Chemical and Biological Sciences News

Ames Lab awarded up to $2.89M for fundamental rare-earth separations research

A team led by scientists at Ames Laboratory will research separation processes taking place in ionic adsorption clays

Porting a computational chemistry code to exascale architectures

A series aimed at sharing best practices in preparing applications for the supercomputer Aurora

NWChemEx: Computational Chemistry Code for the Exascale Era

A team working on biofuel research is rewriting the decades-old NWChem software program for the exascale era.

Ames Lab 101: What is NMR?

This video feature explains one of Ames Laboratory's most powerful tools of scientific investigation and discovery: Nuclear Magnetic Resonance

New NMR spectroscopy research reveals the dynamics of catalysts in 3D space

The achievement gives researchers new insights into how these catalysts work

Inside cover art, Inorganic Chemistry Frontiers

Review in Nanoscale highlights progress, opportunities in encapsulating metal nanoparticles in layered 2D materials

A newly published review in the Royal Society of Chemistry’s journal Nanoscale marks milestones in research

New process turns paper manufacturing waste into valuable chemicals

A group of researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Ames Laboratory has discovered a way to convert kraft lignin, a common byproduct of the paper manufacturing process, into valuable chemical precursors for making nylon.

Pat Thiel honored with naming of Hach Hall lobbies

In recognition of her contributions, Iowa State University will name the north and south lobbies of Hach Hall in her honor; to be referred to as Thiel North and Thiel South.

Wenyu Huang earns 2020 Trapp Innovation Award

Wenyu Huang, associate professor of chemistry and faculty scientist at Ames Lab, received the Trapp Innovation Award for his groundbreaking research that fosters the development of inventive catalytic systems.

Exascale computing promises big boosts in technology

Ames Laboratory's Theresa Windus is quoted in an article detailing advances that could be made possible through the Exascale Computing Project.