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Projects in the Schelter Group involve synthesis of inorganic and organometallic complexes for applications in sustainability. Current research interests include critical metals separations and recycling, synthetic lanthanide and actinide chemistry, quantum materials chemistry, and photochemistry.​

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Himanshu & Bobby win awards for 2025 Energy Week Pitch Showcase

Congratulations to two group members who presented their research ideas to a panel investor judges and live audience during this year's Energy Week Pitch Showcase! Bobby won the Judges' Choice Award and Himanshu won the Audience Choice Award. This event is part of the Energy Week at Penn, hosted...

New Paper Accepted

We have a new paper published in Inorganic Chemistry! "Synthesis and Characterization of Solvated and Base-Free Cerium(III) Mixed-Sandwich Complexes." Pandey, P.; Zaichenko, A.; Smith, P. W.; Russo, D. R.; Gau, M. R.; Carroll, P. J.; Keller, T. M.; Bacon, A. M.; Minasian, S. G.; Autschbach, J.; et...

New Paper Accepted

We have a new paper published in JACS! “Mechanistic Investigation of the Ce(III) Chloride Photoredox Catalysis System: Understanding the Role of Alcohols as Additives.” Yang, Q.; Song, E.; Wu, Y.; Li, C.; Gau, M. R.; Anna, J. M.; Schelter, E. J.; Walsh, P. J. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2025, in print. DOI:...

New Paper Accepted!

We have a new paper published in Chem! "A sustainable cobalt separation with validation by techno-economic analysis and life-cycle assessment." Zhang, B.; Weberg, A. B.; Ahn, A. J.; Guron, M.; Jones, L. O.; Gau, M. R.; Schatz, G. C.; Schelter, E. J. Chem 2024, in print. DOI:...

VIEST Fellowship and Award for Excellence in Chemistry Graduate Research

Congratulations to Brett on receiving the 2024 Award for Excellence in Chemistry Graduate Research, and to Bobby on receiving the VIEST Graduate Fellowship!

2024 Cottrell SEED Awards

Eric recently received the 2024 Cottrell Plus SEED (Singular Exceptional Endeavors of Discovery) Award, presented by Research Corporation for Science Advancement, under the category of New Research Directions for the project "New Directions for Sustainable Separations of Battery Materials"! The...

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