Bryce Sadtler

Bryce Sadtler is an Associate Professor of Chemistry at Washington University in St. Louis. His research focuses on imaging and controlling chemical transformations in inorganic nanostructures, with specialties in solar energy conversion, light-matter interactions, catalysis, and nanoscale materials. He leads the Sadtler Research Group, which explores the reactivity heterogeneity in semiconductor nanocrystals and develops adaptive materials responsive to external stimuli.

Education:

• PhD in Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley
• BS in Chemistry, Purdue University

Research Interests: Dr. Sadtler’s work combines single-particle fluorescence imaging, chemically activated fluorogenic probes, and solution-phase synthesis to study metastable compounds and nanostructure growth. His team investigates how oxygen vacancy distribution influences photocatalytic activity in metal oxides, designs stimuli-responsive inorganic materials, and develops methods to synthesize metastable semiconductor phases for applications in nanophotonics and quantum computation.

Awards:

• NSF CAREER Award (2018)
• ACS PRF Doctoral New Investigator (2017)
• Journal of Materials Chemistry Emerging Investigator (2017)
• Beckman Institute Postdoctoral Fellowship (2010-2013)
• William J. Fulbright Fellowship (2003)

Lab & Collaborations: The Sadtler Lab is located at McMillen Hall, Room 515. Their research integrates advanced microscopy techniques with synthetic chemistry to address energy conversion challenges. Notable collaborations include studies on manganese oxide stability for water oxidation (ACS Nanoscience Au, 2023) and metastable bismuth selenide synthesis (JACS, 2022).