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Prof. Jeffries-EL to give the 2017 Dow Distinguished Lecture at UCSB

By Malika Jeffries-ElApril 19th, 2017in Lecture

Spring 2017 DOW Distinguished Lecture, will be given by professor Malika Jeffries-EL. The graduate students for diversity in the sciences (GSDS) hosts well-known individuals from academia, industry, and national labs to campus two to three times each academic calendar. These campus visits include two talks: a technical talk describing their work and a diversity talk, frequently... More

Alfred Burney-Allen recieves NESACS-GDCh Fellowship

By Malika Jeffries-ElMarch 15th, 2017in Fellowship

This month Alfred will travel with a group of 12 students and a number of faculty and industrial representatives to Germany. There he will make a poster presentation on his research at the Frühjahrssymposium, a well-established international event for young chemist, in particular undergraduate and PhD students of chemistry and related subjects. The event... More

The next generation of semiconductors

By Malika Jeffries-ElMarch 10th, 2017in Media

Professor Malika Jeffries-EL looks to one of the most abundant elements to solve one of the world’s most pressing problems Chemistry professor Malika Jeffries-EL studies carbon-based polymers. She’s looking for new materials for the next generation of semiconductors. Photos by Cydney Scott For Malika Jeffries-EL, the love affair began at science camp. More

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Ramiro Chavez publishes “hot paper” in Journal of Materials Chemistry C

By Malika Jeffries-ElMarch 9th, 2017in Research

Ramiro Chavez publishes a “hot paper” in the Journal of Materials Chemistry C. The paper reports the use of novel cross-conjugated molecules shows for use in deep-blue OLEDs. Benzobisoxazole cruciforms: a tunable, cross-conjugated platform for the generation of deep blue OLED materials - Journal of Materials Chemistry C (RSC Publishing) Four new... More

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NSF awards 2016 Graduate Research Fellowships

By Malika Jeffries-ElMarch 9th, 2017in Fellowship, NSF

Amy Brown receives the National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship. Amy's research focuses on the synthesis of novel heteroacences for use in bulk-heterojunction photovoltaic cells. NSF awards 2016 Graduate Research Fellowships Press Release 16-033 Diverse group of awardees includes 1,077 women March 29, 2016 The National Science Foundation (NSF) has named 2,000 individuals as this year's... More

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Professor Jeffries-EL to give the 27th annual Ford Lectureship

By Malika Jeffries-ElMarch 9th, 2017in Lecture

Aug. 29: 27th Annual Ford Lectureship Boston University faculty member Malika Jeffries-EL to deliver morning, evening lectures. 2016-08-30 Minnesota State University, Mankato Media Relations Office News Release, 8-16-2016 Mankato, Minn. – Malika Jeffries-EL, an associate professor in the Department of Chemistry and Division of Materials Science at Boston University, will deliver two lectures at... More

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