Aaron Sadow awarded the David C. Henderson Chair in Chemistry at Iowa State University

Aaron Sadow, professor of chemistry, was recently awarded the David C. Henderson Chair in Chemistry at Iowa State University. The award was created to promote faculty excellence and research within the Department of Chemistry in the fields of applied science and physical or inorganic chemistry.

Sadow’s research focuses on the development of new catalytic reactions and new catalysts for application in green chemistry, stereoselective synthesis, and the conversion of abundant raw materials into commodity and specialty chemicals. He serves as the Director of the Institute for the Cooperative Upcycling of Plastics (iCOUP), an Energy Frontier Research Center at Ames National Laboratory. Read More