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All posts can be found <a href=\"http:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/hartingslab\/home\/blog\/posts\/\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>These pages contain news and updates about what\u2019s happening in the Hartings Lab. For the minute by minute updates, that you all certainly want, go follow Matt on twitter. This blog also contains an archived version of sciencegeist, the page that Matt started with his friend and colleague, Gretchen Keller, while they were both at [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2625,"featured_media":0,"parent":39,"menu_order":5,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-49","page","type-page","status-publish","czr-hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/hartingslab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/49","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/hartingslab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/hartingslab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/hartingslab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2625"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/hartingslab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=49"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/hartingslab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/49\/revisions"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/hartingslab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/39"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/hartingslab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=49"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}},{"id":39,"date":"2018-06-18T21:30:57","date_gmt":"2018-06-18T21:30:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/hartingslab\/?page_id=39"},"modified":"2018-06-19T19:34:32","modified_gmt":"2018-06-19T19:34:32","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/hartingslab\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center\">Department of Chemistry, American University<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-187 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/hartingslab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1235\/2018\/06\/AmericanU.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"120\" height=\"120\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Thank you to our funders<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-189\" src=\"http:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/hartingslab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1235\/2018\/06\/AmericanU-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"120\" height=\"120\" \/>\u00a0\u00a0<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-190\" src=\"http:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/hartingslab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1235\/2018\/06\/NASA_DCSG.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"120\" height=\"120\" \/>\u00a0\u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-191\" src=\"http:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/hartingslab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1235\/2018\/06\/NISTlogo-300x114.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"114\" srcset=\"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/hartingslab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1235\/2018\/06\/NISTlogo-300x114.png 300w, https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/hartingslab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1235\/2018\/06\/NISTlogo.png 317w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Department of Chemistry, American University &nbsp; Thank you to our funders &nbsp; \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2625,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-39","page","type-page","status-publish","czr-hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/hartingslab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/39","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/hartingslab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/hartingslab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/hartingslab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2625"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/hartingslab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=39"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/hartingslab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/39\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/hartingslab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=39"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}},{"id":16,"date":"2018-06-18T18:12:55","date_gmt":"2018-06-18T18:12:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/hartingslab\/?page_id=16"},"modified":"2018-06-19T19:39:02","modified_gmt":"2018-06-19T19:39:02","slug":"posts","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/hartingslab\/home\/blog\/posts\/","title":{"rendered":"Posts"},"content":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":2625,"featured_media":0,"parent":49,"menu_order":6,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-16","page","type-page","status-publish","czr-hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