Yan Zhao's research group is building nanospheres that act as super enzymes to break down the plant fibers in biomass such as crop residues. The new catalysts could make biomass a practical source of sugars that can be converted into fuels and chemicals.
Dr. Krishna K. Sharma received Postdoctoral Seed Grant 2022 from Iowa State University. This competitive grant provides research funding in the role of a principal investigator to develop an independent research program.
Congratulations to Foroogh Bahrami (Dr. Zhao's group) who has been awarded a Best Oral Presentation Prize (Second class) in the recent International Symposium on Molecular Imprinting Technology for Biomedical Applications in September.
Julia Zaikina was invited to give a virtual presentation about reserach in her group at Periodic TableTalks organized by ACS Division of Inorganic Chemistry.
