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Life in the ARM Lab
Milestones, visitors, and moments from our group.
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2025
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2025
Our sorbitol-to-sorbitan catalyst study was published in Chemical Engineering Journal.
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2025
We welcomed our FY25 NSF REU undergraduate researchers.
2023
May 4
Nobel Laureate visit: The team took pictures with Prof. George Smith, 2018 Nobel Laureate in Chemistry.
March 6
Gail's retirement party at WS Speed. Please don't go, Gail!
March 1
Tik, Mix, and Mac visited AAK USA K1/K2 LLC. Thank you, Mahdi, Greg, and Jackie, for your hospitality.
January 20
Tik, Dr. Zhihui Sun, and (almost) Dr. Emily Kempfer visited Mercy Academy to chat with students about careers in science and engineering.
2022
June 20
Chemistry Views: Our research on MOF catalysts for biomass conversion is highlighted.
March 24
NSF training award: We received an award to train undergraduates on the interplay between municipal solid wastes and construction materials.
May 14
Congratulations to our first batch of ARMies: Dr. Md. Anwar Hossain, Dr. Mohammad Shahinur Rahaman, Ms. Ashten Molley, and Mr. Kyle Mills.
February 24
NSF CAREER Award: Tik received the award to elucidate the mechanism of plastic upcycling.
2018–2021
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2017
February 24
We went to the 2017 NSF-sponsored Super Collider at the University of Kentucky and toured CAER. Khoa, New, and Anwar showcased their projects.
February 23
Shoot the (poor) breeze with Dr. Ning Sun, a senior scientist at ABPDU/LBNL, who shared her thoughts on our projects.
February 18
Dr. Nurak from Thammasat visited the lab. So we took him to Jim Beam and showed him what Kentucky is famous for.
2016
December 19
We kicked off our seminar series, "Shoot the (poor) breeze with the scientist," with Dr. Neil Templeton, a senior scientist at Merck.
September 13
We tried a new Vietnamese restaurant. Dr. Phung confirmed its authenticity and taught Anwar how to use chopsticks!
August 26
Prof. Lourdes Orejuela, Universidad San Francisco de Quito (USFQ), Quito, Ecuador, visited ARM.
August 2
New joined ARM. Welcome New!
August 1
Anwar joined ARM. Welcome Anwar!
June 28
Cabbage Patch Science Camp visited our Unit Ops Lab for some science experiments. Welcome kids!
July 2
Dr. Phung joined ARM. Welcome Dr. Phung!