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Osvaldo Gutierrez is a Professor in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), and the inaugural Senior Faculty Director of the UCLA Chicano Studies Research Center (CSRC) Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI) STEM Initiatives. He holds a B.S./M.S. from UCLA (2009), a Ph.D. from UC Davis (2012), and completed postdoctoral training at the University of Pennsylvania (2012–2016). He has been recognized with prestigious awards including the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE), NSF CAREER Award, and NIH MIRA Award.
His research integrates computational and experimental approaches to understand organic/organometallic reaction mechanisms, focusing on transition metal-catalyzed reactions, open-shell intermediates, and sustainable synthesis. Specific projects include developing predictive models for reactivity/selectivity in Ni/photoredox and Fe-catalyzed systems, and exploring the role of spin states in enzymatic catalysis. His lab trains researchers in quantum mechanical calculations and synthetic techniques.
- NIH/NSF-Funded Projects: Focus on iron-catalyzed radical cascades, base metal cross-couplings, and computational catalysis modeling.
- Lab Initiatives: Combines theory and experiment to design asymmetric transformations for medicinal chemistry applications.
He has held faculty positions at the University of Maryland-College Park (2016–2021) and Texas A&M University (2021–2024) before joining UCLA in 2025. His work bridges organic synthesis, computational chemistry, and sustainable catalysis, with applications in drug discovery and green chemistry.