/hartingslab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/16","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/hartingslab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/hartingslab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/hartingslab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2625"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/hartingslab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/hartingslab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/16\/revisions"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/hartingslab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/49"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/hartingslab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}},{"id":14,"date":"2018-06-18T18:12:55","date_gmt":"2018-06-18T18:12:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/hartingslab\/?page_id=14"},"modified":"2018-06-19T19:38:17","modified_gmt":"2018-06-19T19:38:17","slug":"publications","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/hartingslab\/home\/publications\/","title":{"rendered":"Publications"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Publications in reverse chronological order. (*indicates undergraduate student researcher) (^indicates masters student researcher)<\/p>\n<p><strong>American University<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>23. Borchardt, R.; Moran, C.; Cantrill, S.; Chemjobber; See Arr Oh; Hartings, Matthew R. Chemists\u2019 perception of research publication importance and its relation to citation rates.\u00a0<em>PLoS One<\/em>\u00a0<strong>2018<\/strong>,\u00a0<em>13(3)<\/em>, e0194903. doi: <a href=\"http:\/\/journals.plos.org\/plosone\/article?id=10.1371\/journal.pone.0194903\">10.1371\/journal.pone.0194903<\/a> Data set doi: <a href=\"https:\/\/figshare.com\/articles\/Borchardt_Hartings_JACSChallenge_Data_xlsx\/5187529\">10.6084\/m9.figshare.5187529<\/a><\/p>\n<p>22. Hartings, Matthew R.; Douglass, K. O.; Neice, C.; Ahmed, Z. Humidity responsive photonic sensor based on a carboxymethyl cellulose mechanical actuator. <em>Sensors and Actuators<\/em> <em>B<\/em>\u00a0<strong>2018<\/strong>,\u00a0<em>265<\/em>, 335-338<em>\u00a0<\/em>doi: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/pii\/S0925400518305550?via%3Dihub\">10.1015\/j.snb.2018.03.065<\/a><\/p>\n<p>21. Bible, M.<sup>*^<\/sup>; Sefa, M.; Fedchak, J. A.; Scherschligt, J.; Natarajan, B.; Ahmed, Z.; Hartings, Matthew R.\u00a03D printed ABS-MOF composite materials and their gas storage properties. <i>3D Printing and Additive\u00a0Manufacturing\u00a0<\/i><strong>2018<\/strong>,\u00a0<em>5(1)<\/em>, 63-72<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>doi: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.liebertpub.com\/doi\/abs\/10.1089\/3dp.2017.0067\">10.1089\/3dp.2017.0067<\/a><\/p>\n<p>20. Hart, C.<sup>*<\/sup>; Abuladel, N.<sup>*<\/sup>; Bee, M.<sup>*<\/sup>; Channell, M.<sup>^<\/sup>; Cvitan, A. C.<sup>*<\/sup>; Esson, M. M.<sup>*<\/sup>; Farag, A.<sup>*<\/sup>; Ibeh, T.<sup>*<\/sup>; Kalivas, E.<sup>*<\/sup>; Larco, D.<sup>*<\/sup>; Long, A.<sup>*<\/sup>; Lymperopoulos, L.<sup>*<\/sup>; Mendel, Z.<sup>*<\/sup>; Miles, N.<sup>*<\/sup>; Montanero, C.<sup>*<\/sup>; Schwabacher, J. C.<sup>*<\/sup>; Slucher, H.<sup>*<\/sup>; Vinals-Camallonga, J.<sup>*<\/sup>; Heddleston, J.M.; Li, W.; Fox, D.M.; Hartings, Matthew R.\u00a0On the mechanism of protein-templated gold nanoparticle synthesis: Protein organization, controlled gold sequestration, and unexpected reaction products. <em>Dalton Transactions<\/em> <strong>2017<\/strong>,\u00a0<em>46<\/em>, 16465-16473.\u00a0doi: <a href=\"http:\/\/pubs.rsc.org\/en\/content\/articlelanding\/2017\/dt\/c7dt03275g#!divAbstract\">10.1039\/C7DT03275G<\/a><\/p>\n<p>19. Dempsey, J. L.; Hartings, Matthew R.\u00a0Hop to It. <em>Biochemistry<\/em>, <strong>2017<\/strong>, <em>56(42)<\/em>, 5623-5624. <a href=\"http:\/\/pubs.acs.org\/doi\/abs\/10.1021\/acs.biochem.7b00950\">doi: 10.1021\/acs.biochem.7b00950<\/a><\/p>\n<p>18. Channell, M. N.<sup>^<\/sup>; Sefa, M.; Fedchak, J. A.; Scherschligt, J.; Bible, M.<sup>*^<\/sup>; Natarajan, B.; Klimov, N. N.; Miller, A. E.; Ahmed, Z.; Hartings, Matthew R.\u00a0Toward 3D printed hydrogen storage materials made with ABS-MOF composites.<em>\u00a0Polymers for Advanced Technologies<\/em>\u00a0<strong>2018<\/strong>, <em>29<\/em>, 867-873.\u00a0doi: <a href=\"http:\/\/onlinelibrary.wiley.com\/doi\/10.1002\/pat.4197\/abstract\">10.1002\/PAT.4197<\/a><\/p>\n<p>17. Mody, P.<sup>^<\/sup>; Hart, C.<sup>*<\/sup>; Romano, S.<sup>*<\/sup>; El-Magbri, M.<sup>*<\/sup>; Esson, M. M.<sup>*<\/sup>; Ibeh, T.<sup>*<\/sup>; Knowlton, L.; Zhang, M.; Wagner, M.J.; Hartings, Matthew R.\u00a0Protein-based ferrogels. <em>Journal of Inorganic Biochemistry<\/em> <strong>2016<\/strong>, <em>159<\/em>, 7-13. doi: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/pii\/S016201341630040X\">10.1016\/j.jinorgbio.2016.02.015<\/a><\/p>\n<p>16. Skorski, M.<sup>*<\/sup>; Esenther, J.<sup>*<\/sup>; Miller, A. E.; Hartings, Matthew R.