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Mary, Jovelt, Sheila, and Tarryn attend PoWER!July 11-12th, 2024
Jovelt Dorsainvil, Sheila Tran, and Tarryn Trick meet up with former group member Dr. Mary Danielson at the Empowering Women and Gender Minorities in Polymer Science & Engineering meeting at Northwestern University! Congrats to Tarryn for being invited to give a talk on her research into metal sequestration using functional supramolecular polymers. This awesome conference seeks to empower and support women to enter the polymer field and become leaders. Big thanks to Professors Julia Kalow, Helen Tran, and Symone Alexander, as well as Drs. Jill Alty, Sara Orski, and Katie Houston for organizing!!
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Welcome Brent!January 2nd, 2024
Brent officially joins the Barnes group as a first-year graduate student! He comes to us from Missouri University of Science and Technology, where he worked under the tutelage of Dr. Pericles Stavropoulos. Welcome Brent!!
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FOUR MANUSCRIPTS ACCEPTED IN THREE WEEKS!December 20th, 2023
After a productive summer of manuscript submissions, Barnes group members had a nice run of paper acceptances Nov. - Dec. 2023 in Analytical Chemistry, Materials Today Chemistry, Cell Reports Physical Science, and Advanced Materials! Huge credit goes to all the hardworking grad and undergrad students in the group. We cannot wait to share more details as each publication shows up online!
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BARNES GROUP HOLIDAY PARTY AT THE AXE HOUSE!December 15th, 2023
We celebrated another fun and productive year by eating food, sharing stories, and throwing axes at the Axe House STL! The group's marksmanship was impressive!!
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Congrats Xuesong!August 22nd, 2023
Former Barnes group postdoc, Dr. Xuesong Li, starts as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Chemistry at the University of Wyoming. Congrats Xuesong! We
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Community outreach with jennings school district!August 19th, 2023
Continuing our annual collaboration with the Jennings School District, the Barnes group had a lot of fun doing community outreach at the Back-to-School Jamboree for all ages in the Jennings, MO school district. Science demos and the reaction of these up-and-coming young scientists makes it such a wonderful, fun opportunity to connect with so many great St. Louis families!
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visiting researcher Jaume rabanal starts in the barnes group!May 8th, 2023
Today we welcomed graduate student researcher, Jaume Ramon Ortaegui Rabanal, into the Barnes group. Jaume comes to us from Professor Jordi Hernando Campos' group at the Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona in Spain. While at WashU for the next ~3.5 months, Jaume will focus on the synthesis of lipophilic viologen derivatives for thermochromic applications. Welcome Jaume!
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barnes group holiday dinner at rosalita'sDecember 15th, 2022
We celebrated a fun and productive 2022 by dining together with friends and family of the group at Rosalita's Cantina! Here's to another great year in 2023!
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NATE COLLEY'S PAPER IS NOW ONLINE IN ACS CENTRAL SCIENCE!November 29th, 2022
Nate Colley's first-author publication was accepted and is now online in ACS Central Science. In this paper, we described an approach to synthesize a family of unimolecular oligo[n]catenanes, the largest consisting of six mechanically interlocked molecular rings. This [6]catenane represents a record for the most rings interlocked for any isolated linear catenanes. Congrats Nate on your second, first-author paper!!
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NSF Grant awarded!July 8th, 2022
Our group is awarded a grant from the National Science Foundation (Division of Chemistry - Macromolecular, Supramolecular, and Nanochemistry) to support our ongoing research into the synthesis of catenanes and catenane-based polymers and materials!
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Mark Nosiglia's paper is now online in JACS!May 26th, 2022
Mark Nosiglia's first-author publication was accepted and is now online in the Journal of the American Chemical Society. In this paper, we described an investigation into how the mechanical properties of gels could be changed by metalating and demetalating [2]catenane crosslinkers, providing control over the movement of the interlocked molecular rings and morphology of the gel network!! Congrats Mark N. on your first, first-author paper!!
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St. louis blues game!!March 24th, 2022
Grad student Mark Nosiglia organizes the group's first fun event together in over two years (!) to watch a St. Louis Blues game against the Philadelphia Flyers. Although the hometown Blues lost 5-2, it was great to spend time as a group outside the lab/office! Thanks Mark N.!
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Mark palmquist's paper is now online in polymer chemistry!March 16th, 2022
Mark Palmquist's first-author publication was accepted and is now online in the journal Polymer Chemistry. This is the group's first foray into synthesizing functional microparticles -- through an emulsion polymerization involving household cooking oil -- that can be electrostratically loaded with negatively charged molecules that can be released by visible light via a photoredox mechanism and/or counterion exchange. More to come on this exciting new research area in the coming months!! Congrats Mark on your first, first-author paper!!
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Congratulations Lei!March 1st, 2022
Former Barnes group postdoc, Dr. Lei Li, has accepted an offer to become a tenure-track Assistant Professor in the Department of Chemistry at Western Kentucky University. Way to go Lei!! Can't wait to see the first publications that come out from your research group in Bowling Green, KY!
