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Mike Strauss
@Strauss_MJ
Assistant Professor @ChemistryUIUC | @SRG_Chem | Synthetic Methods Development and Polymer Science | PD: @BuchwildGroup | PhD: @Dichtelians
Urbana, IL
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    Mike Strauss
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    Mar 25, 2025
    Thrilled to announce that I will be starting my independent career at @ChemistryUIUC this fall. The Strauss Group (@SRG_Chem) will work at the interface of synthetic methods development and polymer science to uncover new strategies in polymer design and functionalization.
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    Mike Strauss
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    Mar 16, 2023
    Now published @J_A_C_S -- We designed new ligands that enable Cu-catalyzed room temperature C-N coupling reactions between aryl bromides and alkyl amines. Contributions from many members of the @BuchwildGroup group.
    Room-Temperature Cu-Catalyzed Amination of Aryl Bromides Enabled by DFT-Guided Ligand Design
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    Mike Strauss
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    May 18, 2021
    Now published @J_A_C_S -- We generalize a single-step macrocyclization and 1D assembly strategy to prepare organic nanotubes of varying shapes, sizes, and functionalities. We observed that the conserved pyridine-moieties facilitate proton conductivity! pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/ja…
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    Mike Strauss
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    Oct 14, 2021
    Now published @J_A_C_S -- We designed macrocycles that assemble into nanotubes for emergent Li+ conduction. We found that significant 1D order and layered glycol groups are crucial for efficient Li+ transduction. Check it out! pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/ja…
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    Mike Strauss
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    Jan 18, 2023
    New DFT-designed ligands enable Cu-catalyzed C-N coupling at room temperature, now on @ChemRxiv. Glad to have worked with my colleague Seoung-Tae Kim and the rest of the @BuchwildGroup on this project chemrxiv.org/engage/chemrxi…
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    Mike Strauss
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    Dec 4, 2021
    Successfully defended my PhD today surrounded by my family, friends, and the @Dichtelians. Thank you everyone who helped me get this far, especially @Dichtel. Next stop, @ChemistryMIT and the @BuchwildGroup.
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    Mike Strauss
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    Apr 23, 2021
    Excited to announce that after my time with the @Dichtelians is over I will be joining the @BuchwildGroup at @ChemistryMIT as a postdoctoral researcher. Thank you to everyone who helped me get to this point in my academic career.
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    Mike Strauss
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    Jun 26, 2024
    Now published @J_A_C_S: We developed improved conditions for Cu-catalyzed C–N coupling that exhibit substantially improved functional group tolerance and enhanced catalyst stability.
    Cu-Catalyzed Amination of Base-Sensitive Aryl Bromides and the Chemoselective N- and O-Arylation of...
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    Mike Strauss
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    Mar 16, 2021
    Now on @ChemRxiv : We generalize single-step nanotube formation to access high-aspect ratio nanotubes with varying shapes, channel sizes, and chemical functionalities. The nanotubes also exhibit interesting trends in their ability to conduct protons! doi.org/10.26434/chemr…
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    Mike Strauss
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    Aug 1, 2022
    Published in Accounts of Materials Research: Divergent Nanotube Synthesis through Reversible Macrocycle Assembly. @Dichtelians past and present summarize our work on macrocycle assembly while giving insights into our design criteria and future challenges
    Divergent Nanotube Synthesis through Reversible Macrocycle Assembly
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    Mike Strauss
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    Aug 24, 2020
    Disappointed that @ismsc2020 was cancelled, but excited to share some of my recent work in the #ISMSCPoster Competition! See my thread below for more details on some recent work published in @ChemicalScience (tinyurl.com/yxjzv4v9) #SupramolecularPolymers #MacrocycleAssembly
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    Mike Strauss
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    Jan 9, 2020
    Just accepted @ChemicalScience (previously on @ChemRxiv). The @Dichtelians latest work on imine-linked macrocycles! We found a facinating interplay of supramolecular polymerization and imine-exchange within these systems! Check it out! pubs.rsc.org/en/content/art…
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    Mike Strauss
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    May 6, 2019
    Excited to have our most recent work up on @ChemRxiv. Collaborative efforts by @AustinMEvans, Rebecca Li, Anton Chavez, and @LukeChaoSun from @Dichtelians and @daryaasheghali from @MLBeckerGroup. chemrxiv.org/articles/Coope…
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    Mike Strauss
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    Jul 8, 2019
    Extremely grateful to have received the Ryan Fellowship @IINanoNU. Looking forward to continuing my work with the @Dichtelians and the rest of our @NUChemistry collaborators.