\u00a0The chemical, mechanical, and physical properties of 3-D printed materials composed of TiO<sub>2<\/sub>-ABS nanocomposites. <em>Science and Technology of Advanced Materials<\/em> <strong>2016<\/strong>, <em>17(1)<\/em>, 89-97. doi: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.tandfonline.com\/doi\/full\/10.1080\/14686996.2016.1152879\">10.1080\/14686996.2016.1152879<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Featured in <em>Mechanical Engineering<\/em> for their \u201cHot Labs\u201d feature <strong>2016, <\/strong>July, p. 22-23.<\/li>\n<li>Received \u201c2016 Altmetrics Award\u201d from <em>Science and Technology of Advanced Materials<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>15. Long, A.<sup>*<\/sup>, Rothenberg, P.<sup>*<\/sup>, Patel, D.<sup>*<\/sup>; MacDougall, J.<sup>*<\/sup>; Hartings, Matthew R.\u00a0The structure and peroxidase activity of myoglobin in alcoholic solvents. <em>Polyhedron<\/em><strong>2016<\/strong>, doi: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/pii\/S0277538715007056\">10.1016\/j.poly.2015.11.028<\/a><\/p>\n<p>14. Hartings, Matthew R.; Fox, D.M.; Miller, A.E.; Muratore, K.M. A hybrid integrated laboratory and inquiry-based research experience: Replacing traditional laboratory instruction with a sustainable student-led research project. <em>Journal of Chemical Education <\/em><strong>2015<\/strong>, <em>92(6), <\/em>1016-1023. doi: <a href=\"http:\/\/pubs.acs.org\/doi\/abs\/10.1021\/ed500793q\">10.1021\/ed500793q<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Featured in <em>Science<\/em> as an Editors\u2019 Choice from recent literature <strong>2015<\/strong>, 348(6232).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>13. Hartings, Matthew R.; Benjamin, N.<sup>*<\/sup>; Briere, F.<sup>*<\/sup>; Briscione, M.<sup>*<\/sup>; Choudary, O.<sup>*<\/sup>; Fisher, T. L.<sup>*<\/sup>; Flynn, L.<sup>*<\/sup>; Ghias, E.<sup>*<\/sup>; Harper, M.<sup>*<\/sup>; Khamis, N.<sup>*<\/sup>; Koenigsknecht, C.<sup>*<\/sup>;\u00a0 Lazor, K.<sup>*<\/sup>; Moss, S.<sup>*<\/sup>; Robbins, E.<sup>*<\/sup>; Schultz, S.<sup>*<\/sup>; Yaman, S.<sup>*<\/sup>; Haverhals, L. M.; Trulove, P. C.; De Long, H. C.; Miller, A. E.; Fox, D. M. Concurrent 0-D and 1-D biomineralization of gold from a solution of Au<sup>3+<\/sup> and bovine serum albumin<em> Science and Technology of Advanced Materials<\/em> <strong>2013<\/strong>, 14(6), 065004. doi: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pmc\/articles\/PMC5090305\/\">10.1088\/1468-6996\/14\/6\/065004<\/a><\/p>\n<p>12. Hartings, Matthew R. Reactions coupled to palladium <em>Nature Chemistry<\/em> <strong>2012<\/strong>, <em>4<\/em>(9), 764 doi: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nature.com\/articles\/nchem.1437\">10.1038\/nchem.1437<\/a><\/p>\n<p>11. Hartings, Matthew R.; Fahy, D. Communicating Chemistry for Public Engagement <em>Nature Chemistry<\/em> <strong>2011<\/strong>, <em>3<\/em>, 674-677. doi: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nature.com\/articles\/nchem.1094\">10.1038\/nchem.1094<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>California Institute of Technology, Northwestern University, and University of Dayton<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>10. Hartings, Matthew R.; Kurnikov, Igor V.; Dunn, Adam R.; Winkler, Jay R.; Gray, Harry B.; Ratner, Mark A. Electron tunneling through sensitizer wires bound to proteins <em>Coordination Chemistry Reviews <\/em><strong>2010<\/strong>, <em>245(3-4)<\/em>, 248-253. doi: <a href=\"https:\/\/dx.doi.org\/10.1016%2Fj.ccr.2009.08.008\">10.1016\/j.ccr.2009.08.008<\/a><\/p>\n<p>9. Barker, Kylie D<strong>.<\/strong>; Eckermann, Amanda L.; Sazinsky, Matthew H.; Hartings, Matthew R.; Abajian, Carnie; Georganopoulou, Dmitra; Ratner, Mark A.; Rosenzweig, Amy C.; Meade, Thomas J. Protein binding and the electronic properties of iron(II) complexes: an electrochemical and optical investigation of outer sphere effects <em>Bioconjugate Chemistry<\/em> <strong>2009<\/strong>, <em>20(10)<\/em>, 1930-1939. doi: <a href=\"http:\/\/pubs.acs.org\/doi\/abs\/10.1021\/ja042922y\">10.1021\/ja042922y<\/a><\/p>\n<p>8. Hartings, Matthew R.<strong>,<\/strong> Gray, Harry B.; Winkler, Jay R. Probing melittin helix-coil equilibria in solutions and vesicles. <em>Journal of Physical Chemistry B.<\/em> <strong>2008<\/strong>, <em>112<\/em>, 3202-3207. doi: <a href=\"http:\/\/pubs.acs.org\/doi\/abs\/10.1021\/jp709866g\">10.1021\/jp709866g<\/a><\/p>\n<p>7. Eckermann, Amanda L.; Barker, Kylie; Hartings, Matthew R.; Ratner, Mark A.; Meade, Thomas J. Synthesis and electrochemical characterization of a transition-metal-modified ligand-receptor pair. <em>Journal of the American Chemical Society<\/em> <strong>2005<\/strong>, <em>127<\/em>, 11880-11881. doi: <a href=\"http:\/\/pubs.acs.org\/doi\/abs\/10.1021\/ja042922y\">10.1021\/ja042922y<\/a><\/p>\n<p>6. Damsbo; Martin; Kinnear, Brian S.; Hartings, Matthew R., Ruhoff, Peder T.; Jarrold, Martin F.; Ratner, Mark A. Application of evolutionary algorithm methods to polypeptide folding: Comparison with experimental results for unsolvated Ac-(Ala-Gly-Gly)5-Lys+H+. <em>Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences<\/em> <strong>2004<\/strong>, <em>101<\/em>, 7215-7222. doi: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pnas.org\/content\/101\/19\/7215.abstract?ijkey=3fcd95b5121936f3aac8a2da9bb0d145f331fa6c&amp;keytype2=tf_ipsecsha\">10.1073\/pnas.0401659101<\/a><\/p>\n<p>5. Hartings, Matthew R.; Kinnear, Brian S.; Jarrold, Martin F. The energy landscape of unsolvated peptides: the role of context in the stability of alanine\/glycine helices. <em>Journal of the American Chemical Society<\/em> <strong>2003<\/strong>, <em>125<\/em>, 3941-3947. doi: <a href=\"http:\/\/pubs.acs.org\/doi\/abs\/10.1021\/ja020610u\">10.1021\/ja020610u<\/a><\/p>\n<p>4. Kinnear, Brian S.; Hartings, Matthew R.; Jarrold, Martin F. The energy landscape of unsolvated peptides: helix formation and cold denaturation in Ac-Ala<sub>4<\/sub>-Gly<sub>7<\/sub>-Ala<sub>4<\/sub>+H<sup>+<\/sup>. <em>Journal of the American Chemical Society<\/em> <strong>2002<\/strong>, <em>124<\/em>, 4422-4431. doi: <a href=\"http:\/\/pubs.acs.org\/doi\/abs\/10.1021\/ja012150v\">10.1021\/ja012150v<\/a><\/p>\n<p>3. Kinnear, Brian S.; Hartings, Matthew R.; Jarrold, Martin F. 