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Congratulations Ruihan!February 17th, 2022
As the third graduate student to earn their PhD from the Barnes group, Ruihan Li deserves a proper sendoff, WashU swag included! Ruihan was an integral, early member in the group who led the charge on our polymer-based nanoparticles and drug delivery research (more publications coming soon on this!). She is as bright as they come, super motivated and hardworking, and was a valuable mentor to so many junior graduate and undergraduate researchers. She will certainly be missed! We wish you all the best as you pursue your postdoc at Boston Children's Hospital/Harvard Medical School in Cambridge, MA!!
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JONATHAN IS SELECTED AS A 2021 Rising star BY acs polymers Au!February 9th, 2022
Jonathan is selected as a 2021 Rising Star by the journal ACS Polymers Au! Honored to be included with these other talented polymer chemists. This recognition would not be possible without the effort of the hardworking members of the Barnes group over the past five years. More exciting hydrogel chemistry and applications coming soon!
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jonathan is selected as a 2021 emerging investigator by chemical communications!February 8th, 2022
Jonathan is selected as a 2021 Emerging Investigator by the journal Chemical Communications! Honored to be included with these other talented investigators. The overwhelming majority of the credit for this recognition goes to the hardworking members of the Barnes group over the past five years. More to come on this exciting research front!
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Mary's PAPER IS ACCEPTED IN ACS Polymers au!December 22nd, 2021
Mary Danielson's paper on photoinduced electron transfer (PET) between polythiophene-polyviologen bilayered thin films is published online in the journal ACS Polymers Au (open access). Many thanks to the Loomis group at WashU for their help in understanding the kinetics for PET and recombination between the two layers using femtosecond transient absorption spectroscopy. Part of the 2021 Rising Stars issue. Congrats Mary and all co-authors on this fun crossover between materials and physical chemistry!
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Abby and Mark P.'s paper is accepted in chemical communications!December 17th, 2021
Abby (1st author) and Mark's (2nd author) paper on the multi-gram, iterative step-growth synthesis of main-chain polyviologens, with up to 26 viologen subunits (a record for unimolecular PVs!), and their degradation under mildly basic conditions in solution or as gels is accepted in Chemical Communications. Part of the 2021 Emerging Investigators issue. Congrats Abby, Mark Palmquist, and all group members who contributed to this fun project!
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Congrats Nate!December 8th, 2021
Nate Colley - the de facto 'group dad' - is the second PhD to graduate from the Barnes group this year!! He passed his dissertation defense with flying colors as his committee was impressed with his contributions to the group the past 5+ years. Nate left an indelible mark on the group, having contributed to nearly every research project, while spearheading our work on developing efficient catenane methodologies. His departure also represents the closing of the first grad class to pass through the Barnes group, and so he will be greatly missed! Congrats Dr. Colley on this well-earned accomplishment and for your new position at Eurofins EAG Laboratories in St. Louis!!
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Barnes and loomis are awarded a graduate dei grant by the packard foundationOctober 22nd, 2021
Professors Barnes and Loomis are awarded a $90,000 four-year seed grant from the David and Lucile Packard Foundation to recruit, retain, and mentor graduate students from underrepresented backgrounds. Additional support from Dean Hu (Arts & Sciences), Interim Vice Provost of Graduate Education Maffly-Kipp, and the Chemistry Department will allow Barnes and Loomis to fund on average a total of four students during each summer of the grant, with other activites such as conferences, seminar visitors, and social functions included throughout each year. Many thanks to the Packard Foundation and WashU's administrators for recognizing the importance of addressing the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion gap that exists in STEM graduate education.
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Congrats abby!June 11th, 2021
Abby Delawder is the first ever PhD graduate from the Barnes group!! Her committee, consisting of Professors Taylor, Foston, Barnes, Wencewicz (not shown), and Tolman (not shown), were very impressed with Abby's performance during her defense and over the past five years. It is definitely the end of an era, and we couldn't be more proud of Dr. Delawder as she moves on to work for Immunophotonics, Inc. in St. Louis, MO. Congrats Abby on this well-earned accomplishment!!
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Congrats to max, Tiana Lucas, and Anna for graduating from washu and the barnes group!May 20th, 2021
Barnes group undergraduate researchers, Max Gruschka, Tiana Saak, Lucas Cruz, and Anna Vaclavek all graduated from WashU's Department of Chemistry with Latin and Departmental Honors! This is an amazing bunch of future physicians and scientists and we couldn't be more proud of how much they've grown over the past few years. Can't wait to see what the future holds for these four! Congrats to all of you for your many accomplishments while at WashU and we wish you the best moving forward!!
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Congrats Sheila!March 23rd, 2021
Barnes group member and 2nd year graduate student, Sheila Tran, is recognized by the National Science Foundation with an Honorable Mention in this year's Graduate Research Fellowship competition. Congrats Sheila for this great recognition!!
