2018 SciFinder Future Leaders

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It might feel hard sometimes, but keep going.”</p> </div> <div class="text-left article-content"> <p><b>Manuel Ahumada Escandon* </b></p> </div> <div class="long-form-text-par-8 container responsivegrid"> <div id="container-f1875d37c0" class="cmp-container"> <div class="image"> <div class="image-component image-component-small pull-right"> <img src="/content/dam/cen/static/images/dev/thumbnail-profiles/placeholder.jpg" data-src="/content/dam/cen/96/32/09632-acsnews-Escandoncxd.jpg" data-srcset="/content/dam/cen/96/32/09632-acsnews-Escandoncxd.jpg" alt="Photo of Manuel Ahumada Escandon." class="dmm-resize-img-small cq-dd-image lazy lazy-image" title="Photo of Manuel Ahumada Escandon."/> <div class="credit"> Credit: Courtesy of Manuel Ahumada Escandon </div> <div class="caption"> Manuel Ahumada Escandon </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="text-left article-content"> <p>Postdoc at Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School </p> </div> <div class="text-left article-content"> <p><b>Education:</b> B.Sc., chemistry, University of Santiago, Chile, 2011; Ph.D., chemistry, University of Chile, 2016 </p> </div> <div class="text-left article-content"> <p><b>Research:</b> Development of safe biomaterials to treat disease </p> </div> <div class="text-left article-content"> <p><b>Career dreams:</b> “Running my own lab and mentoring students, which I think is one of the most gratifying things in the sciences.”</p> </div> <div class="text-left article-content"> <p><b>Jennifer Apell* </b></p> </div> <div class="long-form-text-par-13 container responsivegrid"> <div id="container-27accf892f" class="cmp-container"> <div class="image"> <div class="image-component image-component-small pull-right"> <img src="/content/dam/cen/static/images/dev/thumbnail-profiles/placeholder.jpg" data-src="/content/dam/cen/96/32/09632-acsnews-Apellcxd.jpg" data-srcset="/content/dam/cen/96/32/09632-acsnews-Apellcxd.jpg" alt="Photo of Jennifer Apell." class="dmm-resize-img-small cq-dd-image lazy lazy-image" title="Photo of Jennifer Apell."/> <div class="credit"> Credit: Courtesy of Jennifer Apell </div> <div class="caption"> Jennifer Apell </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="text-left article-content"> <p>Postdoc at Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH), Zurich </p> </div> <div class="text-left article-content"> <p><b>Education:</b> B.S., 2008, and M.Eng., 2009, environmental engineering sciences, University of Florida; Ph.D., environmental chemistry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2016 </p> </div> <div class="text-left article-content"> <p><b>Research:</b> Environmental fate of organic pollutants </p> </div> <div class="text-left article-content"> <p><b>Goals for program:</b> “I am hoping to learn more about SciFinder to improve the efficiency of my own literature searches, as well as further develop my team building and leadership skills.”</p> </div> <div class="text-left article-content"> <p><b>Lučka Bibič </b></p> </div> <div class="long-form-text-par-18 container responsivegrid"> <div id="container-2b1fab63b8" class="cmp-container"> <div class="image"> <div class="image-component image-component-small pull-right"> <img src="/content/dam/cen/static/images/dev/thumbnail-profiles/placeholder.jpg" data-src="/content/dam/cen/96/32/09632-acsnews-Bibiccxd.jpg" data-srcset="/content/dam/cen/96/32/09632-acsnews-Bibiccxd.jpg" alt="Photo of Lučka Bibič." class="dmm-resize-img-small cq-dd-image lazy lazy-image" title="Photo of Lučka Bibič."/> <div class="credit"> Credit: Courtesy of Lučka Bibič </div> <div class="caption"> Lučka Bibič </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="text-left article-content"> <p>Graduate student at the University of East Anglia </p> </div> <div class="text-left article-content"> <p><b>Education:</b> M.Pharm., University of Copenhagen, 2014 </p> </div> <div class="text-left article-content"> <p><b>Research:</b> Applications of spider venom toxins for the treatment of chronic pain </p> </div> <div class="text-left article-content"> <p><b>Scientific role model:</b> “My inspiration comes from Maryam Mirzakhani, the only woman ever to win the Fields Medal, the highest honor in mathematics. Seeing someone who goes deep into the heart of the scientific matter with so much passion is inspiring and admirable.”</p> </div> <div class="text-left article-content"> <p><b>Dario Cambiè </b></p> </div> <div class="long-form-text-par-23 container responsivegrid"> <div id="container-21321fdd13" class="cmp-container"> <div class="image"> <div class="image-component image-component-small pull-right"> <img src="/content/dam/cen/static/images/dev/thumbnail-profiles/placeholder.jpg" data-src="/content/dam/cen/96/32/09632-acsnews-Cambiecxd.jpg" data-srcset="/content/dam/cen/96/32/09632-acsnews-Cambiecxd.jpg" alt="Photo of Dario Cambiè." class="dmm-resize-img-small cq-dd-image lazy lazy-image" title="Photo of Dario Cambiè."