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What is gel nail polish, and how does it create durable manicures? C&EN
Stradivari meets science C&EN
Tautomerization ensures quality clicks C&EN
Oil is more likely to stick around in a cold, sunny ocean C&EN
Fun with parafilm C&EN
Career Ladder: Candice Z. Ulmer Holland C&EN
Biologist Offers Insight on the Human Foot Discover Magazine
Science communication that breaks the mold C&EN
Career Ladder: Miranda Paley C&EN
Modeling malnutrition with microfluidics C&EN
Colorful solar cells made easy C&EN
Recycled beer and ancient wine C&EN
What is health-monitoring cat litter, and how does it help detect when your cat is sick? C&EN
Comic-book science and science comic books C&EN
Career Ladder: Kat Day C&EN
Interfering grapefruit and low-stress tomatoes C&EN
Is It Time to Rethink Food Coloring? Discover Magazine
The Brain Science Behind the "Twisties” Discover Magazine
The Secret to Brilliant Auroras? ‘Surfing’ Electrons Discover Magazine
We Still Don’t Know What’s Killing the Birds Discover Magazine
The Secret Cleaning Power of Bacteria Discover Magazine
Turns Out, Venus (Almost) Has Tectonic Plates Discover Magazine
Are Cooking Fumes Bad for Your Health? Discover Magazine
DUNE prototype detector ArgonCube crosses the globe Fermilab News
Can Solar Farms Help Save Bees? Discover Magazine
7 New Animals Discovered in 2021 So Far Discover Magazine
A strong force for inclusion Symmetry Magazine
FAPA gains new leadership, new momentum Fermilab News
Construction crews start lowering equipment a mile underground for excavation for DUNE Fermilab News
ICARUS gets ready to fly Fermilab News
Argonaut project launches design effort for super-cold robotics Fermilab News
Rock transportation system is ready for excavation of DUNE caverns Fermilab News
On the marvels of physics Symmetry Magazine
The beginner's guide to a career in science writing Cell Mentor (co-written with Brittany Trang)
Where science meets the sacred Symmetry Magazine
The mystery of the muon’s magnetism Symmetry Magazine
A Fermilab family legacy Symmetry Magazine
Testing wraps up for first Fermilab-designed cryomodule for PIP-II accelerator Fermilab News
One minute with Arden Warner, accelerator physicist Fermilab News
The critical role of chemistry in D&D poisons Chemistry World
New metamaterials for studying the oldest light in the universe Fermilab News
One minute with Maxine Hronek, DUNE collaboration coordinator Fermilab News
Meet Four Ph.D. Students Who Passed Their Candidacy Exams in Quarantine ACS Graduate & Postdoctoral Chemist Magazine
Funding for all: The inside scoop on grants and fellowships NASW news
Questing for Cures from a Boiling River NASW Student Newsroom
Grad Students Weigh In on Returning to Lab After Quarantine ACS Graduate & Postdoctoral Chemist Magazine
To Stop Coronavirus’ Spread, We’ll Need New Testing Technology Discover Magazine
We Need to Talk About Plastic Lab Waste Bioeconomy.XYZ
Why Aren't Academic Sustainable Lab Programs Gaining More Traction? labmanager.com
Mental Health, Well-Being, and Research UM Chemistry news (Co-written with Taylor Soucy)
Short Items
Fire in a bottle C&EN Chemistry in Pictures
Crystal Dandelions C&EN Chemistry in Pictures
Rust and redoxation C&EN Chemistry in Pictures
Love in the time of pollen C&EN Chemistry in Pictures
Transduction junction, what’s your function? C&EN Chemistry in Pictures
Polymorphs and perseverance C&EN Chemistry in Pictures
Data jellyfish C&EN Chemistry in Pictures
Corteva, Bunge, and Chevron announce canola collaboration C&EN
Molecular marshland C&EN Chemistry in Pictures
Flower gel C&EN Chemistry in Pictures
Hydrogellyfish C&EN Chemistry in Pictures
More than meets the iodine C&EN Chemistry in Pictures
Color splash C&EN Chemistry in Pictures
Grainbow colors C&EN Chemistry in Pictures
The color of life C&EN Chemistry in Pictures
Drug delivery in bloom C&EN Chemistry in Pictures
O Chemistree C&EN Chemistry in Pictures
Holiday light C&EN Chemistry in Pictures
A little nudge C&EN Chemistry in Pictures
Let there be light C&EN Chemistry in Pictures
Eat more seaweed C&EN Chemistry in Pictures
Better together C&EN Chemistry in Pictures
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Microbloom C&EN Chemistry in Pictures
Light show C&EN Chemistry in Pictures
Diffraction in action C&EN Chemistry in Pictures
Best and brightest C&EN Chemistry in Pictures
Going through phases C&EN Chemistry in Pictures
Fatal fluorescence C&EN Chemistry in Pictures
Fuzz ball C&EN Chemistry in Pictures
Dyeing to learn chemistry C&EN Chemistry in Pictures
Chlorophyll cake C&EN Chemistry in Pictures
Microbial worlds C&EN Chemistry in Pictures
Matters of the heart C&EN Chemistry in Pictures
Sunflower C&EN Chemistry in Pictures
Chem brûlée C&EN Chemistry in Pictures
Molecular Dippin’ Dots C&EN Chemistry in Pictures
Filigree flask C&EN Chemistry in Pictures
Turning red (and pink) C&EN Chemistry in Pictures
Initiate crystallization! C&EN Chemistry in Pictures
Don’t you forget about me C&EN Chemistry in Pictures
Meet the AI-Controlled Drone That Flies Faster Than Human Pilots Discover Magazine
Imaging Techniques Show an Earthworm's Natural Parasites in a New Light Discover Magazine
Multimedia Projects
Why do tacos (and the universe) exist? Fermilab's Even Bananas (script writing credit)
How do we study neutrino oscillation? Fermilab's Even Bananas (script writing credit)
How do neutrino oscillations work? Fermilab's Even Bananas (script writing credit)
The solar neutrino problem Fermilab's Even Bananas (script writing credit)
Truth Serums and a Feminist Alternative to The Walking Dead Feminist Book Club Podcast (guest appearance)
Press Releases
Journal Spotlights
"Dual HAT Catalysts Hack Hydroalkylation" Barbu, B.N. Spotlights on Recent JACS Publications J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2021, 143, 10807–10808.
