The Talapin Group
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Group Philosophy
Current research interests of the Talapin Group lie in the development of novel materials through the assembly of functional nanoscale building blocks. In recent years, we have explored different routes to materials design, including:
- synthesis of novel nanomaterials
- inorganic ligand chemistry development for electronic application
- self-assembly of nanocrystals into ordered superstructures
- electronic studies of nanocrystal arrays
The ability to assemble precisely engineered nano-building blocks into complex, hybrid structures opens the door to a new generation of complex materials in which components and functionalities can be added, tuned, or combined in a predictable manner.
Group News
Congratulations to Tanya Chen!
Tanya Chen has been awarded the Danute Nitecki Fellowship for excellence in research! The Fellowship will support her work in the synthesis, surface chemistry and stabilization of III-V semiconductor nanocrystals during the 2025-2026 academic year.
Welcome new lab members Helen Qin and Sarah Bachrach!
Undergraduate students Helen Qin and Sarah Bachrach have joined the Talapin group! They are supported by the UChicago College Center for Research and Fellowship’s Quad Scholars Program. They will both be working with us on the synthesis of exciting new MXene materials. Congratulations to Helen and Sarah!
Talapin lab does its part to keep labs safe
The Joint Research Safety Initiative at UChicago works to promote worker-driven safety at labs across UChicago, performing peer walkthroughs and safety “competitions” to recognize outstanding efforts to keeping our lab workers safe. JRSI recently recognized our efforts with the Kimberly Mormann Award to celebrate our student initiative and ownership in cultivating safety culture! Congratulations to all our members in their hard work in keeping the lab clean and setting an example for researchers!
Welcome new lab member Yuan Liu!
Dr. Yuan Liu has joined our group as a postdoc and as one of UChicago MRSEC's Kadanoff-Rice Fellows! This highly prestigious award recognizes his potential to be one of chemistry's future leaders in research. Yuan earned his PhD working on cutting-edge optoelectronics...
Welcome new lab member Marley Downes!
Marley Downes has joined our group as a graduate student! She completed her undergraduate education at Drexel University and will be working to advance the frontiers of MXene chemistry with us. Marley is also supported by the prestigious NSF Graduate Research...
Congratulations to Ahhyun Jeong!
Ahhyun Jeong has been awarded the Danute Nitecki Fellowship for excellence in research! The Fellowship will support her work in the exciting field of nanocrystal superlattices during the 2024-2025 academic year.
UChicago Chemistry
The Talapin Group is located on the second floor of the east wing of the Gordon Center for Integrative Sciences (GCIS) at the University of Chicago. Map