Catalytic Team

Minds Behind the Molecules
Past Editions Topics Covered

Plenary

Richard Zare

Wolf Prize in Chemistry
Priestley Medal
Nichols Medal (ACS)

Richard Zare
Stanford University
Stanford, CA
Judith P. Klinman

National Medal of Science (2012)
Fellow of Japanese Ministry of Science
Elected to NAS, RSC, ACS, AAAS

Judith P. Klinman
University of California
Berkeley, CA
William A Goddard III

NASA Space Sciences Award
Charles and Mary Ferkel Professor

William A Goddard III
California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA
Tobin J. Marks

Priestley Medal (2017)
Vladimir N. Ipatieff Professor

Tobin J. Marks
Northwestern University
Evanston, IL
Debbie C. Crans

Vanadis Award (2004)
University Distinguished Professor

Debbie C. Crans
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, CO
Craig Hill

Goodrich C. White Professor
Nominator for 1992-present Nobel Prizes in Chemistry

Craig Hill
Emory University
Atlanta, GA

Keynotes

Philippe Sautet

Professor Member French Academy of Sciences

Philippe Sautet
University of California
Los Angeles, CA
Michael

Professor
CH and Annie Li Chair in the Molecular Biology of Diseases
Member, National Academy of Sciences Fellow, RSC, NAI

Michael Marletta
University of California Berkeley, CA
James Inglese

Senior Scientist Preclinical Chemical Biology Laboratory NCATS

James Inglese
National Institutes of Health (NIH), Rockville, MD
Monica

Lawyer Taylor Professor of Materials Science and Engineering Mulliken Prize (2023) Member, National Academy of Sciences Fellow of APS, AAAS

Monica Olvera de la Cruz
Northwestern University
Evanston, IL
Zhifeng Ren

Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors, American Physical Society, American Association for the Advancement of Science

Zhifeng Ren
University of Houston
Houston, TX
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Distinguished Professor & Director Editor-in-Chief, ACS ES&T Engineering

Wonyong Choi
Korea Institute of Energy Technology, South Korea
Michael-J-Bedzyk

Professor of Materials Science & Engineering (by courtesy) Co-Director of the Northwestern Synchroton Research Center Director, X-ray Diffraction Facility

Michael J. Bedzyk
Northwestern University
Evanston, IL
Shannon

Professor
Faculty Senior Scientist and Deputy Director of Research

Shannon Boettcher
University of California Berkeley, CA
Neal

Arthur C. Cope Scholar Award
ACS Award in Pure Chemistry

Neal Devaraj
University of California
San Diego, CA
Frank Osterloh

Professor
Fellow, AAAS, RSC Associate Editor for Journal of Materials Chemistry A

Frank Osterloh
University of California Davis, CA
Astrid M. Müller

Assistant Professor of Chemical Engineering
PhD, Max-Planck Institute of Quantum Optics & Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, 2000

Astrid M. Müller
University of Rochester
Rochester, NY
Mannar R. Maurya

Professor
Dean of Faculty Affairs

Mannar R. Maurya
Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, India
Su-Il In

Professor
DGIST Best Award for Academic Excellence 2022

Su-Il In
DGIST
South Korea

Invited

Stewart P. Lewis

Head Scientist

Stewart P. Lewis
Pyramid Polymers LLC
Zanesville, OH
Mahapatra Mausumi

Assistant Professor

Mahapatra Mausumi
Loyola University Chicago
Chicago, IL
Elisabeth E. Jacobsen

Treasurer of the Board of European Society of Applied Biocatalysis (ESAB)
Associate Professor

Elisabeth E. Jacobsen
Norwegian University of Science and Technology
Norway
Ricardo Jose Chimentao

Associate Professor

Ricardo Jose Chimentao
Universidad de Concepcion
Chile
Gayani Pathiraja

Researcher

Gayani Pathiraja
University of North Carolina
Greensboro, NC
Tandabany Dinadayalane

