Heterogeneous Catalysis · Surface Chemistry · Reaction Engineering · Process Development
Oct. 2026: We welcome Bailey Brooks as an undergraduate researcher in our group, supported by the Dow Scholars Undergraduate Research Experience (SURE) program!
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!
Hydroformylation of n-Hexene Catalyzed by Unmodified Cobalt Carbonyl under Mild Conditions
Li et al., ACS Catalysis (2026)
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)