Contact: figg@vt.edu
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Introducing… Adrian Figg (Angew. Chem. Int. Ed.2024, 63, e202418310)

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C. Adrian Figg

Professional Experience

2021-present Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry, Virginia Tech
2018-2021 Weinberg Family Postdoctoral Fellow, International Institute for Nanotechnology Postdoctoral Fellow, and Northwestern Clinical and Translational Science TL1 Postdoctoral Fellow with Prof. Chad A. Mirkin, Northwestern University
2013-2018 Graduate Student Researcher with Prof. Brent S. Sumerlin, University of Florida

Education

2018 Ph.D. in Organic Chemistry, University of Florida
2013 B.A. in Chemistry, University of California, Santa Barbara

Selected Awards

2026 C&EN Talented 12

2026 Virginia Tech Young Scholarly Impact Award

2026 ACS PMSE Early Investigator Award

2026 ACS DOC Young Investigator

2025 NSF CAREER Award

2024 Polymer Chemistry Emerging Investigator