On the same day that the Nobel Prize in Chemistry was awarded for groundbreaking work on metal–organic frameworks (MOFs), the Catalyst Design for Decarbonization Center (CD4DC) gathered for its 2025 All-Hands Meeting on October 8 at the University of Chicago’s David Rubenstein Forum. The timing was especially meaningful for the CD4DC community, as the center’s research is deeply connected to the field of MOFs, and several affiliated scientists have collaborated with the newly named Nobel laureate.
Supported by the U.S. Department of Energy, CD4DC unites researchers from the University of Chicago, Northwestern University, Argonne National Laboratory, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, University of Minnesota, Stony Brook University, Ohio State University, and the University of Illinois at Chicago.
This year’s meeting opened with reflections on the Nobel recognition and its connection to the center’s mission to design catalysts for modern energy processes. Throughout the day, Principal Investigators, Senior Scientists, and early-career researchers presented updates on collaborative projects and shared advances in catalytic systems for hydrogen production, carbon management, and chemical transformations.
Under the leadership of Professor Laura Gagliardi, CD4DC continues to strengthen collaboration between experimental and computational teams to accelerate discovery. The 2025 meeting underscored how collective scientific effort drives the innovation needed for the future of energy.
