The call for the 2026 Herman Pines Award is now OPEN! This year’s awardees will come from qualified Industrial researchers. Please consider applications for this award through February 28, 2026.

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
Title to Be Announced
April 6, 2026 – In Person Only
Prof. Dongxia Liu
Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
University of Delaware
Title To Be Announced


Catalysis Club of Chicago – Spring Symposium
Program to Be Announced Soon!
This year’s Symposium to include a Young Scientist Poster Session!
