Congratulations to Pavithra Ariyaratne awarded the 2025 NQPI graduate fellowship to support her research assistance at Ohio University during the 2025 fiscal year.

Students co-author COVID-19 modeling paper accepted by peer-reviewed journal

Bella Moyers-Chavez, '26 | April 25, 2025 

A group of five undergraduate and two graduate students at Ohio University are proving that groundbreaking research isn’t limited to professional scientists or graduate theses; it can begin in the classroom. 

Srijana and Deepani presented in 2025 Spring ACS National Meeting at San Diega

March 26, 2025

(1) Ohio University Chemistry and Biochemistry on X: "OhioU\CAS\Chem&Biochem graduate students Deepani Athapaththu and Srijana Pandey presenting their research in the Spring 2025 ACS national meeting...

Congratulations on Srijana won first place in Ohio University GSS poster presentation

March 04, 2025

(5) Ohio University Chemistry and Biochemistry on X: "Congratulations on @ohiou @OHIOartsandsci Chem&Biochem Student Srijana Pandey won first place in the poster presentation at OU Graduate Conference...

Congratulations Dr. Dinesh Gautam and Dr. Esther Mbuna

May 03, 2024

Congratulations on Dr. Dinesh Gautam and Dr. Esther Mbuna celebrating in 2024 Graduation Ceremony!

OHIO and Kent State researchers propose a set of new evaluation indices for scientific publication quality

October 09, 2023

OHIO and Kent State researchers propose a set of new evaluation indices for scientific publication quality

Professor Jixin Chen at Ohio University and Professor Hanbin Mao at Kent State University ha...

Jixin Chen discovers new reaction rate in solution, with implications for industrial, biological processes

December 08, 2022

Figure 1. Thought experiments comparing collisions in gas and mixed gasses under normal conditions. Figure (a) shows a random distribution of gases A and B in a sample volume traveling at a relative...

Chemistry lab students predict spread of COVID-19 with kinetics models

August 10, 2022

In this graph, students in the spring kinetics lab predicted daily cases in the state of Ohio through fall 2022.

From Ohio University News

Chemist Jixin Chen looked at the rapid spread of COVID-19...

Ohio University chemist explains an old question with a modern tool

January 26, 2022

Dr. Jixin Chen

From Ohio University News

Ohio University chemist Jixin Chen, Ph.D., took advantage of the time when labs were shut down early in the pandemic to apply a very modern solution to...

Ohio University Chemists Discover a Surprisingly Fast Phase Change in a Material for Solar Cells

February 11, 2020

Jixin Chen

Lead halide perovskites are a group of materials that are heavily being studied for a variety of applications in solar cells and light emitting diodes (LEDs). These materials have the...

Physics Colloquium | Resolving Single Molecules beyond the Diffraction Limit of Light

January 24, 2020

The Physics & Astronomy Colloquium Series presents Jixin Chen of Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Ohio University on “Resolving Single Molecules beyond the Diffraction Limit of Light”, on...

Chen Publishes ‘Photobleaching of YOYO-1 in Super-Resolution Single DNA Fluorescence Imaging’

July 29, 2019

Dr. Jixin Chen

Dr. Jixin Chen, Professor of Chemistry & Biochemistry, co-authored a paper on “Photobleaching of YOYO-1 in super-resolution single DNA fluorescence imaging.”

Chen is also a member...

OHIO Researchers Characterize Surface Defect States for Solar Device Development

May 31, 2019

Dr. Jixin Chen

A team of Ohio University researchers recently published a paper in ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces that describes the mechanism by which lead halide perovskite nanoparticles...

Chen Offers an Unusual Mechanism of Florescence Quenching

March 04, 2019

Jixin Chen

By Ling Xin
NQPI Writing Intern

A recent study at the Nanoscale and Quantum Phenomena Institute (NQPI) offers new insights into the mechanism of florescence quenching, a process in...

NQPI Poster Competition Video Spotlights Student Research

January 09, 2019

By Ryan Flynn

NQPI Student Editorial Intern

The Clippinger Laboratories building was abuzz recently with a poster competition sponsored by Ohio University’s Nanoscale & Quantum Phenomena Institute.

...

Chen Receives NIH Grant to Enhance Optical Mapping

December 07, 2018

Dr. Jixin Chen is utilizing a novel technique to visualize genome sequences more effectively.

By Amanda Biederman
NQPI editorial intern

The Human Genome Project was declared complete in 2003, but...

Chemistry Researchers Collaborate With Thai Colleagues on Surface Reactions for Modified Magnetic Nanoparticle Attachment

October 30, 2018

Jeeranan Nonkumwong with OHIO students.

Researchers from Ohio University and Chiang Mai University in Thailand are continuing a collaboration that began last year when a Chiang Mai Ph.D. student...

NQPI | Jixin Chen Fine-tunes Nanoscale Imaging Procedure

May 30, 2018

Diagram of point accumulation for imaging in nanoscale topography used for YOYO-1 dye molecule (Illustration: Beilstein Journal of Nanotechnology)

By Raymond Humienny
NQPI editorial intern

Nanosca...

CMSS Colloquium: ‘Super-Resolution Fluorescence Imaging: Seeing Single-Molecule Dynamics at Interfaces

November 20, 2014

The Condensed Matter & Surface Sciences Colloquium Series presents Jixin Chen on “Super-Resolution Fluorescence Imaging: Seeing Single-Molecule Dynamics at Interfaces” on Thursday, Nov. 20, at 4:10 p...

Better protein capture a boon for drug manufacturers

January 21, 2014

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Rice University technique could widen bottleneck for pharmaceutical, other industries 

Rice University scientists have created a way to...

DNA Imaging: Scientists Develop New Technique To Locate Specific Sequences, Transcend Optical Limits

October 10, 2013

Bright spots captured by a camera in a new technique called mbPAINT, developed at Rice University, helped researchers pinpoint the specific location of a short, known DNA sequence along a single...

Scientists use blur to sharpen DNA mapping

October 07, 2013

Rice University researchers transcend optical limits to locate specific sequences 

HOUSTON – (Oct. 7, 2013) – With high-tech optical tools and sophisticated mathematics, Rice University...