Jianguo Mei @ Purdue
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Richard and Judith Wien Professor of Chemistry at Purdue University; Co-founder of Ambilight Inc; Polymers; Organic and bioelectronics; Smart windows;
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Large-area printed and flexible electronics is real. This is Ambilight’s roll-to-roll manufactured electrochromic sunroof on commercial electrical vehicles. It is time to consider durability issues for organic electronics. How would organic semiconductors and devices fail?
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We are looking for two motivated postdoctoral fellows, one in organic and polymer synthesis, and the other in thin film electrochemical devices. Please email me with a CV and research summary.
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This guy is certainly smiling, not clear for what, might be this promotion?
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I am deeply honored and humbled by this opportunity to serve this great department. Thanks for Dean’s trust and colleagues’s support. Together, we will build an even better and stronger department!
@PurdueChemistry
Purdue College of Science announces new head of the Department of Chemistry. Professor Jianguo Mei joined
#Purdue
as an assistant professor in 2014 and was promoted to full professor in 2023.
@PurdueChemistry
#Purdue
#Science
#Chemistry
#MyGiantLeap
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My group
@PurdueChemistry
likes to have a synthetic chemist with an open mind to work on semiconducting polymers as a postdoc fellow. Please email me directly with a research summary on your synthetic expertise. Check for our group. Please help spread!
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Highly Conductive and Solution-Processable n-Doped Transparent Organic Conductor (Oxygen, water and thermally stable n-doped conducting polymer through copper catalyzed cascade reactions in the air). Email me if you like to play with it.
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Over the week, 1) attended the Bao group reunion, 2) organized an electrochromic symposium in San Francisco, 3) chaired 38th H C Brown symposium, and 4) got promoted to full professor. At MRS, five students presented, they all did a great job, way better than I did as a student.
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Job Openings - Purdue University Department of Chemistry - We are hiring. Both are in advanced materials, one assistant level and one associate/full level. This is part of Advanced Materials cluster hiring. I will be happy to answer your questions.
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We like to recruit two organic and polymer synthesis originated postdoc fellows in 2022. The first area is to develop catalytic systems that allow controlled preparation of conjugated polymers. The second area is to design organic semiconductors for electrochemical applications.
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We are looking for two or more postdocs to explore synthetic methodologies. We are striving to provide a supportive, friendly and diverse environment. You are welcome to contact any of our current members to learn about us before you email me.
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Two graduate students (US Patent Office and ASM) and three postdocs (Research Scientist at University of Mississippi, Postdoc at MIT and Assistant Professor at Chung-ang University ) are leaving in the summer. We like to recruit a number of postdocs in the field of organic
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This is a million dollar paper. It took two and half years efforts of 1 graduate student and 3.5 postdocs. The design concept in this paper lays a foundation for electrochromic polymers and devices in new territories where high transmittance and high
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It is great to be in such a friendly and supportive department. The journey continues ———-
Congratulations
@jgmei
Professor Jianguo Mei on your faculty promotion! Read more about his group's innovative research:
#MyGiantLeap
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The Mei group in the Department of Chemistry at Purdue University is seeking two postdocs in thin film Electrochromic Devices. The project will involve electrochromic device fabrication, along with electrochemical and spectroscopic characterization, and failure analysis
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We took a group photo at 2:22 pm on Tuesday, February 22, 2022. (Not everyone is able to make it. We have to wait another 200 years to have such a special day). This was also the first time ladies standing in the back for all the group photos we took. It looks special too.
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We made a butterfly that can conceal itself. Our first ever publication in a nano journal.
@NanoLetters
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We are looking for another synthetic (polymer) postdoc to explore synthetic methodologies for conjugated polymers. Please send me a copy of your CV and a summary on your synthetic related research. We are striving to provide a supportive, friendly and diverse environment.
