Selected Publications
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S. Pal,* E. Salzman, D. Ramirez, H. Chen, C. A. Perez, K. Dale, S. K. Ghosh, L. Lin, P. B. Messersmith,* Versatile solid-state medical superglues of α-lipoic acid. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 147, 13377, (2025).
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S. Pal, J. Shin, K. DeFrates, M. Arslan, K. Dale, H. Chen, D. Ramirez, P. B. Messersmith, Recyclable Surgical, Consumer, and Industrial Adhesives of Poly(α-lipoic acid). Science, 385, 877 (2024).
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N. R. Ciccia, J. X. Shi, S. Pal, M. Hua, K. G. Malollari, C. L. Pueyo, E. Risto, M. Ernst, B. A. Helms, P. B. Messersmith, J. F. Hartwig, Diverse Functional Polyethylenes by Catalytic Amination. Science, 381,1433 (2023).
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S. Pal, D. P. T. Nguyen, A. Molliet, M. Alizadeh, A. Crochet, R. D. Ortuso, A. Petri-Fink, A. F. M. Kilbinger, A Versatile Living Polymerization Method for Aromatic Amides. Nat. Chem. 13, 705 (2021).
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S. Pal, M. Alizadeh, P. Kong, A. F. M. Kilbinger, Oxanorbornenes: Promising New Single Addition Monomers for the Metathesis Polymerization. Chem. Sci. 12, 6705 (2021).
Recent Awards & Honors
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Leadership in Mentoring (08/2025)
American Chemical Society
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Future Faculty Awardee (08/2025)
PMSE, American Chemical Society
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Rising Stars in Soft and Biological Matter (11/2024)
Materials Research Center, UChicago and UC San Diego
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Venture Grant (02/2023-02/2024)
UC Berkeley
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Postdoc. Mobility Grant (02/2021 - 02/2023)
Swiss National Science Foundation








