Welcome to the Milner group! At the crossroads of organic and materials chemistry, our research harnesses the power of framework materials to unlock new possibilities in catalysis and chemical separations. We design heterogeneous reagents and catalysts for the late-stage functionalization of bioactive molecules, opening new doors in drug development. We also develop novel strategies to safely handle gases as solid reagents, with applications in pharmaceutical synthesis and therapeutic delivery. We also employ our intuition as organic chemists to develop new reactivity-based chemical separations, which are critical to the fight against climate change. To facilitate these research directions, we also synthesize new materials for applications in electrochemistry, photocatalysis,  and separations.

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• Interested undergraduate students should contact Phill directly by email
• Prospective graduate students should apply to the graduate school here
• Interested post-docs should contact Phill directly by email