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2023 started a JACS on n-PBDF, a transparent organic conductor with high conductivity, optical transparency, solution processability, and environmental stability (). n-PBDF has already proven to be very powerful in many application scenarios.
2023 is
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West Lafayette is as beautiful as anywhere else, a place you can call home. Every time I returned from California, I love a little more about West Lafayette- the home of Purdue University. By the way, Chemistry department has openings in Organic Chemistry and Advanced Materials.
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@ZambranoMelecio
from
@ScienceMagazine
wrote a report on our latest JACS paper. As noted in the report, the conductivity is very high, in particular, the charge carrier density. We have provided the detailed characterizations.
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PhD
#11
, Dr. Zhifan Ke, successfully defended her PhD . She has done wonderful work on molecular doping and has been instrumental in the latest n-PBDF development. She will head to a renowned company in California as a research engineer. We had a small gathering for a celebration
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Congrats Inho (our postdoc) and his coworkers on their recent publication in Nature, which utilizes helical conjugated polymers for chiral imaging . This work is led by Prof Joonhak Oh and
@kotov_group
@SNUnow
@UMich
@PurdueChemistry
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Ke’s paper on Artificial retina appears in Nature Photonics today. This study started from a simple observation in her electrochromic project that polymer film bleaches much faster under light than in dark.
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Student-made birthday cake - 20 spin-coated layers - Group loves it - feeling blessed.
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Mei group is relaxing in Lake Michigan, with Chef Romo and Dr Samal making chicken wings.
@PurdueChemistry
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We have a new Dr. in the group, Dr Kuluni Perera, co-advised by
@Boudouris_Group
. She did a wonderful defense on degradation chemistry of Conjugated Radical Cation
@LabLaskin
today.Kuluni is heading to Oregon after SF MRS and joins HP.
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I used to tell people I performed my PhD in the laboratory Grubbs used at UF. I also bragged that I inherited Negishi’s office and laboratories at Purdue. Two Noble laureates passed away in 2021. But their legacies will last. Here is our first on Grubbs.
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Controlled Dedoping and Redoping of N‐Doped Poly(benzodifurandione) (n‐PBDF) - Controlling the doping level of conjugated polymers is critical, as it determines charge carrier density and mobility, and thereby impacts their conductivity, energetics,
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What's next for semiconducting polymers - A special issue on SPs in JPS that collects 20 contributions from active researchers. It is worth reading:-) to keep updated with literature progress of SPs in one place. Thanks to all contributors.
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We had our first outdoor group activity in Turkey Run since the start of the pandemic. I had a surprise to see a cake for the 100th paper. It keeps me wonder how the world will look like for the 200th.
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#12
, Dr. Ke Chen, who had done a wonderful work on organic iono-optoelectronics. She pioneered the research on organic eyes based photon-modulated electrochemical transistors. She will also head to California, but for a postdoc at Stanford.
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We attempt to understand solution behaviors and thin film formation of conjugated polymers. The first paper took
@saachaudhry
, together with
@cmrisko
and
@Xiaodan_Gu
three years.We have a ten-year plan in place. Stay tuned.
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AAASE – Energy & Materials Seminar Series
Talk Title: How to Combine Research, Teaching, and Service to Benefit Science and Students,
Time: 7 pm est, Sep 30, 2022, Speaker: Prof. Darren Lipomi, UCSD
Zoom link:
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Back to the states! Had a wonderful visit of KAUST and the old Town of Jeddah. Thanks for the great hospitality of
@DeryaBaranB
and was happy to meet
@InalSahika
and
@GropHeeney
, and others, in particular the students. It turned out that I am not flight-phobic, surviving from a
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Mei group alumni, Dr
@XuefeiLi3
will start her independent research group at Georgia State University in Atlanta this August. She is looking for graduate students and a postdoc. Her research involves inorganic synthesis and energy devices.
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Congrats, Dr Gumyusenge.
