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Brianna Barbu
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Physical Sciences Reporter, C and EN
Washington
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Biography
I've always looked at the world through the lens of a story, full of characters and metaphors and grand themes. At the same time, I'm super curious about the world around me and what makes it all work. I spent years working in a lab, earning a BS in Chemistry from Hope College and an MS in Chemistry from the University of Michigan. But I was always drawn away from the bench and towards how science and story can work together to not just explain the world, but also change it . . . so I decided to take the leap and venture outside the lab to start building a career on those principles! Now, I work as a production editor at Chemical and Engineering News. I was a 2021 AAAS Mass Media Fellow at Discover Magazine, and a science writing intern at Fermilab before that. My writing portfolio spans multiple scientific disciplines (mostly chemistry and physics), but some of my favorite things to write about are the chemistry people encounter in ordinary life, the humans behind scientific discoveries, and science in popular culture.
physics, cosmology humorous essays., and the environment) general nonfiction, mathematics ecology,Science (including astronomy
Content
By Brianna Barbu Verified| ACS Publications@ Monday, March 24, 2025 Please be aware that pubs.acs.org is undergoing maintenance from Saturday February 1 to Monday Febraury 3, that may have an impact on your experience. During this time, you may not be able to access certain features like login, purchasing single articles, saving searches or running existing saved searches, modifying your e-Alert preferences, or accessing Librarian administrative functions. We appreciate your patience as we continue to improve the ACS Publications platform.
By Prachi Patel, Brianna Barbu Verified| C and EN Verified Jonathan Wilker swivels in his chair and sweeps his hand around the room. "There's the computer, the book bindings, the furniture, shoes, the carpet, all the packaging and boxes, plywood, the walls," he says. Wilker, a chemist and materials engineer, is sitting in his office in the Herbert C. Brown chemistry building at Purdue University. He is talking about all the things in the room that contain adhesives.
By Brianna Barbu Verified| C and EN Verified Reactions that completely break carbon-carbon double bonds have particular transformative power in synthesis. Ozonolysis, which splits one alkene into two carbonyl compounds using trioxygen, is widely used in both industrial and academic settings. And while nitrogen is a valuable component of many natural products, drugs, and agrochemicals, chemists have struggled to come up with an accessible nitrogen-based equivalent to ozonolysis.
Company Info
C and EN
Washington, District of Columbia, United States
+1 202-872-4600