Welcome
The Hupp Research Group is located on the first floor of the Ryan Hall, in the Department of Chemistry at Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois.
Group News
Special Seminar
Research Professor Omar Farha will be giving a special faculty seminar Tuesday, February 12th, from 4-5PM in Ryan Hall Room 4003.
NuMat on a Roll with Big Win at the Rice Business Plan Competition
NuMat Technologies adds to their impressive list of wins with a victory over five other teams at the Department of Energy's National Clean Energy Business Plan Competition. DOE Press Release
NuMat on a Roll with Big Win at the Rice Business Plan Competition
The start-up won the Society Investment Prize, the OWL Investment Prize, the Kleiner Perkins Caufield & ByersPrize for Clean Tech Innovation, and the Opportunity Houston - Best Technology Investment Prize. All told, they came away with $750,000, more than any single team in the competition's history. NewStory Article
NuMat Wins State and Regional Competition
Research Professor Omar Farha and students from Chem & Bio Engineering, Kellogg, and NU Law took the top prize in both the Illinois and Midwest Clean Tech Student Challenge with their startup, NuMat Technologies. They now move on to the national competition. See their winning entery Here. Medill Article
Nature Communications Featured Image
"Metal-adeninate vertices for the construction of an exceptionally porous metal-organic framework" was recently published as a Featured Image in the on-line journal Nature Communications. Read the Article.
More Promising Natural Gas Storage?
Now featured on the February cover of Nature Chemistry! With the help of Randy Snurr, Professor of Chemical and Biological Engineering, the group has developed a new method that removes discovery bottleneck by identifying materials (MOFs) with promise. Read the Northwestern Newscenter Story, then Read the Nature Article.
Prof. Farha Receives University Safety Award
Omar Farha Receives the University's 2011 Safety Award from President Schapiro. Read his story in the Northwestern Research Newsletter.
The Search for the ANSER
Watch the Big Ten Network feature on YouTube. You may see a Huppster or two.