CHESS eNewsletter - August 2023 | Issue No. 110

CHESS research receives praise

A recent publication from Dr. Nozomi Ando's research group took 7.5 years to complete and solved a 30-year-old mystery in enzymology. The paper has garnered commentary in PNAS. As the commenter writes:

"In a tour-de-force..., Ando et al have harnessed the combined power of experimental structure determination and plumbing the depths of the Alpha2Fold database, to describe an enzyme acrobat."

New Methodology to Collect X-ray Emission Spectroscopic Data for Platinum and Other Heavy Metals

CHESS scientists have developed an innovative methodology for studying compounds containing precious heavy metals, like platinum, with potentially significant implications for catalysis research. This approach involves using resonant excitation to dramatically improve the resolution of x-ray emission spectra (XES).

2023 summer students complete their research projects

Last week, our cohort of summer students in the SERCCS, PREM, and SUNRiSE programs completed their 10-week summer research experience with a poster session.

Many of the students answered questions about their research and summer experience. Read more at the link below!

Lending Library hosts teacher training workshop

The CHEXS/CHESS Lending Library recently hosted an in-person teacher workshop to train educators in the use of its DNA electrophoresis kits. This workshop familiarized teachers in the use of free hands-on experiment kits that engage students in high quality labs. 

From the CHESS User Office

Although the proposal submission deadline has passed, we will still accept certain proposals. The deadline for requests for beamtime is coming up on August 23^rd.

We will also be hosting a User Town Hall on October 18^th. Plus, click through for updates on exciting changes coming soon to our database system.