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Blavatnik Regional Award

Posted on October 15, 2016November 11, 2016 by Mani, Tomoyasu

Tomo won the Blavatnik Regional Award in Chemistry in 2016 for his work at the Brookhaven National Laboratory!

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Featured in Chemistry News!

Posted on October 7, 2016November 12, 2016 by Mani, Tomoyasu

Tomo is featured in the Department of Chemistry News!

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Started

Posted on September 19, 2016November 12, 2016 by Mani, Tomoyasu

The Mani Lab officially started and we are looking for graduate and undergraduate students who are interested in joining our research group!

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Coming soon!

Posted on April 8, 2016November 12, 2016 by Mani, Tomoyasu

The Mani lab will be starting at UConn Chemistry in the fall of 2016!

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