Our Team
The Pollice Research Group is committed to create an inclusive research environment where members feel safe and respected. We believe that diversity is an intrinsic and important part of the academic community and, therefore, we appreciate differences in backgrounds, experiences and perspectives, and facilitate them to help everyone in our team to reach their full potential in both scientific and non-scientific matters.
Our Research
Our research interests rest on four main pillars. Our primary target is the design of molecular catalysts for organic reactions with the help of computers. To realize that, we combine the simulation of chemical reactions with lab automation for high-throughput experiments and artificial molecular design algorithms. This allows us to incorporate data-driven algorithms directly into our workflow enabling us to accelerate the discovery process.
Latest News
June 26, 2026
On June 26, we held our traditional group afternoon in Groningen, just in time before the holiday period. This time, we had a lot of fun playing archery tag. As you can see in our group picture taken afterwards, it was very intense. Afterwards, we enjoyed grilled Mexican food while discussing our point tallies.
May 1, 2026
On May 1, Niek joined the group as a Master student. Niek will work on systematic computational exploration of organocatalytic reactions.
May 1, 2026
On May 1, Ruosang joined the group as a PhD student. Ruosang will work on machine learning-guided design of catalysts.
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Recent Papers
November 17, 2025
C. T. Ser, H. Hao, S. Pablo-García, K. Jorner, S. Li, R. Pollice*, A. Aspuru-Guzik*
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2025, 147, 43884.
June 9, 2025
S. Tretiakov*, A. Nigam, R. Pollice*
Chem. Rev. 2025, 125, 5776.
February 5, 2025
P. F. Jacobs, R. Pollice*
Digit. Discov. 2025, 4, 762.