Last week, Prof. Kim See took the Watson Lecture stage with her talk "Chasing Sustainable Battery Chemistries for the Future", while See group members engaged attendees in all things battery related during the pre-show.
Watch the full presentation here: https://bit.ly/47kxul2
📸: Lance Hayashida
Excited to share that some of my PhD research was recently published in Nature Communications!
In short, we showed that when a spatially-structured bacterial population is exposed to antibiotics, death sweeps through it as a sharp front whose dynamics are controlled by a “nutrient bottleneck”
Researchers in the Clemons lab have homed in on an small transporter called MurJ that is a vital part of the pathway bacteria use to build their chain-mail-like cell wall. Their worr reveals a novel target for designing new antibiotics.
Read the full story: https://bit.ly/40vLk07
NEW RESEARCH ➡️: Scientists in the Datta lab have revealed that microbial nutrients, such as glucose, play a crucial role in antibiotic efficacy. Their findings provide a unique framework for developing novel medications and investigating antibiotic resistance.
https://bit.ly/4aKGUJ3
Brian Stoltz, the Victor and Elizabeth Atkins Professor of Chemistry and Heritage Medical Research Institute Investigator, has been awarded this year's Shirley M. Malcom Prize for Excellence in Mentoring.
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Sarah Reisman, Bren Professor of Chemistry and Norman Davidson Leadership Chair of the Division of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, has been awarded this year's Richard P. Feynman Prize for Excellence in Teaching, Caltech's highest teaching prize.
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Please join us in congratulating Professor Brian Stoltz on being awarded the Shirley M. Malcom Prize for Excellence in Mentoring!
https://cce.caltech.edu/news-and-events/news/brian-stoltz-receives-malcom-prize-for-excellence-in-mentoring
Kicking off the long weekend with some exciting news! CCE Chair, Sarah Reisman, was awarded this year's Richard P. Feynman Prize for Excellence in Teaching, Caltech's highest teaching prize!
Congratulation Professor Reisman!
George Rossman (PhD '71), professor of mineralogy, emeritus, passed away on February 6, 2026. He was 81. Rossman will be remembered for his contributions to education at Caltech, which spanned 55 years and impacted thousands of students.
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Can we reimagine the way we power modern life? On Wednesday, February 25, 2026, Kimberly See, professor of chemistry, will discuss her group's research on next-generation battery chemistry that may lead to more efficient and sustainable ways of energizing the world.
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We integrated experimental and computational approaches to generate a systems-level view of a key post-translational modification, O-GlcNAc. In vivo studies across tissues reveal shared and tissue-specific functions. Congrats to Matt, John, Yao, and the whole team! #NOTISEme bit.ly/3ZgCOBM
Proof that order can be beautiful: the periodic table. 🧪
Happy National Periodic Table Day!
📸: Periodic table outside undergraduate chemistry labs in the Resnick Sustainability Institute
Did someone say 2016? 👀
Here’s a #FlashbackFriday to research moments from the Shapiro, Reisman, Arnold, and Davis labs.
CCE alumni: What are your favorite memories from 2016?
📸: Office of Strategic Communication and External Relations
ICYMI: The Warren and Katharine Schlinger Foundation is contributing $12 million to endow the Warren and Katharine Schlinger Scholarship Fund for chemical engineering undergrads, a discipline that had a consistent presence in the Schlingers' lives.
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#MeetCCE: Tiffany Safar
Tiffany joined CCE as a Research Technician in the Clemons lab in August. Her educational and research journey began just a few blocks down at Pasadena City College and culminated in a bachelor's degree from UC San Diego earlier this year.
We're so glad you're here, Tiffany!
🚨Hot off the press @jacs.acspublications.org!
Your TEM can now solve crystal structures on its own.
Small molecules, materials, proteins—all with one platform: REyes, the first end-to-end autonomous electron diffraction suite
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Through experiments, theory, and computational modeling, scientists have found that the way cells arrange themselves is shaped by oxygen levels and is predictable and controllable, offering insights that could lead to new ways to target infections.
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The Division of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering at Caltech invites applications for a faculty position at all levels and in all areas of chemistry, biochemistry, and chemical engineering.
Interested candidates should apply at
applications.caltech.edu/job/chemistry
Deadline: Dec. 1, 2025.
#ThrowbackThursday to last week's Shaved Ice Social! This tradition makes time for incoming undergraduate students to meet and chat with our faculty, grad students and staff on the Beckman Mall while staying cool with Kona Ice. 🍧
We hope your first week at Caltech is going smoothly, undergrads!
Ten Caltech faculty members begin the 2025-2026 academic year with newly bestowed honors: six with named professorships, one of the Institute's highest honors, and four with distinguished leadership chairs for administrative positions.
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Congrats to Prof. Scott Cushing on being named a Moore Inventor Fellow!
The distinction comes with three years of funding, which Cushing plans to use to advance his work on a new generation of wearable sensors.
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Celebrating Richard Flagan's 50 years of service to @caltech.edu! Rick arrived in 1975 intending to study combustion chemistry and ended up playing an enormously influential role in developing new instrumentation to quantify atmospheric aerosol and helping to mitigate air pollution in LA and beyond.
The American Chemical Society (@acs.org) has recognized 2 graduate students & 1 postdoc from CCE for their outstanding contributions to mentoring, inclusion, and research safety.
Congrats to Chuqi Lu, Camila Suarez and Jacob Rothbaum on this honor! 🎉
Learn more about the awardees: bit.ly/46J3vDA
Alumni Spotlight: Neil Garg (PhD ’05)
In this Caltech Heritage Project interview, Neil Garg shares his journey from his graduate experience in the early days of the Stoltz lab to becoming a pioneering educator, startup founder, and faculty leader at UCLA.
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Meet Allen Lee, our newest Facilities and Stockroom Manager!
Allen brings 29 yrs of experience as Lab Manager in the Rees Lab. His deep knowledge of Caltech’s systems and his collaborative approach will be invaluable during this transition. He will be working alongside Joe Drew through Jan. 2026.
The Shan lab reveal that up to 20% of mitochondrial proteins begin entering the powerhouse of the cell while still being made—a process called cotranslational import. This discovery reshapes understanding of protein delivery & opens doors to therapeutic strategies. cce.caltech.edu/news-and-eve...
Please join us in welcoming our newest Assistant Professor of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Johannes Morstein!
Johannes grew up in Rysum and Bremen, Germany. His group is working on Lipid and Membrane Chemical Biology.
📸 A few gems from our archives—recognize any faces?
These lab photos look back at the moments that helped build the foundation of where we are today. #ThrowbackThursday
Congrats to our faculty members who have been recognized with ACS 2026 National Awards!
🔶 Jonas Peters: ACS Award in Inorganic Chemistry
🔷 Garnet Chan: ACS Award in Theoretical Chemistry
🔶 Greg Fu: Arthur C. Cope Award
🔷 Brian Stoltz: Ernest Guenther Award in the Chemistry of Natural Products
