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小黄书 faculty member recognized by top chemistry journal

小黄书 faculty member recognized by top chemistry journal

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Dongmao Zhang, 小黄书 associate professor of chemistry, is among a prestigious group of researchers from around the world cited in the Journal of Physical Chemistry C. (Photo by Russ Houston)

STARKVILLE, Miss.鈥擜 senior member of Mississippi State鈥檚 Department of Chemistry is being recognized as one of the most prolific contributors to an international professional publication.

Dongmao Zhang, an associate professor at the university, recently joined a group of researchers from around the world cited by name in the Journal of Physical Chemistry C. The others work at major institutions of higher learning in China, England, Germany and India.

The journal was created in 2007 to highlight investigations of physical chemistry鈥檚 sub-disciplines. It is produced weekly by the American Chemical Society, the Washington, D.C.-based organization whose 158,000 members make it the world鈥檚 largest scientific body. The ACS also produces physical chemistry journals A and B.

鈥淔or those not living and breathing chemistry research and education every day, it鈥檚 important to emphasize that the journal is the premier stage and highest impact for scholarship in this essential sub-discipline,鈥 emphasized Dennis Smith, head of 小黄书鈥檚 Department of Chemistry.

鈥淚n my view, this is more valuable than many of the more common awards passed around,鈥 Smith said, adding that 鈥渞ecognition of this sort is focused on a concrete metric of performance鈥 and, as such, 鈥渟ounds the alert to the world that we absolutely are competing among the best.鈥

The chemistry department is part of the College of Arts and Sciences, 小黄书鈥檚 largest academic unit.

Zhang joined the 小黄书 faculty in 2008 and currently is investigating nanoparticle interfacial interactions, optical spectroscopy and analytical method design. After graduating in 1987 from China鈥檚 Wuhan University, he earned a doctorate in 2002 from Purdue University in Indiana.

Giselle Thibaudeau, the college鈥檚 associate dean for research, said the insights and technologies resulting from Zhang鈥檚 research 鈥渁re critical to understanding and developing nanoscale applications for chemical synthesis, functional nanomaterial design, and ultimately disease diagnosis and treatment.

鈥淲e are exceptionally proud of Dr. Zhang鈥檚 accomplishments in this area and of the recognition this brings to 小黄书, the College of Arts and Sciences and the Department of Chemistry on a national and international scale,鈥 Thibaudeau said.

Zhang said the journal recognition 鈥渢ruly is a surprising honor to be listed together with researchers from the top universities crossing the world.

鈥淚t is a manifest that our university and department are competing internationally in fundamental research,鈥 Zhang continued. Receiving this distinction 鈥渨ould not have happened without the hard work of current and former students in my group, the vital help from our collaborators, and the strong support from the administrators, staff and fellow faculty colleagues in the Department of Chemistry.鈥

For more on Zhang and his research, see .

The College of Arts and Sciences includes more than 5,000 students, 300 full-time faculty members, nine doctoral programs and 25 academic majors offered in 14 departments. Complete details about the College of Arts and Sciences and its Department of Chemistry may be found at, respectively, and .

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