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Chemistry Drawing
Inspired by photosynthesis, we describe a photon-to-potential energy transformer, which allows...
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Check out Tim's paper in JACS!
Where to start with this one? While I am obviously biased, Tim's paper is pretty awesome, and I...
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Congrats to Weaver Labs team for taking on PFAS
Congrats to the Weaver Labs team who has just published its efforts to make a first of its kind,...
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Shivangi publishes our paper on fluorine sculpting
Shivangi just published the most detailed report on the nuances of how to perform fluorine...
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Georgia selected as a Barry Goldwater applicant
Undergrad Georgia Eastham who joined the group last spring was selected as one of OSU's applicants for the...
Foci of the Weaver Research Group
Chemists’ ability to synthesize molecules has quietly and undeniably enriched the world around us. For instance, chemists have played an intimate role in the discovery and development of; energy efficient materials used to build homes, polymeric material found in electronic displays, life-saving drugs that combat illness, and crop protection chemicals that make it possible to feed the world. Moving forward chemists are well positioned to solve many more of the world’s problems. The Weaver group contributes to these efforts at the fundamental level in which the primary interest is pushing the frontiers of synthetic chemistry. Specifically, the Weaver group seeks to develop novel methodology (i.e. chemical reactions) that allows more efficient access to important molecular motifs with greater structural diversity than previously possible. Alternatively, we seek to enable access to inaccessible chemical space-which has unknown potential. Finally, the Weaver group seeks to investigate the properties of these new molecules by collaborating with others scientists who can screen these compounds for interesting activity.