Professor

Tandabany Dinadayalane
Clark Atlanta University
Atlanta, GA
Andranik Andrew Aprikyan

Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer

Andranik Andrew Aprikyan
Stemgenics, Inc.
Seattle, WA
Kambiz Hamadani

Associate Professor

Kambiz Hamadani
California State University
San Marcos, CA
Rahat Javaid

Research Scientist

Rahat Javaid
University of South Carolina
Columbia, SC
Yangzhi-Zhus

Assistant Professor

Yangzhi Zhu
Terasaki Institute
Los Angeles, CA
nigel

Professor

Nigel G. J. Richards
Foundation For Applied Molecular Evolution, Alachua, FL
Shu Hu

Assistant Professor

Shu Hu
Yale University
New Haven, CT
Hui-Yann

Assistant Professor

Hui Yan
University of Louisiana
Lafayette, LA
Yuri L. Lyubchenko

Professor

Yuri L. Lyubchenko
University of Nebraska
Omaha, NE
Ellen Stechel

Co-Director & Professor

Ellen Stechel
Arizona State University
Tempe, AZ
Arjun Singh

Full Professor and Fulbright Canada Research Chair

John Pezacki
University of Ottawa
Canada
Gorka Salas

Assistant Research Prof

Gorka Salas
IMDEA Nanociencia
Spain
kristian

Professor

Kristian S Molhave
Technical University of Denmark, Denmark
Muhammad-Sadiq

Associate Professor

Muhammad Sadiq
University of Malakand
Pakistan
Qing-Bin Lu

Professor
University Research Chair

Qing-Bin Lu
University of Waterloo
Canada
Hiroyuki Miyamura

Associate Professor

Hiroyuki Miyamura
AIST
Japan
Rajasekhar VSR Pullabhotla

Principal Investigator
Professor

Rajasekhar VSR Pullabhotla
University of Zululand
South Africa
Kanchan Chauhan

Associate Investigator

Kanchan Chauhan
Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico
Ionut Tranca

Professor

Ionut Tranca
Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Belgium
Soren B. Simonsen

Senior Researcher

Soren B. Simonsen
DTU Energy
Denmark
Mailde S. Ozorio

Postdoctoral Researcher

Mailde S. Ozorio
University of Copenhagen
Denmark
Beata Lesiak-Orłowska

Assistant Professor

Beata Lesiak-Orłowska
Polish Academy of Sciences
Poland
Armando Cordova

Professor

Armando Cordova
Mid Sweden University
Sweden
Sebastian Matera

Group Leader

Sebastian Matera
Fritz Haber Institute of the Max Planck Society, Germany
Jakub-Zdarta

Professor Principal Investigator

Jakub Zdarta
Poznan University of Technology, Poland
Pawel-Borowiecki

Head of Laboratory of Biocatalysis and Biotransformation Chair of Drug and Cosmetics Biotechnology Faculty of Chemistry

Paweł Borowiecki
Warsaw University of Technology, Poland
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Instrument Scientist

Matthew Krzystyniak
Science and Technology Facilities Council, UK
Chérif F. Matta

Professor

Chérif F. Matta
Mount Saint Vincent University Canada
Wei Han

Research Associate Professor

Wei HAN
HKUST
Hong Kong
Pedro_E_Arce

University Distinguished Faculty Fellow Professor and Director A NSF-NRT Gadugi-Foundry-CAT La

Pedro E. Arce
Tennessee Technological University, Cookeville, TN
Byung Kim

Professor

Byung Kim
Boise State University
Boise, ID
Daniel-Dowling

Associate Professor

Daniel Dowling
UMass
Boston, MA
M-Natália-D.S-Cordeiro

Associate Professor

M. Natália D.S. Cordeiro
University of Porto
Portugal
Hyunwoong Park

Assistant Professor

Hyunwoong Park
Kyungpook National University
South Korea
Ferrer

Assistant Professor

Arturo Quintero Ferrer
University of Arkansas at Monticello, Monticello, AR
Joerg-Meyer

