The Division is saddened to report the passing of Robert Grubbs. The outpouring of memories being shared is a testament to his profound impact and influence as a professor, mentor, colleague & friend -- not only in the chemistry community, but beyond.
He will be greatly missed.
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Learn more about the extraordinary research underway in the Division of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering at the California Institute of Technology @Caltech
- Join us in welcoming Isaac Fianu as our newest Assistant Prof. of Biochemistry! The Fianu lab hopes to provide understanding of the spatiotemporal control of gene activity & elucidate fundamental mechanisms of systems coordination between transcription, DNA replication & repair.
- The Division is excited to officially welcome our newest chemical engineering and chemistry professor -- Karthish Manthiram (@KManthiram)! Prof. Manthiram officially joined the division early November. Learn more about Prof. Manthiram and his research.⬇️
- Congratulations Prof. Frances Arnold (@francesarnold) on being appointed Co-Chair to the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology!
- Congratulations to Professor Bil Clemons (@profbilc) and Professor Linda Hsieh-Wilson (@Lhsiehwilson) on being elected to the National Academy of Sciences! 🎉
- Join us in welcoming Sujit Datta, Prof. of Chemical Engineering, Bioengineering, and Biophysics, to CCE! 👋 @TheSquishyLab studies the transport of complex, soft (“squishy”) & living systems through environments ranging from soils, sediments, & porous rocks to gels & tissues.
- Congratulations to Professor Shapiro (@mikhailshapiro)! The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative (@cziscience) has awarded a $1 million grant to fund his research into acoustic biosensors.
- We are thrilled to announce that Dennis Dougherty will be succeeding Jacqueline Barton as the Division Chair for Chemistry & Chemical Engineering beginning Monday, July 1. Many thanks to Professor Barton for ten years of dedicated service as our Chair! cce.caltech.edu/news/dennis-do…
- Last Friday, we celebrated the 100th birthday of Prof. Rudy Marcus! A symposium featured a myriad of colleagues & former students honoring his mentorship & his lasting academic career. Thank you all who attended this special celebration. Congrats, Rudy on your centenary year!
- Congratulations to Professor Frances Arnold (@francesarnold) on receiving the 2025 Priestley Medal! 🎉 The ACS is honoring Arnold, "for her pioneering contributions to the development of directed evolution as a method for chemical and biological design."
- Meet our newest faculty member, Shasha Chong (@schong_ustc). Learn more about her research in intrinsically disordered regions, what she's looking forward to most at @Caltech & more ⬇ cce.caltech.edu/news-and-event…
- Huge congratulations to Professor Kim See (@echemkim) on being named a 2023 Camille Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar! 🎉
- A big congratulations to Professor Clemons (@clemonslab), who has been awarded the The Shirley M. Malcom Prize for Excellence in Mentoring! The award honors a professor "who, through mentoring, supports the achievement and well-being of students."












