luca catalano

Associate Professor of Chemistry @UNIMORE_univ
Head of DynaMoMat Lab. Topic Editor for Crystal Growth & Design @CGD_ACS Creativity is my way.

[Luka Đorđević @L_Dordevic]

A landmark paper for the group and a work we are very excited about: aggregation-induced photocatalysis.

In our new @NatureChemistry paper, organic dyes become brighter, more photostable and photocatalytically active when they assemble in water.

https://t.co/BPpiIApqDs

[IUCr2026 @IUCr2026]

We’re proud to honor the IUCr2026 awardees in Calgary

Ewald: Gautam R. Desiraju
Bragg: Luca Catalano
Struchkov: Erik Svensson Grape
Gjønnes Medal: Lukáš Palatinus

Celebrating breakthroughs shaping the future of structural science
➡️ https://t.co/Prb5iSSe1X

#crystallography

[Hema Kuntrapakam @sruthihemak]

👉 PhD Admissions Open at The Department of Chemistry @iitjodhpur

For ongoing research areas https://t.co/8kJtSrwSuN

Candidates interested in the design of small molecules and their supramolecular behaviour/applications or peptide chemistry, write to me 👉[email protected].

[luca catalano @LucaCataz]

@sruthihemak @iitjodhpur @SureshanLab @rafalklajn Congrats, Hema!

[Smart Materials Lab @NaumovGroup]

We are delighted to announce that our Durga Prasad Karothu @DP20907127 has been appointed to the Advisory Board of Crystal Growth & Design @CGD_ACS, published by @ACSPublications. A tremendous achievement and well-deserved recognition of his significant contributions. Congrats!

[IUCr2026 @IUCr2026]

TOMORROW IS THE DAY ❄️ Tomorrow is your FINAL chance.
Registration is not required to submit papers

IUCr2026 abstract submissions close February 22 at 11:59 PM ET. No extensions. No registration required.

👉 https://t.co/dpr0IVssTQ

#IUCR #IUCR2026 #crystallography

[Ruggiero Group @RugGroup]

Applications are OPEN for our 2026 @NSF funded IRES program. Spend 10 weeks performing research on dynamic crystals in beautiful Italy, all expenses paid! Must be a US citizen/perm. resident to apply. Please share widely! @UofR @URochesterChem @LucaCataz

https://t.co/QXd0UJomgf

[Ruggiero Group @RugGroup]

Just posted @ChemRxiv - we move from MOFs to COFs, with a slew of cool techniques that explain why a modified version of COF-300 can form a closed-pore structure. Great work from a new collaboration with @aet_ice and @rigaku. @LucaCataz @URochesterChem

https://t.co/eqn3bzUvoE

[Smart Materials Lab @NaumovGroup]

We are delighted to see our work on ultrastiff organic crystals receiving attention. It has now been highlighted in Chemistry World: @NYUAbuDhabi

https://t.co/VwhrEDnfg7

[luca catalano @LucaCataz]

Go Ale!

[Ruggiero Group @RugGroup]

If you are at @Materials_MRS #MRS2025 be sure to check out group member Alejandro Alvarez from @UofR @ur_engineering MatSci program who has a poster and highlight oral presentation! @LucaCataz

[Ruggiero Group @RugGroup]

Excited about this one! We leveraged our understanding of lattice dynamics and resulting polymorphic transformations to purposefully design dynamic molecular solids. Great team effort @LucaCataz @URochesterChem @UofR @ChemRxiv

https://t.co/LmQckh2Uqf

[Panče Naumov, PhD ACSF FRSC @Pance_Naumov]

The stiffest organic crystal of all—Organic crystals are typically considered soft and brittle, but recent examples show that certain structural characteristics can make some organic crystals exceptionally hard. Check out our new publication in @ChemicalScience, where we report that the crystals of mucic (galactaric) acid have now set a new standard for the stiffest organic crystal ever reported! In one crystallographic direction, the Young’s modulus of these crystals is 50.25 GPa, a value that surpasses some metals, including tin and magnesium. Congratulations to @DP20907127, @LucaCataz, @SPGuerin and the other authors! Thanks to @NYUAbuDhabi @NYUADResearch. Read more about these ultrastiff crystals here:
https://t.co/Pt6H6AFcSM

[Nanochemistry Lab @NanochemistryL]

🧩 From molecules to mobility! ⚡Our new study shows how steric design and weak forces steer crystal packing in oligorylenes – boosting charge transport 🚀
Open access here 👇
https://t.co/dP83R70f4a

[The Nobel Prize @NobelPrize]

2024 #NobelPrize laureate in chemistry David Baker has succeeded with the almost impossible feat of building entirely new kinds of proteins.

In recent years, one incredible protein creation after the other has emerged from Baker’s laboratory. They range from new nanomaterials where up to 120 proteins spontaneously link together (see animation) to proteins that function as a type of molecular rotor.

Who will be awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry this year? We will find out on 8 October.

Animation: ©Terezia Kovalova/The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences

[Ruggiero Group @RugGroup]

This paper is very cool - might be the coolest result of my career. We bent a flexible crystal, did some low-frequency confocal spectroscopy, and directly visualized intermolecular strain spectroscopically. @UofR @ChemRxiv @LucaCataz @URochesterChem

https://t.co/zDbg4cgdKS

[Ruggiero Group @RugGroup]

Group members Will Stoll and Johanna Kölbel crushed their talks at #IRMMW2025 today in Helsinki. Great work team! @UofR @URochesterChem

[Ruggiero Group @RugGroup]

Check out our most recent article in @JMaterChem C, which was just featured on the journal front cover! Great work to the team, collaborative between @UofR @URochesterChem, @riken_en, and @UNIMORE_univ @LucaCataz.

https://t.co/ngu0MZyLrU

[luca catalano @LucaCataz]

@ivana_brekalo @UNIMORE_univ @UofR @RigakuOxfordXRD Lol! The perspective of 2 days playing with electron diffraction gave me the power!

[luca catalano @LucaCataz]

It was fun! So many results in a couple of days @UNIMORE_univ @UofR

@RigakuOxfordXRD thanks for having us!

[Ruggiero Group @RugGroup]

Playing with new toys in Germany @rigaku @RigakuOxfordXRD. Looking forward to seeing some cool new crystal structures! #3DED @UofR @URochesterChem