The Free Radicals

10/23/2024

Cal Poly Humboldt

03/14/2024

Happy pi day everyone

01/24/2023

CIRM Bridges 3.0: Cal Poly Humboldt's Stem Cell Research Program
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VmJeFnOmS_E
Applications Due Feb 15th

Cal Poly Humboldt's CIRM Bridges Program is designed to produce biomedical scientists from diverse backgrounds committed to accelerating the discovery, devel...

09/22/2022

Meetings Every TUESDAY 7PM in Science A 564

03/22/2022

Join us March 23 on welcoming former Cal Poly Humboldt alum, John Andre! He will be giving a talk on “Elicidating the Influence of Surface Treatments, Material Functionalization, and Additives on Adhesion at Buried Interfaces”. This talk will be cool and informative! for zoom link or meet us at Sci A 564 7 pm!

03/03/2022

Come join the Free Radicals as we try to design our new official frisbee!! Meet us in Sci A 564 or via zoom! DM for link!

02/07/2022

https://cen.acs.org/people/profiles/Six-black-chemists-should-know/97/web/2019/02

These inventors, educators, and unsung heroes changed lives through their work in chemistry

01/21/2022

✨WELCOME BACK TO SCHOOL!!!✨🥳🥳
We, at the Free Radicals, want you all to know that you’re going to do amazing things this semester! Spring 2022 will be the best yet! Stay tuned for meeting time and location for The Free Radicals club meetings!

12/08/2021

This club is awesome!

11/17/2021

11/08/2021

Our molecule of the week is….
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Carvone!!
Carvone is a monoterpene that exists as (R)-carvone ans (S)-carvone. (R)-carvone is recognized for having a flavor and aroma of mint! It is most commonly used for candies, personal-care products, air fresheners, and aromatherapy. In 2009, the EPA registered it for use in insect repellents! (S)-carvone is a key component of caraway and dill seed oils! It has a lot fewer uses, but is used in a popular liqueur in Europe(Kümmel) and as a way to stop premature sprouting in potatoes. About half of the commercial product of (R)-carvone is synthesized from (R)-limonene, another monoterpene.

(All resources courtesy of ACS)