ACS Kavli Emerging Leader in Chemistry Lecture, Prof. Lydia Kisley

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Professor Lydia Kisley of Case Western Reserve University presents "Seeing the Molecular World of Materials: Single-Molecule Microscopy at the Crossroads of Chemistry" as the Kavli Emerging Leader in Chemistry Keynote Lecture at the Spring 2023 American Chemical Society National Meeting in Indianapolis, Indiana (March 27, 2023).
Abstract: Chemists are trained to think at the molecular scale: from our first lessons in general chemistry of molecules colliding in the kinetic theory of gases, to electrons transferring from one molecule to another when learning reaction mechanisms in organic chemistry. While we think at this scale, the reality of typical lab measurements is that we observe moles of molecules at a time. This averaged measurement can blur and obscure the molecular behavior we seek to understand.
Single-molecule microscopy brings the molecular world into focus. The amazing power of this technique was recognized by the 2014 Nobel Prize in Chemistry. Yet, single-molecule microscopy remains somewhat specialized to the cellular biophysics and nanoscience communities.
Kisley shows shows that studying new materials with single-molecule microscopy can impact the many subfields that intersect physical chemistry method development at the “Crossroads of Chemistry.” This includes:
Biomaterials: protein dynamics in the extracellular matrix
Separation materials: analyte adsorption in chromatography
Metals: sensing individual redox reactions in corrosion and preventing those reactions with polymers
Learn more about Kisley's work at: kisleylab.science