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Chemistry @ Carnegie Mellon University @cmuchemistry.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Congratulations to Carrie McDonough @carrieamcdphd.bsky.social - the recipient of 2 awards so far this year! The 2026 Ron Hites Prize in Environmental Science: Indiana University O’Neill School of Public & Environmental Affairs & 2027 James J. Morgan Early Career Award (Americas region).

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Chemistry @ Carnegie Mellon University @cmuchemistry.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Thesis Defense: Nicole Auvil, Bier Group Gas Phase Ion Production for Mass Spectrometry: Nanoelectrode Atmospheric Pressure Chemical Ionization and Electronic Cigarette Atmospheric Pressure Thermospray Self-Ionization Friday September 25, 2026 1:30 p.m. Mellon Institute Social Room 328

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Chemistry @ Carnegie Mellon University @cmuchemistry.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Congrats to Elizabeth Smith who has received two honors recognizing the promise & impact of her research. Smith's proposal has been selected for the 26-27 Steinbrenner Doctoral Fellowship, and this year's Steinbrenner Institute and Heinz Presidential Fellow. www.cmu.edu/mcs/news-eve...

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Chemistry @ Carnegie Mellon University @cmuchemistry.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Chemistry Seminar: Autumn Qiu, Michigan State University Spatial Metabolomics and Toxicology Research with Mass Spectrometry Imaging Host: Carrie McDonough Friday, September 18, 2026 12:30 p.m. Mellon Institute Conference Room 348

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Chemistry @ Carnegie Mellon University @cmuchemistry.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Thesis Defense: Graham Thornhill, Sullivan Group Chemical and Kinetic Feedbacks Present in Gas-Aerosol Heterogeneous Reactions Measured with Raman Spectroscopy and Optical Levitation Friday September 18, 2026 9:30 a.m. Doherty Hall 4201

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Chemistry @ Carnegie Mellon University @cmuchemistry.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

A belated "Welcome!" to our newest PhD candidates who received their lab coats during our 2nd annual event to introduce new students to the department.

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Chemistry @ Carnegie Mellon University @cmuchemistry.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Final Public Oral Examination for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy Tina Lin Matyjaszewski Group From Branched Polymer Structures to Networks Using Reversible Deactivation Radical Polymerization Tuesday September 15, 2026 3:00 p.m. Mellon Institute Social Room 328

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Chemistry @ Carnegie Mellon University @cmuchemistry.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Thesis Defense: Khidong Kim, Matyjaszewski Group Block Copolymer Synthesis via Mechanism Switching: Bridging Coordination-Insertion Polymerization and Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization Friday September 11, 2026 2:00 p.m. Mellon Institute Social Room 328

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Chemistry @ Carnegie Mellon University @cmuchemistry.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Join us for this weeks seminar as we welcome a PhD program alum of Prof Guy Berry! Mohan Srinivasarao, Georgia Institute of Technology Emergence of Chiral Structures in Achiral Lyotropic Liquid Crystals Host: Bruce Armitage Friday, September 11th, 2026 12:30 p.m. Mellon Institute 348

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Chemistry @ Carnegie Mellon University @cmuchemistry.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Chemistry Seminar: Scott Horowitz, University of Denver RNA dictating protein folding, aggregation, and neurodegeneration Host: Bruce Armitage Wednesday, September 2nd, 2026 4:00 p.m. Mellon Institute Conference Room 348

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Chemistry @ Carnegie Mellon University @cmuchemistry.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Krzysztof Matyjaszewski has been selected to receive the American Chemical Society's Gabor A. Somorjai Award for Creative Research in Catalysis. Congratulations Kris! cen.acs.org/acs-news/acs...