/> <div class="credit"> Credit: Courtesy of Dario Cambiè </div> <div class="caption"> Dario Cambiè </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="text-left article-content"> <p>Graduate student at Eindhoven University of Technology </p> </div> <div class="text-left article-content"> <p><b>Education:</b> M.Sc., chemistry and pharmaceutical technologies, University of Milan, 2014 </p> </div> <div class="text-left article-content"> <p><b>Research:</b> Development of photon-efficient, luminescent-solar-concentrator-based photomicroreactors to enable green, sunlight-driven photoredox reactions </p> </div> <div class="text-left article-content"> <p><b>Career dreams:</b> “Since I love research, I am still dreaming about an academic career. However, I am well aware of how difficult that can be nowadays, with an increasing number of Ph.D.s awarded and a decreasing number of tenure-track positions available. Yet despite all the complications, I wouldn’t forgive myself for not giving it my best shot!” </p> </div> <div class="text-left article-content"> <p><b>Gari V. Ccana-Ccapatinta </b></p> </div> <div class="long-form-text-par-28 container responsivegrid"> <div id="container-e04762dd07" class="cmp-container"> <div class="image"> <div class="image-component image-component-small pull-right"> <img src="/content/dam/cen/static/images/dev/thumbnail-profiles/placeholder.jpg" data-src="/content/dam/cen/96/32/09632-acsnews-CcanaCcapatintacxd.jpg" data-srcset="/content/dam/cen/96/32/09632-acsnews-CcanaCcapatintacxd.jpg" alt="Photo of Gari V. Ccana-Ccapatinta." class="dmm-resize-img-small cq-dd-image lazy lazy-image" title="Photo of Gari V. Ccana-Ccapatinta."/> <div class="credit"> Credit: Courtesy of Gari V. Ccana-Ccapatinta </div> <div class="caption"> Gari V. Ccana-Ccapatinta </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="text-left article-content"> <p>Graduate student at the University of São Paulo </p> </div> <div class="text-left article-content"> <p><b>Education:</b> B.Sc., pharmacy and biochemistry, National University of Saint Anthony the Abbot in Cuzco, 2010; M.Sc., Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, 2014 </p> </div> <div class="long-form-text-par-30 container responsivegrid"> <div id="container-cb1a8c964c" class="cmp-container"> <div class="sponsoredContent"> <div class="article-sponsored-component pull-left" id="long-article-nativo-1"> </div> </div> <div class="inArticleRevealAds"> <style> .inArticleRevealAd1 { clear:both; padding : 20px 0px 20px 0px; } </style> <script> $(".inArticleRevealAds").removeClass("section"); </script> <div class="inArticleRevealAd1" id="div-gpt-ad-2894946-1"> <script> googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-2894946-1'); }); </script> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="text-left article-content"> <p><b>Research:</b> Liquid chromatography/mass spectrometry-based metabolomics as a tool for chemical characterization of commercial medical plants and chemotaxonomic studies </p> </div> <div class="text-left article-content"> <p><b>Goals for program:</b> “This is a unique opportunity to know the structure, organization, and people behind the world’s most outstanding chemical database, SciFinder, a tool which accompanied me along the years of M.Sc. and Ph.D. studies and of course will continue to be a fundamental part of my scientific career.”</p> </div> <div class="text-left article-content"> <p><b>Chong-You Chen* </b></p> </div> <div class="long-form-text-par-33 container responsivegrid"> <div id="container-c2f542b4a3" class="cmp-container"> <div class="image"> <div class="image-component image-component-small pull-right"> <img src="/content/dam/cen/static/images/dev/thumbnail-profiles/placeholder.jpg" data-src="/content/dam/cen/96/32/09632-acsnews-Chencxd.jpg" data-srcset="/content/dam/cen/96/32/09632-acsnews-Chencxd.jpg" alt="Photo of Chong-You Chen." class="dmm-resize-img-small cq-dd-image lazy lazy-image" title="Photo of Chong-You Chen."/> <div class="credit"> Credit: Courtesy of Chong-You Chen </div> <div class="caption"> Chong-You Chen </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="text-left article-content"> <p>Graduate student at National Taiwan University </p> </div> <div class="text-left article-content"> <p><b>Education:</b> B.S., 2011, and M.S., 2014, chemistry, National Chiao Tung University </p> </div> <div class="text-left article-content"> <p><b>Research:</b> Surface chemistry in spatially controlling molecular environment via chemical lift-off lithography to manipulate biomolecule anchoring, nanoparticle alignment, and microdroplet formation for analytical platforms </p> </div> <div class="text-left article-content"> <p><b>Goals for program:</b> “It’s exciting to learn more about SciFinder and to communicate with researchers from around the world. I hope to make new friends to expand my social circle for opportunities to establish future collaborations.”