Georgescu Research Group At Indiana University Bloomington

Georgescu Research Group At Indiana University Bloomington

Alexandru B. Georgescu

Congratulations Emily and Good Luck At Princeton!
May 10, 2025

Congratulations to our student, Emily Ward, who graduated today! The department awarded her the Joseph B. Schwartzkopf award, the highest award for a graduating undergraduate student during the ceremony. During her stay at IU she started off doing experiment in Sara Skrabalak’s group, quickly getting to leading her own synthesis project, then in only two…

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Varsha Kumari Joins the Group
Dec 14, 2023

Varsha Kumari joins the group as our first Ph.D student! She will be co-advised by Prof. Sara Skrabalak. Varsha received her MS from the Indian Institute of Technology – Gandhinagar, and her BS in from Delhi University, both in Chemistry, before joining Indiana University – Bloomington’s Chemistry department in Fall 2023. She will study and…

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Quick Ramen-like Eggs (Stuff to do with leftover Easter eggs)
May 21, 2022

Had 8 leftover hard boiled eggs after Easter. Easy way to eat them: just peel and toss quickly through soy sauce, rice vinegar and black pepper. They marinate very quickly, and it even softens the egg yolk a bit.

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Trinidadian Style Curry Chickpeas (Curry Chana)
May 13, 2020

Here are some variations on how I make Trinidadian style curry chickpeas (or curried chana). You can also use basically these guidelines on chicken, provided you cut it up in small bits (I cut a drumstick in 2-3 pieces with a cleaver). I ended up combining one of the best shrimp curry recipes out there…

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