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Congrats to Dr. Arunavo Chakraborty on an exceptional defense on Friday! PhD # 10 from our group, and last man standing at UCSB. Arun was co-advised with colleague and friend, Prof. Lior Sepunaru. Absolutely exceptional defense and terrific work! Good luck @UCBerkeley Arun!
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Just out in @InorgChem, great teamwork by Hila and Shannon (recently "Dr. Heinrich") along with Maxx and two former undergrads, Daniel and Sydney, exploring the tunable properties of redox active carboranes for improved uranyl capture/release. Well done! pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs…

Tuning Phosphine Oxide-Substituted ortho-Carboranes for Improved Biphasic Electrochemical UO22+...

Abstract. We report the synthesis and characterization of a series of new, tunable 1,2-bis­(diarylphosphine oxide)-ortho-carboranes, derivatives of our pre

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Fantastic defense by Dr. Shannon Heinrich today! Her first (of many) papers was also accepted on the same day. So much to celebrate!! Good luck with the new job!
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Out now @ACSEnergyLett , rapid electrocatalytic ammonia oxidation using commercial ammonia: pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs…. Superb work by former student, Dr. Sam Jacob, and soon-to-be "Dr." Arun Chakraborty! Along with Prof. Lior Sepunaru, team work at its best!

Rapid Aqueous Ammonia Oxidation to N2 Using a Molecular Ru Electrocatalyst

Abstract. The storage of renewable energy in ammonia (NH3) is a promising alternative to hydrogen (H2) for our transition from fossil fuels. Solid oxide fu

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Out recently in @ChemCommun, our first paper on heterogeneous electrochemical capture and release of metals from aqueous media: dx.doi.org/10.1039/D3CC02135…. Well done Dr. Maxx Mattejat, our most recent graduate!
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Spectacular day trip with the group to Moraine Lake yesterday in the beautiful Canadian Rockies. Welcome Gustavo (right) who just arrived from UCSB. So much cool stuff to explore @UCalgary and @UC_Chem besides just terrific chemistry!
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Congrats to Dr. Maxx Mattejat on a very successful defense. Was great to be back in town @ucsbchemistry to partake in the festivities. Maxx did amazing work and is the last of 5 grads @UCSB (pictured). Good luck back in the research triangle!
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Check out our two recent RFB papers: pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs… and pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs…. Great work Arun, Maxx, and Maddy! Also always great to work with my colleague Lior. Wonderful way to end 2022. Looking forward to 2023!

Dyeing to Carry Charge: Commercial Phthalocyanine Dyes as Charge Carriers for Redox Flow Battery...

Abstract. The development of inexpensive charge carriers with long-term stability is critical to increase the economic viability of redox flow batteries (R

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Postdoc position available in Inorganic/Electrochemistry in our group @UCalgary . Candidates should send an email with their CV, cover letter, brief research summary, and two reference letter contacts to [email protected]. Start date ASAP.
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Our annual holiday party with one notable absentee (yes, Gab is the Egg Nog bottle). Better than a zoom screen? 🤔 Cheers to an amazing bunch of students @UCSB_chemistry continuing on while their advisor is north in Calgary @UC_Chem. So proud of all of you!
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Postdoc position available in Inorganic/Electrochemistry in our group @UCalgary. Candidates should send an email with their CV, cover letter, brief research summary, and two reference letter contacts to [email protected]. Ideal start date would be January 1, 2023.
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Check out some of our new work at #ACSFall2022. Carborane metal capture/release talks by Gab (Sun, 10:10am, W180) and Shannon (Sun, 3:55pm, W178a), as well as redox-flow battery work by Arun (Thurs, 9:20am, W184a).
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Ménard Lab retweeted
Proto@protoxrd10 Jun 2022
What will you find at the #CCCE2022 Inorganic Mixer? a) A venue with Calgary's largest beer selection b) Trivia and prizes c) Good vibes and excitement as we return to an in-person conference and mixer d) All of the above!
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Banff from the top of Sulphur Mountain right now. #CCCE2022 participants, this is what you get for 655 m elevation gain on foot or $84 return with gondola. Not part of the conference schedule, 150 km west of Calgary.
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My student Gustavo got a sweater before I did! It was an amazing time here @UCSB! Terrific institution with amazing colleagues and students. Now off to the next adventure back home to join @UC_Chem later this summer. Very excited for this opportunity!!
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Ménard Lab retweeted
Warren Piers@wpiers111 Mar 2022
The University of Calgary is hiring an X-ray Crystallographer, for details see internal.careers.ucalgary.ca… @Chemjobber @LouiseDawe please retweet!
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Ménard Lab retweeted
Warren Piers@wpiers19 Mar 2022
Spontaneous Ammonia Oxidation Through Coordination Induced Bond Weakening in Molybdenum Complexes of a Dianionic Pentadentate Ligand Platform | ChemRxiv doi.org/10.26434/chemrxiv-20… New preprint on the work of Chris and Nicole from the PG and Dr. Rajeshkumar from the Maron group. 😎

Spontaneous Ammonia Oxidation Through Coordination Induced Bond Weakening in Molybdenum Complexes...

Ammonia oxidation catalyzed by molecular compounds is of current interest as a carbon free source of dihydrogen. Activation of N-H bonds through coordination to transition metal centers is a key...

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Out now @ChemicalScience, the selective electrochemical capture and release of uranyl using redox-switchable carboranes. Beautiful work by @MeganKeener10 and Maxx who pushed through all of the pandemic delays to finally get this out. doi.org/10.1039/D1SC07070C
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