</p> </div> <div class="text-left article-content"> <p><b>Tristan Clemons </b></p> </div> <div class="long-form-text-par-38 container responsivegrid"> <div id="container-c415d66dcc" class="cmp-container"> <div class="image"> <div class="image-component image-component-small pull-right"> <img src="/content/dam/cen/static/images/dev/thumbnail-profiles/placeholder.jpg" data-src="/content/dam/cen/96/32/09632-acsnews-Clemonscxd.jpg" data-srcset="/content/dam/cen/96/32/09632-acsnews-Clemonscxd.jpg" alt="Photo of Tristan Clemons." class="dmm-resize-img-small cq-dd-image lazy lazy-image" title="Photo of Tristan Clemons."/> <div class="credit"> Credit: Courtesy of Tristan Clemons </div> <div class="caption"> Tristan Clemons </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="text-left article-content"> <p>Postdoc at the University of Western Australia </p> </div> <div class="text-left article-content"> <p><b>Education:</b> B.S., Bunbury Catholic College, 2004; Ph.D., nanotechnology, University of Western Australia, 2014 </p> </div> <div class="text-left article-content"> <p><b>Research:</b> Nanobased, multifunctional drug delivery systems for the aided delivery of therapeutics in cancer, heart disease, and wound healing following burns and central nervous system injuries.</p> </div> <div class="text-left article-content"> <p><b>Career dreams:</b> “I am looking forward to one day leading my own research team where I can continue to pass on knowledge but more importantly support others to see and achieve some of the amazing opportunities I have been afforded through my early career so far as a scientist.”</p> </div> <div class="text-left article-content"> <p><b>Alexander Cook </b></p> </div> <div class="long-form-text-par-43 container responsivegrid"> <div id="container-a5aa673eeb" class="cmp-container"> <div class="image"> <div class="image-component image-component-small pull-right"> <img src="/content/dam/cen/static/images/dev/thumbnail-profiles/placeholder.jpg" data-src="/content/dam/cen/96/32/09632-acsnews-Cookcxd.jpg" data-srcset="/content/dam/cen/96/32/09632-acsnews-Cookcxd.jpg" alt="Photo of Alexander Cook." class="dmm-resize-img-small cq-dd-image lazy lazy-image" title="Photo of Alexander Cook."/> <div class="credit"> Credit: Courtesy of Alexander Cook </div> <div class="caption"> Alexander Cook </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="text-left article-content"> <p>Postdoc at the Italian Institute of Technology </p> </div> <div class="text-left article-content"> <p><b>Education:</b> B.Sc., chemistry, Imperial College London, 2013; M.Sc., polymer chemistry, 2014, and Ph.D., chemistry, 2018, University of Warwick </p> </div> <div class="text-left article-content"> <p><b>Research:</b> Branched polymers by RAFT (reversible addition-fragmentation chain transfer) for complexation and slow release of double-stranded RNA </p> </div> <div class="text-left article-content"> <p><b>Goals for program:</b> “I am particularly looking forward to meeting fellow scientists from similar international backgrounds. I am also very excited to attend the ACS national meeting in Boston to network with and hear from many top researchers about their most recent and exciting findings.”</p> </div> <div class="text-left article-content"> <p><b>Justine N. deGruyter* </b></p> </div> <div class="long-form-text-par-48 container responsivegrid"> <div id="container-e29f64e612" class="cmp-container"> <div class="image"> <div class="image-component image-component-small pull-right"> <img src="/content/dam/cen/static/images/dev/thumbnail-profiles/placeholder.jpg" data-src="/content/dam/cen/96/32/09632-acsnews-deGruytercxd.jpg" data-srcset="/content/dam/cen/96/32/09632-acsnews-deGruytercxd.jpg" alt="Photo of Justine N. deGruyter." class="dmm-resize-img-small cq-dd-image lazy lazy-image" title="Photo of Justine N. deGruyter."/> <div class="credit"> Credit: Courtesy of Justine N. deGruyter </div> <div class="caption"> Justine N. deGruyter </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="text-left article-content"> <p>Graduate student at Scripps Research Institute California </p> </div> <div class="text-left article-content"> <p><b>Education:</b> B.S., chemistry, New Mexico State University, 2014 </p> </div> <div class="text-left article-content"> <p><b>Research:</b> Functionalized peptides as targets for collaborative chemistry </p> </div> <div class="text-left article-content"> <p><b>Scientific role model:</b> “My graduate adviser, Phil Baran. He is not only a brilliant scientist but also a remarkable educator. Both in the laboratory and in the classroom, he strives to ensure that every student has the necessary resources and support to succeed.”</p> </div> <div class="text-left article-content"> <p><b>Jie Deng </b></p> </div> <div class="long-form-text-par-53 container responsivegrid"> <div id="container-9855c1ff01" class="cmp-container"> <div class="image"> <div class="image-component image-component-small pull-right"> <img src="/content/dam/cen/static/images/dev/thumbnail-profiles/placeholder.jpg" data-src="/content/dam/cen/96/32/09632-acsnews-Dengcxd.jpg" data-srcset="/content/dam/cen/96/32/09632-acsnews-Dengcxd.jpg" alt="Photo of Jie Deng." class="dmm-resize-img-small cq-dd-image lazy lazy-image" title="Photo of Jie Deng."