Chemical & Engineering News celebrates 'The Talented 12': Young science trailblazers
August 21, 2016PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 21, 2016 -- Chemical & Engineering News (C&EN) magazine is blowing the cover of 12 "secret agents" working to save us from the world's most intractable science problems. At an event today at the 252nd National Meeting & Exposition of the American Chemical Society (ACS) and in its feature issue, C&EN will reveal the identifies of "The Talented 12," a group of young, rising stars in chemistry.
"The Talented 12" is an annual feature of C&EN, ACS' weekly newsmagazine, and profiles a dozen of the brightest young researchers using chemistry to solve global problems. The accomplishments of this impressive group include: creating more efficient solar cells, untangling the mysteries of aging, probing foods for contaminants, and developing drugs to treat Alzheimer's and other diseases.
Why 12? "We chose that number as a nod toward the scientists' chemical roots," says C&EN Assistant Managing Editor Lauren Wolf. "Like many things in chemistry, it all comes back to the mole, a fundamental unit of measure for chemists. The International Union of Pure & Applied Chemistry defines it with respect to the number of atoms in 12 grams of carbon-12."
Below is the full list, which C&EN's staff selected after intense evaluation of a pool of nominations by esteemed advisers, C&EN's advisory board, last year's Talented 12 winners, an online nomination form and nominees for the Nobel Laureate Signature Award for Graduate Education in Chemistry. The links will go live Sunday, Aug. 21, at 6:30 p.m. EDT.
- Lauren Austin, Ph.D., Merck & Co.
Code Name: Cellular Surveillant
Using nanoparticles to track and assess cell health - Luis Campos, Ph.D., Columbia University
Code Name: Electron-Doubling Agent
Creating new, more efficient materials for solar cells - Karena Chapman, Ph.D., Argonne National Laboratory
Code Name: X-Ray Manipulator
Designing advanced X-ray tools to study energy-related materials - Anthony Estrada, Ph.D., Denali Therapeutics
Code Name: Med Chem Marksman
Developing drugs for Alzheimer's, Parkinson's and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) - Daniel Fitzpatrick, University of Cambridge, U.K.
Code Name: Reaction Hacker
Automating and remotely running organic synthesis equipment - Lili He, Ph.D., University of Massachusetts, Amherst
Code Name: Contaminant Catcher
Probing foods for pesticides and nanomaterials - Juan Pablo Maianti, Ph.D., biotech entrepreneur
Code Name: Disease Decipherer
Developing inhibitors of a previously unbroachable diabetes target - Bill Morandi, Ph.D., Max Planck Institute for Kohlenforschung, Germany
Code Name: Molecule Machinist
Finding sustainable ways of carrying out catalytic reactions - Alison Narayan, Ph.D., University of Michigan
Code Name: Enzyme Mastermind
Manipulating enzymes to carry out synthetic reactions - Renã Robinson, Ph.D., University of Pittsburgh
Code Name: Proteomics Provocateur
Identifying biomarkers of aging and neurodegeneration - Alexander Spokoyny, Ph.D., University of California, Los Angeles
Code Name: Inorganic Architect
Creating inorganic materials for energy storage and catalysis - Ke Xu, Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley
Code Name: Image Interrogator
Using advanced microscopy to study cell structure and organization
The full 2016 feature will debut Sunday, Aug. 21, at 6:30 p.m. EDT at http://cenm.ag/t12. At that time, the links to individual profiles and the main Talented 12 webpage will be updated and live. Photos of the scientists are available upon request by emailing newsroom@acs.org.
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