Department of Chemistry

Shine a light: New research shows how low-energy light can bend plastic

Published: June 28, 2022 | 2:53 pm | Posted in: Science & Technology

A team of Florida State University researchers has uncovered a way to use low-energy light to manipulate photopolymers or plastic films — a finding that has implications for a wide range of technologies that use light as an energy source to create shape-shifting structures. The research is published in the journal ACS Applied Polymer Materials […]

FSU chemistry doctoral student wins ACS award for research on recyclability

Published: June 23, 2022 | 9:32 am | Posted in: Science & Technology

A Florida State University doctoral student has won an award from the American Chemical Society for her research aimed at improving methods to screen new materials for their potential to be recycled. Brianna Coia, a doctoral candidate in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry in the FSU College of Arts and Sciences, is among the […]

FSU chemist pursues answers to why promising solar cell material quickly degrades

Published: June 14, 2022 | 12:13 pm | Posted in: Science & Technology

Former Florida State University postdoctoral researcher Sarah Wieghold, left, and FSU Assistant Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry Lea Nienhaus. Their research is helping to understand the fundamental processes in a material known as perovskites, work that could lead to more efficient solar cells that also do a better job of resisting degradation. (FSU Photography Services)

A Florida State University researcher is unraveling the intricacies of a material that scientists worldwide are trying to manipulate to build better solar cells. Assistant Professor of Chemistry Lea Nienhaus has published a new study in collaboration with Argonne National Laboratory that examines what happens when this material — called a halide perovskite — faces […]

FSU researchers use pressure-sensitive molecular materials to harness cooling technology

Published: March 9, 2021 | 12:07 pm | Posted in: Science & Technology

Air conditioners, refrigerators and other machines that heat and cool work with a simple premise. Pressure is applied to a gaseous refrigerant to turn it into a liquid state and then removed again so cold air is released. That cycle repeats. But it isn’t the most efficient or environmentally friendly process. And now, researchers from […]

FSU chemistry professor uses old materials to make newer, better solar cells

Published: December 1, 2020 | 2:28 pm | Posted in: Science & Technology

Biwu Ma, associate professor of chemical and biomedical engineering

A Florida State University research team is mixing the old with the new to create a more stable solar cell. Professor of Chemistry Biwu Ma and his team published a new study that shows if you add a layer of ancient organic pigment to a perovskite solar cell, it increases the stability and efficiency of the cell. The study is published in […]

FSU student awarded prestigious fellowship from U.S. Department of Energy

Published: May 19, 2020 | 11:01 am | Posted in: Science & Technology, University News

A Florida State University graduate student has earned an esteemed fellowship from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE). Judith Roth, a doctoral student in the Department of Chemistry, was one of 62 graduate students from across the nation selected for the DOE’s Office of Science Graduate Student Research (SCGSR) Program. “Judy’s award is the recognition […]

FSU dedicates Chemical Sciences Laboratory auditorium in honor of Nobel Prize winner Kroto

Published: October 4, 2019 | 9:49 pm | Posted in: Science & Technology

Margaret and Stephen Kroto (center) join a crowd at the Chemical Sciences Laboratory to dedicate the auditorium in Sir Harold Kroto's honor.

Family, friends and former colleagues of the late Professor Sir Harold Kroto honored the Nobel Laureate’s memory by dedicating the auditorium of the FSU Chemical Sciences Laboratory in his honor Oct. 4. The auditorium dedication came at the end of the first day of a two-day symposium honoring Kroto’s work. “He was a gentleman, a […]

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