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SUMMARY:Inaugural Lecture - Prof. Suong Nguyen - New catalytic pathways to
  functional and recyclable polymers
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DESCRIPTION:Prof. Suong Nguyen\nPolymers have transformed modern society t
 hanks to their low cost\, durability\, and versatility\, with applications
  spanning virtually every sector of daily life. At the same time\, their p
 roduction and end-of-life management present significant environmental cha
 llenges. The development of sustainable polymers that can match the perfor
 mance and economic advantages of existing materials has therefore emerged 
 as a central goal of contemporary polymer science. In this inaugural lectu
 re\, I will introduce my group’s research at the interface of polymer sc
 ience and catalysis\, with a focus on designing new catalytic pathways to 
 functional yet deconstructable polymeric materials from readily available 
 feedstocks. One key direction we are pursuing is the development of a new 
 class of catalysts that can control stereochemistry during polymerization
 —a long-standing technical challenge with the potential to greatly expan
 d the accessible space of polymer structures and properties. More broadly\
 , our research efforts aim to make fundamental advances to polymer chemist
 ry while also contributing to the development of a more circular polymer e
 conomy.\n\nRegister her to participate: Registration \n\nDr Suong Nguyen
 \, former Postdoctoral Researcher at Massachusetts Institute of Technology
  (MIT)\, Cambridge\, USA\, joined the EPFL the 1st of March 2025 as Tenure
  Track Assistant Professor of Chemistry.\nSuong Nguyen works in the field 
 of synthetic chemistry\, for which she has won numerous awards. She uses a
 n interdisciplinary approach in order to develop photo-controlled catalyti
 c methods that are applied to the organic synthesis and functionalisation 
 of materials\, especially polymer structures. Her groundbreaking achieveme
 nts in the field of photo-induced activation of C-H bonds open up promisin
 g prospects for duroplast elastomers such as rubber or silicone\, and are 
 of great interest to industry. Suong Nguyen’s research methods and exper
 tise complement and enhance the research already taking place at EPFL.\n\n
  
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