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Whether they are actually cooking or just experiencing a meal being prepared, there are wonderfully intricate chemical interactions involved that are the backbone of how we engage with the foods we eat.<\/p>\n<p>As a chemist, I find great inspiration in exploring recipes. Why do they work? How do small changes in procedures and amounts lead to changes in the final dish? What new chemistry can I learn from food the food preparation techniques that we use in our kitchens?<\/p>\n<p>Food is a terrific medium for learning chemistry. It is so much more approachable to experiment with a recipe than to buy some reagents and solvents to develop new research chemistry. The perceived rigor doesn\u2019t make the latter more \u201cchemistry\u201d than the former. Chemistry is such a tactile science. It is most fully experience when you can use all of your senses. You can do that in a kitchen. I would strongly warn against doing that in a research lab.<\/p>\n<p>I really enjoy thinking and writing about food chemistry. I have written a book,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Chemistry-Your-Kitchen-Matthew-Hartings\/dp\/1782623132\"><em>Chemistry in Your Kitchen<\/em><\/a>, that explores some of my favorite reactions and chemicals and recipes. I have written a number of blog posts and do the occasional media interview on food-related topics, too.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Each time a person steps into a kitchen, they become a chemist. Whether they are actually cooking or just experiencing a meal being prepared, there are wonderfully intricate chemical interactions involved that are the backbone of how we engage with the foods we eat. As a chemist, I find great inspiration in exploring recipes. Why [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2625,"featured_media":47,"parent":39,"menu_order":4,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-13","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","czr-hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/hartingslab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/13","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/hartingslab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/hartingslab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/hartingslab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2625"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/hartingslab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/hartingslab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/13\/revisions"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/hartingslab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/39"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/hartingslab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/47"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/hartingslab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}},{"id":12,"date":"2018-06-18T18:12:55","date_gmt":"2018-06-18T18:12:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/hartingslab\/?page_id=12"},"modified":"2018-06-20T11:42:05","modified_gmt":"2018-06-20T11:42:05","slug":"research","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/hartingslab\/home\/research\/","title":{"rendered":"Research"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>One of the reasons why I love science is that it gives any person the ability and the framework with which to explore and understand completely new frontiers. With chemistry, I get to play around with the materials and molecules that change our lives in both mundane and profound ways. Through my research projects, I take lessons from the ways that nature uses different types of chemicals to tackle modern challenges. Similarly, I try to look at established technologies with fresh eyes to come up with modifications that can lead to new applications. Finally, I try to share my excitement through enabling people to be involved in chemical research, whether they be my American University students or people who might have a passing interest in science.