A porous cyclodextrin-based polymer for removing organic micropollutants from water was published online in Nature. Congratulations Alaaeddin, Brian, Leilei, and our collaborators Yuhan Ling and Damian Helbling!…
Dan Lehnherr and Joaquin Alzola’s paper on accessing halogenated naphthalene derivatives was published in Chemistry – A European Journal. The paper demonstrates the power of benzannulating haloalkynes and contributes additional mechanistic insight into this versatile reaction. Congratulations Dan and Joaquin!…
David Fortman’s paper on polyhydroxyurethane vitrimers was published in JACS (open access). Vitrimers are tough polymer networks with controlled, built-in repair processes. This project is a new collaboration with Marc Hillmyer and Chris Cramer through the Center for Sustainable Polymers at the University of Minnesota.…
The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation recognized Will as a MacArthur Fellow for 2015. We are very excited and grateful for this honor and financial support. A short video about our research and a profile of Will provides information about our research for non-experts.…
Catherine DeBlase’s latest work entitled “Cation-Dependent Stabilization of Electrogenerated Naphthalene Diimide Dianions in Porous Polymer Thin Films and Their Application to Electrical Energy Storage” has been published in Angewandte Chemie International Edition. This paper is the latest in an enjoyable and fruitful collaboration with the Abruña group at Cornell.…
Upcoming work which Will presented during his Kavli lecture at the 250th ACS National Meeting in Boston, MA was highlighted in Science. The article entitled “New electric storage material could put more zip in your Tesla” overviews how Catherine DeBlase achieved further improvement of our energy storage devices by forming a nano-composite of our redox-active COF with a conductive polymer.…
Ten students and postdocs presented their work at the recent 250th ACS National Meeting in Boston. Will delivered the Kavli Foundation Emerging Leader in Chemistry Lecture. His lecture, “The Spectacular Properties of Porous Polymers,” described how to design permanent porosity into polymers and how these high surface area materials might be useful for applications in water purification and energy storage.…
As part of a group of Cotrell Scholars and representatives of the Association of American Universities, Will coauthored a commentary in Nature, University learning: Improve undergraduate science education. We call for changes in the ways in which research universities teach and evaluate learning in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) courses.…
Sam Hein has been awarded the Division of Organic Travel Award, a national award offered through the American Chemical Society. This award will support his travel to the upcoming national ACS Meeting in Boston. There he will present his work synthesizing contorted aromatics through benzannulation chemistry.…
Chao Sun’s manuscript on graphene oxide functionalization using tripodal compounds was published by Chemistry of Materials. This study indicates that passivating the hydrophobic regions of graphene oxide will maximize its biocompatibility.…