/> <div class="credit"> Credit: Courtesy of Jie Deng </div> <div class="caption"> Jie Deng </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="text-left article-content"> <p>Graduate student at the University of Freiburg </p> </div> <div class="text-left article-content"> <p><b>Education:</b> B.S., 2014, and M.S., 2017, polymer materials, Sichuan University </p> </div> <div class="text-left article-content"> <p><b>Research:</b> Fabrication of nonequilibrium, life-inspired, DNA-based active matter and time-programmed materials </p> </div> <div class="text-left article-content"> <p><b>Goals for program:</b> “Taking a short break from my Ph.D. research to attend this program and the ACS national meeting can give me some interdisciplinary perspectives, which will give me more inspiration in my own research.”</p> </div> <div class="long-form-text-par-57 container responsivegrid"> <div id="container-c78d1eb95c" class="cmp-container"> <div class="sponsoredContent"> <div class="article-sponsored-component full-width" id="long-article-nativo-2"> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="text-left article-content"> <p><b>Dana DiScenza* </b></p> </div> <div class="long-form-text-par-58 container responsivegrid"> <div id="container-95c0a58543" class="cmp-container"> <div class="image"> <div class="image-component image-component-small pull-right"> <img src="/content/dam/cen/static/images/dev/thumbnail-profiles/placeholder.jpg" data-src="/content/dam/cen/96/32/09632-acsnews-DiScenzacxd.jpg" data-srcset="/content/dam/cen/96/32/09632-acsnews-DiScenzacxd.jpg" alt="Photo of Dana DiScenza." class="dmm-resize-img-small cq-dd-image lazy lazy-image" title="Photo of Dana DiScenza."/> <div class="credit"> Credit: Courtesy of Dana DiScenza </div> <div class="caption"> Dana DiScenza </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="text-left article-content"> <p>Graduate student at the University of Rhode Island </p> </div> <div class="text-left article-content"> <p><b>Education:</b> B.S., chemistry, Marist College, 2014; M.B.A., University of Rhode Island, 2017 </p> </div> <div class="text-left article-content"> <p><b>Research:</b> Fundamental noncovalent intermolecular interactions of aromatic and nonaromatic molecules using cyclodextrin-promoted energy transfer and fluorescence modulation </p> </div> <div class="text-left article-content"> <p><b>Career dreams:</b> “I plan to apply my extensive research, management, planning, and scientific writing experience to a career in science policy. I plan to use this platform to spread carefully researched scientific facts to help communicate science to the general public and influence lawmakers.”</p> </div> <div class="text-left article-content"> <p><b>Jesús Esteban Serrano </b></p> </div> <div class="long-form-text-par-63 container responsivegrid"> <div id="container-91486c24dd" class="cmp-container"> <div class="image"> <div class="image-component image-component-small pull-right"> <img src="/content/dam/cen/static/images/dev/thumbnail-profiles/placeholder.jpg" data-src="/content/dam/cen/96/32/09632-acsnews-EstebanSerranocxd.jpg" data-srcset="/content/dam/cen/96/32/09632-acsnews-EstebanSerranocxd.jpg" alt="Photo of Jesús Esteban Serrano." class="dmm-resize-img-small cq-dd-image lazy lazy-image" title="Photo of Jesús Esteban Serrano."/> <div class="credit"> Credit: Courtesy of Jesús Esteban Serrano </div> <div class="caption"> Jesús Esteban Serrano </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="text-left article-content"> <p>Postdoc at Max Planck Institute for Chemical Energy Conversion </p> </div> <div class="text-left article-content"> <p><b>Education:</b> B.Eng., 2009, and Ph.D., 2015, chemical engineering, Complutense University of Madrid </p> </div> <div class="text-left article-content"> <p><b>Research:</b> Development of processes to convert glycerol, a by-product of biodiesel, into valuable products </p> </div> <div class="text-left article-content"> <p><b>Scientific role models:</b> “Researchers who come from the most unfavorable backgrounds yet are still willing to pursue their dreams and fight to progress and stand out even at the expense of being far away from their homes.”</p> </div> <div class="text-left article-content"> <p><b>Madison Fletcher </b></p> </div> <div class="long-form-text-par-68 container responsivegrid"> <div id="container-02fac4c23a" class="cmp-container"> <div class="image"> <div class="image-component image-component-small pull-left"> <img src="/content/dam/cen/static/images/dev/thumbnail-profiles/placeholder.jpg" data-src="/content/dam/cen/96/32/09632-acsnews-Fletchercxd.jpg" data-srcset="/content/dam/cen/96/32/09632-acsnews-Fletchercxd.jpg" alt="Photo of Madison Fletcher." class="dmm-resize-img-small cq-dd-image lazy lazy-image" title="Photo of Madison Fletcher."/> <div class="credit"> Credit: Courtesy of Madison Fletcher </div> <div class="caption"> Madison Fletcher </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="text-left article-content"> <p>Postdoc at the University of California, Irvine </p> </div> <div class="text-left article-content"> <p><b>Education:</b> B.A., chemistry, Bard College, 2012; Ph.D., organic chemistry, Temple University, 2017 </p> </div> <div class="text-left article-content"> <p><b>Research:</b> Development of a continuous-flow system to enhance biocatalysis </p> </div> <div class="text-left article-content"> <p><b>Scientific role model:</b> “Rosalind Franklin without a doubt. She flourished in a time when she was not meant to succeed and contributed to one of the most fundamental discoveries in the history of the natural sciences.”