Stuart Rowan

Huge congratulations to Postdoctoral Scholar Kaitlin Landy of the Stuart Rowan Group for being named a 2026 CAS Future Leader! This prestigious program from CAS, a division of the American Chemical Society, recognizes an elite global cohort of Ph.D. students and postdoctoral scholars for their exceptional leadership and scientific contributions. As a Future Leader, Kaitlin will participate in an immersive leadership intensive this August at CAS headquarters in Columbus, Ohio, and will be a local representative at the ACS Fall 2026 National Meeting in Chicago. We are incredibly proud to have her representing the Rowan Group and the University of Chicago Department of Chemistry on this international stage—congratulations, Kaitlin! #UChicagoChemistry #CASFutureLeaders #RowanGroup #ACS2026 #ScienceLeadership

📣 New @ACSMacroLett viewpoint by @MGrunlanLab, @DrLkorley, @cosgriffhernan, @ReichmanisGroup et al. highlighting emerging challenges, opportunities, and community perspectives in polymer science. 🔗 pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/ac… #ACSMacroLetters #PolymerCommunity #MaterialsScience

Physics with a Bang! is returning to @UChicago on Saturday, Dec 13th! Try hands-on demos, tour labs, and attend an explosive science show performed by Profs. Heinrich Jaeger & Sid Nagel. This event is free and open to the public: youtube.com/watch?v=HXCQcl…

This is always a fun event that I look forward to every year. Definitely worth applying to and I hope to see you there! @NSF #MRSEC #DMR #NSFfunded

@UChicagoPME @nyutandon Congrats to Elise Chen and the rest of the team on some elegant studies on responsive LCE particles and exploring their behavior in dense suspensions. Great collaboration with @JuandePablo6

New research from UChicago PME + @NYUTandon: shape-shifting particles that change stiffness with temperature—unlocking new control over how dense suspensions like cement or paint flow. Published in PNAS. 🔗 pme.uchicago.edu/news/shape-shi… #MaterialsScience #UChicagoPME #SmartMaterials

Really happy to see this one out, and a big thanks to @lehothi for leading the charge! @UFChemistry @ButlerPolymer @LowDispersity Nitroarene Photoactivation Promotes Oxidative Deconstruction of Olefinic Polymers | ACS Macro Letters pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/ac…

Say cheese! Fraser Stoddart celebrated his 2016 Nobel Prize in Chemistry with his grandchildren and friends' children. Stoddart was awarded the prize for designing tiny molecular machines. Discover more: bit.ly/2PWdkF2

Throughout spring & summer quarters, local students at Blackstone Bicycle Works are learning STEM concepts—including how temperature affects volume and how to apply measurement skills—while also having fun making ice cream. Learn more: experimentalstation.org/blackstone

'Engineering Lithium–Magnesium Selectivity in Hydrated Polymer Membranes through Polymer Backbone Rigidity' from ACS Macro Letters is currently free to read as an #ACSEditorsChoice. 📖 Access the full article: go.acs.org/cj4

#Macromolecules and #ACSMacroLetters have the latest research on the Polymer Physics of Separation Membranes! Check out the collection here ➡ go.acs.org/ccy

Do you work with Spin-Active and Magnetic Polymers? #ACSMacroLetters wants to see your manuscripts! Read more here ➡ go.acs.org/ccW

Devastated by this news. He was one of a kind. When I moved to the US to postdoc in his group he put me up in his house for a month while a looked for a place to stay. Just one small example of his generosity. RIP Sir Fraser, thanks for everything. You will be missed, a lot!

Great work by Hongyi Zhang and team on this one!

Thiadiazole Disulfide Cross-Linked Poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene) Nanoparticles: A Dual Redox Approach for Organic Cathode Batteries By @PatelGroup_PME @StuartJRowan et al. @UChicago Read the paper 👉 go.acs.org/bLz

The deadline is fast approaching for the 2025 ACS Macro Letters/Biomacromolecules/Macromolecules Young Investigator Award! Deadline: Dec 1, 2024 Award information: polyacs.org/biomacromolecu… @MacroJrnls_ACS #POLYaward

There are ✌🏻 awardees for this special young investigator award! Please help spread the word for any early career investigator in the field to apply 🗣️

⏰DEADLINE APPROACHING ⏰ Submit by Dec 1 ➡ go.acs.org/bHi Make a nomination for the 2025 #ACSMacroLetters #Biomacromolecules #Macromolecules Young Investigator Award! @POLY_ACS

🔥 #ACSMacroLetters Hot Paper Alert 🔥 📑 Electrochemical Postpolymerization Modification and Deconstruction of Macromolecules 🖊 Joshua D. Marquez et al @UFChemistry @Brent_Sumerlin @AustinMEvans Read this trending paper ➡ go.acs.org/bwd

Researchers across UChicago are forging ahead by forging new materials like mutable plastics, lithium traps, and a soil-like home for microbes. Read about the latest materials science developments on campus: mag.uchicago.edu/science-medici… @UChicagoPME @UChiChemistry @UChicagoPSD