Epling Environmental Catalysis Lab

In the Environmental Catalysis Lab, we focus on understanding reaction mechanisms on and along a catalyst surface. Our research spans fundamental understanding of catalytic surfaces (reaction mechanism development) to thinking about application (degradation studies and more realistic reaction conditions). With such knowledge, our goal is to design better catalysts, both at the active site scale, and at the reactor scale, through tailor-designing catalyst active sites and active site densities. 

William Epling Lab News

• Natalia successfully defended her PhD dissertation and is now working at Cormetech.

• Silvia successfully defended her PhD and is now at UCSB working for Phil Christopher. 

• Silvia's first 1st author paper came out: Rhodium Catalyst Structural Changes during, and Their Impacts on the Kinetics of, CO Oxidation. 

• Natalia's first 1st author paper came out: Effects of SO2 poisoning and regeneration on spinel containing CH4 oxidation catalysts.

• Afrina, Ayesha and Ayman joined our group!

• Congratulations to Natalia who earned a travel award to support her trip and presentation at the 2023 AICHE meeting.