Emmert Lab

Welcome to the Emmert lab homepage!

The Emmert lab is located at the WPI Life Sciences and Bioengineering Institute at Gateway Park in Worcester, Massachusetts. Being part of the Chemistry and Biochemistry Department at Worcester Polytechnic Institute, we are a group that explores transition metal catalyzed reactions, their application in organic synthesis, energy related catalysis, and sustainable chemistry. Read more about why we are doing what we are doing under Research.

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News

04/13    Da Teng receives the 2013 ACS Division of Inorganic Chemistry Undergraduate Award in Inorganic Chemistry!!! Congratulations!!! Pictures of Da receiving his certificate can be found here.

04/13    Juan was selected to receive a WPI Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship 2013 to fund his work in the Emmert lab over the summer 2013. Congratulations!

04/13    Anqi, Chris, Da, Wenbo, and Xiaoang present their research at the WPI Sustainability Projects Competition. Marion presents the group's work at the ACS National Meeting in New Orleans.

03/13    The group's first publication is available online - good work everyone!

03/13    Chris wins the 1st prize at the WPI GRAD 2013 (Master's Level) for his poster presentation!!!

03/13    Meet the group at the Graduate Achievement Days (GRAD 2013 with Chris, Xiaoang, and Anqi presenting posters) on March 13 and at the Celebration of Science 2013 at Gateway Park on March 15 - pictures to come!

02/13    Marion's new title is "Assistant Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry and Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering" to catalyze :) the collaboration with the materials engineers at WPI within CR3, an NSF I/UCRC.

12/12    Christmas party - see the pictures!

10/12    Marion becomes a member or CR3, the Center for Resources Recovery & Recycling, an NSF I/UCRC (Industry & University Cooperative Research Program) located at WPI, the Colorado School of Mines and KU Leuven (Belgium).

10/12    Anqi Wang, Xiaoang Zhang, and Chris Legacy join the lab!

10/12    Wenbo Wu and Andrew Wood join the lab as undergraduate research volunteers. Happy Learning!!!

10/12    Chris Legacy joins the Emmert lab as a rotation graduate student (from hereon referred to as "rotator"). :) Welcome - and break a flask!

09/12    Ahmet Gunay joins the lab as a new postdoc. Welcome!

09/12    Lukas John joins the lab as exchange student for the Fall semester 2012 to do research for his bachelor's thesis. Welcome!

09/12     Anqi Wang and Xiaoang Zhang join the lab for a 4 week rotation - Welcome!

08/12    Philipp Bisang and Csaba Szabados join the group as exchange students for the Fall semester 2012. Welcome!!!

08/12    Dhammika presents a poster about his work (Pd catalyzed C-H aminations) at the ACS Fall Meeting 2012 in Philadelphia.

07/12    New office with windows, yay! From now on, Marion can be found at GP 3004.

07/12    Marion presents a poster about Dhammika's and Michael's work with the title "Pd and Cu catalyzed Non-directed C-H Aminations" at the Organometallic Chemistry and Organic Reaction & Processes Gordon Research conferences.

06/12    Marion has been selected as the recipient of an ACS PRF Doctoral New Investigator Award!

05/12    The new Emmert lab homepage is online!

04/12    Michael and Dhammika present a poster at the "Envisioning Sustainable Futures" competition at WPI. First research presentation!

04/12    Juan was selected to receive a WPI Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship 2012. Congrats!

03/12    Juan Venegas joins the Emmert lab to prepare for summer research. We're glad to have you!

02/12    Da Teng (Crimson) joins the group as an undergraduate research volunteer. Welcome!

01/12    A new year and new students: Brendan McKeogh joins the group as the first undergraduate researcher. Welcome, and break a flask!

12/11    Our very own GC is finally up and running. Never let the autosampler stop!

11/11    Dhammika Bandara joins the group from UConn. Welcome!

09/11    First reactions are running!

08/11    Marion arrives at WPI from Michigan, Michael Sosin joins, and the Emmert lab is born.