2025
Mihir presented at the North American Catalysis Society meeting in Atlanta, GA and received the Kokes Award! Maddie also presented at the meeting.
Mihir presented at the ChEMS Research Forum, MSU Engineering Graduate Research Symposium, and the Michigan Catalysis Society Spring Symposium!
Maddie presented an invited talk at the spring ACS meeting!
2024
Maddie presented at the Michigan Catalysis Society monthly meeting. Thanks MCS for a warm welcome to the area!
Ph.D. student Eugenia Amegbanu joins the group!
Majed and Mihir presented at the annual AIChE meeting!
The Catalyst Design Lab moves to MSU! We're excited for this new chapter!
Maddie Dudle joins the group as an undergraduate researcher!
Congratulations to Majed Alam Abir on his paper studying the role of supports in carbon dioxide methanation being published in Catalysis Science and Technology!
Congrats to undergraduate researcher Rachel Phillips on graduating with a BS and starting a PhD at Clemson University!
2023
Majed presents his work at the AIChE Annual Meeting and undergraduate researchers Ethan and Rachel present Posters!
Our perspective article, written in collaboration with Dr. Oishi Sanyal and her group, is published in AIChE Journal. The perspective is featured on the cover of the November 2023 issue.
The group attends the Tri-State Catalysis Society symposium hosted at WVU! Majed, Mihir, and Rachel present posters of their work.
Ph.D. student Paul Monday joins the group! Undergraduate researches Reece Stevenson and Emma Zaleski join the group.
Summer undergraduate researchers Gia and Ethan present their results at the WVU Undergraduate Research Symposium.
Undergraduate researcher Gia Monte joins the group as a visiting summer student. Ethan continues his work as a part of the Summer Undergraduate Research Experience and Kaden Schreiber joins the lab!
Our collaborative award on the development of membrane reactors was highlighted during the annual Undergraduate Research Day at the Capitol. Mani and Rachel presented their research to members of the West Virginia State Legislature and Executive Branch.
Ph.D. student Mihir Kulkarni and undergraduate researchers Bryce Clutter and Justin Fluharty join the group!
Dr. Ball is featured by Statler College, highlighting recent funding from ACS PRF.
2022
Dr. Ball and Mani attend the annual AIChE meeting in Phoenix, AZ. Mani presents his research at the Undergraduate Student Poster Competition.
Ethan joins the group as an undergraduate researcher!
The group attends the Tri-State Catalysis Society meeting in Columbus, OH. Majed presents his work on CO2 conversion catalysts.
Mani and Rachel present their summer research at the Summer Undergraduate Research Symposium! We're so proud of all the work they've put in this summer!
Rachel joins the lab and Mani continues his work as a part of the WVU Summer Undergraduate Research Experience.
Mani, Ray, and Meg join the lab as undergraduate researchers!
2021
The Catalyst Design Lab is founded in the Department of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering at West Virginia University! Majed and Caleb join the group as founding members.