Nick Jackson

Nick Jackson is a Professor at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, affiliated with the Department of Chemistry under the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences. As a Scialog Fellow, he collaborates with interdisciplinary scientists to advance automation and AI integration in chemical laboratories.

• Focus areas: laboratory automation, AI-driven chemical design, synthetic chemistry

The Scialog Fellowship recognizes his leadership in merging automated instrumentation with fundamental research. His work aligns with the Molecule Maker Laboratory Institute at UIUC, aiming to transform hypothesis generation and high-throughput measurements.

Future goals include fostering national collaboration and adapting chemistry curricula to AI-compatible methodologies, with the first Scialog meeting scheduled for April 11–14, 2024 in Tucson, Arizona.