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Chemistry @ Carnegie Mellon University @cmuchemistry.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Thesis Defense: Xiaolei Hu, Matyjaszewski Group Photoinduced Reversible Deactivation Radical Polymerization Driven by Long-Wavelength Light and Its Applications Tuesday August 18, 2026 11:00 a.m. Mellon Institute Classroom 448

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Chemistry @ Carnegie Mellon University @cmuchemistry.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

Thesis Defense: Savannah Talledo, Bernhard Group Illuminating Reaction Space: High-Throughput Discovery in Photocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution Friday August 14, 2026 10:00 a.m. Mellon Institute Conference Room 348

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Chemistry @ Carnegie Mellon University @cmuchemistry.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

Thesis Defense: Yitong Wang, Jin Group Atomically precise ligand‑protected metal nanoclusters (APNC): structure and photoluminescence Thursday July 30, 2026 3:20 p.m. Mellon Institute Conference Room 348

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Chemistry @ Carnegie Mellon University @cmuchemistry.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

Thesis Defense: Muhammed Aktolun, Kurnikova Group From Structure to Function: Molecular Dynamics Studies of Ion Channel Gating and Modulation Tuesday July 28, 2026 12:00p.m. Mellon Institute Conference Room 348

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Chemistry @ Carnegie Mellon University @cmuchemistry.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

Thesis Defense: Raahul Sriram, Armitage Group Peptide Nucleic Acids as Probes and Modulators of Higher-Order G-Quadruplex Structure Friday July 17, 2026 11:00a.m. Mellon Institute Conference Room 348

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Chemistry @ Carnegie Mellon University @cmuchemistry.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

Thesis Defense: Mitch Baumer, Bernhard Group Design of High-Throughput Experimentation and Custom Instrumentation for Exploring Chemical Reactivity with Machine Learning Wednesday July 15th @ 10 a.m. Mellon Institute Conference Room 348

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Chemistry @ Carnegie Mellon University @cmuchemistry.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

Please join us in congratulating the recipients of our 2026 Chemistry Graduate Student Mentorship Awards! These graduate students have made an incredible impact on undergraduate researchers through their mentorship, leadership, and dedication to helping students grow as scientists and scholars.

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Chemistry @ Carnegie Mellon University @cmuchemistry.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

Congratulations to our spring Dean's list students! www.cmu.edu/mcs/news-eve...

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Chemistry @ Carnegie Mellon University @cmuchemistry.bsky.social · 03/04/2026

Tartan on the Rise: Rebecca Alford, 2016 Chem alum, uses a careful process of observation and inference, to uncover promising directions for new medicines as a principal scientist specializing in structure-based drug design at Johnson & Johnson. www.cmu.edu/mcs/news-eve...

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Chemistry @ Carnegie Mellon University @cmuchemistry.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

Seminar Series: Joshua Telser, Roosevelt University 187Os and 193Ir Mössbauer Investigation of Coordination Complexes Using Synchrotron Radiation Host: Alex Guo Wednesday, April 1, 2026 4:00 p.m. Mellon Institute Conference Room 348

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Chemistry @ Carnegie Mellon University @cmuchemistry.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

Many thanks to Tina, one of our GSA reps, for putting together another amazing Bob Ross painting night. Once again amazed by the multi-talented PhD students from our department!

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Chemistry @ Carnegie Mellon University @cmuchemistry.bsky.social · 20/03/2026

What if drugs had the surgical precision to go straight to the source of a problem? Antonina “Tonia” Simakova, a 2015 PhD graduate of the Matyjaszewski group, believes such a vision is achievable through better targeting of pharmaceuticals enabled by polymer chemistry. www.cmu.edu/engage/event...

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Chemistry @ Carnegie Mellon University @cmuchemistry.bsky.social · 18/03/2026

Register to attend the Three Minute Thesis (3MT) Championship on March 25 in person or online and cheer on the Chris Blum, from the Das group, who is competing for cash and prizes. library.cmu.edu/about/news/2...

