The proteasome—a subcellular organelle that degrades unwanted and misfolded cellular proteins—is sort of like a microscopic garbage disposal, reasons biology Professor Sudhir Nayak. Continue Reading
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Quantum Tunnel Featured in National Magazine
Even Heisenberg would agree with certainty that the transformation of the Chemistry basement is spectacular. Descend into the depths of the building and you will enter “The Quantum Tunnel,” a mural that has gained national recognition and was recently featured within the pages of In Chemistry, a magazine published by the American Chemical Society (November/December 2011 issue). Continue Reading
National Science Foundation grants fund state-of-the-art equipment for student and faculty research
The National Science Foundation (NSF), under its Major Research Instrumentation (MRI) program, has awarded the College with two grants to aid the acquisition of state-of-the-art laboratory research equipment. Continue Reading
Chemistry Career Café Series
The College of New Jersey, Rider University, and the American Chemical Society are proud to announce our Chemistry Career Café Series. Continue Reading
TCNJ Among Top in Nation for Producing Chemistry Graduates
TCNJ tops the ranks when it comes to turning out ACS-certified graduates, with a whopping 30 degrees bestowed in 2008-2009. Continue Reading
Great Chemistry with the Job Market – 100% Employment
Whether it be an industrial or educational venture, it would appear TCNJ graduates are groomed for success. Continue Reading
Chemistry Student Awarded Grant for Research Presentation
Nichole Lareau was recently awarded an NSF-REU Chemistry Leadership Group grant to partially fund her travel to present her REU sponsored summer research at the Spring 2011 American Chemical Society Meeting in Anaheim. Her poster, entitled “Exploring Conformation Space for Natural Product Discovery” was developed as part of the NSF REU at Vanderbilt University summer 2010 under Dr. John… Continue Reading
Art imitates life: forensics prof appears in murder mystery novel
When the fictional New Jersey college administrator at the center of Murder 101 needs a slice of forensic expertise, he goes to a real-life expert—TCNJ’s own John Allison, professor of chemistry. Continue Reading
TCNJ Chemistry Student Pursues Research in Germany
Joselle McCracken pursued research in Germany this past summer (2010) through a program administered by the American Chemical Society (ACS), the Deutscher Akademischer Austausch Dienst/German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD), and the National Science Foundation (NSF). Ms. McCracken, currently a senior Chemistry major at TCNJ, was one of 24 students selected from 300 applicants to receive… Continue Reading
Chemistry Students Receive National Recognition for Their Research
Senior chemistry major Devon Cocuzza and junior Jennifer Urban received travel grants of $500 each from the American Crystallographic Association (ACA) to attend the 2010 annual meeting in Chicago. They each presented a poster and Jennifer won the AIP Inaugural Undergraduate Research Poster Prize. Jennifer was recognized at the meeting banquet with a certificate and… Continue Reading