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2018
Congrats Anusree!November 2nd, 2018
Barnes group undergraduate researcher Anusree Natraj lands 2nd place at the St. Louis Section of the American Chemical Society's Undergraduate Research Symposium for her poster presentation titled 'Synthesis of Sequence-Defined Redox-Responsive Polyviologens." Way to go Anusree!!
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8th Samuel Weissman LectureOctober 4-5th, 2018
We're deeply honored to have had the opportunity to host 2016 Chemistry Nobel Laureate Sir Fraser Stoddart (Northwestern University) for the 8th Samuel Weissman Memorial Lectures! As expected, Fraser delivered two fantastic talks on the two year anniversary of winning the Chem Nobel!!
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Packard MEeting 2018September 5-9th, 2018
Jonathan attends his first Packard Fellows meeting in Coronado, CA at the famous Hotel del Coronado. This meeting also coincided with the 30th anniversary reunion of the program and was attended by 250+ from previous generations of Packard Fellows and capped off by THE Alan Alda (yes, that one from M*A*S*H)! It was great to interact with so many Fellows from diverse backgrounds and to have the opportunity to discuss our work on photoredox-responsive artificial molecular muscles!!
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Axe Throwing
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We've Moved!July 14-16th, 2018
The group moves into our new digs in the newly renovated Bryan Hall!! With greater space comes greater responsibilities ... Awesome job to all Barnes group members who survived the arduous 3-day intracampus move!
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Foresight InstituteMay 5-6th, 2018
Jonathan co-chairs the Foresight Institute workshop at WashU with 2016 Chemistry Nobel Laureate, Fraser Stoddart. Barnes group members also participated in the workshop and 2nd year grad students Nate Colley and Abby Delawder give the proposal pitch to the workshop for their respective teams.
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Welcome Faheem!April 17th, 2018
The Barnes group welcomes new postdoctoral associate Dr. Faheem Solangi, who obtained his PhD with Professor Michael Monteiro at the University of Queensland in Australia. Welcome Faheem!
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Congrats Abby!April 3rd, 2018
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Advanced Science NewsFebruary 17th, 2018
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Paper HighlightJanuary 26th, 2018
Our recent paper on light-activated artificial molecular muscles is highlighted in the Source. Thanks Talia Ogliore for a great piece showcasing our research!
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New Publication!January 24th, 2018
Kevin and Angel's paper on 'Photoredox-based Actuation of an Artificial Molecular Muscle' is published online in Macromol. Rapid. Commun. Congrats to Kevin, Angel, and all contributing co-authors!!
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Congrats Mark!January 9th, 2018
First-year graduate student, Mark Nosiglia is awarded a GAANN Fellowship from the Department of Chemistry at Wash U (sponsored by the Dept. of Education). Congrats Mark!!
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Welcome Mark
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2017
New Publication!December 28th, 2017
Kevin and Angel's paper (and the group's second research-based paper) on 'Photoredox-based Actuation of an Artificial Molecular Muscle' is accepted for publication in Macromolecular Rapid Communications! Congrats Kevin, Angel, and all co-authors on a job well done!!
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Jonathan Awarded
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First research Publication!October 16th, 2017
Congratulations to Barnes group members Dr. Angelique Greene, Mary Danielson, Abby Delawder, Kevin Liles, Dr. Xuesong Li, Anusree Natraj, and Andrew Wellen for the group's first ever research paper accepted today in the journal Chemistry of Materials!! A well-deserved article for such a hard-working bunch!
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Jonathan Awarded
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Congrats Angel!September 22nd, 2017
Barnes group postdoc Dr. Angelique Greene lands a travel grant to attend this year's NOBCChE Advancing Science Conference on Oct. 30th - Nov. 3rd!
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2017 ACS National MeetingAugust 20-24th, 2017
Jonathan attended the 2017 ACS National meeting in Washington, DC and got to hear about some great science in addition to snagging a photo with 2/3 of the 2016 Chemistry Nobel Laureates (Ben Feringa and Fraser Stoddart)!
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Schaap Chemistry SymposiumJuly 20-21st, 2017
Members of the Barnes group (Jonathan, Angel, and Abby) visited Hope College for their inaugural Schaap Chemistry Symposium. It was another great opportunity to present our work and to interact with so many talented undergraduate and graduate researchers! A special thanks to Prof. Jason Gilmore for doing such a great job organizing this event!!
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One Year & Counting!July 9th, 2017
The Barnes group had fun celebrating our One Year Anniversary at Tower Grove Park! Lots of fun grilling out, playing games, and listening to 80's and 90's jams (DJ'd by Angel)!!
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A Golden Age for ChemistryJune 25-28th, 2017
Jonathan visited the University of Nottingham in England to attend 'A Golden Age for Chemistry' conference, which celebrated 50 years of Stoddart chemistry. It was a great privilege to see so many familiar faces and to meet many members of the extended Stoddart family from generations past!! Thank you David Amabalino for hosting!!!
