The Perkin Medal that Dr. Frommer is receiving in September cites her lifetime scientific accomplishments in electronically conducting polymers and atomic force microscopy. The reality is these are but two points on a continuum of using chemistry to reveal the molecular underpinnings of material properties.

This talk will take a path through studies to explore the evolution of her studies of materials and in-situ measurements of molecular interactions that lead to the control of matter on the nanoscale.
The thread that runs through these studies is using chemical understanding to document and manipulate material properties in the era of nanotechnology.

Diverse fields will be on the itinerary, from macromolecular solvation to 3D nanoprinting to data curation of the molecular universe.