Gomberg Lecture - Carbenes as Powerful Transition-Metal Surrogates
Guy Bertrand (UC San Diego)
Since the discovery at the beginning of the XXth century of a stable radical, many species that do not obey the octet rule have been...
Electrochemical CO2 Capture, Concentration, and Conversion
Jenny Yang (UC Irvine)
CO2 capture, concentration, and utilization are all important processes for a circular carbon economy. Developing selective catalysts for...
Gomberg Lecture - Particulate methane monooxygenase structure in situ
Amy Rosenzweig (Northwestern University)
Under the mounting threat of climate change, increasing atmospheric methane concentrations are a constant source of concern and debate....
Electrifying Nitrogen Splitting for Ammonia Synthesis
Alexander Miller (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill)
The electrochemical reduction of dinitrogen to ammonia promises a sustainable route to fertilizers and fuels. A mechanism based on direct N2...