CSENND Executive Director, Sara Skrabalak, receives the 2026 STAR Award from RCSA

Major congratulations are in order for our Executive Director, Dr. Sara Skrabalak, who just received the 2026 Science, Teaching, and Research (STAR) Award from the Research Corporation for Science Advancement (RCSA)

"STAR awardee Sara Skrabalak is an outstanding scientist and scientific leader whose boundary-pushing research spans multiple material classes, including metals, mixed-metal oxides, and heteroanionic materials, and addresses applications in catalysis, solar energy conversion, chemical sensing, and secure electronics. Her commitment to mentorship has fostered a thriving research group, attracting students who are drawn not only to the excellence of the research but also to the group’s culture. In leadership roles at her institution and beyond, she has scaled effective mentoring practices and helped equip other faculty with the tools to become effective teachers and mentors. She is currently serving as Editor-in-Chief of Chemistry of Materials and ACS Materials Letters and was recently awarded a National Science Foundation CCI Phase 2 Award for the Center for Single-Entity Nanochemistry and Nanocrystal Design."
--RCSA