Charles M. Schroeder
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Argonne National Laboratory
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About
Charles M. Schroeder is a leader at the intersection of automated experimentation, electrochemistry, and colloidal science. His research centers on developing high-throughput platforms to accelerate discovery in organic synthesis and energy materials. Schroeder’s most impactful contribution is the closed-loop optimization of general reaction conditions for heteroaryl Suzuki-Miyaura coupling (209 citations), where he demonstrated that robotic systems can navigate vast chemical spaces to identify broadly applicable synthetic protocols—a paradigm shift from traditional, narrow-scope optimization. He also created the Electrolab (43 citations), an open-source, modular platform for automated characterization of redox-active electrolytes, dramatically reducing the tedium and error in screening electrochemical conditions. Most recently, his work on visualizing energy transfer between redox-active colloids (2025) introduces a novel class of energy carriers that exchange electrical charge upon physical contact, opening new avenues for understanding colloidal electron dynamics. By merging robotics, data science, and fundamental chemistry, Schroeder’s work empowers researchers to explore chemical landscapes with unprecedented speed and reproducibility, making him a key figure in the movement toward autonomous laboratories.
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- 3Visualizing energy transfer between redox-active colloids2 citations · 2025