Our group aims to develop catalytic materials that are utilized in sustainable production of fuels and chemicals. Using both catalysis and synthetic materials chemistry, we employ operando spectroscopic techniques and well-controlled catalyst synthesis methods. The goal of this research is to elucidate active site structures under reactive environments in order to design and develop improved catalysts.
October 2026: Congratulations to Mihir Kulkarni and Nhan Khuu (WVU) on their paper studying Fe embedded carbon molecular sieve membranes for ammonia production and separation, published in ACS Materials Au!
June 2026: Maddie presented at the Gordon Research Conference on Catalysis!
May 2026: The whole group presented at the Chemical Engineering and Materials Science Department Research Symposium and the Michigan Catalysis Society Annual Symposium!