Movers And Shakers

His team at Olon works to incorporate safety from the start of process design

He resigned from the State Department after the White House withheld his science-based testimony from Congress

University of Michigan chemist Kerri Pratt and her team study climate-critical reactions with mass spectrometry

People are too complicated for one-size-fits-all communication, she says

Venerated in industrial fence-line communities, Wilma Subra covers the nation from New Iberia, Louisiana

The company is helping to bring 3-D printing from the design studio to the manufacturing floor

Charles River Laboratories is rapidly testing the safety of several N-of-1 therapies. More are on the way

CEO says the purchase of KMG was a first step to staying independent in a consolidating business

Byrnes uses her analytical chemistry background to make sure the peer review system is fair and open

Japanese researcher says his place outside the battery industry was key to a breakthrough in conceiving the battery’s anode

The entrepreneur explains how engineered bacteria can make indigo synthesis and dyeing more ecofriendly

The forensic scientist is cataloging lubricants as a way to identify sexual predators

Materials scientist Odile Madden leads a team studying how to stop degradation in museums

Having linked the ammunition to condor poisonings, Myra Finkelstein is now turning her attention to other toxic threats for birds

Former AkzoNobel business eyes billion-dollar acquisitions, expansions, and divestments

The Government Accountability Office aims to improve quality, timeliness of reports on emerging disruptive technologies

On Sept. 17, 1999, Jesse Gelsinger died after receiving an experimental gene therapy from James Wilson’s lab at the University of Pennsylvania. That tragedy waylaid Wilson’s career and almost shut down the whole field. Wilson and his team put their heads down and spent the next decade searching for safer gene therapies. Today, his lab’s $70 million annual budget and bevy of biotech partnerships are fueling the gene therapy explosion.

The resurgence was never a sure thing.
Here’s how it happened.

Known for innovative products, 3M is now increasing its commitment to waste prevention and recycling

The University of Colorado Boulder researcher poses artful solution to nail salons’ indoor air pollution

The research head weighs in on difficult targets, neuroscience, and the role of AI in medicine

Institute for Protein Design leader believes success lies in building a team and research community interconnected like a nerve center

Evonik seeks to reshape itself to create the next big thing

The University of Toronto’s Miriam Diamond has tracked how our hands move contaminants around in our indoor environment

Christoph Krumm cofounded Sironix Renewables to bring to market biobased surfactants that, unlike conventional ones, maintain their cleaning power in hard water

The science journalist’s new book explores the people and places at the edge of the periodic table

The Arizona conservative echoed the views of chemical executives during a visit to a conference in Chicago

New initiative aims to bring more women and underrepresented minority scientists to the US agency’s Intramural Research Program

FMC CEO reveals how the ability to embrace change has been a key to his success

Head of NanoBio Lab aims to move inexpensive medical diagnostics from the lab bench to the market

The Ionis founder and CEO spent decades fighting to turn antisense oligonucleotides into drugs; now that they're finally living up to the promise, he's stepping aside

The UNIST professor recounts his long history with graphene and his current work

A scholarship led Firas Jumaah to graduate studies at Lund University, which then saved him and his family from Islamic State militants

Scientific Design alumnus and management consultant recalls the shift from coal to oil and gas feedstocks

With a background in pharma and animal testing, Associate Director Brian Berridge seeks to build confidence in novel ways to test chemical hazards

Head of MIT’s Chemical Engineering Department, who is building an arsenal of layered drug-delivery systems, wants to take on the toughest challenges

Carson Bruns explains how nanotechnology could allow body art to keep tabs on health measures

Raised by a tanner and a maid, she now advocates for underprivileged youth

These inventors, educators, and unsung heroes changed lives through their work in chemistry

Kenichiro Itami leads an institute modifying biochemical pathways to boost crop yield and livestock breeding

Now an author and lecturer, he used what he learned in chemistry to connect with forensic scientists as he enforced the law

A family-owned Georgia company goes to private equity and makes it to Texas

Acknowledging environmental issues, the executive outlines some of the steps that he says will make the firm a role model

The University of Sheffield’s Serena Corr explains her strategy to stop corrosive acids from gnawing the wooden hull of King Henry VIII’s iconic ship

Joris van Rossum of Digital Science believes the technology behind cryptocurrency could address some of science’s biggest challenges

Diversify Chemistry founder Anne McNeil talks about how she started and maintains the online directory

Newly minted Nobelist Frances Arnold talks about the past and future of evolved enzymes

Leiden University’s Ewine van Dishoeck talks about building instruments for the Atacama Large Millimeter Array and the James Webb telescopes

In 2012, Ethan Perlstein challenged the academic status quo. Now as CEO of the start-up Perlara, can he do the same for the biotech industry?

Chemical engineer Barbara Minor talks about a career that advanced environmentally safer refrigerants

USDA’s Andrew Li discusses tick pheromones and how we can turn them to our advantage

The Tsinghua University scientist discusses how unnatural forms of DNA, RNA, and enzymes could lead to new drugs and help reveal clues about the origins of life

Judy Bolton helps demystify the complex bioactivity of hops to benefit women’s health

Chemist Amy Prieto of Colorado State University discusses her work to commercialize a safer, more customizable battery

Policy leader talks about publishing, the scientific enterprise, and how chemistry fits into it all

Widespread adoption of the chips will require mass production and finding the right questions to ask with the devices

San Jose State’s Claire Komives is testing an antivenom inspired by opossum biochemistry against various snake species to prevent deaths in the developing world

The chemist and former college president leads the Association of American Universities in challenging times

Paola D’Angelo discusses how her team develops high-performance textiles to protect and support soldiers on the battlefield

The nontraditional leader of the specialty chemical manufacturers’ association wants to steer it back to its traditional values

Supramolecular chemist supports LGBTQ+ scientists by talking about his personal journey

Having founded three successful start-ups, Durham University chemist Jas Pal Badyal is setting his sights on cleaning up the world’s water