IMAKS Lab

Kasra Darabi, Mihirsinh Chauhan, Boyu Guo, Jiantao Wang, Dovletgeldi Seyitliyev, Fazel Bateni, Tonghui Wang, Masoud Ghasemi, Laine Taussig, Nathan Woodward, Xiang-Bin Han,  Evgeny O. Danilov, Ruipeng Li, Xiaotong Li, Milad Abolhasani, Kenan Gundogdu,  Aram Amassian

“Cationic ligation guides quantum-well formation in layered hybrid perovskites” Matter, Volume 7, Issue 12, 4 December 2024, Pages 4410-4425, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matt.2024.09.010

This is the location fyi 
https://www.polariceraleigh.com
Our most realistic options are Friday the 13th, 8:30-10:30 pm or Sunday the 15th 2:30-4:30. Please only fill those two time slots when2meet. I’ll talk more about this during the group meeting but here is a when2meet for a potential ice skating group event.

https://www.when2meet.com/?27905878-GwPoN

NC State will facilitate an emergency preparedness exercise on Tuesday, November 26, in and around portions of Central Campus near the area of Western Blvd and Gorman St. The exercise focuses on emergency-response training for NC State and local responders by simulating a real-world emergency. Areas in and around the Western Blvd Business Center and the Joyner Visitor Center will be affected. Minimal disruptions to normal operations are expected. Those in the area of the exercise should follow the directions of safety officers during the drill.

NC State frequently hosts emergency exercises to test university and outside agency response and operational capabilities. Campus communications may be used to share updates. In the event of a real situation, campus emergency procedures will be followed. 

Campus-wide evacuation and shelter-in-place notices are communicated by the WolfAlert Emergency Notification System. General evacuation procedures and shelter-in-place procedures are available and regardless of the location, the following should be considered when preparing for and responding to an alert. The time to plan for an emergency is before the emergency occurs. Think about what you would do in the event of an emergency and develop a plan.

Planning for an Evacuation: 

1. Familiarize yourself with multiple exit points and evacuation routes or safe areas within the building. 
2. Know what the fire alarm and other notification sources sound like. 
3. Discuss emergency plans with facility liaisons.

Response during an evacuation:

1. Remain calm.
2. Call 911 (or 919-515-3000) to report additional information relevant to the event: status and location of injured persons, specific location of a fire or active shooter, etc
3. If time permits, stabilize all lab procedures, turn off stoves/ovens and unplug or disable any device that would escalate an emergency if unattended.
4. Gather only essential belongings (cell phone, ID, keys, medications, wallet/purse).
5. Leave immediately. Do not use elevators.
6. Assist any person in immediate danger.
7. If requested, check nearby restrooms, copier rooms, bathrooms, storage rooms or other common areas where someone may not have heard the evacuation signal/notice or anyone with disabilities who may need additional assistance.
8. Move quickly. Walk with a purpose.
9. Once outside the building, do not re-enter the building until directed by emergency responders (Police/Fire). Remain at least 300 feet away from the building and await further instructions.

Response during shelter in place procedures:

Shelter-in-place means selecting a small, interior room if possible, with no or few windows, and taking refuge there. It does not mean sealing off your entire building. If you are told to shelter-in-place, information will be provided by university authorities through WolfAlerts. The important thing is for you to follow instructions of university authorities and know what to do if they advise you to shelter-in-place:

1. Stop classes or work, or business operations. Silence mobile devices.
2. If there are others in the building, provide for their safety by asking them to stay — not leave. When authorities provide directions to shelter-in-place, they want everyone to take those steps now, where they are, and not drive or walk outdoors.
3. Close windows, exterior doors, and any other openings to the outside, as applicable.
4. If you are told there is danger of explosion, move away from windows, if possible.
5. After the initial emergency campus communication information has been conveyed (first half hour), students, staff and visitors may wish to contact relatives to let them know the situation.  Keep listening to the radio, television or check the university homepage until you are told all is safe or you are told to evacuate. University and local officials may call for evacuation in specific areas at greatest risk in your community

In compliance with the Federal Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act of 1998, NC State University is providing the campus community with the university’s emergency response and evacuation procedures. Please share this information with others and review frequently for preparedness.

