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Chemistry professor Ellen Matson and PhD student Brittney Petel in Matson's laboratory
Science & Technology
August 1, 2018 | 02:42 pm

Group ‘cleaves’ oxygen from surface of metal oxide, enhancing reactivity

A new method of opening solid state materials to oxygenation, using metallic oxide clusters, can eliminate guesswork from discovery of new catalysts. The ultimate goal is to more efficiently convert greenhouse gases to useful fuels.

topics: Department of Chemistry, Ellen Matson, featured-post, Materials Science Program, Natural Sciences, pollution, research finding, School of Arts and Sciences,
Ellen Matson in her lab
University News
July 27, 2018 | 02:00 pm

Ellen Matson wins fellowship supporting innovative teaching

Assistant professor of chemistry Ellen Matson is one of five inaugural recipients of the Course Hero-Woodrow Wilson Fellowship for Excellence in Teaching, awarded for balancing research with a commitment to innovative teaching practices.

topics: awards, Department of Chemistry, School of Arts and Sciences,
two men working on a wooden boat in Elmina, Ghana
Uncategorized
July 11, 2018 | 04:29 pm

Testing my ethnographic mettle in Elmina

I learned about the process, etiquette, and household names of ethnography in the classroom, and so I was ecstatic about the opportunity to test my know-how out in the field and conduct a study for myself.

topics: Chris Muir, Department of Mechanical Engineering, global engagement, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Renato Perucchio,
close-up of two clear cubes with beams of light shoot through them
Science & Technology
July 11, 2018 | 11:34 am

Measuring each point of a beam of light

A University of Rochester research team has devised a much simpler way to measure beams of light—even powerful, superfast pulsed laser beams that require very complicated devices to characterize their properties.

topics: Chunlei Guo, featured-post-side, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Institute of Optics, light, Materials Science Program, research finding,
photo of a beachside fort in Ghana
Uncategorized
July 6, 2018 | 11:16 am

Fate of historic forts rests in connecting them to the communities around them

The most help I can do for the preservation and heritage of Elmina castle, Fort Amsterdam, and the other slave castles along of the coast of Ghana is to teach others how they can study and care for the castle tomorrow.

topics: Chris Muir, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Ghana, global engagement, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Michael Jarvis, Program in Archaeology Technology and Historical Structures, Renato Perucchio,
woman posing and smiling in front of colorful textiles
Uncategorized
July 5, 2018 | 02:30 pm

Trip to Kumasi offers insights into Ashanti culture

In a break from their work on the forts of the Ghanaian coast, mechanical engineering major Seungju Yeo ’20 learns more about the culture and language of the Ashanti region of modern-day Ghana.

topics: Department of Mechanical Engineering, Ghana, global engagement, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences,
a long canoe launching into a bay in Elmina, viewed from the turret of Fort Amsterdam
Uncategorized
July 2, 2018 | 01:36 pm

Like a fish out of water (with a side of banku)

The goal of this entry isn’t to try and definitively answer these questions, but rather to discuss how I got my feet planted. The first step was to acknowledge that I am not here to be comfortable.

topics: Department of Mechanical Engineering, Ghana, global engagement, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Michael Jarvis, Program in Archaeology Technology and Historical Structures, Renato Perucchio,
African masks hanging on a wall in Ghana
Campus Life
June 28, 2018 | 10:02 am

Memorable Ghana

“As a student in the digital media studies department, it amazed me to see how the different tools and methods of studying the structures added to our understanding of how the forts were built and how they might have changed over time.”

topics: Department of Mechanical Engineering, Ghana, global engagement, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Program in Archaeology Technology and Historical Structures,
group of students outside a castle
Uncategorized
June 25, 2018 | 11:59 am

Surveying the castle is ‘an honorable mission’

“Since arriving at Elmina, my heart has been flooded with sorrowful thoughts that fly back to the colonial period, when elegant pieces of architecture such as Elmina Castle were built to house pillaged materials such as gold and ivory, as well as human beings.”

topics: Chris Muir, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Ghana, global engagement, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Michael Jarvis, Program in Archaeology Technology and Historical Structures, Renato Perucchio,
illustration of a laser pulse on glass-like beads
Science & Technology
June 20, 2018 | 03:38 pm

Laser bursts generate electricity faster than any other method

A University researcher who predicted that laser pulses could generate ultrafast electrical currents in theory now believes he can explain exactly how and why actual experiments to create these currents have succeeded.

topics: Department of Chemistry, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Ignacio Franco, lasers, Materials Science Program, nanotechnology, research finding, School of Arts and Sciences, URnano,