Heterogeneous Catalysis · Surface Chemistry · Reaction Engineering · Process Development
Aug. 2026: Congratulations to Richmond Asamoah on receiving the 2026-2027 Distinguished Doctoral Graduate Assistantship!
Aug. 2026: We welcome Richmond Asamoah and Joel Olivas as new graduate students in our group!
May. 2026: Houqian's paper on kinetic and mechanism of isomerization-hydroformylation tandem reactions was published in ACS Catalysis!
Mar. 2026: Congratulations to Lakma Abeyratne and Trae Leyva on receiving 2026 Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR) Annual Summit Travel Awards!
Upcycling of Waste Plastics into Carboxylic Acids for Biodegradable Surfactants.
Li et al., Angewandte Chemie (2025)
Confined Dual Lewis Acid Centers for Selective Cascade C–C Coupling and Deoxygenation.
Li et al., Chemical Science (2024)
Hydroformylation of Pyrolysis Oils to Aldehydes and Alcohols from Polyolefin Waste.
Li et al., Science (2023)
Elucidating the Cooperative Roles of Water and Lewis Acid–Base Pairs in Cascade C–C Coupling and Self-Deoxygenation Reactions.
Li et al., JACS Au (2021)