Hi all,

This came up and Eq. 8 in the attached paper is how to determine average separation of molecules when dissolved in solution. 

Daniel S. Tyson, Ignacy Gryczynski, and Felix N. Castellano

Long-Range Resonance Energy Transfer to [Ru(bpy)₃]²⁺

J. Phys. Chem. A 2000, 104, 2919-2924

Laureates

• David Baker
• Demis Hassabis
• John Jumper

https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/chemistry/2024/press-release

The Nobel Prize in Physics 2024 was awarded jointly to John J. Hopfield and Geoffrey Hinton “for foundational discoveries and inventions that enable machine learning with artificial neural networks”

Everyone is invited to come out to JC Raulston Arboretum on Tuesday, 9/17 (Wellness Day) to take a “Walk with Chemistry” through Nature’s Medicine Cabinet.  Created by undergraduate students in Chemistry, this self-guided tour explores several medicinal molecules that have been inspired by Nature.  See the flyer below for more information.  Faculty and TAs are encouraged to share this with their classes.  Hope to see you all out there!

Dear Chemistry Students, Staff, Postdocs, and Faculty,

As you may have seen, NC State Emergency Management and Mission Continuity will conduct a campuswide 10-minute WolfAlert emergency drill on Friday, Sept. 13.

This drill is designed to simulate a shelter-in-place emergency and provides an opportunity to practice what to do in a real emergency. 

During the drill, we will be asked to take the following steps:

1. Immediately stop classes, work, or business operations.
2. Seek shelter in a small interior room.
3. If possible, bring everyone into the room; shut the door and lock it.
4. Close and lock all windows. If possible, close the window shades, blinds, or curtains.
5. Continue monitoring WolfAlert channels for further instructions or the all-clear announcement.

For those in large classes, you are not expected to relocate to small interior rooms as part of this drill exercise. Similarly, for those in teaching and research labs, it may not be safe or practical to follow these steps during the drill. 

It is an excellent opportunity to familiarize yourself with the responses to different types of emergencies and locate the nearest emergency information that might look like this and/or this. Please let Laura Sremaniak and/or Alan Harvell know if you cannot find emergency information posted nearby.

Please note that the shelter-in-place response for severe weather or biological, chemical, or radiological contaminant release (related to this drill) is not the same as expected in an active threat. Concerning the locking of interior doors, to my knowledge, the university is not currently pursuing door locks for classrooms and is not supporting them in any way. Furthermore, we are not permitted to modify the doors ourselves.

You can include information about emergency preparedness in your syllabus or other teaching materials.

Best regards, Gavin

Dear Chemistry Department –

The Chemistry Graduate Student Association (CGSA) is excited to invite you to volunteer at our annual Science Festival, celebrating National Chemistry Week!  This year’s event will take place on October 19th, 2024 at Dorothea Dix Park in Raleigh. 

Our Science Festival will feature a variety of engaging, hands-on science activities for all ages, as well as food trucks, raffle prizes, and local company sponsors. It’s a fantastic opportunity to showcase the diversity of science in our community and to connect with attendees. 

We’re looking for enthusiastic volunteers to help make this event a success. Attached, you’ll find a flyer with more details about the festival and about running an activity table. 

If you would like to volunteer, please complete this Google Form by September 20th. We will be reaching back out by October 7th with volunteer assignments.  We look forward to your participation and are happy to answer any questions you might have

Samanvitha Sridhar, Ario Khansari, Shaun O’Donnell, Alexandra T. Barth, Evgeny O. Danilov,
Felix N. Castellano, Paul A. Maggard, and Daniel B. Dougherty. “Ligand field exciton annihilation in bulk CrCl ₃“. J. Chem. Phys. 161, (2024); doi: 10.1063/5.0223772