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Laboratory Research<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>3D-Printing Chemistry<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-129 alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/localhost:8888\/hartingslab2018\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/IMG_0999-2-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/>3D printing, or additive manufacturing, is a technology that allows you to dream up new shapes and then create them in real life. As an observer, I was amazed at the objects that people were printing: prosthetic limbs, laboratory equipment, engine parts, and more. As a chemist, though, the fact that all of these objects were inert (not chemically reactive) made me sad to be missing out on all of the fun. So, my colleagues decided to do something about it. We set out to 3D print objects, using the standard commercial 3D printers, that were capable of performing specific chemical reactions. Our basic strategy is to incorporate reactive nanoparticles into common 3D printing plastics, using the same technologies that industry uses to add color to 3D printing plastics. In our first attempt at this, we incorporated TiO2 nanoparticles into acrylonitrile butadiene styrene, or ABS (which is a typical 3D printing plastic that also happens to be what Legos are made from). We found that the TiO2 kept its reactivity when incorporated into ABS and printed into an object. We have since moved on to incorporate MOFs (metal-organic frameworks) and are trying to print structures that can controllably store gases like hydrogen. We are currently playing around with changing the polymers, the nanoparticles, and the shapes that get printed all with an eye on developing technologies we think our system can play a role in.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Biomineralization<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-133 alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/localhost:8888\/hartingslab2018\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/AuFeNPs-300x167.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"167\" \/>One of the great goals of modern chemistry is to generate materials with strictly defined microscopic structure. Nature provides a number of examples that prove this aim is achievable, even thought we are not quite able to match these standards in the laboratory. Some of the most striking instances of this occur through the process of biomineralization. We are most familiar with bone and teeth. But snail and mollusk shells are other examples of this. My research attempts to highjack the generic processes of biomineralization (protein-directed nanoparticle formation, nanoparticle-directed changes in protein structure, and organization of proteins and nanoparticles into organized materials) to generate new classes of materials that nature hasn\u2019t thought up. We are exploring uses (water purification, drug delivery, tissue culture, etc) for the novel materials coming out of our lab that are made from protein-based materials containing gold or metal oxide nanoparticles.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Sensors<\/p>\n<p>I am a guest researcher at the National Institute of Standards and Technologies (NIST) in Maryland. The team with whom I work, led by Zeeshan Ahmed, is interested in developing new environmental sensors and generating new standards for the American home and workplace. Together, we are blending my materials research with their sensor design know-how. Not only are we trying to find new ways to measure harmful conditions (in the atmosphere and in tissues). We are also working to design networks of connected and integrated sensors to probe complex systems like tumor tissues.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Proteins<\/p>\n<p>Nature has evolved enzymes (protein catalysts that facilitate very specific chemical reactions) so that they are both efficient and precise. Contrast these with most chemical catalysts used by industry, which often produce a wide arrange of byproducts that require time and energy to remove from the desired reaction target. I have a research project that explores how to facilitate the use of enzymes in industrial conditions, which are not found or used in nature. This project is part of my larger effort to use nature for unnatural chemistry.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Communicating and Engaging with Chemistry<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Chemistry is a pursuit that can be captivating (hooray for fireworks and color changes) yet seem remote and hopelessly distant to the untrained. My scholarship and outreach looks to bridge this divide by engaging non-scientists with the chemistry they do in their every day lives (specifically in the kitchen) and by developing new chemical research experiences aimed at students who are training to become chemists as well as students going on to other professions. As part of this work, I take a critical look at the way chemistry has been portrayed, historically, and seek to improve upon these efforts by taking lessons from research in social sciences and communication theory. \u00a0The end goal is to generate feelings of engagement in the non-professional scientist public through entertaining and engaging chemical research.