Welcome back, Stanford Chemistry! 🎉Excited to launch the 2025–26 academic year with our students, postdocs, faculty & staff. Here’s to discovery, collaboration & innovation ahead.🧪🧫🧬 #StanfordChemistry #Fall2025 #Chemists #StanfordUniversity

Pollock’s mystery blue: solved. Number 1A, 1948 contains manganese blue. A MoMA–Stanford team (Abed Haddad, Ed Solomon, Alexander J. Heyer) used Raman, resonance Raman, MCD, and DFT to ID the pigment and explain its hue—big win for conservation. C&EN: cen.acs.org/analytical-c...

Happy National Postdoc Appreciation Week! Grateful for the brilliant postdocs in Stanford Chemistry whose research, innovation, and mentorship drive discovery and inspire our community.🎉 #NPAW25 #StanfordChem

📣We are thrilled to welcome Dr. Leah Bushin as Assistant Professor of Chemistry at Stanford University! 🎉 Dr. Bushin’s research focuses on discovering and engineering nature’s specialized chemistry. Welcome, Dr. Bushin! Learn more: tinyurl.com/y3ubdduv #StanfordChemistry #welcometostanford

📢 Congratulations to Prof. Justin Du Bois on his appointment as Chair of the Chemistry Department! A warm welcome as Prof. Du Bois steps into this important role, and our sincere thanks to Prof. Steven Boxer for his leadership over the last 5 years. #FacultyNews #Leadership

📢 We’re hiring! ‪Stanford Chemistry is now accepting applications for a Junior Faculty Position in Chemistry (open area), with the appointment set to begin on September 1, 2026. Learn more and apply here: facultypositions.stanford.edu/cw/en-us/job... #FacultyJobs #AcademicJobs #Hiring

This summer, 13 undergraduates completed a 10-week chemistry research fellowship. The program concluded with a poster session where fellows shared their discoveries and experiences. Many thanks to the Chem Department faculty, mentors, and Prof. Matt Kanan for leading the program.

Chemistry meets nature at Jasper Ridge!  Stanford Chem staff explored diverse geologic zones and learned how plants use chemistry—from photosynthesis to releasing VOCs that act as scented defenses when animals nibble on their leaves. 🌿🔬🧪

Stanford's Nobel Laureate Prof. W. E. Moerner joined global experts for the 80th Hiroshima anniversary @UChicago. A new declaration calls for urgent steps to reduce nuclear risk. 🕊️ #Hiroshima80 #NuclearDisarmament To learn more: chemistry.stanford.edu/news/80-year...

Selected by the Sustainability Accelerator, Stanford Chem’s Prof. Matthew Kanan is developing a more durable alternative to plastic. His team aims to scale up a modified polylactic acid into a marketable product to help curb pollution. chemistry.stanford.edu/news/polylac...

2025 Stanford Chemistry Commencement Highlights

Peeling Scotch tape can create ⚡microlightning⚡—electric fields strong enough to drive chemical reactions without heat or solvents. From Yifan Meng, Postdoc in the Zare Lab @stanfordchemistry.bsky.social - this research could spark greener chemistry—and insights into prebiotic life. 🔗 bit.ly/3W7U3ZB

While Hoover & Wilbur served in DC, Stanford chemist Robert Swain quietly led from afar. Through letters, he steered @Stanford through the Depression with intellect, trust & care—a masterclass in long-distance leadership. stanfordmag.org/contents/the... #StanfordHistory #Leadership

Congrats to Nicole Elizete Theberath (BS '25), recipient of the 2025 Firestone Medal for Excellence in Undergraduate Research! 🔬🏅 Her work in @StanfordChem represents the best of undergrad research excellence. 🔗 chemistry.stanford.edu/news/nicole-... #StanfordChem #FirestoneMedal

Stanford’s IFSS program welcomed local high school students for two weeks of hands-on exploration in chemical research. By shadowing multiple grad students, participants gained a broad view of the field. Huge thanks to Andy Mitchell, Jordyn Smith, and Hee Won Youn for leading the way! #StanfordIFSS

🎓 We’re thrilled to welcome Prof. Neal Devaraj (UCSD) back to Stanford Chemistry as our 2025 Commencement Speaker! A distinguished alum & leader in chem bio and synthetic biochem, we look fwd to his commencement address and celebrating this milestone occasion later today! #StanfordChem #ClassOf2025

As the year comes to a close, we celebrate Stanford Chem’s students who earned prestigious fellowships & awards for excellence in research, teaching & leadership. Shoutout to Pournima Narayanan who received the STAR Award for outstanding contributions to lab safety.

