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It’s your typical biotech love story: A couple of eager Harvard students stumble upon a brilliant scientific breakthrough in anti-aging, drop out of school to pursue their dream, experience a fast and furious rise to fame before … well, we won’t give the...

Tobias Egle, S.M., '19, Ph.D. '22 (Friend Lab Alumnus): Had it not been for an impromptu chat at a networking event, Tobias Egle might never have considered studying in the United States, meaning he never would have found his way to the Harvard John A...

CCB mourns the passing of Robert J. Madix, Senior Research Fellow at Harvard University and Professor of Chemical Engineering at Stanford University, who passed away on May 25, 2023 at the age of 84 in Palo Alto, CA from complications of ALS (amyotrophic...

Professor Cynthia Friend, Theodore William Richards Professor of Chemistry and Professor of Materials Science, has been selected as the 2022 recipient of the F.A. Cotton Medal for Excellence in Chemical Research named for one of the most honored faculty...

The Nebraska native transfers her leadership skills to advance science for the benefit of humanity On November 17, The Kavli Foundation announced their selection of Cynthia Friend, Theodore William Richards Professor of Chemistry and Professor of...

From the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) By Farooq Ahmed, Science Writer In 2015, the United Nations released Sustainable Development Goals aimed at improving the environment and supporting vulnerable populations around the globe (1...

Machine learning offers window into atomic movement on the surface of catalysts By Leah Burrows Harvard University researchers have developed a method to simulate atomic movements on the surface of catalysts quickly and accurately, a critical step towards...

In her Energy Frontier Research Center, Cynthia Friend explores climate change solutions, forges interdisciplinary partnerships, and trains a new generation of innovators EARTH DAY 50TH ANNIVERSARY Cynthia Friend, the first woman to earn tenure in the...

Butterfly wings inspired this innovation that can remove air pollutants better and more cheaply than existing technology EARTH DAY 50TH ANNIVERSARY By Lindsey Brownell As the lives of millions of people worldwide were disrupted by social distancing...

For outstanding theoretical, experimental and engineering contributions to the science and technology of precious metals The International Precious Metals Institute (IPMI) recently announced that Cynthia Friend, the Theodore Williams Richards Professor of...