Department of Chemistry
Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry
- Molecular modeling
- Computer simulations
- Statistical mechanics
Using state-of-the-art tools of molecular modeling, computer simulations, and statistical mechanics, Professor Sarupria's research focuses on surface-driven phenomena. The central theme encompassing her research involves developing cutting-edge sampling techniques in molecular simulations and applying them in understanding long-standing…
3M Alumni Professor and Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry
- Inorganic & Organometallic Chemistry
- Organic Chemistry
Research in my group focuses on using readily-available starting materials and designing new catalytic cycles in order to utilize them to generate more complex products. In order to do this, we utilize fundamental organometallic and inorganic chemistry to develop new organic reactions.
Project 1: C–C Coupling with Early Transition Metals - Early…
- Accepting new graduate research students
Distinguished McKnight University Professor, Prager Chair in Macromolecular Science, Department of Chemistry
- Polymer Chemistry: synthesis and characterization
- Nanoscience & Materials Chemistry: polymers
- Chemical Biology: macromolecules/polymers
- Environmental & Green Chemistry: polymers
The Reineke research group is focused on enabling fundamental scientific and applied technology advancements in three areas: 1) the design of polymer-based delivery systems that encapsulate DNA and RNA for…
Regents Professor, Distinguished University Teaching Professor, Department of Chemistry
- Inorganic & Organometallic Chemistry: bioinorganic chemistry
- Chemical Biology: nonheme iron enzymes
- Environmental & Green Chemistry: enzymatic oxidation
- Energy & Catalysis
Our group focuses on bio-inorganic chemistry, specifically on the topic of iron, oxygen and (bio)catalysis. Our research effort, involving a combination of biochemical, synthetic inorganic, and spectroscopic…
Professor, McKnight Land-Grant Professor, McKnight Presidential Fellow, Department of Chemistry
- Chemical Biology: peptidomimetics
- Organic Chemistry: organic synthesis
- Analytical & Bioanalytical Chemistry
My lab seeks to develop new chemical probe molecules for protein-protein interactions (PPIs) by developing new chemistry and structural biology approaches. Broadly speaking, our research seeks to understand the molecular level details of PPIs. At the same time we use chemistry to design…
Professor, Department of Chemistry
- Inorganic & Organometallic Chemistry: bio-inorganic chemistry, MRI contrast agents
- Analytical & Bioanalytical Chemistry: sensor design, cellular and molecular imaging, MRI contrast agents
- Chemical Biology: protein crystallography
Our group employs coordination and supramolecular chemistry to solve medical and environmental problems. We design unique metal-based receptors to modernize dialysis…
- Accepting new undergraduate research students
- Accepting new graduate research students
Professor, Director of Undergraduate Studies, Distinguished University Teaching Professor, Merck Professor of Chemistry, College of Science & Engineering Distinguished Professor, Institute on the Environment Resident Fellow, Department of Chemistry
- Experimental Physical Chemistry: nanocrystalline materials
- Nanoscience & Materials Chemistry: nanoparticles
- Environmental & Green Chemistry: mineral surface chemistry
Active research areas in the Penn Group:
- Elucidate fundamental, particle-mediated crystal growth mechanisms,
- Characterize chemical reactivity and evolving reactivity of nanoparticles in environmental systems,…