Chemistry Department at Seoul National University

Chemistry Department of Seoul National University

[Chemistry Department at Seoul National University @chemsnu]

Great talk by Alex W. Schuppe (Vanderbilt University) at Seoul National University today! Insightful science, engaging presentation, and plenty of thought-provoking discussions. Thank you for visiting SNU and sharing your exciting research with us. #Chemistry #SNU

[Chemistry Department at Seoul National University @chemsnu]

A truly inspiring seminar at SNU by Prof. Phil Ho Lee, former President of the Korean Chemical Society. Thank you for sharing your wisdom, experience, and passion for chemistry.
#SNU #Chemistry

[College of Chemistry @UCB_Chemistry]

Dean Toste, chair of the chemistry department and professor of chemistry, has been elected as a fellow of the Royal Society, the UK's national academy of sciences.
https://t.co/AVBsBSdKoF

[Chemistry Department at Seoul National University @chemsnu]

Congratulations to Prof. Seokmin Shin in our department on being appointed as the new President of the Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology (KRICT)! Wishing him great success and inspiring leadership for the advancement of chemistry and science in Korea.

[Chemistry Department at Seoul National University @chemsnu]

Prof. Hyunwoo Kim at KAIST gave a wonderful talk about his unique 19F chiral analysis research!

[Chemistry Department at Seoul National University @chemsnu]

Prof. David Sarlah (Rice University @SarlahLab) delivered a truly inspiring lecture titled “Empowering Synthesis: From Unique Methods to Complex Natural Products.” An excellent opportunity to explore cutting-edge advances in synthetic chemistry! Thank you for visiting us.

[Chemistry Department at Seoul National University @chemsnu]

Congrats to Prof. Dongwhan Lee (https://t.co/M5DQLxkk9m)(SNU Chemistry) on being named a “Yumi Distinguished Teaching Scholar”! Recognized for leading core curriculum innovation and advancing interdisciplinary education at SNU. #SNU #Chemistry #EducationInnovation

[Chemistry Department at Seoul National University @chemsnu]

Great to host Prof. Pat Holland (Yale) at SNU— “Breaking it and fixing it: new chemistry with nitrogen.” Inspiring insights into N2 activation and beyond!

[Seoul National University @SeoulNatlUni]

🎓𝐒𝐍𝐔 𝐆𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐐𝐮𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐈𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞: 𝐅𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐛𝐥𝐞𝐦 𝐒𝐨𝐥𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐨 𝐀𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐚 𝐒𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫

For decades, SNU has been recognized as a world-class institution known for solving complex problems. The Grand Quest Initiative marks a new chapter: SNU now steps forward as an agenda setter—proactively posing the hard questions that academia has yet to confront.

A Grand Quest is not a research topic. It's a question that disrupts entrenched assumptions, confronts the limits of existing knowledge, and embraces the risk of failure in pursuit of something genuinely new.

📢 𝐒𝐍𝐔 𝐆𝐑𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝐐𝐔𝐄𝐒𝐓 𝐎𝐏𝐄𝐍 𝐂𝐀𝐋𝐋

📅 Submission period: March 17 – April 17, 2026
📣 Results announced: June 5, 2026
🏆 Award: KRW 5,000,000 per selected question
🔍 Evaluation: Fully blind review

All SNU members are invited to submit their boldest, most transformative questions.
What question have you been afraid to ask?
Now is the time to ask it.

🔗 Details & submission: https://t.co/5BmBkBxDqN
Read more about the Grand Quest Initiative:
https://t.co/OZqWVqmQ5X

#SNU #SeoulNationalUniversity #GrandQuest #ResearchInnovation #SNUGrandQuest

[Chemistry Department at Seoul National University @chemsnu]

Celebrating the retirement of Prof. Seonghoon Lee with a seminar, dinner, and a small party. Thank you for your tremendous contributions to chemistry and to generations of students. Wishing you continued health and happiness!

[Chemistry Department at Seoul National University @chemsnu]

Glad to host Prof. Jia Xie from Huazhong University of Science and Technology at SNU Chemistry. An expert in electrolyte design and battery safety, he trained with Barry Trost at Stanford and now leads impactful research on next-generation batteries.

[Eunsung Lee @EunsungLee5]

We warmly invite researchers and students to submit their work.
Oral abstract deadline: March 10, 2026
https://t.co/jctqul4Dvm

[Eunsung Lee @EunsungLee5]

Please join us at ICCC 2026 in Odense, Denmark, and we kindly invite your strong interest in the Main Group Catalysis and Materials Science sessions.

[Eunsung Lee @EunsungLee5]

New paper out in JOC in our group.
We report a heterogeneous iron-catalyzed borylation of aryl fluorides using FeCl3 and HBpin. A practical route to arylboronates under mild conditions. https://t.co/jTBgnXiaW2
#IronCatalysis #CFActivation #Borylation #SustainableChemistry

[Chemistry Department at Seoul National University @chemsnu]

A rising star in our department, Prof. Seung Youn Hong reports a unified strategy to access cyclopropanes and cyclobutanes from alkenes via photocatalytically generated 1,3-dielectrophiles in JACS. A fresh way to rethink small-carbocycle retrosynthesis. https://t.co/ft65gKLuPT

[OM&CAT-7 in Korea @omcat7korea]

Registration for the OM&CAT-7 conference in Korea is now open! Early registration & poster abstract by Mar 31, 2026. Check out our official webpage: https://t.co/N4pdxZqhv2

[Chemistry Department at Seoul National University @chemsnu]

The Lee group (https://t.co/exGEpqHrtr) reports pH-switchable amphiphiles enabling fluorescence turn-on detection of hydrophobic anions in water. https://t.co/Ze46Rg9zt3

[Chemistry Department at Seoul National University @chemsnu]

Macrocycles enable drugging tough targets like PPIs. Inspired by pyritides, Prof. Park et al. built 27 diverse macrocycles via a build/couple/pair strategy, uncovering a ferroptosis inhibitor (6paW) and validating diversity-oriented macrocycle design. https://t.co/5GyJy9Y0Ac

[Chemistry Department at Seoul National University @chemsnu]

Prof. Barry Sharpless—one of only two scientists in history to receive the Nobel Prize in Chemistry twice—gave an unforgettable and inspiring lecture at SNU today. His passion for discovery and vision for the future of chemistry moved everyone in the audience. Truly remarkable.