Rowland Fellow Christian Reece and his team have published an exciting new paper describing the isolation and identification of a high-activity metastable state that forms over carbon monoxide-covered platinum nanoparticles. This project was led by undergraduate researcher Samantha Le in collaboration with postdocs Christopher O’Connor and Taek-Seung Kim. Sam recently joined Stanford Chemistry for graduate…
The Rowland Institute is delighted to welcome Dr. Purnati Khuntia to the Fellowship program. Purnati joins us from the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research in Hyderabad, India, and is now setting up her lab to study the mechanobiology of pseudostratified epithelia (PSE), to investigate how biophysical properties of a tissue can support cell storage….
At a symposium to celebrate the move to Harvard’s main campus, the Rowland Institute welcomed alumni and guests to a day of science and inspiring messages from the Dean of Science, Jeff Lichtman, and former Faculty Director, Frans Spaepen, the Harvard Gazette reports….
The Rowland Institute is delighted to welcome Dr. Oluwasegun (Segun) Wahab to the Fellowship program….
Journal of Materials Chemistry A has published a themed collection highlighting the rising stars of materials chemistry research, and selected a recent paper from the Reece lab to feature in this collection. Each contributor was recommended by experts in their fields as carrying out work with the potential to influence future directions in materials chemistry with applications in energy and sustainability….
The Rowland Institute at Harvard seeks outstanding early-career experimentalists in all fields of science and engineering to establish fully independent research groups in the rich intellectual environment of Cambridge, Massachusetts. Click here to apply!…
A recent paper from the Owens lab that reveals moths’ light-seeking behavior is changing over time has been featured in the regular “Trilobites” column in the New York Times. …
The editors of Nature Communications selected a recent Reece lab paper to highlight in a collection of Catalysis papers of particular interest and importance. Congratulations to the team for this recognition!…
Rowland Fellow Sacha Feldman has accepted a position as Tenure Track Assistant Professor of Physical Chemistry in the School of Basic Sciences (SB) at EPFL Valais Wallis. EPFL’s announcement of Sascha’s new position can be found here….
Rowland Fellow Avalon Owens was interviewed as a source for the New York Times article, “Why Are Insects Drawn to Light? A Perennial Question Gets a New Answer.” written by Joshua Sokol. To read the article, click here, or see the below PDF….
