Latest News

December 2025

• Our latest contribution, Electrogenerated Chemiluminescence of ‘Gold’ Nanoclusters,’ is accepted in ACS Electrochemistry, doi.org/10.1021/acselectrochem.5c00420.

October 2025

• The group welcomes two new undergraduate research students, Georgia and Logan, who will expand the application of the confocal microscope for semiconductors and waste plastic conversions. Welcome to the group!

August 2025

• We are excited to receive NSF-LEAPS support for our efforts to generate new nanomaterials using atomically precise metal nanoclusters (APMNCs) as building blocks.
• Marissa and Sean presented their summer research in the Fall 2025 UG Poster Symposium!

April 2025

• The group welcomes two new undergraduate research students, Emanoella and Isaiah, who will explore semiconductors and metal nanoclusters.

December 2024

• Our recent paper appeared online @ChemPhotoChem on the photochemistry of Au₂₅(SR)₁₈ nanoclusters.
• Our contribution to Advances in Electroanalytical Chemistry in North America is accepted in Electroanalysis; On‐Demand Photochemical Modification of Glassy Carbon Surface; https://analyticalsciencejournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/15214109

October 2024

• Sean received his UG Analytical Chemistry Award and certificate. Congratulations, young Analytical Chemist! Thank you, ACS Analytical Division, for the inspiring recognition.

September 2024

• Mahdi’s collaboration paper with the Workentin group, entitled “Ag₂₀ Nanoclusters with Surface Azides as an Easily Functionalized Platform for Diverse Chemical Applications, DOI: 10.1002/smll.202405727” was accepted by the Small!
• Sean presented his first poster at the Fall 24 UG Poster Symposium!

May 2024

• Brian and Sean have been selected for SUNY Oswego’s Peter ’75 and Andrea Guglielmo Bocko ’73 M’75 Forever Award! Congratulations!

April 2024

• The group awarded two Faculty-Student Challenge grants and one Faculty grant to support synthesis/photoluminescence of single semiconductor nanocrystals and synthesis of new class of atomically precise metal nanoclusters projects. Great job all!
• Sean received ACS Analytical Chemistry Award! It’s well-deserved recognition for his hard work!

• January 2024
  • Mahdi attended Electrochemistry Gordon Research Conference (GRC) at Ventura, CA. An amazing and engaging conference!
    

• November 2023
  • Sean McCoy (Biochemistry) and Brian Pond (Biology) joined the group as undergraduate research students. Welcome to the team!
    They will work on single particle confocal microscopy of semiconductors, and synthesis of novel atomically precise metal nanoclusters for nanoelectrocatalysis. Stay tune for their exciting results!
    

• September 2023
  • Two papers on photo-SECM of P:BiVO₄ and the application of CoMOF as a hydrogen peroxide nanosensor have been accepted for publication in ACS Appl. mater. Interface and J. Electrochem. Soc.
    

April 2023

• Mahdi accepted an Assistant Professor position in Analytical Chemistry at the Department of Chemistry at The State University of New York (SUNY) Oswego. Stay tunned for the most exciting news about “the Hesari’s group” news! Go Oswego! If you have talented undergraduate students who are intrested in Electrochemistry, Spectroscopy and Synthesis of nanomaterials (e.g., metal nanoclusters, semiconductive nanocrystal) please send me an Email at mahdi.hesari@oswego.edu!

• November 2022
  • Our paper on Calculation of Absolute ECL Quantum Efficiency using a CCD Camera is accepted in JPCC (doi/10.1021/acs.jpcc.2c06881)
  • Johanna successfully defended her M.Sc. thesis. Well-done!

• September 2022
• Our collaboration paper with Prof. Eli Zysman‐Colman is published in SmartMat.

• August 2022
  • Mahdi accepted an appointment as an Associate Editor in Nanoscience (specialty section of Frontiers in Chemistry).

• May 2022
  • Mahdi’s paper is accepted in ChemElectroChem. on fabrication of CuMOF in carbon nanopipette as a H₂O₂ nanosensor.

• April 2022
  • Congratulations for Johanna for being awarded 2022 J. Peter Guthrie Travel Award. She will present her facinating works on functionalized Au₁₄₄ nanoclusters in CCCE 2022 at Calgary. Well deserved!

• January 2022
  • Mahdi gave a talk at “Key Labrotary of Optoelectronic Chemical Materials and Devices” at Jianghan University, China on Jan. 7^th, virtually.

• November 2021
  • Mahdi accepted to being an Editorial Board member of “Advances in Bioscience and Bioengineering” journal! Please feel free to reach out for any potential publications (http://www.advinbio.org)
  • Our paper on identifying active sites of Au₂₁ nanocluster isomers using electrochemiluminescence is accepted for publication in J. Am. Chem. Soc.!

• October 2021
  • Our paper on single Au38 nanocluster reaction monotoring via electrochemiluminescnce just accepted for publication in Chemical Science, in collaboration with Nanjing University.
  • Our Au₁₈/TPrA ECL paper apeared as a cover in Chem. Eur. J.

• September 2021
  • Our paper entitle “Efficient near-infrared electrochemiluminecnce from Au18 nanoclusters” is accpeted in Chem. Eur. J. as a VIP paper (top 5%).
  • Our paper on using photon-counting photomultiplier device to determine absolute electrochemiluminescence quantum qfficiencies of coreactant systems appears in J. Phys. Chem. C, 2021.

• August 2021
  • Johanna presented her results on Au₁₄₄-Azide functionalized nanoclusters in IUPAC|CCCE Virtual 2021 meeting. Graet Job!
  • Mahdi attended and discussed two projects on single interface effect on photoanode performances, and single Au₃₈ nanocluster ECL recations in IUPAC|CCCE Virtual 2021 meeting.

• July 2021
  • Our paper on “Absolute Electrochemiluminescence Efficiency Quantification Strategy Exemplified with Ru(bpy)₃²⁺ in Annihilation Pathway” is accepted in Analytical Chemistry.