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F. Dean Toste Dean Toste
Dept of Chemistry
organometallic chemistry, organic, development of new synthetic methods, enantioselective catalysts, strategies for the synthesis of natural products, synthesis of complex molecules, formation of carbon-carbon and carbon-heteroatom bonds, olefins, supramolecular chemistry, redox flow batteries, medicinal chemistry, bioconjugation, homogeneous catalysis, heterogeneous catalysis, biomass, fluorination
Richmond Sarpong Richmond Sarpong
Dept of Chemistry
organic and organometallic chemistry
Alanna Schepartz Alanna Schepartz
Dept of Chemistry
Dept of Molecular & Cell Biology
chemical biology, synthetic biology, organic chemistry, biophysics
Thomas Maimone in lab setting Thomas Maimone
Dept of Chemistry
organic synthesis, total synthesis, natural products chemistry, catalysis, synthetic methodology, medicinal chemistry, organic chemistry, drug discovery
Kevin Shokat Kevan Shokat
Dept of Chemistry
chemistry, bio-organic chemistry, diabetes, protein phosphorylation, fundamental signal transduction pathways in cells and whole organisms, kinase, drug development, asthma, multiple forms of cancer, neurological disorders, drug addiction
John F. Hartwig John F. Hartwig
Dept of Chemistry
inorganic chemistry, organometallic chemistry, catalysis, organic chemistry
Brooks Abel Brooks Abel
Dept of Chemistry
polymer chemistry, organic chemistry, stereoselective catalysis, polymer recycling
Omar Yaghi in lab Omar M. Yaghi
Dept of Chemistry
Reticular Chemistry, metal-organic frameworks, covalent organic frameworks, Carbon Capture, gas storage systems, water harvesting from desert air
Felix Raoul Fischer Felix Raoul Fischer
Dept of Chemistry
organic and inorganic materials chemistry, supramolecular chemistry, polymer chemistry, molecular electronics, scanning probe microscopy, graphene nanomaterials
Matthew B. Francis Matthew B. Francis
Dept of Chemistry
materials chemistry, drug delivery, organic chemistry, Protein modification, artificial photosynthesis, water purification
headshot of Robert G. Bergman Robert G. Bergman
Dept of Chemistry
organic and inorganic chemistry: synthesis and reaction mechanisms, organotransition metal compounds, homogeneous catalysis
Hendrik Utzat Hendrik Utzat
Dept of Chemistry
single-molecule spectroscopy, quantum optics, colloidal semiconductor nanostructures, optoelectronics, bio-nanophotonics, materials chemistry
Colin Gould in outdoor setting Colin Gould
Dept of Chemistry
catalysis, synthetic methodology, photochemistry, electrochemistry, organic synthesis
Jonathan Rittle Jonathan Rittle
Dept of Chemistry
inorganic chemistry, biochemistry, crystallography, spectroscopy
Kenneth Raymond Kenneth N. Raymond
Dept of Chemistry
chemistry, bacteria, bioinorganic chemistry, biophysical chemistry, coordination, design of specific chelating agents for metal ions, human iron storage and transport proteins, low-molecular weight chelating agents, metals in medicine, metal-ligands
Photo of Ron Cohen Ronald C. Cohen
Dept of Chemistry
Dept of Earth and Planetary Science
climate, greenhouse gases, air pollution, atmospheric chemistry, environmental chemistry, analytical chemistry, ozone, nitrogen oxides, CO2, clouds, Atmospheric Aerosol
Jay Groves Jay T. Groves
Dept of Chemistry
physical chemistry, intracellular signal transduction mechanisms, physical chemistry of cell membranes, single molecule imaging, stochastic processes
Evan R. Williams Evan R. Williams
Dept of Chemistry
spectroscopy, molecular structure and dynamics, analytical chemistry, biophysical chemistry, structure and reactivity of biomolecules and biomolecule/water interactions, mass spectrometry, separations, protein conformation, protein and DNA sequencing
Allen Goldstein Allen Goldstein
Dept of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Dept of Environmental Science, Policy & Management
global change, air pollution, environmental science, biogeochemistry, atmospheric chemistry, indoor air quality
Kristin Persson holding molecule model Kristin Persson
Dept of Materials Science and Engineering
lithium-ion batteries, multivalent batteries, organic electrolytes, polar materials, datamining of materials properties for energy applications
Dan Nomura in lab setting with others in the background. Daniel Nomura
Dept of Chemistry
Dept of Molecular & Cell Biology
chemistry, molecular and cell biology, chemical biology, cancer, drug discovery, chemoproteomics, undruggable
Ziyang Zhang Ziyang Zhang
Dept of Chemistry
synthetic chemistry, chemical biology, peptides, proteins, drug discovery, cellular signal transduction, cancer, autoimmune diseases
Don Tilley in his office T. Don Tilley
Dept of Chemistry
inorganic, organometallic, polymer and materials chemistry, transition metal compounds, catalysis, new chemical transformations, advanced solid state materials, renewable energy, solar fuels
Jeffrey A. Reimer Jeffrey A. Reimer
Dept of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering
materials chemistry, chemical engineering, magnetic resonance (MR) spectroscopy, nanostructures, spin
Naomi Ginsberg photo 2026 Naomi Ginsberg
Dept of Chemistry
Dept of Physics
condensed matter physics and material science, physical chemistry, statistical mechanics, biophysics, atomic molecular and optical physics
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