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Chemistry @ Carnegie Mellon University @cmuchemistry.bsky.social · 16/03/2026

Pierogi Therapeutics, a startup by chemistry Ph.D. students Ben Koby & Filipp Gusev, will present in the McGinnis Venture Competition. Support their pitch Tues, Mar 17 from 2-4:45 p.m. in McConomy Auditorium in the CUC. First place will receive $50,000 investment from Amazon Web Services.

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Chemistry @ Carnegie Mellon University @cmuchemistry.bsky.social · 13/03/2026

Congratulations to Debojyoti Chakraborty from the Collins lab who's abstract, Programmable Kill Switches in NewTAML Catalysts Enable Independent Control of Reactivity and Lifetime, has been accepted for the Gordon Green Chemistry Conference in Barcelona this summer!

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Chemistry @ Carnegie Mellon University @cmuchemistry.bsky.social · 09/03/2026

Chemistry Seminar: Shiliang Tian, Purdue Visualizing Reactive Intermediates: Radical and High-Valent Chemistry Across Biological and Synthetic Catalysis Host: Alex Guo Wednesday, March 11, 2026 4:00 p.m. Mellon Institute Conference Room 348

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Chemistry @ Carnegie Mellon University @cmuchemistry.bsky.social · 27/02/2026

Need some chemistry apparel? Sachi Amanze, a chemistry senior, designed this year’s hoodie, blending science, style, and personality in a way only she can! Order by March 16: cmuchemistry2026.itemorder.com/shop/home/

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Chemistry @ Carnegie Mellon University @cmuchemistry.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

Carrie McDonough @carrieamcdphd.bsky.social explores how PFAS move, bind, and transform within us – redefining what exposure really means theanalyticalscientist.com/issues/2026/...

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Chemistry @ Carnegie Mellon University @cmuchemistry.bsky.social · 26/01/2026

MCS Graduate Conference Funding Award for conferences occurring in January through June have been announced; and from Chemsitry, we are congratulating Avirup Sardar from the Jin group for receiving this award!

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Chemistry @ Carnegie Mellon University @cmuchemistry.bsky.social · 05/12/2025

Chemistry Seminar: Michael Saliba, University of Stuttgart The Versatility of Perovskite Materials for Optoelectronics Host: Stefanie Sydlik Friday, December 5, 2025 12:30 p.m. Mellon Institute Conference Room 348

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Chemistry @ Carnegie Mellon University @cmuchemistry.bsky.social · 03/12/2025

Chemistry apparel pop-up store closes tonight, Dec. 3, @ 11:59 p.m. - so do your holiday shopping here! undergroundshirts.com/groups/cmu-c...

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Chemistry @ Carnegie Mellon University @cmuchemistry.bsky.social · 19/11/2025

Chemistry Seminar: Aditi Krishnapriyan Berkeley Machine learning methods for atomistic modeling: navigating speed, accuracy, and scalability trade-offs in the age of (some) large-scale scientific data Host: Olexandr Isayev November 19, 2025 4:00 p.m. Mellon Institute Conference Room 348

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Chemistry @ Carnegie Mellon University @cmuchemistry.bsky.social · 14/11/2025

Chemistry Seminar: Yi Tang, University of California Discovery and Characterization of Natural Product Biosynthetic Pathways Host: Alex Guo Friday, November 14, 2025 @ 12:30 p.m. Mellon Institute Conference Room 348

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Chemistry @ Carnegie Mellon University @cmuchemistry.bsky.social · 07/11/2025

Flashback Friday to MCS Pride day and a 'fire' performance from Professor Das

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Chemistry @ Carnegie Mellon University @cmuchemistry.bsky.social · 31/10/2025

Trick or treat success! Saw a lot of PI impersonators who did very good work :) Can you find Prof's Kowalewski, Guo, Isayev, Noonan, Sydlik, Sullivan?