@AGumyusenge
Aristide came to Purdue in 2015 and joined my group as the first batch of PhD students. He is a young scholar I have full confidence from all aspects so that I urged him to graduate after 4 years. Look forward to his new discoveries at MIT.
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Zhifan and Ke
@Fpi15conf
won 2 out of 6 poster awards. Thanks the judges for the recognitions.
@WeiYouResearch
@HaraldAde
for organizing the great event.
@LifeAtPurdue
@PurdueChemistry
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We will organize a symposium (EL03) on ���Frontiers in Electrochromic Materials and Devices" at the 2023 MRS Spring Meeting in San Francisco. We have invited leading scholars. If you think you shall be invited, please feel free to reach out. Business leaders are welcomed as well.
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Degradation Pathways of Conjugated Radical Cations
In Honor of Prof. Elsa Reichmanis
@ReichmanisGroup
This is one of the most carefully performed studies in my career. It took 2 postdocs and 2 graduates for 2 years.
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A nice dinner concludes the 38th H C Brown Symposium. Thanks to HCB for his legacy which allows to invite distinguished guests like Ben List (2022 H C B awardee) Margaret Brimble, Veronique Gouverneur and
@MarkLautens
(2021 awardee) for the Brown Lectures.
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Prof Yang Yang from UCLA is not only educating us on Solar Cells but how to rebuild a group and risk taking.
@PurdueChemistry
@PurdueChemE
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I will give my tenure talks next week. Please stop by if you are in the areas. Feb 25th, UCLA, Phys Chem; Feb 26th, UCSD, NanoEng; Feb 27, USC, Polym Chem; March 1st, UCSB; MSE. Title: Semiconducting Polymer Blends: Bringing the Best of Both Worlds for Plastic Electronics.
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College of Science and College of Engineering jointly search for candidates to fill positions in Assistant Professor or Associate Professor of Advanced Materials. The review starts on Dec 8th.
@PurdueChemistry
@PurdueEngineers
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Depolymerization of plastics by means of electrified spatiotemporal heating - First author Dr Qi Dong will join Purdue Chemistry next January! Qi is our first Materials Chemistry hire since it was first established last year.
@PurdueChemistry
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Our latest work on high temperature organic semiconductors appears in Science today.
@SavoieLab
@AlexAyzner
@LifeAtPurdue
@PurdueChemistry
@PurdueChemE
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Congrats, Dr Athena Jenkins! One more bottle onto the shelf,
#10
over the course of 9 years. Athena is the first computational chemist from the group, co advised with
@SavoieLab
@PurdueChemistry
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Mei group had a hiking and picnic today in the prophetstown state park. We need to do it more often.
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Congrats John Putziger (the tallest ) and Class of 2022. John had been with us for 4 years since his first week on campus. He is joining
@Cornell
for his PhD with an interest in catalysis/polymer this Fall. He is an Astronaut scholar. Wish him a rocket future.
@PurdueChemistry
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Your student graduates, finds a job and gets a better pay than you do as a professor. Yet you are still thrilled. Is that the weirdest feeling?
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We will recognize our group awardees today - Mei group award in Service, Good Citizen and Best Paper. We missed the Presentation award as we did not participate any in 2021.
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I had never thought a “negative” review report would make me happier than getting a straight manuscript acceptance. The reviewers went a great length to explain their reasoning about the data abnormalities. We need more such critical but constructive criticism.
@saachaudhry
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Jinhyo and Zhifan are featured in Purdue News today. Purdue researchers build transparent conductors without expensive rare-earth indium
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What a beautiful day to take a group photo in the early Spring! Two members are absent. Thanks
@PurdueChemistry
for taking the photo.
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Yesterday, Ambilight’s electrochromic sunroof becomes a standard function in BYD SEAL. Though Ambilight’s EC products have been running on hundreds and thousands of cars, it is the first time to be a standard component in a major car brand. EC technology is coming to your cars!
