{"id":2,"date":"2020-04-23T15:50:28","date_gmt":"2020-04-23T22:50:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chem.wsu.edu\/bell\/?page_id=2"},"modified":"2026-05-19T08:00:29","modified_gmt":"2026-05-19T15:00:29","slug":"bellgrouphome","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/chem.wsu.edu\/bell\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wsu-hero wsu-width--full wsu-pattern--wsu-light-radial-left \">\n\t\n\t<div class=\"wsu-image-frame wsu-image-frame--fill\">\n\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-chem\/uploads\/sites\/2565\/2026\/04\/campus-entrance-fall-1188x780-1.jpg\"\n\t\tsrcset=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-chem\/uploads\/sites\/2565\/2026\/04\/campus-entrance-fall-1188x780-1.jpg 1188w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-chem\/uploads\/sites\/2565\/2026\/04\/campus-entrance-fall-1188x780-1.jpg 396w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-chem\/uploads\/sites\/2565\/2026\/04\/campus-entrance-fall-1188x780-1.jpg 792w, 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wsu-heading--style-marked\">News<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">May 2026<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Congratulations to Kaylie on our latest publication in Journal of Electroanalytical Chemistry &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/pii\/S1572665726004406?dgcid=author\">Magnetic Field Activation of Indium-Tin Oxide Electrodes for the Non-Enzymatic Detection of Hydrogen Peroxide in Milk<\/a>&#8220;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Congratulations to Zoe for successful completion of her Bachelors degree!<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The Bell group welcomes our newest member, Graduate student Alena Ovsiannikova<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">April 2026<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>The Bell group welcomes our newest member, Undergraduate Researcher Catherine Lacaba.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Had a great time visiting Prof. Soundappan and his group at Navajo Technical University!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">March 2026<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Congratulations to Kumar for receiving 3rd place at the GPSA Research Exposition!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">February 2026<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>The Bell group welcomes our newest member, Undergraduate Researcher Morgan Weaver.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">January 2026<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>The Bell group welcomes our two newest members, Undergraduate Researchers Austin Bithell and Madeyln Mahoney.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">November 2025<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Congratulations to Aya Ahmed and all coauthors on our latest publication in ECS Sensors Plus &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/iopscience.iop.org\/article\/10.1149\/2754-2726\/ae1bb7\/meta\">Application of a g-C3N4@nZVI\/CNTs Modified Carbon Paste Electrode for Uric Acid Detection in Spiked Urine Samples<\/a>.&#8221;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The Bell group welcomes our two newest members, Undergraduate Researchers Kate Goodman and Lucy 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to Sarah Farahani and all coauthors on our latest publication in Biosensors and Bioelectronics &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/pii\/S0956566325007420?via%3Dihub#mmc1\">Fully 3D-Printed Solid-Contact Potentiometric Sensor for Sodium Determination<\/a>.&#8221;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The Bell group welcomes our newest member, Graduate Student Rishabh Kumar.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">July 2025<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Congratulations to the new Dr. William McLeod on a successful PhD defense!<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Prof. Bell awarded an NSF grant from the Electrochemical Systems Program on magnetic field effects on aqueous Zn-based batteries.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Congratulations to William McLeod and all coauthors on our latest publication in ACS Applied Materials &amp; Interfaces &#8220;Improving Capacity Retention of Anode-Free Zinc Batteries with Simple Geometry and Lorentz Forces&#8221; <a 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