Tom Rickhoff

Chemistry Lab Director at University of Illinois Chicago | Doctoral Student studying electrochemistry | HF '09 Alum | Lewis University '15 '18 Alum | Scouter |

[Tom Rickhoff @RickhoffTom]

This was a great opportunity! Thank you @JRlLab, @CabanaChemistry, @ChemistryUIUC, and @ChemistryatUIC

[Rodríguez-López Electrochemistry Lab at Illinois @JRlLab]

We successfully concluded our 2024 Electrochemistry Bootcamp @ChemistryUIUC A 3-day intensive course on experimental echem covering 18 experiments, 6 lectures, simulations, projects and tons of electrifying energy 😉 Thanks to @NSF @doescience for helping train 42 new echemists!

[Research Group of J. Cabana @CabanaChemistry]

And so research papers are likely here to stay even in the era of AI: as a way to communicate and promote the updates to our knowledge that build “science”

https://t.co/fT7okhpZYk

[Andy I. Nguyen @andy_i_nguyen]

Can small peptides have tertiary structures and behave like big proteins?

Our preprint showing that peptide frameworks supports tertiary structure in < 20 amino acids. The pores have many mutable residues that cooperatively engage with complex molecules.
Link in the comments.:

[Research Group of J. Cabana @CabanaChemistry]

Come work with us @argonne!

This is an exciting opportunity to push energy storage towards new frontiers of technology, and to keep the US in the lead of the AI race, by both using the models and enabling the infrastructure they require.

https://t.co/IC3JMnS0gO

[Research Group of J. Cabana @CabanaChemistry]

We are going to need a hyperscaling effort for autonomous science.

Moving from human to autonomous operation is going to require new hardware in the thousands of R&D labs in the US. But where is the money going to come from?

Smart take by @charlesxjyang
https://t.co/jv8Sxe0Wm4

[UICscience @UICscience]

The George Crabtree Institute for Discovery powers new collaborations between @argonne and @thisisUIC.

UIC researchers Ruixuan Gao, Ahmed Abokifa, Brian Chaplin and Milos Zefran are using #AI to advance brain mapping, water safety and surgery. 🔬💧 ⚙️

https://t.co/UzsgTpZgva

[NASA @NASA]

On Tuesday, June 9, we’ll announce the four astronauts who will orbit Earth aboard the @NASAArtemis III mission!

Watch our live event at 11 a.m. EDT (1500 UTC) to find out who will test the docking capabilities necessary for crewed Moon landings: https://t.co/TyU7StKGxH

[Research Group of J. Cabana @CabanaChemistry]

Excellent question

https://t.co/o1ugQkVkxQ

[Neal Mankad @NealMankad]

Congratulations to @roushanpsingh on your latest publication in @Orgmet_ACS and best wishes as you transition to postdoc life!
https://t.co/g2uLVckTgC

[University of Illinois Chicago @thisisUIC]

Cellulose synthesis? No problem for this 7-year-old 🧠

#ThisIsUIC #UICResearchMatters #ResearchMatters #Chicago #UIC

[Research Group of J. Cabana @CabanaChemistry]

Just as we close applications for #NGenE 2026, out comes the product of our 2025 edition!
The result of the weeklong discussions, it reflects the view of the next generation of scientists on where electrochemistry *needs to go* https://t.co/IdVuQJ803S

[Research Group of J. Cabana @CabanaChemistry]

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[Research Group of J. Cabana @CabanaChemistry]

“I think this is a persistent problem of people undervaluing data quality and measurement.”

This does not just matter for political decisions. In the era of AI turbocharging data volumes, undervaluing is becoming more likely

[Joliet ACS @ACSJoliet]

Join us on April 24th for our annual awards ceremony, dinner, and CCEW presentation!

[Research Group of J. Cabana @CabanaChemistry]

Base Power is adapting its distributed battery storage program for PJM https://t.co/34XAIKWONL

[Andy I. Nguyen @andy_i_nguyen]

Can ligands mimic larger portions of metalloproteins? Published in @DaltonTrans, we designed macrocylic peptides that mimic the β-sheet region at the active site of multicopper oxidases.
Article: https://t.co/0Jfc7zkqys

[UIC Liberal Arts and Sciences @UICLAS]

Congrats to our #UICLAS faculty honored with UIC’s 2025–26 Research & Scholarship Awards:
Ruixuan Gao, Jonathan Connolly, Marina Mogilner, Cedric G. Johnson, Amanda E. Lewis
Read more: https://t.co/LDt0ChAzkf #UICLAS

🔗 https://t.co/SURtDRErY2

[UIC Liberal Arts and Sciences @UICLAS]

Two #UICLAS researchers — Philip Engel and Andy Nguyen — have been named 2026 Sloan Research Fellows. Just 126 early-career scientists across the U.S. and Canada receive this honor, along with $75,000 to advance their research. Congratulations!
➡️ https://t.co/PtaAsUdzXw

[Andy I. Nguyen @andy_i_nguyen]

Thank you to the @SloanFoundation. This award recognizes the work of my graduate, undergraduate, and post-doctoral researchers to develop peptide frameworks that mimic protein function. Many thanks to @thisisUIC and @ChemistryatUIC!
https://t.co/Dw4W01om6H
#SloanFellow

[Chemistry at UIC @ChemistryatUIC]

Also, a big congratulations to our alumnus, Marvin Parasram (@Mp_Chemist), who is also named as a 2026 Sloan Fellow in chemistry! Go Flames!🔥🔥🔥

[Chemistry at UIC @ChemistryatUIC]

#UIC Chemistry congratulates Andy I. Nguyen on being named a 2026 @SloanFoundation Research Fellow, one of two UIC faculty honored this year. Sloan Fellows are among the most promising early-career scientists in North America.
https://t.co/AkfEg5uKAK
https://t.co/p5tCfDB5Ub