</p> </div> <div class="text-left article-content"> <p><b>Gabriel dos Passos Gomes* </b></p> </div> <div class="long-form-text-par-73 container responsivegrid"> <div id="container-78d5fbf480" class="cmp-container"> <div class="image"> <div class="image-component image-component-small pull-left"> <img src="/content/dam/cen/static/images/dev/thumbnail-profiles/placeholder.jpg" data-src="/content/dam/cen/96/32/09632-acsnews-Gomescxd.jpg" data-srcset="/content/dam/cen/96/32/09632-acsnews-Gomescxd.jpg" alt="Photo of Gabriel dos Passos Gomes." class="dmm-resize-img-small cq-dd-image lazy lazy-image" title="Photo of Gabriel dos Passos Gomes."/> <div class="credit"> Credit: Courtesy of Gabriel dos Passos Gomes </div> <div class="caption"> Gabriel dos Passos Gomes </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="text-left article-content"> <p>Graduate student at Florida State University </p> </div> <div class="text-left article-content"> <p><b>Education:</b> B.Sc., chemistry, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, 2013 </p> </div> <div class="text-left article-content"> <p><b>Research:</b> Use of stereoelectronic effects to control chemical reactivity </p> </div> <div class="text-left article-content"> <p><b>Advice for others:</b> “Make sure you take care of yourself and those who are important to you, and try to find a balance during your time in a graduate program.”</p> </div> <div class="text-left article-content"> <p><b>Jesus Alberto Jaimes Arriaga </b></p> </div> <div class="long-form-text-par-78 container responsivegrid"> <div id="container-cf788f2d62" class="cmp-container"> <div class="image"> <div class="image-component image-component-small pull-left"> <img src="/content/dam/cen/static/images/dev/thumbnail-profiles/placeholder.jpg" data-src="/content/dam/cen/96/32/09632-acsnews-Arriagacxd.jpg" data-srcset="/content/dam/cen/96/32/09632-acsnews-Arriagacxd.jpg" alt="Photo of Jesus Alberto Jaimes Arriaga." class="dmm-resize-img-small cq-dd-image lazy lazy-image" title="Photo of Jesus Alberto Jaimes Arriaga."/> <div class="credit"> Credit: Courtesy of Jesus Alberto Jaimes Arriaga </div> <div class="caption"> Jesus Alberto Jaimes Arriaga </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="text-left article-content"> <p>Graduate student at University of Buenos Aires </p> </div> <div class="text-left article-content"> <p><b>Education:</b> B.S., 2012, and M.S., 2015, chemistry, National Autonomous University of Mexico </p> </div> <div class="text-left article-content"> <p><b>Research:</b> Epistemological study of the quantum theory of atoms in molecules and its role in the definition of molecular structure </p> </div> <div class="text-left article-content"> <p><b>Career dreams:</b> “I want to apply the resources that I develop in the field of foundations of chemistry to the construction of new pedagogical and didactical tools in the teaching of chemistry at any level, but in particular at undergraduate level.”</p> </div> <div class="text-left article-content"> <p><b>Christopher Lemon </b></p> </div> <div class="long-form-text-par-83 container responsivegrid"> <div id="container-4a354a1beb" class="cmp-container"> <div class="image"> <div class="image-component image-component-small pull-left"> <img src="/content/dam/cen/static/images/dev/thumbnail-profiles/placeholder.jpg" data-src="/content/dam/cen/96/32/09632-acsnews-Lemoncxd.jpg" data-srcset="/content/dam/cen/96/32/09632-acsnews-Lemoncxd.jpg" alt="Photo of Christopher Lemon." class="dmm-resize-img-small cq-dd-image lazy lazy-image" title="Photo of Christopher Lemon."/> <div class="credit"> Credit: Courtesy of Christopher Lemon </div> <div class="caption"> Christopher Lemon </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="text-left article-content"> <p>Postdoc at the University of California, Berkeley </p> </div> <div class="text-left article-content"> <p><b>Education:</b> B.S., biochemistry and physics, Ohio Northern University, 2008; M.S., inorganic chemistry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2013; Ph.D., Harvard University, 2016 </p> </div> <div class="text-left article-content"> <p><b>Research:</b> Development of red fluorescent proteins for biological sensing applications </p> </div> <div class="text-left article-content"> <p><b>Career dreams:</b> “I want to develop both diagnostic and therapeutic agents to target enzymes implicated in cancer and other diseases. Additionally, I am excited to mentor the next generation of scientists that will develop the innovations of the future.”