Congratulations to Jennifer Hamad, Undergraduate Researcher in the Wender Lab, on being awarded two of the university's most distinguished honors this spring: the J. E. Wallace Sterling Award and the Firestone Medal! chemistry.stanford.edu/news/jennife...

For our last seminar, Prof. Wesley Wong (Harvard) will be presenting an exciting talk on "Mechanical Force in Nanoscale Biology: From Hemostasis to Single-molecule Centrifugation" today at 3PM in STLC 111. (Host: Allan Lee) chemistry.stanford.edu/events/stude...

Congrats to Stanford Chemistry’s Grant Rotskoff on receiving the 2025 NSF CAREER Award! Grant Rotskoff’s research utilizes generative AI to accelerate the study of flexible biomolecules linked to disease. The project will also bring innovative learning tools to students and teachers. #NSFCAREER

Join us for the 7th Annual McConnell Lectureship with Prof. Jörg Wrachtrup (Univ. of Stuttgart), a leader in quantum science, on May 22, 3–4 PM in Sapp 114 for his exciting talk on “Magnetic Resonance One Spin at a Time.” chemistry.stanford.edu/events/mccon...

This week's Student Hosted Colloquia features Prof. Julie Kornfield (Caltech) who will present a talk on "Packed with Personality: the Path to Aqueous Megasupramolecules" today at 3PM in STLC 111. (Hosts: Shoshana Williams/ Ruilin Yin) chemistry.stanford.edu/events/stude...

Today we are thrilled to share that Prof. Timothy Springer from Harvard will be presenting a Chemical Biology Seminar on "Integrins and new tools for organoids" at 3PM in the Sapp Center Lecture Hall 114! chemistry.stanford.edu/events/chemi...

Stanford Chem welcomes Prof. Jeffrey Martell from UW-Madison who will be delivering a seminar on "Merging Abiotic and Biological Catalysis for Sustainable Synthesis and Chemical Biology" today at 3PM in STLC 114. chemistry.stanford.edu/events/chemi...

Join Dr. Gregg Beckham from NREL as he presents an exciting seminar on "Recent progress in plastics recycling and redesign" in the Sapp Center Lecture Hall 114 today at 3PM. (Hosted by: Anna Makar-Limanov/David Dumas) chemistry.stanford.edu/events/stude...

We are honored to welcome Prof. Wilfred van der Donk of UIUC as our 2025 Stauffer Lectureship speaker! A leader in chemistry, enzymology, and synthetic biology, his work continues to shape the future of bioorganic chemistry. Learn more about the lectureship: chemistry.stanford.edu/events/stauf...

🎓 15 years after being admitted, Dr. Teresa Nguyen (@Stanford B.S. Chem '14) returned to close #StanfordAdmitWeekend with a powerful message to the Class of 2029: one class—and one mentor—can change everything. 🔬❤️ Watch here 👉 www.youtube.com/watch?v=VtHB... #Stanford2029 #StanfordStories

A collaboration between the Moerner and Qi Labs has produced a tool to track real-time genome dynamics in living cells — combining single-molecule imaging + CRISPR innovation. 🧬 🔗 chemistry.stanford.edu/news/new-too... #MoernerLab #QiLab #GenomeImaging #CRISPR

Great to welcome back Dr. Katie Murphy (Stanford Chem ’15) for an inspiring talk on how plant science can improve the human condition. 🌱 Now at @DanforthCenter, she shared cutting-edge research on food security + crop resilience. #PlantScience #StanfordAlumni #FutureOfFood

This week's Physical Chemistry Seminar will feature Prof. Sarah King from University of Chicago where she will give a talk on "Interfacial Dynamics and Structure: Their Dual Nature in Material Functionality" at 3PM in STLC 114. chemistry.stanford.edu/events/physi...

Join us tomorrow at 10:30 AM for our Chem 93 seminar! 🌱 Dr. Katie Murphy (Danforth Plant Science Center) will share insights on "The Biochemistry of Plants and the Future of Food." Don't miss it! #PlantScience #FutureOfFood #Chem93

In partnership with NOBCChE, we welcomed Dr. Renã A. S. Robinson this week for a powerful seminar on aging, Alzheimer’s, and health equity. Her talk sparked deep conversations on inclusive research and the role of science in addressing health disparities. An inspiring and impactful visit!

Congrats to Eric Markarian & Jennifer Hamad, Undergrad Researchers in the Wender Lab, on receiving the 2025 Barry Goldwater Scholarship! More: chemistry.stanford.edu/news/undergr... #GoldwaterScholarship #UndergraduateResearch #STEMExcellence #WenderLab

Joining us from UW–Madison, Prof. Randall Goldsmith will present a Physical Chemistry Seminar on "Label-free Detection and Hydrodynamic Profiling of Single Solution-Phase Molecules using Optical Microcavities" today at 3PM in STLC 114! chemistry.stanford.edu/events/physi...

