Adam S. Veige
V.T. and Louise Jackson Professor
Research Focus
Adam S. Veige leads a research program at the interface of organometallic chemistry, catalysis, and advanced polymer synthesis. His group develops trianionic pincer ligands and early-transition-metal complexes that enable unique reactivity in metal–carbon multiple bonds. These organometallic platforms power breakthroughs in cyclic polymer synthesis, particularly ring-expansion metathesis polymerization (REMP), which yields topologically distinct materials with properties unattainable by linear analogues. Veige also pioneered inorganic click (iClick) chemistry, a modular metal–azide/metal–acetylide cycloaddition that constructs metallopolymers with metals embedded directly in the backbone.
Education and Training
2002–2004 Postdoctoral MIT, Cambridge, MA (lab of Daniel G. Nocera)
1998–2003 Ph.D. Cornell University, Ithaca, NY (lab of Peter T. Wolczanski)
1993–1997 Hons. B.Sc. University of Western Ontario (lab of James F. King)
Selected Awards
UF Office of Technology Licensing Innovation of the Year Award (2023)
UF CLAS Doctoral Dissertation/Mentoring Award (2019)
UF Outstanding Mentor of Undergraduate Research Award (2012)
Alfred P. Sloan Fellowship (2010)
NSF CAREER Award (2008)
Selected Activities
Associate Editor, Coordination Chemistry Reviews (2017–2021)
Session Leader, Organometallics GRC, Newport RI, July 8th, 2019
Advisory Board, Chem, Cell Press (2018–present)
Polyhedron Editorial Board Member (2013–present)
Treasurer, Florida Section of the American Chemical Society (2010–2017)
Selected Publications
Beauchamp, A. M.; Chakraborty, J.; Ghiviriga, I.; Abboud, K. A.; Lester, D. W.; Veige, A. S.* Ring Expansion Alkyne Metathesis Polymerization. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2023, 145, 22796-22802.
Miao, Z.; Gonsales, S. D.; Bowers, C. R.; Sumerlin, B. S.;* Veige, A. S.;* Cyclic Polyacetylene. Nat. Chem. 2021, 13, 792-799.
Niu, W.; Gonsales, S. A.; Kubo, T.; Bentz, K. C.; Pal, D.; Savin, D. A. Sumerlin, B. S.;* Veige, A. S.* Polypropylene: now available without chain ends. Chem, 2019, 5, 237-244.