Asadi research aims to develop novel materials for electrochemical carbon dioxide (CO2) conversion to fuels through a directed experimental effort in synthesis, characterization, and electrochemical testing and analysis. For this, he established an interdisciplinary research program that leverages full use of using modern computational techniques alongside cutting-edge experimental studies with a dual focus on (i) fundamental research in the various aspects of functional materials development and photo/electrocatalysis science along with (ii) leading innovation in the area of device fabrication. Under the REU project, he will develop a program to use cutting edge in-situ differential electrochemical mass spectroscopy and in-situ X-ray absorption fine structure (XAFS) experiments to identify electronic and structural properties of surface metal atoms under operando conditions to develop figures of merit that describe activity, selectivity, and stability relationships of heteroatomic transition-metal based electrocatalysts for alcohol production.