Project InfoUnderstanding chemical degradation of perfluorochemical substancesShubham Vyas | bwu@mines.eduPerfluorochemical substances (PFASs) are widely utilized in several applications, however, these manmade chemicals are one of the most recalcitrant molecules that...
Project Info Engineering Organic Catalysts for Alternate Energy Applications Shubham Vyas| svyas@mines.edu – Computationally engineering already developed organic molecular catalyst for the oxidative splitting of water – Chemical synthesis and experimental...
Project InfoNanoplastics in the Environment: The Analysis ChallengeKim Williams | krwillia@mines.eduThe global total of plastic waste is estimated to be 6300 million tons, the majority of which has been generated since 1950.[1] There is a wealth of literature that...
Project InfoThings Fall Apart: Designing Materials that Break Down with Specific Chemical AgentsDylan Domaille | ddomaille@mines.eduWe are designing new molecular switches that selectively degrade in the presence of reactive oxygen species. This is important because...
Project InfoWhat Secrets Do Biological Particles Hold?Kim Williams | krwilliams@mines.eduLipoproteins, exosomes, outer membrane vesicles and extracellular vesicles are examples of biological particles with potentially large impacts in human health and surprisingly,...