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Chemistry Professor Continues ‘Highly Cited Researcher’ Streak

There are just a handful of chemists worldwide with h-indices above 200. The h-indices of chemists awarded the Nobel Prize during the last five years range from about 30 to 160. Mietek Jaroniec, professor in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry has an h-index of 125, which places him among the top chemists worldwide.

Tags: Research & Science , Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry , College of Arts and Sciences , Advanced Materials and Liquid Crystal Institute , AMLCI , Institutes and Initiatives

Graduate Student Creates Smart Glass for Privacy and Heat Applications

Yingfei Jiang, a College of Arts and Science graduate student in the Chemical Physics program and the Advanced Materials and Liquid Crystal Institute at 51±¬ÁÏ, and his advisor Deng-Ke Yang, Ph.D., a professor in the Department of Physics, have invented the first ever dual-mode smart glass technology that can control both radiant energy flow (heat) and privacy through a tinted material.

Tags: Research & Science , College of Arts and Sciences , Chemical Physics , Department of Physics , AMLCI , Advance Materials and Liquid Crystal Institute , Yingfei Jiang , Deng-Ke Yang , Research and Science , Switchable Windows , Liquid Crystals , Smart Glass