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As for the promotion, I am grateful for the great students, postdocs who stayed with me ups and downs. I am thankful for middle west family-like colleagues, who have always been there. I also feel lucky to have a supportive community, who provides encouragement and support.
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A cheaper and more flexible alternative to indium tin oxide - we are working to turn it into a reality. from lab to fab, there are a lot more to accomplish.
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We are getting there - a world with electrochromic smart windows - proudly placed by the students who make it happen in my group.
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ACS Spring 2023 will be hosted in Indianapolis during March 26-30. As a local host, I will organize a symposium on “Challenges and Opportunities in Semiconducting Polymers” by POLY, and co-sponsored by PMSE. The deadline is Oct 17, 2022.
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Hooray, Purdue Chem
@PurdueChemistry
PRF has received more than $100M from
@BlueOwlCapital
, for a portion of its royalty interest in Pluvicto- a
#prostatecancer
therapy!
The initial research into the targeted therapy began w
#Purdue
innovator, Philip Low.
Learn more via
@YahooFinance
:
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Bye Las Vegas- it was quite a show. From a visitor to a vendor, it comes a long way. 2018, we had a lab demo that was not even functioning properly. In 2022, we have two products lines and EC sunroofs run on thousands of cars. The trend is clear for vehicles-more smart glass.
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Catalytic Synthesis of Conjugated Azopolymers from Aromatic Diazides After six years, I finally get my colleague
@UyedaLab
to use their wonderful bi-Nickel catalysts for making conjugated polymers. Many more in the years to come!
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@PurdueChemistry
Congrats to all past and current students. It is a reflection of their success
@AGumyusenge
@saachaudhry
.Thanks to all my supportive colleagues.
@Boudouris_Group
@TheBartLab
@SavoieLab
@DouLetian
@UyedaLab
@SAClaridge
@angelinelyon
and others. Also grateful for our collaborators
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The celebration of the 2nd annual Mei Group Awards in Best Presentation, Best Services, and Good Citizen. Best paper award is absent this year. Congrats to all who made a positive impact and contribution to Mei group in 2022. A mug + $250 check for each awardees!
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Feeling a little dizzy after having a mouthful champagne. We celebrate the success of Dr Chaudhry and Dr McNutt.
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The celebration for our newly minted , Dr. Aristide Gumyusenge
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Reductive Doping Inhibits the Formation of Isomerization‐Derived Structural Defects in N‐doped Poly(benzodifurandione) (n‐PBDF).
@angew_chem
We report that defects derived from structural isomerization are absent in n-PBDF, a remarkable n-doped conducting
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Hello, this is Ambilight - making a better and sustainable living experience through electrochromic technologies.
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Please come to virtually join us “Macromolecular Materials for Advanced Organic Electronics & Bioelectronics”.
@TheJacksonLab
@q_michaudel
@GramboChemist
@cgbischak
all on conjugated polymers from theory to synthesis. +
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Annual Norte Dame Purdue Soft Matter and Polymers Festival is less than 12 hours. Welcome
@WebberLab
@SchaeferLab
@jonathanwhitmer
and all guests
@SavoieLab
@Boudouris_Group
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Reductive Doping Inhibits the Formation of Isomerization‐Derived Structural Defects in N‐doped Poly(benzodifurandione) (n‐PBDF)
@angew_chem
is a hot paper. If you are interested in defect formation in materials or physical organic chemistry,read it
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Congrats Aristide, who just won MRS graduate student gold award and Arthur Nowick Graduate Student Award
@Materials_MRS
#s19mrs
@LifeAtPurdue
@PurdueChemistry
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See something unusual in the Chicago Downtown- a chemist portrait.