</p> </div> <div class="text-left article-content"> <p><b>Yuanhe Li </b></p> </div> <div class="long-form-text-par-88 container responsivegrid"> <div id="container-9fdd566f12" class="cmp-container"> <div class="image"> <div class="image-component image-component-small pull-left"> <img src="/content/dam/cen/static/images/dev/thumbnail-profiles/placeholder.jpg" data-src="/content/dam/cen/96/32/09632-acsnews-Licxd.jpg" data-srcset="/content/dam/cen/96/32/09632-acsnews-Licxd.jpg" alt="Photo of Yuanhe Li." class="dmm-resize-img-small cq-dd-image lazy lazy-image" title="Photo of Yuanhe Li."/> <div class="credit"> Credit: Courtesy of Yuanhe Li </div> <div class="caption"> Yuanhe Li </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="text-left article-content"> <p>Graduate student at Peking University </p> </div> <div class="text-left article-content"> <p><b>Education:</b> B.S., organic chemistry, Peking University, 2015 </p> </div> <div class="text-left article-content"> <p><b>Research:</b> Development of new asymmetric methodologies for total synthesis of complex natural products </p> </div> <div class="long-form-text-par-91 container responsivegrid"> <div id="container-0bb4f9142a" class="cmp-container"> <div class="genericAds"> <div class="article-small-ads pull-left"> <h6 class="small-ads-title text-center">Advertisement</h6> <div id="div-gpt-ad-6603120-9"> <div class="adunit" data-adunit="cen" data-dimensions="300x250" data-targeting='{"Topic":"acsNews,programs,people,awards,,","Collection":"","Keyword":"ACS News, CAS, SciFinder, Future Leaders, Awards"}'></div> </div> </div> <script> $(".article-small-ads > h6").css("margin-bottom","0rem"); </script></div> </div> </div> <div class="text-left article-content"> <p><b>Scientific role model:</b> “Dr. Stefan Grimme. His work is open and practical. I’m grateful that his contribution to theoretical chemistry is always targeted at solving practical problems. This style of research is truly accelerating our theoretical understanding of chemical processes.”</p> </div> <div class="text-left article-content"> <p><b>Felicia Phei Lin Lim </b></p> </div> <div class="long-form-text-par-93 container responsivegrid"> <div id="container-19cc2b41f8" class="cmp-container"> <div class="image"> <div class="image-component image-component-small pull-left"> <img src="/content/dam/cen/static/images/dev/thumbnail-profiles/placeholder.jpg" data-src="/content/dam/cen/96/32/09632-acsnews-Limcxd.jpg" data-srcset="/content/dam/cen/96/32/09632-acsnews-Limcxd.jpg" alt="Photo of Felicia Phei Lin Lim." class="dmm-resize-img-small cq-dd-image lazy lazy-image" title="Photo of Felicia Phei Lin Lim."/> <div class="credit"> Credit: Courtesy of Felicia Phei Lin Lim </div> <div class="caption"> Felicia Phei Lin Lim </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="text-left article-content"> <p>Graduate student at Monash University, Malaysia </p> </div> <div class="text-left article-content"> <p><b>Education:</b> B.Pharm., Curtin University, 2014 </p> </div> <div class="text-left article-content"> <p><b>Research:</b> Development of practical methods with a focus on microwave-assisted synthesis and multicomponent reactions for the preparation of potentially bioactive 1,3,5-triazine-based purine isosteres </p> </div> <div class="text-left article-content"> <p><b>Goals for program:</b> “This program provides a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for me to expand my knowledge on managing quality research information and learn from leading global organizations such as CAS on ways to maximize the value of my research.”</p> </div> <div class="text-left article-content"> <p><b>Victor Pui-Yan Ma </b></p> </div> <div class="long-form-text-par-98 container responsivegrid"> <div id="container-582e4e4d1d" class="cmp-container"> <div class="image"> <div class="image-component image-component-small pull-left"> <img src="/content/dam/cen/static/images/dev/thumbnail-profiles/placeholder.jpg" data-src="/content/dam/cen/96/32/09632-acsnews-Macxd.jpg" data-srcset="/content/dam/cen/96/32/09632-acsnews-Macxd.jpg" alt="Photo of Victor Pui-Yan Ma." class="dmm-resize-img-small cq-dd-image lazy lazy-image" title="Photo of Victor Pui-Yan Ma."/> <div class="credit"> Credit: Courtesy of Victor Pui-Yan Ma </div> <div class="caption"> Victor Pui-Yan Ma </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="text-left article-content"> <p>Graduate student at Emory University </p> </div> <div class="text-left article-content"> <p><b>Education:</b> B.S., chemistry, Hong Kong Baptist University, 2012 </p> </div> <div class="text-left article-content"> <p><b>Research:</b> Biophysical mechanism of T-cell activation </p> </div> <div class="text-left article-content"> <p><b>Advice for others:</b> “Engage in a research project that you are truly interested in and embrace the failures. You can’t find the same freedom outside of graduate school.”</p> </div> <div class="text-left article-content"> <p><b>Jana L. Markley* </b></p> </div> <div class="long-form-text-par-103 container responsivegrid"> <div id="container-bd8ad5630a" class="cmp-container"> <div class="image"> <div class="image-component image-component-small pull-left"> <img src="/content/dam/cen/static/images/dev/thumbnail-profiles/placeholder.jpg" data-src="/content/dam/cen/96/32/09632-acsnews-Markleycxd.jpg" data-srcset="/content/dam/cen/96/32/09632-acsnews-Markleycxd.jpg" alt="Photo of Jana L. Markley." class="dmm-resize-img-small cq-dd-image lazy lazy-image" title="Photo of Jana L. Markley."