Monday, February 07, 2022

Manish Mehta with four alumni published in Journal of Chemical Crystallography

The Mehta lab recently published research on "the extent of spontaneous cocrystallization for 14 cocrystal systems, at four levels of humidity. [Their] results show cocrystal formation in all 14 systems to varying extent and are consistent with literature reports that higher humidity correlates with more rapid cocrystal formation."

Davies, Riley D. '19, Vigilante, Nicolas J. '18, Frederick, Aaron D. '16, Mandala, Venkata S. '15, Mehta, Manish A., Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry.  2022.  The effects of humidity on spontaneous cocrystallization: a survey of diacid cocrystals with caffeine, theophylline, and nicotinamide.  Journal of Chemical Crystallography. DI 10.1007/s10870-022-00922-8.  Early access, January 2022.  Download at SpringerLink.

For a bit of background on crystal engineering, see the article with that title by Roger Bishop in the Kirk-Othmer Encyclopedia of Chemical Technology, online.

Tuesday, February 01, 2022

More than 100 titles added to Oxford Scholarship Online

 Did you know?  We have access to a treasure-trove of ebooks in Oxford Scholarship - more than 100 titles are added every month, all indexed in OBIS.  Find them with these steps:

  • select the tab for E-Books
  • input: "oxford scholarship" in the search box 

more than 1200 books will listed and described.  Here's a shortcut.  These two seem particularly timely!

Science Wars: The Battle Over Knowledge and Reality
Philosophy and history of science lead to a very good understanding of the current impasse regarding interpretation of scientific findings - whether in regard to the Covid pandemic, vaccinations, or climate change.

The Contagion Next Time.  Just what we don't want to hear... but there will be a next time, for certain.  This book will help us learn how we can make sure that society is prepared, and that we will have a common goal for getting through these challenges - most importantly, with the intent to support social and racial equity 


There is so much more to explore - either through OBIS, our online catalog, or browse directly in Oxford Scholarship Online.

Celebrating Black Achievement in Science: book display


Stop by and peruse the books on display in the Science Library's front window. Any book on display may be borrowed. One featured book is only accessible online: Beyond Stock Stories and Folktales : African Americans' Paths to STEM Fields, edited by Henry T. Frierson, William F. Tate Access through OBIS. Several are available in both print and ebook format, noted in the list below.

  
Books shown (in order on display):