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Chemistry @ Carnegie Mellon University @cmuchemistry.bsky.social · 31/10/2025

Happy Halloween! Department trick or treat starts soon 🎃🍬🍭

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Chemistry @ Carnegie Mellon University @cmuchemistry.bsky.social · 29/10/2025

Chemistry Seminar: Penny Beuning, Northeastern University Characterization of Cancer-Associated Variants of DNA Polymerase Kappa Host: Subha Das Wednesday, October 29, 2025 4:00 p.m. Mellon Institute Conference Room 348

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Chemistry @ Carnegie Mellon University @cmuchemistry.bsky.social · 21/10/2025

Professor Maria Kurnikova will receive the 2025 WCC Award for Excellence in The Chemical Sciences next month at the ACS Pittsburgh Section Annual Award Banquet. Congratulations Dr. Kurnikova! 🎉🎊

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Chemistry @ Carnegie Mellon University @cmuchemistry.bsky.social · 17/10/2025

Congratulations to Whitney Ribnick on her early initiation into Phi Beta Kappa (PBK)! Whitney was also inducted into the Andrew Carnegie Society. (ACS) recognizes just 40 seniors each year who embody Carnegie Mellon’s highest standards of academic excellence, leadership, volunteerism, & engagement

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Chemistry @ Carnegie Mellon University @cmuchemistry.bsky.social · 16/10/2025

Avleen Chawla from the Kietrys Lab has been selected to receive this year's Kwolek Fellowship. Created in 2016 by a generous bequest from our alumna Stephanie Kwolek, this is the 10th year that we have awarded the fellowship. Congratulations Avleen!

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Chemistry @ Carnegie Mellon University @cmuchemistry.bsky.social · 08/10/2025

Chemistry Seminar Bryan Pivovar National Renewable Energy Laboratory The potential role of H2 in the global energy system Host: Kevin Noonan Wednesday, October 8, 2025 4:00 p.m. Mellon Institute Conference Room 348

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Chemistry @ Carnegie Mellon University @cmuchemistry.bsky.social · 01/10/2025

Chemistry Seminar: Janusz Dąbrowski Jagiellonian University, Krakow From Light to Cure: Nanoengineered Photosensitizers for Treating Resistant Cancers and Microbes Host: Krzysztof Matyjaszewski Wednesday, October 1, 2025 4:00 p.m. Mellon Institute Conference Room 348

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Chemistry @ Carnegie Mellon University @cmuchemistry.bsky.social · 01/10/2025

Sijie Fu Washburn Research Group Machine Learning for Chemistry and Formulation: Generative Discovery, Data-Driven Modeling, and Autonomous Experimentation Wednesday October 1, 2025 2:00 p.m. Mellon Institute Classroom 355 Examiners: Newell Washburn Hyung Kim Olexandr Isayev Robert Tilton

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Chemistry @ Carnegie Mellon University @cmuchemistry.bsky.social · 01/10/2025

Congratulations to Kiran Ali from the McDonough Group - she is the recipient of an MCS Graduate Conference Funding Award. She will attend SETAC North America 46th Annual Meeting.

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Chemistry @ Carnegie Mellon University @cmuchemistry.bsky.social · 30/09/2025

Congratulations to Team Mitch, winners of the 2026 Chemger Games! May the bonds be ever in your favor! :) An annual fall tradition, undergraduate students compete, making their way around Mellon Institute labs, to use clues and complete challenges.

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Chemistry @ Carnegie Mellon University @cmuchemistry.bsky.social · 18/09/2025

MCS Faculty Members Recognized With Chairs - including our very own @olexandr.bsky.social Olexandr Isayev! 🪅🪇🥳🥂 www.cmu.edu/mcs/news-eve...

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Chemistry @ Carnegie Mellon University @cmuchemistry.bsky.social · 10/09/2025

Chemistry Seminar: Christine M. Aikens, Kansas State University Theoretical Investigations of the Optical Properties of Bare and Monolayer-Protected Nanoparticles Host: Graduate Student Advisory Committee Wed, September 10, 2025 4 p.m. Mellon Institute Conference Room 348

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