THE HUTCHINS GROUP
Organic Materials, Supramolecular, and Solid-State Chemistry
NEWS
November 26, 2025
Gary's paper is published
Our manuscript in collaboration with Ryan Groeneman is published in CrystEngComm and discusses improving photoreaction yields via heating, which enables dynamic motion.
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November 10, 2025
Bowyn passes his CE
Bowyn passed his comprehensive exam and officially becomes a PhD candidate. Congratulations Bowyn!
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October 1, 2025
Hunter joins the group
Hunter joins the group as our newest undergraduate research assistant. Welcome Hunter!
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August 25, 2025
Thomas joins as a visiting research scholar
Thomas (from Heriot-Watt University) joins our group as a visiting research scholar through next May. Welcome Thomas!
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August 3, 2025
NIH R35 (MIRA) grant
Kristin has received a five-year grant from the NIH to study pharmaceutical solids and mechanochemistry! We are thrilled for this support and excited for the research to come under this award!
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July 10, 2025
Cream joins as a visiting research scholar
Cream (from Chulalongkorn University) joins our group as a visiting research scholar through November. Welcome Cream!
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July 3, 2025
Gary's paper is published
Our manuscript discussing a detailed structural investigation into the thermosalient behavior of a cocrystal is published in JACS!
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June 20, 2025
Liulei wins department award
Liulei was selected for a graduate student achievement award from the Department of Chemistry at Mizzou! Congratulations Liulei!!
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June 2, 2025
Payton Seo joins as a Summer Scholar
Payton (from Simpson College) joins our group as a summer scholar through July. Welcome Payton!
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May 19, 2025
Liulei's paper is published
Our manuscript showing programmable functionalization of dienes through polymorph and wavelength control is accepted in JACS! A special congratulations to the team on the first JACS paper for our group!
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April 25, 2025
Jack is awarded a second year of funding
Jack was selected to receive a second year of funding through the MizzouForward Undergraduate Research Training grant, which will support his research efforts for the next year! Congratulations Jack!!
April 15, 2025
Liulei defends
Liulei successfully defended his dissertation and becomes the 6th PhD student from the group!
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April 2, 2025
Gary, Liu, and Jack's paper is published
Our manuscript showing tunability in thermal and thermomechanical properties by using mixed cocrystals is accepted at Journal of Materials Chemistry C! Congrats all!
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March 6, 2025
Delbert's paper featured in 2024 RSC Mechanochemistry HOT Article Collection
Delbert's 2024 paper is selected for feature in the collection!
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December 13, 2024
Ali named outstanding senior
Ali has been chosen as an outstanding graduating senior by the Mizzou College of Arts and Sciences!! Congratulations Ali and good luck in pharmacy school!
https://coas.missouri.edu/news/celebrating-excellence
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December 4, 2024
Jane joins the group
Jane is the newest graduate student to join our group! Welcome Jane!
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October 1, 2024
Kristin is an ACS WCC Rising Star
Kristin has been selected as one of the 2025 American Chemical Society Women Chemist Committee Rising Star award winners! She will deliver a talk at the 2025 Spring ACS National Meeting in San Diego.
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September 10, 2024
Nav and Gary's paper is published
Our manuscript showing the design of the first solid to undergo two chemically unique cycloadditions simultaneously is accepted at Angewandte Chemie International Edition! Congrats to the team!
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August 28, 2024
Alyssa and Maiya join the group
Two Mizzou undergraduates have joined our group this fall!
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August 27, 2024
Delbert and Daniel's paper is published
Delbert and Daniel's paper on using mechanochemistry to neutralize and form salts of beta blocker pharmaceuticals is published! Special congrats to Delbert on his first publication in our group!
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August 1, 2024
Grant from the Department of Energy
In collaboration with Michael Findlater (UC Merced) and Weile Yan (UMass Lowell), Kristin was awarded a grant from the DOE to investigate separation of rare-earth elements!
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