The Miloserdov Lab focuses on the synthesis and applications of organic molecules, aiming to answer two fundamental questions:

1. Can we develop better, more efficient, and practical ways to make organic molecules?
2. Are there organic molecules we can readily make that improve quality of life?

Our work balances fundamental innovation with application-oriented research, creating meaningful scientific and societal impact.

• Design and develop novel catalysts for efficient, selective, and stereocontrolled reactions.
• Focus on sustainable reactions: atom-economical, minimal waste, and practical to synthesize.
• Current projects include:
  • Chiral-at-sulfur organocatalysts for practical catalytic systems.
  • Ruthenium-based catalysts for asymmetric C–C bond formation.

• Develop concise synthetic strategies to produce molecules that address practical challenges.
• Active projects:
  • COPY-CAT project: synthetic pyrrolizidine alkaloid standards for food safety research (collaboration with WFSR).
  • Lignin model compounds: modular libraries to support analysis and valorization (collaboration with WFBR).
  • PFAS capture technologies (collaboration with researchers from ORC and Wetsus)