05.17.24 - Publication Alert

Yukun's study revising the mechanism of N-N coupling with Ti has been published in Dalton Transactions! This is Yukun's 9th paper with the Tonks Group--will there be more??

03.27.24 - Publication Alert

Our studies into using solid-state 15N NMR to predict M=NR reactivity, in collaboration with the Copéret Group at ETH, has been published in JACS! Partha led the UMN side of this collaboration, synthesizing a variety of 15N-labelled metal imido complexes.

03.25.24 - Welcome to Takuya

Welcome to our latest visiting student Takuya Akiyama from the Mashima Group in Osaka University. We hope you will enjoy your time here working on polymerization catalysis 

03.13.24 - Publication Alert

The group has published a new Chem. Rev. summarizing their work on CO2-derived lactone polymerization.

02.01.24 - Publication Alert

The group has published a new Inorg. Chem. paper ......

01.31.24 - Tonks Group Heads to Australia

Ian, Arron, and Rachel R spent 2.5 weeks in Sydney and Melbourne as part of the NSF CSP and CSIRO sponsored PELICANS program, where we learned about recycling and the circular economy around plastic packaging in Australia.

01.19.24 - OPE Passed

Congratulations Zoe Fish for passing your OPE! Officially a PhD Candidate!

12.12.24 - Congratulations Dr. Lo

Congratulations to Dr. Shao-Yu Lo on passing his viva examination 

11.15.23 - Newest PhD Recruits!

Welcome to our newest PhD recruits Alison, Madhur and Aiswarya on joining the team!

10.31.23 - Publication Alert

Well done to Janaya and Ryan on their latest work published in ACS Catal. on hydroesterificative polymerization of 10-Undecen-1-ol