From Schlumberger Fellow to Chemistry Professor at the UNA de México
The Schlumberger Foundation Faculty for the Future Fellowship funds women from emerging economies for advanced post‐graduate study in the fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) in the finest universities for their discipline overseas with the long term goal of addressing the worldwide gender gap in STEM disciplines. A highly competitive program, the Foundation […]
NIH Funds Alzheimer’s Research Addressing Fundamental Questions
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has awarded a 4-year grant to computational chemists, Professor John Straub and his colleague at the University of Maryland (UMD), Professor Devarajan (Dave) Thirumulai, on “Probing the role of membrane and cholesterol on APP‐C99 structure and dynamics.” Protein aggregation in the brain is linked to Alzheimer’s Disease (AD). This […]
NSF Funds Investigation of Protein Structure and Dynamics
One of the great challenges in biological chemistry is understanding how protein structure informs function. Experimental studies have shown that by encapsulating proteins in surfactant micelles (nanoscale molecular aggregates, such as a droplet in a colloidal system) critical insights can be gained into protein structure, dynamics, and function. Currently, however, no one knows how the […]
John Straub Serves as Phi Beta Kappa Visiting Scholar
The Phi Beta Kappa’s Visiting Scholar Program (VSP) offers undergraduates the opportunity to spend time with some of America’s most distinguished scholars. It aims to contribute to the intellectual life of the campus by making possible an exchange of ideas between the Visiting Scholars and the resident faculty and students. Professor John Straub is one of the 14 scholars selected by […]
Straub named Associate Editor of JCP
The Journal of Chemical Physics (JCP) reports significant research in methods and applications of chemical physics both in traditional areas (spectroscopy, kinetics, statistical mechanics, and quantum mechanics) and in newer areas (polymers, materials, surfaces/interfaces, information theory, and systems of biological relevance are of increasing importance). The journal is published by the American Institute of Physics. In May 2010, […]