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Donghoon, Shuta, Linrui, Cheng, Chu, and colleagues publish in Nature Chemistry, “Sterically gated Lewis acid and base pairs enable orthogonal defect passivation in perovskite solar cells.”
Donghoon, Shuta, Linrui, Cheng, Chu, and colleagues publish in Nature Chemistry, “Sterically gated Lewis acid and base pairs enable orthogonal […]
Pengju, Jiale, Dayong, Chu, and colleagues publish in Nature, “Phase-homogeneous mixed-halide perovskites for stable tandem photovoltaics,” a partnership between Northwestern University, the University of Colorado Boulder, Georgia Tech, and Marmara University.
Pengju, Jiale, Dayong, Chu, and colleagues publish in Nature, “Phase-homogeneous mixed-halide perovskites for stable tandem photovoltaics,” a partnership between Northwestern […]
Yongxiang, Yiqing, and colleagues publish in Nature Synthesis, “Electrified direct epoxidation of light hydrocarbons using alkene-binding atomic sites,” a partnership between Northwestern University and The University of Sydney.
Yongxiang, Yiqing, and colleagues publish in Nature Synthesis, “Electrified direct epoxidation of light hydrocarbons using alkene-binding atomic sites,” a partnership […]
Yuanjun and colleagues publish “Energy-efficient electrified ethylene synthesis in CO-starved environment” in Nature Sustainability, a Toronto:Northwestern collaboration.
Yuanjun and colleagues publish “Energy-efficient electrified ethylene synthesis in CO-starved environment” in Nature Sustainability, a Toronto:Northwestern collaboration.
Jin Hou, Isaiah Gilley, Taylor Wiggins, and colleagues publish in Nature Synthesis, “Synthetic routes to advancing perovskitesolar cells through interface design,” in partnership with Prof. Mercouri Kanatzidis and Bin Chen.
Jin Hou, Isaiah Gilley, Taylor Wiggins, and colleagues publish in Nature Synthesis, “Synthetic routes to advancing perovskitesolar cells through interface […]
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PhD and PDF Alumna Prof. Lina Quan joins Chemistry at UNC Chapel Hill, effective July 1, 2025.
PhD and PDF Alumna Prof. Lina Quan joins Chemistry at UNC Chapel Hill, effective July 1, 2025.
PDF Alumna Dr. Wan Ru Leow joins Nanyang Technological University (NTU) as Nanyang Assistant professor.
PDF Alumna Dr. Wan Ru Leow joins Nanyang Technological University (NTU) as Nanyang Assistant professor.
Korea-based group alumni celebrate new professors and senior researchers at a scientific roundtable and social event in Seoul.
The group held a get-together in Seoul on Sept 4 2024 of sixteen Sargentgroup alumni (PhD&PDF) who are now PIs […]
Congratulations to post-doctoral fellow Dr. Somin Park on joining the National University of Singapore as NUS Presidential Young Professor.
Congratulations to post-doctoral fellow Dr. Somin Park on joining the National University of Singapore as NUS Presidential Young Professor.
Congratulations to post-doctoral alumna Dr. Aoni Xu for joining the University of Sydney as Lecturer and Sydney Horizon Fellow, School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering.
Congratulations to post-doctoral alumna Dr. Aoni Xu for joining the University of Sydney as Lecturer and Sydney Horizon Fellow, School […]
