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Center for Accelerated Photocatalysis

NC State’s NSF Center for Accelerated Photocatalysis focuses on discovering fundamentally new synthetic pathways using light-driven catalysts.

Driving the Future of Scientific Discovery

The NSF Center for Accelerated Photocatalysis (CAPS) deploys self-driving labs (SDLs) to accelerate discovery for reactions which use light as a catalyst in challenging chemical transformations. CAPs is supported by an NSF Centers for Chemical Innovation (CCI) Program Phase I grant, totaling $1.8 million over the next three years.

NC State has long sat in the driver’s seat when it comes to SDLs and scientific innovation. SDLs integrate artificial intelligence (AI), lab automation and robotics to revolutionize experimental sciences and scientific research. NC State’s mission in this area is to establish universal SDL testbeds for the physical and life sciences as the foundation of future research and educational infrastructure.

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For more information, please contact Milad Abolhasani or Felix Castellano.