/> <div class="credit"> Credit: Courtesy of Jana L. Markley </div> <div class="caption"> Jana L. Markley </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="text-left article-content"> <p>Postdoc at Washington University in St. Louis </p> </div> <div class="text-left article-content"> <p><b>Education:</b> B.Sc., chemistry, Oklahoma State University, 2010; Ph.D., organic chemistry, University of Kansas, 2016 </p> </div> <div class="text-left article-content"> <p><b>Research:</b> Synthesis and biological evaluation of small-molecule inhibitors of tetracycline-inactivating enzymes </p> </div> <div class="text-left article-content"> <p><b>Goals for program:</b> “This is a unique opportunity to learn about the inner workings of CAS—including the data powerhouse that is SciFinder, which has been invaluable to both my research development and my development as a researcher—and build lasting connections with an international network of young scientists.”</p> </div> <div class="text-left article-content"> <p><b>Abby-Jo Payne </b></p> </div> <div class="long-form-text-par-108 container responsivegrid"> <div id="container-ae56f228c4" class="cmp-container"> <div class="image"> <div class="image-component image-component-small pull-left"> <img src="/content/dam/cen/static/images/dev/thumbnail-profiles/placeholder.jpg" data-src="/content/dam/cen/96/32/09632-acsnews-Paynecxd.jpg" data-srcset="/content/dam/cen/96/32/09632-acsnews-Paynecxd.jpg" alt="Photo of Abby-Jo Payne." class="dmm-resize-img-small cq-dd-image lazy lazy-image" title="Photo of Abby-Jo Payne."/> <div class="credit"> Credit: Courtesy of Abby-Jo Payne </div> <div class="caption"> Abby-Jo Payne </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="text-left article-content"> <p>Graduate student at the University of Calgary </p> </div> <div class="text-left article-content"> <p><b>Education:</b> B.S., chemistry, Mount Allison University, 2014 </p> </div> <div class="text-left article-content"> <p><b>Research:</b> Synthesis of organic pi-conjugated materials and their use in solar-cell devices </p> </div> <div class="text-left article-content"> <p><b>Advice for others:</b> “Attend conferences. Conferences like the ACS are the best spot to gain exposure to up-and-coming research in both industry and academia and is an excellent place to network to gain a better idea if graduate school may be for you and to help you narrow down what research area or even specifically who/where you may be interested in working for.”</p> </div> <div class="text-left article-content"> <p><b>Yunyan Qiu* </b></p> </div> <div class="long-form-text-par-113 container responsivegrid"> <div id="container-64cce678d3" class="cmp-container"> <div class="image"> <div class="image-component image-component-small pull-left"> <img src="/content/dam/cen/static/images/dev/thumbnail-profiles/placeholder.jpg" data-src="/content/dam/cen/96/32/09632-acsnews-Qiucxd.jpg" data-srcset="/content/dam/cen/96/32/09632-acsnews-Qiucxd.jpg" alt="Photo of Yunyan Qiu." class="dmm-resize-img-small cq-dd-image lazy lazy-image" title="Photo of Yunyan Qiu."/> <div class="credit"> Credit: Courtesy of Yunyan Qiu </div> <div class="caption"> Yunyan Qiu </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="text-left article-content"> <p>Postdoc at Northwestern University </p> </div> <div class="text-left article-content"> <p><b>Education:</b> B.S., pharmaceutical sciences, Peking University Health Science Center, 2011; Ph.D., chemistry, Carnegie Mellon University, 2016 </p> </div> <div class="text-left article-content"> <p><b>Research:</b> Molecular machines and related functional materials </p> </div> <div class="text-left article-content"> <p><b>Scientific role model:</b> “Sir Fraser Stoddart. He is so enthusiastic and passionate about what he is doing, and most amazingly, he can still manage a large research group with more than 20 people and live a well-organized life while traveling around the world frequently.”</p> </div> <div class="text-left article-content"> <p><b>Yoshito Takahashi </b></p> </div> <div class="long-form-text-par-118 container responsivegrid"> <div id="container-a1b94499b3" class="cmp-container"> <div class="image"> <div class="image-component image-component-small pull-left"> <img src="/content/dam/cen/static/images/dev/thumbnail-profiles/placeholder.jpg" data-src="/content/dam/cen/96/32/09632-acsnews-Takahashicxd.jpg" data-srcset="/content/dam/cen/96/32/09632-acsnews-Takahashicxd.jpg" alt="Photo of Yoshito Takahashi." class="dmm-resize-img-small cq-dd-image lazy lazy-image" title="Photo of Yoshito Takahashi."