We are very pleased to announce that Dr. Shashank Shekhar from AbbVie is the Winner of the 2026 Herman Pines Award! Dr. Shekhar will be presenting as an honorary speaker at the 2026 CCC Spring Symposium on May 4th.
October 6, 2025 – In Person Only
Dr. David Kaphan
Chemist, Catalysis Science Program
Argonne National Laboratory.
Metal-Support Cooperativity in Surface Organometallic Catalysis
UPDATED (weather) – November 17, 2025 – In Person Only
Prof. William F. Schneider
Chair, Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
University of Notre Dame
UPDATED (weather) – December 8, 2025 – In Person Only
Prof. Nick Brunelli
Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
The Ohio State University
February 2, 2026 – In Person Only
Prof. Sossina M. Haile
Department of Material Science and Engineering
Northwestern University
March 2, 2026 – In Person Only
Dr. Stuart Miller
Vice President
UL Research Institutes – Materials Discovery Research Institute
April 6, 2026 – In Person Only
Prof. Dongxia Liu
Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
University of Delaware
Pillared Two-Dimensional Catalyst Materials for Plastics Upcycling
May 4th, 2026 – Catalysis Club of Chicago – Spring Symposium
Check out our exciting line-up of speakers today!
This year’s Symposium to include a Young Scientist Poster Session – Submit an Abstract Today!
Catalysis Club of Chicago 