"“Green-lighting” ATRP with a Conjugated Polymer Photocatalyst" Barbu, B.N. Spotlights on Recent JACS Publications J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2021, 143, 9697-9698.
"Phosphaazide Revealed to Be Cyclization Enthusiast" Barbu, B.N. Spotlights on Recent JACS Publications J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2021, 143, 7877-7878.
"Throwing Non-natural Enzyme Reactivity for a Loop" Barbu, B.N. Spotlights on Recent JACS Publications J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2021, 143, 6703–6704.
"Conducting Better Characterization on Conductive Fullertubes" Barbu, B.N. Spotlights on Recent JACS Publications J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2021, 143, 4857–4858.
"Doing the (Ultrafast) Twist in Artificial Photosynthesis" Barbu, B.N. Spotlights on Recent JACS Publications J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2021, 143, 3265–3266.
"Multicomponent Sulfur Reaction Yields Multiple Useful Polymers" Barbu, B.N. Spotlights on Recent JACS Publications J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2021, 143, 3663–3664.
"Heat-Responsive Coordination Polymers Warm Up To Reversible Motion" Barbu, B.N. Spotlights on Recent JACS Publications. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2021, 143, 1681–1682.
"Reducing Synthetic Challenges with Reductive Electrochemical Coupling" Barbu, B.N. Spotlights on Recent JACS Publications. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2020, 142, 20913-20914.
"Radical Mediators Help Electrocatalysts Achieve Their Potential" Barbu, B.N. Spotlights on Recent JACS Publications. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2020, 142, 19411–19412.
"Aromatic Molecules Bond under High-Pressure Situations" Barbu, B.N. Spotlights on Recent JACS Publications. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2020, 142, 18733–18734.
"Ligand Conformation Is Star Player in Self-Assembling Supramolecules" Barbu, B.N. Spotlights on Recent JACS Publications. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2020, 142, 17209–17210.
"Esterification Expands to a New Framework" Barbu, B.N. Spotlights on Recent JACS Publications. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2020, 142, 16097–16098.
"Heavy Halogens Broaden the Photopolymerization Spectrum" Barbu, B.N. Spotlights on Recent JACS Publications. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2020, 142, 14752–14753.
"High-Valent Cobalt Complex Is a Mighty C–H Activator" Barbu, B.N. Spotlights on Recent JACS Publications. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2020, 142, 14005–14006.
"One Small Step for MAE, One Giant Leap for Polyyne." Barbu, B.N. Spotlights on Recent JACS Publications. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2020, 142, 13255.
Fagnani, D.E.; Hall, A.O.; Zurcher, D.M.; Sekoni, K. N.; Barbu, B.N.; McNeil, A.J. A short course on sustainable polymers for high school students. J. Chem. Ed. 2020, 97, 2160-2168.
"Graft Copolymers Remember How to Shape Up." Barbu, B.N. Spotlights on Recent JACS Publications. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2020, 142, 11611–11612.
"Side Chains Point the Way to Stereoselective Glycosylation" Barbu, B.N. Spotlights on Recent JACS Publications. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2020, 142, 10569-10570.
"Automated Separation Technique Gives Chips Off The Old Block Copolymer" Barbu, B.N. Spotlights on Recent JACS Publications. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2020, 142, 9859–9860.
"Copper Carbene Complex Shines as a Deep Red Emitter" Barbu, B. N. Spotlights on Recent JACS Publications. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2020, 142, 8539-8540.
"Chiral Urea Catalyst Tackles Tricky Terpene Synthesis" Barbu, B. N. Spotlights on Recent JACS Publications. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2020. 142, 7243-7244.
"Researchers Apply MAD Skills to Block Copolymers" Barbu, B. N. Spotlights on Recent JACS Publications. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2020, 142, 6447-6448.
Barbu, B.N.; Kosak, T.M.; Prins, A.J.; Gillmore, J.G.; Korich, A.L. Fast Colorimetric Titration Protocol for the Quantification of Boron Tribromide.Tetrahedron Letters 2016, 57, 3746-3748.
Scholarly Papers
Fagnani, D.E.; Hall, A.O.; Zurcher, D.M.; Sekoni, K. N.; Barbu, B.N.; McNeil, A.J. A short course on sustainable polymers for high school students. J. Chem. Ed. 2020, 97, 2160-2168.
Barbu, B.N.; Kosak, T.M.; Prins, A.J.; Gillmore, J.G.; Korich, A.L. Fast Colorimetric Titration Protocol for the Quantification of Boron Tribromide.Tetrahedron Letters 2016, 57, 3746-3748.
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