Dr. Sara Skrabalak is the James H. Rudy Professor and Robert & Marjorie Mann Chair in the Chemistry Department at Indiana University - Bloomington. She is a recipient of numerous awards, including the 2014 ACS Award in Pure Chemistry, and serves as the Director of the NSF Center for Single-Entity Nanochemistry and Nanocrystal Design, which is sponsored by the prestigious Centers for Chemical Innovation Program. In 2020 Professor Skrabalak assumed the roles of Editor in Chief for both Chemistry of Materials and ACS Materials Letters. Her research group focuses on nanomaterial synthesis and design for applications in catalysis, solar energy use, secured electronics, chemical sensing, and more.