Department of Chemistry | Oregon State University

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“Chemistry at the National Science Foundation: Its Mission, Priorities, Programs, and Modus Operandi” at Linus Pauling Science Center

Determination and characterization of pharmaceuticals sorbed onto the surface of nanoplastics using capillary electrophoresis & Exploring proteomic differences in breast cancer cells using mass spectrometry at Linus Pauling Science Center

"I am Titanium! And I Capture Carbon: Utilizing Alkali Tetraperoxotitanate for Direct Air Capture of Carbon Dioxide" and "Outlining the compositional difference in Withania Somnifera root and leaf extracts" at Linus Pauling Science Center

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