C&EN’s Talented 12

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TALENTED 12 C&EN’s Talented 12 ShareShare onFacebookTwitterWechatLinked InRedditEmail C&EN, 2017, 95 (33), pp 40–41August 21, 2017Cite this:C&EN 95, 33, 40-41(Credit: C&EN/Shutterstock)Figure1of1Welcome to the third annual Talented 12 issue. It took us months of scouring the globe to collect all 12 of the rising stars in chemistry featured in the pages that follow.The dream team we’ve assembled is tackling some of the toughest scientific challenges facing the world today. These young scientists are battling the opioid epidemic, inventing new medicines and better ways to make them, and harnessing sunlight to make fuel and other useful chemicals.To find our 12, we called on a panel of esteemed advisers, C&EN’s advisory board, and Talented 12 alumni to nominate prospects aged 42 or younger who are pushing the boundaries in their fields. We also accepted nominations from readers through an online form. Finally, we researched and evaluated the more than 150 candidates amassed during this process to zero in on the path-paving individuals highlighted here.We’re certain these 12 will be scientific MVPs someday. You should collect their autographs now.Our advisers: Frances H. Arnold, California Institute of Technology; James J. De Yoreo, University of Washington and Pacific Northwest National Laboratory; Anthony Estrada, Denali Therapeutics; Paula T. Hammond, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Sarah E. Reisman, Caltech; Tobias Ritter, Max Planck Institute for Kohlenforschung; Daniel Siegwart, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center; Alex Spokoyny, University of California, Los Angeles; Karen L. Wooley, Texas A&M University; Vivian W.-W. Yam, University of Hong Kong. In brief Profiles P.42–57 Talented 12 by the numbers P.46 Laboratory lovesP.52 Talented 12 alumni: Where are they now?P.58