Join us at 10:30 AM today in Oshman Hall for our next Chem 93 seminar as Mike Cassidy, Co-founder and CEO of Apollo Fusion, gives a talk on "The Chemistry of Nuclear Propulsion." #Chem93 #NuclearPropulsion #SpaceTech #stanfordchemistry

Today, Prof. Renã Robinson from Vanderbilt will present a NOBCChE Chemistry Seminar on "Pushing the Limits of Quantitative Proteomics to Advance Alzheimer’s Disease Research" at 3PM in STLC 111! (Hosts: Shadler Nguyen & Ashley Saunders) chemistry.stanford.edu/events/nobcc...

Welcome Prof. Douglas Mitchell from Vanderbilt University, as he will present a Chemical Biology Seminar on "Genomics-Enabled Discovery of New Molecules & Enzymes" today at 3PM in STLC 114. chemistry.stanford.edu/events/chemi...

Join us on Thurs to cheer on Mikaela Ribi from the Bertozzi Group as she breaks down big ideas at Stanford's Inaugural 3-Minute Thesis competition! 🎤✨ RSVP today: stanforduniversity.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_... #3MT #stanfordchemistry #VPGE #FastFactsBigImpact #SupportOurScholars

Also joining us today, Prof. Tom Muir from Princeton will presenting an Organic Chemistry Seminar on "Harnessing Inteins in Synthetic Biology: From Triggers to Logic Gates" at 3PM in STLC 114! chemistry.stanford.edu/events/organ...

Returning to Stanford, Prof. Wei Min (Columbia) will be giving a talk on "Water at the Edge: On-Water Spectroscopy across Oil Droplets, Protein Surfaces, and Living Cells" in the Chem Gazebo at 1PM today! chemistry.stanford.edu/events/physi...

Prof. Jean Chung from Colorado State University will be giving a Physical Chemistry Seminar on "Lipid Membrane Structure in Catalysis and Reactivity" today at 3PM in Sapp Center Lecture Hall! chemistry.stanford.edu/events/physi...

A warm welcome for Prof. Jennifer Prescher (UC Irvine), a former Bertozzi Lab member at Cal, who will present a DWIS talk on "Imaging tools and technologies inspired by nature’s light-emitting chemistry" today at 3PM in STLC 111. (Host: Shoshana Williams) chemistry.stanford.edu/events/dwis-...

Today, Professor Mariana Rossi from the Max Planck Institute will present an exciting Physical Chemistry Seminar on "The quantum properties of molecular interfaces" in Sapp Center 114 at 3 PM. chemistry.stanford.edu/events/physi...

From Osaka University, Prof. Shinobu Itoh will be presenting an Inorganic Chemistry Seminar on "Modeling Studies of Mononuclear Copper Active Sites in Copper Monooxygenases" today at 3PM in Sapp Center Lecture Hall 114. chemistry.stanford.edu/events/inorg...

Start the Spring Quarter off by joining the ChemAIMS Seminar where Dr. Devin Swiner (Merck) will present "From Forensics to Pharma: A Chemist’s Journey Through Research, Mentorship, and Advocacy" today at 3PM! (Host: Maggie Brueggemeyer & Ashley Saunders) chemistry.stanford.edu/events/chema...

Today Prof. Claudio Pellecchia (University of Salerno) will give a talk on "Metal Catalyzed Polymerization at the University of Salerno: From Stereoregular Poly(a-olefins) to Biodegradable/Bio-renewable Polymers and Copolymers" in the Chem Gazebo at 3PM. chemistry.stanford.edu/events/inorg...

Stanford Chem welcomes Prof. Raymond Schaak from Penn State, who will be presenting an Inorganic Chemistry Seminar on the "Design and synthesis of compositionally complex nanoparticle libraries" today at 3PM in STLC 114. chemistry.stanford.edu/events/inorg...

Prof. Milan Delor from Columbia University will be presenting a Materials Chemistry Seminar on "Realizing ballistic electronic energy flow in semiconductors at room temperature" today at 3:00pm in STLC 114. chemistry.stanford.edu/events/mater...

🌱 Elizabeth Sattely, Stanford Chemical Engineering professor, explores how plants turn CO2 & sunlight into molecules that boost resilience & human health. Her work aims to create crops resilient to climate change & disease, improving global food systems. #SustainableAgriculture 🌍🍃

Today's Organic Chemistry Seminar will feature Prof. Erin Stache from Princeton University who will be presenting a talk on "Light-to-Heat (Photothermal) Conversion Promotes High Activation Barrier Reactions" at 3PM in STLC 114. chemistry.stanford.edu/events/organ...