Catalytic Team

Minds Behind the Molecules
Past Editions Topics Covered
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
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
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
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
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
Stewart P. Lewis

Head Scientist

Stewart P. Lewis
Pyramid Polymers LLC
Zanesville, OH
Ricardo Jose Chimentao

Associate Professor

Ricardo Jose Chimentao
Universidad de Concepcion
Chile
Hiroyuki Miyamura

Associate Professor

Hiroyuki Miyamura
AIST
Japan
Rajasekhar VSR Pullabhotla

Principal Investigator
Professor

Rajasekhar VSR Pullabhotla
University of Zululand
South Africa
Su-Il In

Professor
DGIST Best Award for Academic Excellence 2022

Su-Il In
DGIST
South Korea
Kanchan Chauhan

Associate Investigator

Kanchan Chauhan
Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico
Ionut Tranca

Professor

Ionut Tranca
Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Belgium
Mahapatra Mausumi

Assistant Professor

Mahapatra Mausumi
Loyola University Chicago
Chicago, IL
Mohammad Asadi

Associate Professor

Mohammad Asadi
Illinois Tech
Chicago, IL
Arjun Saha

Assistant Professor

Arjun Saha
University of Wisconsin
Milwaukee, WI
Elena A. Rozhkova

Scientist

Elena A. Rozhkova
Argonne National Laboratory
Lemont, IL
Duo Song

Computational Scientist

Duo Song
PNNL
Richland, WA
Armando Cordova

Professor

Armando Cordova
Mid Sweden University
Sweden
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
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
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
nigel

Professor

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

Professor

Kristian S Molhave
Technical University of Denmark, Denmark
Qing-Bin Lu

Professor
University Research Chair

Qing-Bin Lu
University of Waterloo
Canada
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
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