Catalysis Club of Chicago

Member-North American Catalysis Society

Welcome to the Catalysis Club of Chicago

The award winners from the 2026 Spring Symposium for Oral Flash Talks and for the Symposium Posters can be found below. Many congratulations to our winners for their exceptional science and communication!

Oral flash talk winner: Dr. Soonhyoung Kwon, Purdue

Poster competition winners:
#1: Dr. Jacklyn Hall, Argonne National Lab
#2: Elizabeth Brungardt, UW-Madison
#3 Seonyeong Kim, UW-Madison
#4: Sebastian Rivera Perez, UW-Madison

October 5, 2026 – In Person Only

Prof. Dayne Swearer
Department of Chemistry & Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering
Northwestern University

When Does Plasma Catalysis Even Need a Catalyst?

November 2, 2026 – In Person Only

Prof. Jeff Greeley
Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering
University of Wisconsin, Madison

Title To Be Announced

December 7, 2026 – In Person Only

Prof. Chris Sandford
Department of Chemistry
University of Texas, San Antonio

Title To Be Announced

February 1, 2027

Prof. Simon Bare
SSRL, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory
University of California, Davis

Title To Be Announced

March 1, 2027

Dr. Charles Roberts
Senior Research Manager
Toyota Motor North America R&D

Title To Be Announced

April 5, 2027

Prof. Eranda Nikolla
Department of Chemical Engineering
University of Michigan

Title To Be Announced

May 3rd, 2027 – Catalysis Club of Chicago – Spring Symposium

This year will feature a Young Scientist Poster session!