December 2023:

• The group welcomes Varsha, Connor, Rukshanthan, and Romesh
• Nabojit is recognized with an MRS silver medal and the MRS Arthur Nowick Grad Student Award
• Nabojit receives a Science as Art competition at MRS
• Nabojit wins a Powerpoint Karaoke best slide at MRS
• Maha receives a Leadership Development Award from ACS
• members of the group participate in outreach at Wonderlab!

November 2023:

• Undergrad Claire Fissel joins the group
• Max Perkins is selected for Phi Beta Kappa
• Emily, Nayana, and Megan present at Pindu

October 2023:

• Congrats to Megan and Ekta on their Travel Awards from the Executive Dean
• Congrats to Sarah on passing her qual
• Congrats to Kaustav, Jared and collaborators on paper in APL
• Nabojit, Max, Josh, Sandra, and Ibrahim publish in Nature Synthesis

September 2023:

• Megan passes her qualifying exam
• Nil joins the group

August 2023:

• Nabojit receives a Research Development and Travel Grant from the RSC

July 2023:

• Anne and Sara publish a Chem Ed paper
• Matt defends his PhD thesis
• Nabojit receives the Felix Haurowitz award
• Maha receives a Mann fellowship and the Trinosky Award
• Nayana receives the Carroll Family Fellowship and Merritt Award
• Nayana attends the ACS Summer School on Green Chemistry & Sustainability
• Chaeeun Ma from Ewha joins the group for a summer research experience

June 2023:

• Nayana and Sara participate in JUAMI, Nairobi Kenya
• Kaustav defends his PhD thesis! Congrats!
• Matt's paper is published in Inorganic Chemistry

May 2023:

• Nabojit begins an internship at Corteva
• Max Perkins receives a Chemistry Summer Research Fellowship for undergraduates
• Kaustav presents in the end of the year symposium
• Nayana is accepted into the ACS Green Chemistry Summer School

April 2023:

• Congrats to Emily Ward. She will be attending the Thermal Energy Management on Multiple Scales Research Experience for Undergraduates.
• Nabojit receives a first place prize for his Science as Art submission at MRS
• Nabojit receives a travel award from the College of Arts and Sciences to support his participation at the Spring MRS Conference.
• Nabojit is recognized with the best oral presentation award of the SF01 Symposium at MRS
• Emily Ward has received the Drs. Sidney and Becca Fleischer Research Scholarship!
• Ekta passes her qualifying exam
• Anne finishes her sabbatical with us

March 2023:

• Congrats to Nabojit on being selected for a Kindig Fellowship
• Hongxiao Xiang spends a month as visiting student!
• Megan Knobeloch wins a best poster award from the colloid division at ACS Indy
• The group rocks ACS Indy!
• Yuda passes his candidacy exam!
• Nabojit completes in the regional 3-minute thesis contest

February 2023:

• Congrats to Nabojit on his paper in Nanoscale
• Congrats to Nabojit on completing his qualifying exam
• Congrats to Nabojit on winning IU's 3-minute thesis competition

January 2023:

• Congrats to Jack on his paper in ACS Physical Chemistry Au
• Congrats to Nabojit on his paper in Nanoscale