Had it not been for an impromptu chat at a networking event, Tobias Egle might never have considered studying in the United States, meaning he never would have found his way to the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS). Growing up in Germany, few people in his circle pursued educational or career opportunities overseas. After finishing his undergraduate degree in chemical engineering in Germany, he took a job...

CCB mourns the passing of Robert J. Madix, Senior Research Fellow at Harvard University and Professor of Chemical Engineering at Stanford University, who passed away on May 25, 2023 at the age of 84 in Palo Alto, CA from complications of ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis).

An obituary prepared by his family is reprinted below:

Robert J. “Bob” Madix, a prominent chemical engineering and chemistry professor at Stanford and Harvard, and a National Academy of Engineering member, passed away at the age of 84 in Palo Alto, CA from...

Professor Cynthia Friend, Theodore William Richards Professor of Chemistry and Professor of Materials Science, has been selected as the 2022 recipient of the F.A. Cotton Medal for Excellence in Chemical Research named for one of the most honored faculty members in Texas A&M University history.

The medal is jointly awarded each year by the...

The Nebraska native transfers her leadership skills to advance science for the benefit of humanity

... Read more about Cynthia Friend named incoming president of The Kavli Foundation

From the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS)

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Machine learning offers window into atomic movement on the surface of catalysts... Read more about Up close and personal with catalysts

In her Energy Frontier Research Center, Cynthia Friend explores climate change solutions, forges interdisciplinary partnerships, and trains a new generation of innovators... Read more about Pushing the frontier of energy research

Butterfly wings inspired this innovation that can remove air pollutants better and more cheaply than existing technology... Read more about Cooler catalytic converters: Cleaner air for all

For outstanding theoretical, experimental and engineering contributions to the science and technology of precious metals... Read more about Cynthia Friend wins award from the International Precious Metals Institute

Joanna Aizenberg, Cynthia Friend, and Daniel Kahne join the 2,347 active NAS members... Read more about Three CCB faculty members inducted into the National Academy of Sciences

How Cynthia Friend plans to revolutionize chemical production to lower energy costs worldwide... Read more about Golden Catalysts

The Theodore Williams Richards Professor of Chemistry is a newly elected member of one of the country’s oldest learned societies... Read more about Cynthia Friend joins the American Academy of Arts & Sciences

Cynthia M. Friend, T.W. Richards Professor of Chemistry, wins ACS Award in Surface Chemistry for her paradigmatic developments in the mechanistic understanding of ­oxygen-assisted catalytic cycles on gold surfaces and their implementation to nanoporous gold catalysts under realistic conditions. More information can be found here.