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Faculty Research Honored by the Royal Society of Chemistry’s Industrial Chemistry & Materials (ICM)

Weber State University proudly announces that Dr. Bharath Babu Nunna’s research has been honored by the Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) through its journal, Industrial Chemistry & Materials (ICM). His article, "Investigation on electrocatalytic performance and material degradation of an N-doped graphene-MOF nanocatalyst in emulated electrochemical environments," has been selected for inclusion in the prestigious ICM Virtual Collection – Porous Materials.
 
This exclusive collection highlights 12 outstanding articles in porous materials research, showcasing cutting-edge advancements in nanomaterials and electrocatalysis.
 
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Industrial Chemistry & Materials (ICM) is an esteemed journal published by the Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) and is currently indexed in ESCI and EI. The journal is expected to receive its first impact factor (projected >11.8) in June 2025.

 
Congratulations to Dr. Nunna on this well-deserved recognition!

  • Yudong Wang - Advanced Energy Systems and Microdevices Laboratory, Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, New Jersey Institute of Technology, Newark, New Jersey 07102, United States
  • Niladri Talukder - Advanced Energy Systems and Microdevices Laboratory, Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, New Jersey Institute of Technology, Newark, New Jersey 07102, United States;
  • Bharath Babu Nunna - Department of Mechanical Engineering, Weber State University, Ogden, Utah 84408, United States;  Division of Engineering in Medicine, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, United States;  Harvard Graduate School of Education, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138, United States
  • Ming Lu - The Center for Functional Nanomaterials, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, New York 11973, United States
  • Xiao Tong - The Center for Functional Nanomaterials, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, New York 11973, United States

This paper focuses on detecting cancer antigens (CA-125) from micro-volume fluid samples, highlighting significant advancements in biosensor stability and sensitivity within microfluidic environments.

Reacting Flow Simulation of an N2O/ABS Hybrid Rocket

Thirumaran Varathalingarajah, Todd Harman, Dustin Birch, Benjamin Garcia and Alex G. Novoselov
AIAA 2025-2627
Session: Combustion Stability, Combustion Dynamics, Mixing, Motor Performance, and Related Issues
Published Online: 3 Jan 2025

 

Recent Advances in Micro and Nano Technologies

Dr. Bharath Babu Nunna

  1. Talukder, N., Wang, Y., Nunna, B. B., Tong, X., & Lee, E. S., (2024). An investigation on the structural stability of ZIF-8 in water versus water-derived oxidative species in aqueous environment. Microporous and Mesoporous Materials, 366, 112934. DOI: 
  2. Talukder, N., Wang, Y., Nunna, B.B., and Lee, E.S., (2024). N-Doped Graphene (NG)/MOF (ZIF-8)-Based/Derived Materials for Electrochemical Energy Applications: Synthesis, Characteristics, and Functionality. Batteries, 10(2), p.47. DOI: 
  3. Wang, Y.,  Talukder, N., Nunna, B. B., & Lee, E. S., (2024).  Dean Vortex-Enhanced Blood Plasma Separation in Self-Driven Spiral Microchannel Flow with Cross-Flow Microfilters. Biomicrofluidics . 2024 Feb 7;18(1):014104. 

Royal Society of Chemistry Journal w/New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT)

Dr. Bharath Babu Nunna

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Dr. Bharath Babu Nunna

Talukder, N., Yudong, W., Nunna, B.B., and Lee, E.S.,: An In-Depth Exploration of the Electrochemical Oxygen Reduction Reaction (ORR) Phenomenon on Carbon-Based Catalysts in Alkaline and Acidic Mediums. Catalysts. 2022; 12(7), 791;  

Yudong, W., Nunna, B.B (Co-first author)., Talukder, N., and Lee, E.S.,: Microfluidic-Based Novel Optical Quantification of Red Blood Cell Concentration in Blood Flow. Bioengineering 2022, 9(6), 247;  

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Department of Mechanical Engineering, Weber State University, Ogden, UT 84408, USA