Congratulations Roberto Car, awarded the Tomassoni-Chisesi Prize in Physics for co-inventing ab-initio molecular dynamics, and for further developing Deep Potential molecular dynamics, which extends ab-initio accuracy to vastly larger scales.
Story: bit.ly/4sDl4OD
Story: bit.ly/4sDl4OD
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The Department of Chemistry mourns the passing of István Pelczer, beloved director of the NMR Facility and lecturer in the teaching faculty, who died on October 18 after a brief illness. He was 73.
Please see our announcement here:
bit.ly/4is4H31
Please see our announcement here:
bit.ly/4is4H31
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Paul Chirik with advisee Tianyi Zhang, one of four Jacobus Fellows chosen last spring by @PrincetonGrad, at Wyman House. A fourth-year GS in the @ChirikGroup, Tianyi was cited for his research in organometallic catalysis.
Congratulations, Tianyi: bit.ly/4kqQMMW
Congratulations, Tianyi: bit.ly/4kqQMMW
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The @PrincetonChem faculty enjoyed a great Chalk Talk from Assistant Professor Alice Kunin this afternoon on “Time-Resolved Probes of Novel Quantum and Photonic Materials: Rational Design for Efficient Catalytic Pathways.”
Well done, Alice!
Well done, Alice!
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The Sharon Hammes-Schiffer Group in @JCIM_JCTC: "Nuclear–Electronic Orbital Coupled Cluster Theory with the Nuclear Hartree Product Representation for Multiple Quantum Nuclei and Application to Geometric Isotope Effects."
Nice work Rowan and Sharon: doi.org/10.1021/acs.jc…
Nice work Rowan and Sharon: doi.org/10.1021/acs.jc…
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The Chris Chang Lab publishes: “Metalloadaptor and metallochaperone proteins reveal new chemical principles of biological metal homeostasis,” in Current Opinion in Chemical Biology this month.
Nice article Kelly and Chris: doi.org/10.1016/j.cbpa…
Nice article Kelly and Chris: doi.org/10.1016/j.cbpa…
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Kudos to the PCI Symposium postdocs who did a great job presenting this week (l to r):
Hannah (Music Dept.), Tommy (Lewis-Sigler), Marcella (MAE), PCI Director Ian Davies, Ricardo (Ludwig Princeton Branch), Danielle (Chemistry), and Difei (Chemistry). Well done, all.
Hannah (Music Dept.), Tommy (Lewis-Sigler), Marcella (MAE), PCI Director Ian Davies, Ricardo (Ludwig Princeton Branch), Danielle (Chemistry), and Difei (Chemistry). Well done, all.
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We’re ready! The first of two days of the Princeton Catalysis Initiative Symposium starts this afternoon at 2:30.
We are looking forward to greeting our campus and industry partners at Frick Laboratory!
Info: pci.princeton.edu
We are looking forward to greeting our campus and industry partners at Frick Laboratory!
Info: pci.princeton.edu
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We are thrilled that Jose Roque has been named to the 2026 cohort of #PackardFellows by the David and Lucile Packard Foundation for his research developing more sustainable, silicon-based catalysis.
Congratulations Jose and Roque Group!
Announcement: bit.ly/4zrv5AS
Congratulations Jose and Roque Group!
Announcement: bit.ly/4zrv5AS
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The Mo Lab discovers a new microbiome antibiotic and its mode of action: "Discovery and Characterization of Miranthins, "Trojan Horse" Antibiotic Modulators of Bacterial Composition in the Oral Microbiome,” in @PNASNews.
Nice work Brielle, Brett, and Mo: doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2…
Nice work Brielle, Brett, and Mo: doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2…
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One week from today … the Annual Princeton Catalysis Initiative Symposium!
We couldn’t be happier to be hosting this two-day event!
For more information: pci.princeton.edu
We couldn’t be happier to be hosting this two-day event!
For more information: pci.princeton.edu
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We are so pleased to announce that Leslie Schoop @SchoopLab has been named a Fellow by the American Physical Society @APSphysics for outstanding contributions to the field.
Congratulations, Leslie!
Enjoy our announcement here: bit.ly/3UkhBYC
Congratulations, Leslie!
Enjoy our announcement here: bit.ly/3UkhBYC
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The Mo Lab publishes “Widespread Biosynthesis of Thiohistidine Dipeptides in Bacteria” in @J_A_C_S.
Nice work from Marissa, Jacob, Chase, Mo, and collaborators @EmoryUniversity:
doi.org/10.1021/jacs.6…
Nice work from Marissa, Jacob, Chase, Mo, and collaborators @EmoryUniversity:
doi.org/10.1021/jacs.6…
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Out this week from the @ChirikGroup: “Hydrogen Isotope Exchange Catalyzed by Pyridine Dicarbene Cobalt Complexes Using Deuterium Gas,” in ACS Catalysis.
Great work from Henry and Paul: doi.org/10.1021/acscat…
Great work from Henry and Paul: doi.org/10.1021/acscat…
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Congrats Rob Knowles Lab on the recent paper out in @J_A_C_S: “Reimagining the Wolff-Kishner Reduction: Light-Driven Carbonyl Deoxygenation without Strong Base.”
Nice work from Andrew, Supeng, Eric, Rob: doi.org/10.1021/jacs.6…
Nice work from Andrew, Supeng, Eric, Rob: doi.org/10.1021/jacs.6…
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Congratulations Ralph Kleiner Lab on: “Activity-based profiling of bacterial RNA-modifying enzymes reveals species-specific 5-methyluridine modification in Bacillus subtilis 23S rRNAn,” in @PNASNews.
Nice work Qais and Ralph. Story: bit.ly/3W7bKq4
Nice work Qais and Ralph. Story: bit.ly/3W7bKq4
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One of the best things about our Student Invited Lecture Series: the many small-group discussions throughout the day with the lecturer, in this week's case with @chemistryMIT’s Troy Van Voorhis.
Thank you for visiting Princeton Chemistry, Troy!
Thank you for visiting Princeton Chemistry, Troy!
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It’s always good to have the undergraduate students back at Frick doing lab work in support of their GenChem course! Hope it's a fruitful term for all.
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