/> <div class="credit"> Credit: Courtesy of Yoshito Takahashi </div> <div class="caption"> Yoshito Takahashi </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="text-left article-content"> <p>Graduate student at Keio University </p> </div> <div class="text-left article-content"> <p><b>Education:</b> B.S., chemistry, Keio University, 2015 </p> </div> <div class="text-left article-content"> <p><b>Research:</b> Development of an iridium-catalyzed reductive nucleophilic addition to amides </p> </div> <div class="text-left article-content"> <p><b>Goals for program:</b> “In order to create new science, I think collaboration with a wide range of academic disciplines is necessary. The opportunity to interact with people with various fields and backgrounds is valuable, and I would like to make good friends through this program.”</p> </div> <div class="text-left article-content"> <p><b>Siddulu Naidu Talapaneni* </b></p> </div> <div class="long-form-text-par-123 container responsivegrid"> <div id="container-df56c6b18e" class="cmp-container"> <div class="image"> <div class="image-component image-component-small pull-left"> <img src="/content/dam/cen/static/images/dev/thumbnail-profiles/placeholder.jpg" data-src="/content/dam/cen/96/32/09632-acsnews-Talapanenicxd.jpg" data-srcset="/content/dam/cen/96/32/09632-acsnews-Talapanenicxd.jpg" alt="Photo of Siddulu Naidu Talapaneni." class="dmm-resize-img-small cq-dd-image lazy lazy-image" title="Photo of Siddulu Naidu Talapaneni."/> <div class="credit"> Credit: Courtesy of Siddulu Naidu Talapaneni </div> <div class="caption"> Siddulu Naidu Talapaneni </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="text-left article-content"> <p>Research associate at the University of Newcastle </p> </div> <div class="text-left article-content"> <p><b>Education:</b> B.S., chemistry, physics, and mathematics, Sri Venkateswara University, 2005; M.S., chemistry, National Institute of Technology, Warangal, 2007; Ph.D., chemical science and engineering, National Institute for Materials Science in collaboration with Hokkaido University, 2012 </p> </div> <div class="text-left article-content"> <p><b>Research:</b> Design and development of multifunctional nanoporous materials </p> </div> <div class="text-left article-content"> <p><b>Career dreams:</b> “I envision a role in which I can utilize my expertise to be a leader in the field and pursue high-quality research in materials chemistry for the societal betterment.”</p> </div> <div class="text-left article-content"> <p><b>César A. Urbina-Blanco* </b></p> </div> <div class="long-form-text-par-128 container responsivegrid"> <div id="container-9b72e1ba2f" class="cmp-container"> <div class="image"> <div class="image-component image-component-small pull-left"> <img src="/content/dam/cen/static/images/dev/thumbnail-profiles/placeholder.jpg" data-src="/content/dam/cen/96/32/09632-acsnews-UrbinaBlancocxd.jpg" data-srcset="/content/dam/cen/96/32/09632-acsnews-UrbinaBlancocxd.jpg" alt="Photo of César A. Urbina-Blanco." class="dmm-resize-img-small cq-dd-image lazy lazy-image" title="Photo of César A. Urbina-Blanco."/> <div class="credit"> Credit: Courtesy of César A. Urbina-Blanco </div> <div class="caption"> César A. Urbina-Blanco </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="text-left article-content"> <p>Postdoc at Ghent University </p> </div> <div class="text-left article-content"> <p><b>Education:</b> B.S., chemistry, Simón Bolívar University, 2008; Ph.D., organometallic chemistry and catalysis, University of St Andrews, 2012 </p> </div> <div class="text-left article-content"> <p><b>Research:</b> Development of new catalysts to transform CO<sub>2</sub> into valuable chemicals, and elucidation of reaction mechanisms </p> </div> <div class="text-left article-content"> <p><b>Scientific role model:</b> “Professor Roberto Sánchez-Delgado. He was a brilliant Venezuelan organometallic chemist who used chemistry to solve problems affecting people in our country and was also an outspoken leader involved in politics, challenging the views of those making decisions with real facts and advocating for the need of science education.”</p> </div> <div class="text-left article-content"> <p><b>Galina Viryasova </b></p> </div> <div class="long-form-text-par-133 container responsivegrid"> <div id="container-8b50e7aab9" class="cmp-container"> <div class="image"> <div class="image-component image-component-small pull-left"> <img src="/content/dam/cen/static/images/dev/thumbnail-profiles/placeholder.jpg" data-src="/content/dam/cen/96/32/09632-acsnews-Viryasovacxd.jpg" data-srcset="/content/dam/cen/96/32/09632-acsnews-Viryasovacxd.jpg" alt="Photo of Galina Viryasova." class="dmm-resize-img-small cq-dd-image lazy lazy-image" title="Photo of Galina Viryasova."/> <div class="credit"> Credit: Courtesy of Galina Viryasova </div> <div class="caption"> Galina Viryasova </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="text-left article-content"> <p>Graduate student at Moscow State University </p> </div> <div class="text-left article-content"> <p><b>Education:</b> B.S., chemistry, Moscow State University, 2014 </p> </div> <div class="text-left article-content"> <p><b>Research:</b> Human blood cells and processes that happen during differentiation and immune response </p> </div> <div class="text-left article-content"> <p><b>Career dreams:</b> “I like to manage different processes and often organize many things like conferences and seminars by myself. 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