among a few Panelist to give lectures on Accelerate 2007. » view link

  • Marc. 2007, Asefa was featured on NYSTAR news. » view link

  • Feb. 2007, Asefa and his CAREER Award were featured on Syracuse University News » view link

  • Jan. 2007, Abhihsek, Youwei, Gang and Cole joined our group as new graduate students

  • Dec. 2006, Asefa was awarded CAREER Award Dec. 2006.

  • Sept 2006, Asefa served as a Panelist for Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in Washington, DC.

  • Sept 2006, Libby Blair, Asefa's undergraduate student was awarded with a Birge Award, SU. Great job Libby!