Research in the Hein lab focuses on the development of automated reaction analytical technology to serve mechanistic organic chemistry. These studies blend advanced robotics with synthetic organic chemistry. Current studies are aimed at solving a diverse set of problems, including understanding catalytic reaction mechanisms, building robust chemical processes for manufacturing, and developing coupled preferential crystallization technologies for chemical purification. These studies are enabled by a collection of prototype modular robotic tools and integrated analytical hardware which create the first broadly applicable automated reaction profiling toolkit.