Despite the ubiquitous importance of nanoparticles in the modern scientific and technological materials landscape, it is notoriously difficult to obtain good information about how the atomic bonding in these systems changes as a function of nanoparticle size. Such information is critical to understand properties such as catalytic activity or optical response of nanoparticles. A team… Read More Examining the size-dependent lattice dynamics of atomically precise CdSe quantum dots

Last month we said goodbye to our favorite postdoc Kirsten Jensen. We are happy to report that she has accepted an Assistant Professorship in the Department of Chemistry at University of Copenhagen where she will be working on the synthesis and characterization of nanomaterials. During her time at Columbia, Kirsten focused on developing and using new thin-film… Read More Kirsten accepts faculty position at University of Copenhagen

As part of an ongoing collaboration between Columbia University and the University of Glasgow, a select few graduate/post-doctoral fellows are chosen annually and provided funding for short visits to both schools. Max plans on conducting his exchange in the Fall, with a proposal to continue a study of degradation products found in the famous Mary… Read More Max Awarded Columbia-Glasgow Exchange Fellowship