{"id":26077,"date":"2023-04-17T10:13:43","date_gmt":"2023-04-17T14:13:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/biochem\/?p=26077"},"modified":"2023-04-17T10:16:49","modified_gmt":"2023-04-17T14:16:49","slug":"cathy-spangler-was-recognized-at-2023-unc-graduate-school-celebration-on-april-12","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/biochem\/news\/cathy-spangler-was-recognized-at-2023-unc-graduate-school-celebration-on-april-12\/","title":{"rendered":"Cathy Spangler was Recognized at 2023 黑料网 Graduate School Celebration on April 12!"},"content":{"rendered":"
Cathy Spangler \u201816 (\u201822 Ph.D.) was recognized at the 2023 黑料网 Graduate School Annual Celebration of Graduate Student Achievements on Wednesday, April 12, 2023!<\/p>\n
The dissertation award is the highest level of graduate student scholarship. Recipients of the Dean\u2019s Distinguished Dissertation Award are making outstanding contributions.<\/p>\n
Cathy Spangler \u201816 (\u201822 Ph.D.), Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics
\n2022 Dean\u2019s Distinguished Dissertation Award, Mathematics, Physical Sciences and Engineering
\nExploring the mechanistic basis of nucleosome interactions
\nDissertation Adviser: Robert McGinty<\/p>\n
\u201cInterfacial electron transfer, the movement of electrons between solid surfaces and nearby molecules, is one of the most important tools we have for converting sunlight into carbon-neutral liquid fuels. In my dissertation, I examined light-induced interfacial electron transfer reactions to gain fundamental insights into the physical parameters that govern their kinetics. I also used this knowledge to develop and study new strategies to control interfacial electron transfer for solar energy conversion.\u201d<\/p>\n