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One of the reasons why I love science is that it gives any person the ability and the framework with which to explore and understand completely new frontiers. With chemistry, I get to play around with the materials and molecules that change our lives in both mundane and profound ways. Through my research projects, I [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2625,"featured_media":45,"parent":39,"menu_order":2,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-12","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","czr-hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/hartingslab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/12","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/hartingslab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/hartingslab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/hartingslab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2625"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/hartingslab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/hartingslab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/12\/revisions"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/hartingslab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/39"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/hartingslab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/45"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/hartingslab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}},{"id":11,"date":"2018-06-18T18:12:55","date_gmt":"2018-06-18T18:12:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/hartingslab\/?page_id=11"},"modified":"2018-06-19T14:52:45","modified_gmt":"2018-06-19T14:52:45","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/hartingslab\/home\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-41\" src=\"http:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/hartingslab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1235\/2018\/06\/Hartings_profilepic-271x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"271\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/hartingslab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1235\/2018\/06\/Hartings_profilepic-271x300.jpg 271w, https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/hartingslab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1235\/2018\/06\/Hartings_profilepic.jpg 760w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 271px) 100vw, 271px\" \/>Matthew Hartings, Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry, American University.<\/p>\n<p>I am an inorganic chemist whose work has ranged from polymer-nanoparticle composites, including 3D printing materials and biomineralization, to metalloprotein chemistry. I am also a strong proponent of enabling non-scientists to do and enjoy chemistry. This conviction has driven my efforts in communicating chemistry and developing research-based classes. Mostly, however, it has informed my approach of using cooking as a means to engage people with the chemistry that they perform in their everyday lives. Through my book, &lt;I&gt;Chemistry in Your Kitchen&lt;\/I&gt;, and my many speaking engagements and media interviews, I love talking about how inspired I am, as a chemist, by all of the wonderful chemistry that non-chemists do every day.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/scholar.google.com\/citations?user=LVI-LJgAAAAJ&amp;hl=en\">Google Scholar Profile<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-0658-939X\">ORCiD Profile<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/s\/ref=dp_byline_sr_book_1?ie=UTF8&amp;text=Matthew+Hartings&amp;search-alias=books&amp;field-author=Matthew+Hartings&amp;sort=relevancerank\">Amazon Author Profile<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/hartingslab\/matthew-hartings-cv\/\">CV<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>I can be reached by<\/p>\n<p>email:<\/p>\n<p>hartings@american.edu<\/p>\n<p>phone:<\/p>\n<p>+1 (202) 885-1778<\/p>\n<p>mail:<\/p>\n<p>Department of Chemistry<\/p>\n<p>American University<\/p>\n<p>Washington DC, 20016<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Matthew Hartings, Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry, American University. I am an inorganic chemist whose work has ranged from polymer-nanoparticle composites, including 3D printing materials and biomineralization, to metalloprotein chemistry. I am also a strong proponent of enabling non-scientists to do and enjoy chemistry. This conviction has driven my efforts in communicating chemistry and developing [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2625,"featured_media":0,"parent":39,"menu_order":1,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"custom-page.php","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-11","page","type-page","status-publish","czr-hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/hartingslab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/11","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/hartingslab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/hartingslab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/hartingslab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2625"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/hartingslab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/hartingslab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/11\/revisions"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/hartingslab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/39"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/hartingslab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}]