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Michele Attends FACT 2026
Last week, I attended the 3rd International Workshop on Theory Frontiers in Actinide Science (FACT 2026), hosted at the University of Washington (UW) and organized by a committee led by Xiaosong Li. The UW campus provided a beautiful contrast to the deep dives into theoretical relativistic chemistry. The cherry blossoms were in full bloom, nicely […]
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New Work with Topochemical Reactions
We are very excited to share our latest research project involving topochemistry and terahertz spectroscopy, shedding light onto the mechanistic nature of bond formation in organic crystals. Led by our senior PhD student, Will, and brand new group member, Alonso, this work provides fundamental insight into click reactivity in the solid-state. Topochemical azide-alkyne cycloadditions (TAAC) […]
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Ale Attends MRS
The first week of December I traveled to Boston to attend my first-ever MRS Fall Meeting, an event that transforms the city into the global epicenter of materials science. Representing the Ruggiero Lab in such a prestigious event was an incredible experience. Boston itself is captivating, a city where knowledge can be found in every […]