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3 New Seed Grants Awarded to Further Efforts on NSF RII Track I Project
View details here.
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The University of Southern Mississippi has an Assistant Professor position open!
Please view the details and application link below:
Assistant Professor in Polymer Science and Engineering U Southern Miss.pdf
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Our team has shown that molecular laser imaging agents can be increased in the amount of signal provided through the control of salt content when preparing the additives. Increasing molecular imaging agent strength of signal is critical to lowering the amount of imaging agent that must be used in applications such as biological imaging. This lowers the risks of reactions and poisoning due to the imaging agent.
Laser imaging agents allow for real time, non-invasive imaging of many systems including human patents. Traditionally, as an example application, contrast agents are administered for use with magnetic imaging (MRI) techniques that are slow, require a large area for the instruments, and are cost inhibitive in many situations. By comparison, a laser imaging method would allow for near instantaneous image generation in real time, at a fraction of the cost (<5%) of traditional MRI approaches, and could result in portable system uses not restricted to permanent buildings. A critical issue currently with laser imaging agents is low signal strength and poor resolution. This NSF funded work in basic science has found that the signal strength can be enhanced dramatically by 5 times with simple salt additives to the molecule. This translates to 5 times less dye needing to be used for the same image quality.
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REU Program in Optoelectronic MaterialsDates: May 27 – August 2, 2019 (10 weeks)
Research Areas
Synthesis and characterization of nanomaterials Self-assembly and mechanical properties of soft materials Molecular dynamics simulations Computational quantum chemistry
Participant Benefits
Stipend: $5,000 Housing and meal plan provided Travel assistance Team-building activities Field trips
For program and application information contactDr. Santanu Kundu (santanukundu@che.msstate.edu)or Dr. Neeraj Rai (neerajrai@che.msstate.edu).Apply online at:www.che.msstate.edu/reu