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Postdoctoral Researcher Wenqi (Vince) Liu′s full paper on “Supramolecular Gold Stripping from Activated Carbon Using α-Cyclodextrin” has been featured on the cover of Issue 4 of the Journal of the American Chemical Society. The paper reports the molecular recognition of the Au(CN)2– anion, a crucial intermediate in today’s gold mining industry, by α-cyclodextrin. Adduct formation between KAu(CN)2 and α-cyclodextrin in

Former Postdoctoral Fellow (2004–2006) Paula Mendes, who spent three years (2004–2006) in the Group at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), and is now Professor of Chemical Engineering at University of Birmingham in the United Kingdom, has been awarded the  Sharma Medal by the Institute of Chemical Engineers (IChemE). The medal honors sustained and outstanding research contributions in

Postdoctoral Fellow Liang Feng has been selected to receive the runner-up’s prize associated with 2021 Metrohm USA Young Chemist Award! Metrohm USA has presented this esteemed award for the past eight years and continues to reward outstanding research performed by the brightest of minds throughout the United States and Canada. The award recognizes young chemists who demonstrate novel

Former Stoddart group postdoctoral fellow (2012–2015) Leah Witus, who is now an Assistant Professor of Chemistry at Macalester College, was selected as a recipient of the 2021 Cottrell Scholar Award. The Cottrell Scholar Awards are a program administered by the Research Corporation for Science Advancement, which describes the program as one that “champions the very