Associate Professor

Joerg Meyer
Universiteit Leiden
Netherlands
Emily_parkerr

Deputy Director Academic and Research Science Advisor to the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment

Emily Parker
Victoria University of Wellington New Zealand
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Researcher

Agata Zdarta
Poznan University of Technology, Poland
Agnieszka-Rybarczykk

Researcher

Agnieszka Rybarczyk
Poznan University of Technology, Poland
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Professor

AOKI Shin
Tokyo University of Science
Japan
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Researcher

Aykut Erbas
Bilkent University
Turkey
Nor-Naimah-Ahmad

Researcher

Nor Naimah Ahmad
Universiti Teknologi MARA Malaysia
Prem Kumar Seelam

Senior Researcher

Prem Kumar Seelam
University of Oulu
Finland
David-Lynn

Asa Griggs Candler Professor

David Lynn
Emory University
Atlanta, GA
David-Lynn

Professor

Markus M. Hoffmann
SUNY Brockport
Brockport, NY
David-Lynn

Postdoctoral Fellow

Xinying Ling
University of California
Riverside, CA
robert-betancortt

Professor First chemist in the world to design resists for use in Extreme Ultraviolet (EUV, 13.5 nm) Lithograph

Robert Brainard
University at Albany
Albany, NY
franz-m

Charles E. and Emma H. Morrison Professor of Chemistry ACS Nobel Laureate Signature Award

Franz M. Geiger
Northwestern University
Evanston, IL
Kangling-Zhangg

Associate Professor

Kangling Zhang
UTMB Health
Galveston, TX
george-O

Professor

George O’Doherty
Northeastern University
Boston, MA
Yue-Wu

Professor, Herbert L. Stiles Professor of Chemical and Biological Engineering

Yue Wu
Iowa State University
Ames, IA
Xiangcheng-Sun

Associate Professor

Xiangcheng Sun
Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY
fudong

Associate Professor

Fudong Liu
University of California
Riverside, CA
john-tarakan

Professor

John Tharakan
Howard University
Washington, DC
Thomas A. Manz

Associate Professor

Thomas A. Manz
New Mexico State University Las Cruces, NM
Laura--Carson

Research Professor Assistant Director, Cooperative Agricultural Research Center

Laura Carson
Prairie View A&M University Prairie View, TX
Stavros-Karakalos

Executive Director Research Core Facilities

Stavros Karakalos
University of California
Merced, CA
Fathi-amsaadd

Associate Professor

Fathi Amsaad
Wright State University
Dayton, OH
Randy-Vander-Wal

Professor

Randy L. Vander Wal
The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA
Guolian Liu

Professor National Academy of Inventors, Senior Member

Guoliang Liu
Virginia Tech
Blacksburg, VA
Nabil Adam

Professor

Nabil Adam
Rutgers Business School Newark, NJ
Alain Puente Santiago

Assistant Professor of Chemistry

Alain Puente Santiago
Palm Beach Atlantic University West Palm Beach, FL
Luca Vattuone

Professor

Luca Vattuone
University of Genoa
Italy
Lawrence J. Williams

Professor and Chair

Lawrence J. Williams
Rutgers University
Piscataway, NJ
Noe T Alvarez

Associate Professor in the Department of Chemistry

Noe T Alvarez
University of Cincinnati
Cincinnati, OH
Lucas Bao

Assistant Professor of Chemistry

Lucas Bao
Boston College
Chestnut Hill, MA
Jong-Eun Hong

Principal Researcher/ Fuel Cell Laboratory

Jong-Eun Hong
Korea Institute of Energy Research, South Korea
Evangelos Miliordos

