Wendy Plump

Princeton University’s Paul Chirik and his research team have found the vital first step toward creating fertilizer without generating tons upon tons of carbon dioxide, a major greenhouse gas. Their work could be the key to ending world food scarcity in a carbon-neutral way.

In honor of his parents, Chemistry Nobel Laureate David MacMillan has founded The May and Billy MacMillan Foundation to provide educational opportunities for financially disadvantaged students in Scotland.

MacMillan’s one-hour lecture offered words of solidarity, a primer on asymmetric organocatalysis, and heartfelt sentiment about the redemptive mission of science. Nearly 50 young scientists tuned in from besieged cities across Ukraine.

The 7th annual edition of the popular event showcased innovation and curiosity-driven research across disciplines at Princeton. The event drew three-minute video submissions from over 120 presenters on subjects as disparate as fish migration and traditional medicine healers.

Princeton Chemistry’s new two-month summer program draws faculty and students from moderate to small research institutions that serve historically underrepresented groups.

Quantum dots are fluorescent nanocrystals used in electronic applications from LED screens to solar panels. Princeton chemists have created a new protein that accelerates their synthesis and makes it more environmentally friendly.

Marissa Weichman has been awarded a five-year Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) grant from the National Science Foundation, the NSF’s most prestigious award in support of early-career faculty.

The discovery has vast implications for cancer treatment, showing that “starve the tumor” strategies are unlikely to be effective.

Grants from the Provost and the Dean for Research will transform materials science, synthesis, catalysis, and chemical biology research across campus through the acquisition of a powerful new Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) spectroscopy tool and an extensive facility upgrade.

The prestigious early-career fellowship is designed to encourage blue-sky thinking and to foster discoveries that improve lives and broaden our understanding of the universe.