Barry L MacLean Professor, Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering & Dept. of Chemistry, UChicago; Editor-in-Chief of ACS Macro Letters (@ACSMacroLett)
Chicago, Illinois
Joined February 2013
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Super excited to be part of this great team!!!! Excited to see where it takes us and others!! Watch out for more on this.
A $20 million @NSF grant will launch PoLARIS, an AI-powered lab that will allow researchers across the country to design and run soft materials experiments remotely at five labs across @UChicago and @Argonne, removing major barriers to developing new materials.
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A $20 million @NSF grant will launch PoLARIS, an AI-powered lab that will allow researchers across the country to design and run soft materials experiments remotely at five labs across @UChicago and @Argonne, removing major barriers to developing new materials.
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Researchers at UChicago PME found that a common plastic additive could be the key to unlocking the next generation of wearable displays. #OLED #Research #UChicago
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The Bloch Quantum Tech Hub led by @ChicagoQuantum has secured nearly $55 million to help build a domestic quantum supply chain, strengthening U.S. quantum manufacturing and positioning the Midwest as a global leader in #QuantumTechnology.
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Huge congratulations to Postdoctoral Scholar Kaitlin Landy of the Stuart Rowan Group for being named a 2026 CAS Future Leader! This prestigious program from CAS, a division of the American Chemical Society, recognizes an elite global cohort of Ph.D. students and postdoctoral scholars for their exceptional leadership and scientific contributions. As a Future Leader, Kaitlin will participate in an immersive leadership intensive this August at CAS headquarters in Columbus, Ohio, and will be a local representative at the ACS Fall 2026 National Meeting in Chicago. We are incredibly proud to have her representing the Rowan Group and the University of Chicago Department of Chemistry on this international stage—congratulations, Kaitlin!
#UChicagoChemistry #CASFutureLeaders #RowanGroup #ACS2026 #ScienceLeadership
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📣 New @ACSMacroLett viewpoint by @MGrunlanLab, @DrLkorley, @cosgriffhernan, @ReichmanisGroup et al. highlighting emerging challenges, opportunities, and community perspectives in polymer science.
🔗 pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs…
#ACSMacroLetters #PolymerCommunity #MaterialsScience
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Physics with a Bang! is returning to @UChicago on Saturday, Dec 13th! Try hands-on demos, tour labs, and attend an explosive science show performed by Profs. Heinrich Jaeger & Sid Nagel.
This event is free and open to the public:
youtube.com/watch?v=HXCQclL0…
This is always a fun event that I look forward to every year. Definitely worth applying to and I hope to see you there! @NSF #MRSEC #DMR #NSFfunded
Graduate students & postdocs working in soft matter, energy materials, and biological matter are invited to apply to the 2025 Rising Stars Symposium organized by UChicago and UC San Diego #MRSECs.
Learn more here: mrsec.uchicago.edu/education…
ALT Application link: https://tinyurl.com/mrsecrisingstars2025
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New research from UChicago PME + @NYUTandon: shape-shifting particles that change stiffness with temperature—unlocking new control over how dense suspensions like cement or paint flow.
Published in PNAS.
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#MaterialsScience #UChicagoPME #SmartMaterials
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Really happy to see this one out, and a big thanks to @lehothi for leading the charge! @UFChemistry @ButlerPolymer @LowDispersity
Nitroarene Photoactivation Promotes Oxidative Deconstruction of Olefinic Polymers | ACS Macro Letters pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs…
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Say cheese! Fraser Stoddart celebrated his 2016 Nobel Prize in Chemistry with his grandchildren and friends' children.
Stoddart was awarded the prize for designing tiny molecular machines. Discover more: bit.ly/2PWdkF2
ALT Fraser Stoddart in a playful moment with his grandchildren on his lap and gathered around him.
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Throughout spring & summer quarters, local students at Blackstone Bicycle Works are learning STEM concepts—including how temperature affects volume and how to apply measurement skills—while also having fun making ice cream.
Learn more:
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'Engineering Lithium–Magnesium Selectivity in Hydrated Polymer Membranes through Polymer Backbone Rigidity' from ACS Macro Letters is currently free to read as an #ACSEditorsChoice.
📖 Access the full article: go.acs.org/cj4
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#Macromolecules and #ACSMacroLetters have the latest research on the Polymer Physics of Separation Membranes!
Check out the collection here ➡ go.acs.org/ccy
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Do you work with Spin-Active and Magnetic Polymers? #ACSMacroLetters wants to see your manuscripts!
Read more here ➡ go.acs.org/ccW
Devastated by this news. He was one of a kind. When I moved to the US to postdoc in his group he put me up in his house for a month while a looked for a place to stay. Just one small example of his generosity. RIP Sir Fraser, thanks for everything. You will be missed, a lot!
With profound sadness, we announce the passing of Sir Fraser Stoddart, Nobel Laureate and cherished member of @NorthwesternU. His groundbreaking contributions transformed the field of #chemistry and inspired countless scientists worldwide.
➡️ bit.ly/stoddart-in-memoriam
Great work by Hongyi Zhang and team on this one!
Thiadiazole Disulfide Cross-Linked Poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene) Nanoparticles: A Dual Redox Approach for Organic Cathode Batteries
By @PatelGroup_PME @StuartJRowan et al. @UChicago
Read the paper 👉 go.acs.org/bLz
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Thiadiazole Disulfide Cross-Linked Poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene) Nanoparticles: A Dual Redox Approach for Organic Cathode Batteries
By @PatelGroup_PME @StuartJRowan et al. @UChicago
Read the paper 👉 go.acs.org/bLz
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The deadline is fast approaching for the 2025 ACS Macro Letters/Biomacromolecules/Macromolecules Young Investigator Award!
Deadline: Dec 1, 2024
Award information: polyacs.org/biomacromolecule…
@MacroJrnls_ACS #POLYaward
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There are ✌🏻 awardees for this special young investigator award! Please help spread the word for any early career investigator in the field to apply 🗣️ – at Boston, MA
The deadline is fast approaching for the 2025 ACS Macro Letters/Biomacromolecules/Macromolecules Young Investigator Award!
Deadline: Dec 1, 2024
Award information: polyacs.org/biomacromolecule…
@MacroJrnls_ACS #POLYaward