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Energy in Action

By Guest PostMay 16, 2012Scienceaction, ambre alexander, attraction, biomolecule, blind date, bulletproof body armor, crystallographic structure, dispersion method, dispersionless density functional, dldf, dutch physicist, energy, Europe, force, krzysztof szalewicz, molecule, motions of electrons, new method, nobel prize, physics, poland, polymorphs, rafal podeszwa, repulsion, thomson reuters, tracey bryant, tylenol, university of delaware, university of silesia, van der waals

For two molecules on blind date, new method predicts potential for attraction or repulsion

Krzysztof Szalewicz, professor of physics and astronomy at the University of Delaware, and Rafal Podeszwa of the University of Silesia Institute of Chemistry in Poland have developed and validated a more accurate method for predicting the interaction energy of large molecules, such as biomolecules used to develop new drugs.

The research is reported as a communication in the April 27 issue of the Journal of Chemical Physics, which is the most highly cited journal in atomic, molecular and chemical physics according to Thomson Reuters. The journal is published by the American Institute of Physics. Despite appearing at the end of April, the paper was on the list of the 20 most-read articles in JCP for that month. (more…)

Probability of Success

By Guest PostMay 8, 2012Education, Generalalzheimer, ambre alexander, app, cancer therapy, ceo, champions, cotinga llc, emily bonistall, game 7, google my tracks, gre score, ipad, jeopardy, knowledge tracking, kristin deghetaldi, li liao, nanomedicine, old master paintings, probability, roger craig, success, tournament, tracey bryant, vinu krishnan

UD alum and ‘Jeopardy!’ champ Craig tells students it’s important to take chances

When Li Liao, associate professor in the University of Delaware Department of Computer and Information Sciences, saw Roger Craig’s almost-perfect GRE score while Craig was applying to graduate school at UD, the faculty member said to himself, “Wow, this guy is smart.”

Liao says he took a chance on Craig, who had no formal training in computer science. Craig would go on to exceed his adviser’s expectations, studying bioinformatics and earning master’s and doctoral degrees in computer and information sciences at UD.

Craig also would set several records on the Jeopardy! quiz show in 2010 and 2011, among them, the all-time record for single-day winnings ($77,000). Craig said that when he hit the daily doubles, he almost always bet everything. (more…)

Novel Chemical Reaction

By Guest PostApril 16, 2012Scienceacs, akira suzuki, carbon hydrogen bond, carbon silicon bond, catalyst, chemical reaction, chemistry, derek ahneman, donald watson, ei ichi negishi, heck reaction, hybrid catalyst, japanese scientists, jesse mcatee, keywan johnson, medicine, metal, molecules, nobel prize, palladium, plastics, reactive, richard f heck, san diego, sara martin, tracey bryant, university of delaware

University research advance inspired by UD Nobel Prize winner Richard Heck

A chemical reaction reported by University of Delaware assistant professor Donald Watson and his laboratory group has set the chemistry world abuzz for its creativity and potential utility.

Watson and his team in the UD Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry have developed a chemical reaction that converts carbon-hydrogen bonds to carbon-silicon bonds using the metal palladium as a catalyst, yielding an important new tool for building molecules. The potential industrial applications are broad, ranging from the manufacture of medicines to plastics. (more…)

Celebration of Spring

By Guest PostFebruary 26, 2012Cultureauspicious creature, beginning of the spring, cctv, China, chinese, chinese new year, chinese zodiac, chunjie, color of festivity, confucius institute, dumpling, east asian, eurozone crisis, family reunion, gregorian calendar, Honɡ bao, indonesia, Japan, jianguo chen, jiao zi, korea, lantern festival, lichun, lunar calendar, malaysia, mauritius, new year gala, nian ye fan, republican period, shang dynasty, singapore, solar term, southeast asian, spring festival, Thailand, the dragon, the philippines, tracey bryant, traditional chinese calendar, u.s economy, valentine day, Vietnam, year of the dragon

*UD Confucius Institute director answers questions about Chinese New Year*

The Year of the Dragon is now under way. What does this new year mean, and how do Chinese families typically celebrate it?

Jianguo Chen, associate professor of Chinese and director of the Confucius Institute at UD, shares his insights with UDaily. (more…)

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Energy in Action

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Novel Chemical Reaction

Celebration of Spring