Daily Planet: Star Wars come to life in SMU chemist’s invention
Long ago, sort of, scenes from Star Wars triggered a child's imagination, so that today it's informed one of his research goals as a chemist.
Cosmos: Painting with light in three dimensions
A new technique uses photoswitch molecules to create three-dimensional images from pure light.
Better than Star Wars: Chemistry discovery yields 3-D table-top objects crafted from light
A scientist’s dream of 3-D projections like those he saw years ago in a Star Wars movie has led to new technology for making animated 3-D table-top objects by structuring light.
SMU chemist wins prestigious NSF Career Award
SMU chemist Alex Lippert has received a prestigious National Science Foundation Career Award, expected to total $611,000 over five years, to fund his research into alternative internal imaging techniques.
Study solves mystery of how plants use sunlight to tell time via cell protein signaling
Findings of a new study solve a key mystery about the chemistry of how plants tell time so they can flower and metabolize nutrients.
Dallas Innovates: SMU Chemists Find New Way to Break Carbon, Hydrogen Bond
An SMU chemist has found a cheaper, cleaner method to break the stubborn molecular bond between carbon and hydrogen, aiding future development of products derived from petroleum.
Green chemistry: Au naturel catalyst mimics nature to break tenacious carbon-hydrogen bond
A new catalyst for breaking the tough molecular bond between carbon and hydrogen holds the promise of a cleaner, easier, cheaper way to derive products from petroleum.
SMU 2015 research efforts broadly noted in a variety of ways for world-changing impact
SMU scientists and their research have a global reach that is frequently noted, beyond peer publications and media mentions. It was a good year for SMU faculty and student research efforts. Here's a small sampling of public and published acknowledgements during 2015, ranging from research modeling that made the cover of a scientific journal to research findings presented as evidence at government hearings.
SMU chemist Nicolay Tsarevsky wins prestigious National Science Foundation Career Award
SMU chemist Nicolay (Nick) Tsarevsky has received a prestigious National Science Foundation CAREER Award, expected to total $650,000 over five years, to fund his research into new methods of creating polymers — whose uses range from fluorescent materials to drug carriers, to everyday technologies.
NSF CAREER Awards are given to tenure-track faculty members who exemplify the role of teacher-scholars through outstanding research, excellent education and the integration of education and research in American colleges and universities.