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December 3, 2020December 3, 2020 jolshansky@amherst.edu

Final group meeting of 2020

We have wrapped up research for the fall semester as students head home for the winter break. But that didn’t stop us from having one last virtual group meeting, with Read More …

November 11, 2020 jolshansky@amherst.edu

We have received funding!

The Olshansky lab is happy to announce that we have received an Undergraduate New Investigator Grant from the American Chemical Society Petroleum Research Fund (ACS PRF). We will be studying Read More …

October 9, 2020 jolshansky@amherst.edu

Fire and ice quantum dots

Nejc made some fluorescent orange quantum dots, then added some zinc and they became fluorescent blue! Research is off to a colorful start.

September 2, 2020September 2, 2020 jolshansky@amherst.edu

First group meeting of Fall semester

The group has grown! We will have four students working in the lab this semester, and one working remotely. Excited to make some quantum dots.

July 22, 2020July 23, 2020 jolshansky@amherst.edu

The lab is ready for chemistry

Lab renovations are nearly complete. The lab space is eagerly waiting to be equipped with a glovebox and a variety of other equipment.  

June 19, 2020July 23, 2020 jolshansky@amherst.edu

First group meeting

The Olshansky Lab celebrated its inaugural group meeting last week! It is not feasible to do experiments in lab, but our virtual summer research is off to a great start. Read More …

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