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Mechanical breathing in organic electrochromics | Joint work with
@kejie
Zhao
@PurdueME
- at the interface of Chemistry and Mechanics
@NatureComms
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@jrivnay
@ACS_AMI
@SciWithEmily
@BryanPaulsenSJ
@NorthwesternEng
@NorthwesternBME
We have worked on mechanical failure of mixed conductors with
@KejieZhao
for a little while. Do not just blame polymers or polymer chemists when the devices fail:-)
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John is a wonderful young man who is passionate and energetic. He joined us while he arrived at Purdue as a freshman three years ago. He is our second Astronaut scholar.
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In Florida for the FAME - in celebration of my PhD advisor ‘s ACS Florida Award. Seemed to like my PhD defense with my thesis committee sitting in the audience while I gave my talk.
@CastellanoLabUF
@ksschanze
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The National Science Foundation (NSF) has renewed funding for the Center for Bioanalytic Metrology (CBM) co-led by our own
@simpson_lab
- James Tarpo Jr. and Margaret Tarpo Department of Chemistry
@LifeAtPurdue
@PurdueChemistry
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Solution-Processable Electrochromic Materials and Devices: Roadblocks and Strategies towards Large-Scale Applications. Our review on Electrochromics is online. My student is holding a sunroof.
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I will share our pursuit of n-PBDF in about two hours in Moscone’s West 3018. Thanks
@SihongWang_UChi
for organizing the event. Our group will have six talks on new materials
@zhifan
Ke, new device
@Ke
Chen, degradation chemistry @ Kuluni Perera, electrochromics
@Inho
Song.
@Wang
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Today marks the 150 years of Purdue Chemistry!
Happy Birthday to us! We’re 150 years old today! The university opened its doors on September 16, 1874, and Chemistry was right there at the beginning. More about that first year and the history of Chemistry at Purdue:
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Dr Jungho Lee joined us in the middle of a pandemic. Today’s his last day in the group, as he is leaving for Samsung next week. Though his stay is rather short (8 months), we are all impressed and appreciate his time and service. We wish him all the best in his future career.
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Everybody is either on vacation or for conferences, I am living an American life in my backyard - barbecuing
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Indiana Spirit - the corn, the hot dog and the lemonade
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Polyimide-Based High-Temperature Plastic Electronics | ACS Materials Letters The process is super fast and review comments are helpful.
@UT_YuGroup
@JBuriak
@ACSMatLett
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Leaves on the branches with a swing turned red earlier than the rest part? Does mechanical stress cause this difference? A curious chemist asks plant biologists.
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The 9th Norte Dame - Purdue Symposium on Soft Matter and Polymers will be held on October 5th. Free registration, free foods, free drinks and free knowledge exchanges!
@LifeAtPurdue
@WebberLab
@Yichun_Wang_Lab
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Reviewed four ACS articles and one Swiss proposal mostly today. Exhausted ! In return, two manuscripts accepted today. Two more NSF proposals to go before Christmas and wish no more review requests before that.
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Say goodbye to 2020 in our last group gathering today and look forward to the arrival of 2021. Merry Christmas and happy new year, everyone!
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Thank you, the Tarpo family, for the continuous and generous support. We are ready to start the new Chapter as the James Tarpo Jr and Margaret Tarpo Department of Chemistry.
We have a new name! The Tarpo Family’s commitment to Chemistry,
@PurdueScience
, and
@LifeAtPurdue
will advance scientific education, research, and
#TheNextGiantLeap
. More about the announcement:
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@Melterialsgal
There are all sorts of research, fundamental, basic, applied, engineering, developmental, and reverse product research. We have own defined roles. Sometimes, we break the normal and step outside our territory. As long as one has fun, it does not matter what fields you pursue.
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Multiple Tenure-Track Assistant Professor Positions in Chemical Biology and Drug Discovery Department: James Tarpo Jr. and Margaret Tarpo Department of Chemistry, Purdue University.
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Publishing becomes a beauty contest and unpredictable. I do not know how to explain the outcome (outright rejection)to the student who spent two years on the work. Where to publish is no longer as important to myself, but seems critical to the students who look for jobs.
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