Join us tomorrow for a seminar featuring Prof. Lutz Ackermann from Georg-August-University Goettingen! If you're interested in C-H activation, sustainable base metal catalysis, or the intersection of data science and chemistry, you won't want to miss this. See the Details: shorturl.at/jHSB0
The countdown is on for "MXene: The Next Horizon," the 4th International Conference hosted at the University of Chicago this August. If you want to be part of the conversation shaping the future of nanomaterials, now is the time to act, as abstract submissions close: May 15, 2026 - shorturl.at/fp1nX
Unfortunately, next week's Closs Lectures with Michele Parinello have been cancelled due to unforeseen circumstances. The good news? We still have a full May lineup! Join us for four excellent seminars, including both the Hillhouse and Bloch lectures. See our calendar for details - shorturl.at/dWCPY
Precision is the heart of nanotech. @UChicago President and renowned chemist Paul Alivisatos + a UC Berkeley team just published a definitive look at photochemical propulsion in ACSNano.
The Result: A new blueprint for bridging the gap between chemical energy and mechanical work. shorturl.at/hyAS8
The Ferguson Lab, in collab with the Liu Lab at UMich, has borrowed a survival trick from the tardigrade, and their discovery may offer a transformative roadmap for bio-preservation and cold-chain independence.Link: shorturl.at/NCqkJ
#NatureCommunications
#Biopreservation #MolecularEngineering
This Friday, join us as we welcome Dave Nicewicz (UNC Chapel Hill) for a lecture on the evolution of organic photoredox catalysis.
May 8th | 12:45 PM | Kent 120 | Link to abstract: shorturl.at/zzMK9
#OrganicChemistry #Photoredox #Catalysis #STEM #Innovation
The Sarah King Lab has captured real-time "films" of polaritons—stunning light-matter hybrids—traveling over long distances using a custom, ultrafast camera.
The breakthrough? They’ve found a way to "steer" these particles so they travel further without losing energy.
Link: shorturl.at/WSAIc
We are thrilled to announce that the World Association of Theoretical and Computational Chemists (WATOC) has named Professor Laura Gagliardi the recipient of the 2026 Schrödinger Medal, one of the field's highest honors.
Link: shorturl.at/qxazC
#schrodingermedal #uchicago #quantumchemistry
The University of Chicago Department of Chemistry is proud to announce that Professor Chuan He has been elected to the National Academy of Sciences Class of 2026!
Link: shorturl.at/rEK5w
#UChicago #Chemistry #NationalAcademyOfSciences #NAS2026 #Epitranscriptomics #RNA #MolecularBiology
Our recent work on aliphatic CO-to-N atom swap enabled by NAHA chemistry, now online in
@science.org ! Congratulations to Zining, Zhehan and Rong!
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Dong Group at UChicago
Marking the centenary of the Schrödinger equation, the 2026 award honors Gagliardi’s transformative work in climate solutions and multireference quantum theory
Medicinal chemistry campaigns routinely require access to series of saturated nitrogen heterocycle (SNH)–based analogs that place nitrogen at different positions to probe structure-activity relationsh...