James E. Land Associate Professor

Evangelos Miliordos
Auburn University
Auburn, AL
Tsubasa Mikie

Assistant Professor

Tsubasa Mikie
Hiroshima University
Japan
Victor Muñoz

Professor

Victor Muñoz
UC Merced
Merced, CA
Talat S. Rahman

UCF Trustee Chair Professor and Pegasus Professor

Talat S. Rahman
University of Central Florida
Orlando, FL
Stefanie Gärtner

Maria Weber Grant 2024/25, awarded by the Hans Böcker Foundation

Stefanie Gärtner
University of Regensburg
Germany
Jianmei Cui

Founding Director
Green Chemistry Initiative Principle Academic Professional Founding Director, Green Chemistry Initiative Founder & Faculty Advisor, Green Chemistry Awareness Club

Jianmei Cui
Georgia State University
Atlanta, GA
Ellis Bell

Research Professor

Ellis Bell
University of San Diego
San Diego, CA
Shahab Derakhshan

Professor

Shahab Derakhshan
California State University
Long Beach, CA
Carlos E. Castano

Associate Professor

Carlos E. Castano
Kansas State University
Manhattan, KS
Marta Castineira Reis

Research Technician in Computational Simulation at CESGA

Marta Castineira Reis
University of Santiago de Compostela, Spain
Harishchandra Singh

Research Associate

Harishchandra Singh
University of Oulu
Finland
Gideon Samid

President-AIAI
AI Assisted Innovation, Lead Developer

Gideon Samid
Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH
Gerald Seidler

Professor, Physics Department Science Advisor and co-Founder, easyXAFS LLC

Gerald Seidler
University of Washington
Seattle, WA
Rongying Jin

Professor

Rongying Jin
University of South Carolina
Columbia, SC
Do-Nascimento-Daniel

Assistant Professor

Do Nascimento Daniel
UNC Greensboro
Greensboro, NC
Haochuan Mao

Assistant Professor

Haochuan Mao
Florida State University
Tallahassee, FL
Zhenglu Li

Assistant Professor

Zhenglu Li
University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
Hanchang-Kwon

Post Doctoral Fellow

Hanchang Kwon
University of Houston
Houston, TX
Hanchang-Kwon

Professor

Andrew H. Marcus
University of Oregon
Eugene, OR
Thomas-Ernst-Müller

Head of chair
Professor

Thomas Ernst Müller
Ruhr-Universität Bochum
Germany
Richard-D-Boardman

Directorate Fellow for the Idaho National Lab

Richard D. Boardman
Idaho National Lab
Idaho Falls, ID
Kyojiro-Morikawa

Associate Professor

Kyojiro Morikawa
National Tsing Hua University Taiwan
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Professor

Jinheung Kim
Ewha Womans University
South Korea
Mirosława-Prochoń

Innovation Broker
Dean’s Plenipotentiary for Student Internships

Mirosława Prochoń
Lodz University of Technology Poland
Chayene Anchieta

Researcher

Chayene Anchieta
NTNU
Norway
Howard White

Professor

Howard White
Old Dominion University
Norfolk, VA
Samuel P. Hernández

Professor

Samuel P. Hernández
University of Puerto Rico
Mayagüez, Puerto Rico
Carlo U. Segre

Duchossois Leadership Professor
Deputy Director, MRCAT
Deputy Director, BioCAT

Carlo U. Segre
Illinois Institute of Technology
Chicago, IL
su-ha

Director, O.H. Reaugh Laboratory for Oil and Gas Research

Su Ha
Washington State University
Pullman, WA
Mohammad-Asadi

Associate Professor

Mohammad Asadi
Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, IL
Barry Dunietz

Professor

Barry Dunietz
Kent State University
Kent, OH
Paul Brumer

University Professor

Paul Brumer
University of Toronto
Canada
Mary-F-Roberts

Professor of Chemistry, Emeritus

Mary F. Roberts
Boston College
Chestnut Hill, MA