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Tiana Saak Gets full ride to Columbia Medical schoolFebruary 23rd, 2021
Barnes group undergraduate researcher Tiana Saak is selected to receive a full-tuition, merit-based scholarship from Columbia Medical School!
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welcome tarryn!January 15th, 2021
Tarryn officially joins the Barnes group as a first-year graduate student! She comes to us from Austin Peay State University in Tennessee, where she worked under the tutelage of Dr. Fred Matthews. Welcome Tarryn!!
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LUCAS CRUZ GETS FULL RIDE TO NYU AND WASHU MEDICAL SCHOOLSJanuary 11th, 2021
Barnes group undergraduate researcher Lucas Cruz is selected to receive full-tuition scholarships from both WashU Med and NYU Med! Congrats Lucas!!
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Faheem's paper gets the front outside cover of Chemical science!October 21st, 2020
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Faheem and Xuesong's paper is published in Chemical scienceSeptember 3rd, 2020
Congrats to former postdocs, Faheem Amir (1st author) and Xuesong Li (2nd author), whose recent paper on orthogonal modes of actuating hydrogels using porphyrin-based visible light photoredox catalysis and thermoresponsive polymers was just accepted in the journal Chemical Science! Congrats to all co-authors for their hard work and dedication on this project!!
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jonathan IS NAMED A 2020 Young Investigator by ACS Polymeric materials: Science & EngineeringJuly 18th, 2020
Jonathan was selected to be a part of the 2020 class of PMSE Young Investigators by the American Chemical Society! Very honored to receive this recognition, albeit not in person at the national meeting in San Francisco due to the global pandemic. Nonetheless, this honor is a tribute to all the hard work and dedication of past and present Barnes group members! See Ampersand highlight here.
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NATE AND MARK'S PAPER ACCEPTED IN THE JOURNAL INORGANIC CHEMISTRYJuly 1st, 2020
Years of hard work by Nate Colley (1st author) and Mark Nosiglia (2nd author) paid off when their paper on an efficient, one-pot synthesis of [4]catenates was accepted in the journal Inorganic Chemistry! Congrats to all co-authors for their contributions on this challenging project. More exciting discoveries coming soon from this crew!
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Abby Delawder IS NAMED A 2020 Scholar by the philanthropic educational org.April, 2020
Barnes group graduate student and current NSF Fellow, Abby Delawder, is named a 2020 P.E.O. Scholar by the Sisterhood of the Philanthropic Educational Organization! Congrats Abby on another amazing and well-deserved recognition!!
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Mark Palmquist is named a 2020 NDSEG Fellow by Department of DefenseApril 17th, 2020
Barnes group graduate student, Mark Palmquist, is named a 2020 National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate (NDSEG) Fellow by the DoD! Congrats Mark on this very well-deserved recognition!!
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Abby and Jonathan's Highlight published in nature chemistryMarch 27th, 2020
Abby and Jonathan's News & Views article highlighting the fine work of David Lunn, Hagan Bayley, and co-workers at the University of Oxford is published online in Nature Chemistry!
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2020 Emerging InvestigatorNovember 29th, 2019
Jonathan is recognized by the journal Polymer Chemistry as a 2020 Emerging Investigator!! Very honored to be part of such an amazing class of 2020 investigators in the field of polymer chemistry!
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Jonathan is Named
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Bowling Outing!August 15th, 2019
Barnes group members had some fun bowling together before the semester officially starts in 10 days!! Top bowling honors go to graduate student Mark Palmquist (rolled a 137) and postdoctoral associate Dr. Faheem Solangi (rolled a 131)!
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Congrats Abby!August 8th, 2019
Rising 4th year graduate student Abby Delawder has been selected to receive a PMSE Graduate Student Travel Award to attend the ACS National Meeting in San Diego.
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Welcome JoveltJune 17th, 2019
The Barnes group is excited to welcome Jovelt Dorsainvil this summer as a Post-Bac researcher who will be starting in the PhD program at WashU this fall!! Here's to a fun and productive summer!
Welcome Jovelt!! |
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Welcome AbdulJune 10th, 2019
The Barnes group is excited to welcome
Abdul-Haq Alli to the lab this summer as part of the Young Scientist Program - Summer Focus. Abdul joins us from Collegiate School of Medicine and Bioscience (CSMB), which is a high school located in St. Louis. He is currently a Senior at CSMB, and he aspires to go to college to pursue a degree in science on a pre-med track. Welcome Abdul! |
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ACS Press ConferenceApril 2nd, 2019
Jonathan partakes in the group's first-ever press conference on our redox-responsive and light-activated polymers and hydrogel actuator materials. Many thanks to the ACS Pressroom and Katie Cottingham for the press release and the opportunity to share our research with the chemical community at the Spring 2019 ACS National Meeting in Orlando, FL!
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Children's Discovery Institute
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Congrats Anusree!January 26th, 2019
Anusree Natraj continues to earn recognition for her poster presentation skills as she was awarded 2nd place in the Physical Sciences section of the National Collegiate Research Conference at Harvard University!
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