February 16, 2026

Our new glovebox is all set up and ready for some chemistry!

February 9, 2026

A new high pressure reactor has arrived! What gases should we put in there??

February 5, 2026

Electrochemistry experiments have been up and running for a bit! Time to find some new catalysts!

January 22, 2025

Very big news, we now have a dedicated coffee break table in the student office area!

January 20, 2026

The PTSmith Lab welcomes undergraduate student Dalton!

January 20, 2026

The PTSmith Lab welcomes undergraduate student Brady!

January 16, 2026

The glovebox fit in the elevator with no room to spare, and now eagerly waits to become air-free.

January 16, 2026

Getting things off of pallets is always tough, but our problem-solving skills led to building this beautiful ramp!

January 16, 2026

Our new glovebox from LC Technologies has finally made it here after some prolonged delivery challenges.

January 13, 2026

The lights are on as we try to break and make new bonds using light!

December 19, 2025

Our new solvent purification system has arrived!

December 15, 2025

Peter gave an invited talk at Pacifichem 2025 on discovery of multicomponent nano catalysts.

November 12, 2025

We now have two GCs up an running. Now we just need to make some interesting samples!

November 3, 2025

The PTSmith Lab welcomes graduate student Nick!

November 3, 2025

The PTSmith Lab welcomes graduate student Jacob!

October 16, 2025

We finally made it to our first reaction, and we had to start off using the 2 L flask!

September 29, 2025

Everyone came into the lab together to get all of our schlenk lines and vacuum pumps up and running. Things are getting crowded quickly!

September 25, 2025

Natalie gave a great literature seminar for the department, marking off another first for our group!

September 23, 2025

Brand new rotovaps with chillers are up and running in the lab!

September 20, 2025

Our first Schlenk line is set up!

September 5, 2025

Our first large deliveries are here! New glassware and our first solvents!

August 29, 2025

We are getting organized in the lab!

August 14, 2025

Natalie has joined the PTSmith lab to become the first graduate student member! We are excited for what we create together!

July 29, 2025

Here is some of our empty lab space that is ready to be cleaned up and transformed!