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Burroughs
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Truman State VisitMay 5th, 2017
Jonathan visited Truman State University as an invited speaker of the Chemistry Department (hosted by Tim Humphry). Many thanks to Tim and all of the students who provided tours of the department and shared lunch with Dr. Barnes!
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SEMO Student Research ConferenceApril 12-13th, 2017
Jonathan was invited by the Department of Psychology to be the keynote speaker at the 25th Annual Student Research Conference at Southeast Missouri State University (SEMO). Many thanks to Prof.'s Scott Brandhorst and Laura Delgado, as well as the student committee, for hosting Jonathan and organizing such an amazing multi-disciplinary conference full of great student presenters!
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ACS San FranciscoApril 5th, 2017
Jonathan gave a presentation at the ACS National Meeting in San Francisco on the recent advances from the Barnes group on stimuli-responsive polymer-based actuators. Thank you Prof.'s John Matson, Pol Besenius, and Roxanne Kieltyka for organizing such an amazing session dedicated to supramolecular polymers and materials!
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Jonathan Named Foresight Fellow!March 13th, 2017
Jonathan has been selected by the Foresight Institute to be a member of the 2017 class of Foresight Fellows! This is a great opportunity to network with a lot of talented individuals from so many different areas of science and engineering!
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2016 Nobel laureates profile PNASJanuary 17th, 2017
A highlight of the 2016 Chemistry Nobel Prize written by Jonathan and Chad Mirkin appears online in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences!
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Abby Receives GAANN FellowshipJanuary 4th, 2017
Congratulations to Abby Delawder, a first-year graduate student in the Barnes group who was selected to receive a GAANN Fellowship sponsored by the Department of Education! Only six of these multi-year fellowships were available for this year's class of graduate students in the Department of Chemistry at Washington University, so her selection is quite the achievement. Congrats again Abby!!
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2016
Nobel Week - Stockholm, Sweden
December 6-11th, 2016
Dr. Barnes makes his way to Stockholm, Sweden to partake in the Nobel Week festivities as an invited guest of one of this year's Chemistry Nobel Laureates, Sir J. Fraser Stoddart!!
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2016 Nobel Prize in ChemistryOctober 5th, 2016
The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has selected Sir J. Fraser Stoddart (Prof. Barnes' PhD advisor), Jean-Pierre Sauvage, and Ben Feringa to receive the 2016 Nobel Prize in Chemistry "for the design and synthesis of molecular machines"!!! These three amazing chemists deserve this recognition not only for their contributions to science, but also for their class and professionalism which they have exhibited over the past five decades. Congratulations all around!!!
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Welcome Troy & Josh!September 19th, 2016
The Barnes Group is happy to welcome two more undergraduate researchers in Troy Kincaid and Josh Chartock!
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Welcome Xuesong!October 12th, 2016
Xuesong Li begins his first day as a postdoctoral associate in the Barnes Research Group! Welcome aboard Xuesong!!
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Welcome Anusree & Mary!September 2th, 2016
The Barnes Group is happy to welcome our first undergraduate researchers Anusree Natraj and Mary Danielson, with several more on the way!
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Congrats Kevin!August 3rd, 2016
Kevin Liles completes his summer research stint with the Barnes Group and is now switching gears to get ready for the start of what will no doubt be a stellar graduate career in chemistry at Washington University! His invaluable contributions this summer will definitely be missed!
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Welcome Angel!August 1st, 2016
Angelique Greene begins her first day as a postdoctoral associate in the Barnes Research Group! Welcome aboard Angelique!!!
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Cottrell Scholars' New Faculty WorkshopMay 11th, 2016
Jonathan has been invited to attend the Cottrell Scholars' New Faculty Workshop this fall (August 4-6) in Washington, DC! The workshop will be a great opportunity to network with other newly appointed faculty from around the country and to learn the ins and outs of jump-starting one's independent academic career!!
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Welcome To the Barnes Group!
April 24th, 2016
The Barnes Group welcomes three new members: Postdoctoral Associates Angelique F. Greene (PhD: Tulane University, USA) and Xuesong Li (PhD: University of Bordeaux, France), as well as incoming Graduate Student Kevin Liles (Summer research)! Looking forward to a productive Summer!!
Jonathan Visits washu
May 11th, 2016
Jonathan will be at WashU again getting the chance to meet with additional prospective graduate students, telling them all about the rich and diverse research that is ripe for the taking in the Chemistry Department at WashU!
ACS National Meeting 2016
March 13-16th, 2016
Jonathan will be in San Diego for the ACS National Meeting's Poly division. Looking forward to a great conference in sunny SoCal!
Jonathan Visits with Prospective Students
March 4-5th, 2016
Jonathan will be at WashU getting the chance to meet with prospective graduate students and demonstrating his awesome prowess at the bowling alley! Sounds like fun!
join the barnes group!
March 2016
The Barnes Research Group is currently looking for very talented and highly motivated undergraduate and graduate students and a postdoctoral associate/fellow!
Leap Day Launch!
February 29th, 2016
The Barnes Group site launches on Leap Day!