Research in the Harris Laboratory combines catalyst synthesis, quantitative physical and chemical characterization of catalysts (including in situ and in operando measurements), and elucidation of reaction mechanisms for responsible and efficient production of fuels and chemicals.
July 2026. Congratulations to Shivangi, Young, and Elyse on their co-authored manuscript with ORNL about Al migration from binders to dealuminated beta zeolites being published in Applied Catalysis B!
July 2026. Congratulations to Shivangi on her co-authored manuscript with ORNL about deactivation of CuY/deAlBeta zeolites being published in Chemical Engineering Journal!
June 2026. Congratulations to Dr. Shivangi Borate for passing her Ph.D. dissertation defense!
May 2026. Congratulations Drs. Ethan Iaia and Syd Foster for graduating with their Ph.D.'s! Ethan will start a new role as a postdoc at Brookhaven National Laboratory.
May 2026. Congratulations to Hasanath Bathali for her passing her Ph.D. Candidacy exam!
May 2026. Congratulations to Britney Mack for her co-authored paper (led by the Bara group) on PVC ozonolysis being published in Chemistry - A European Journal!
May 2026. Congratulations to Shivangi Borate, Josh Zenick, and co-authors from ORNL on their paper about C-C coupling over rare-earth-element-containing zeolites being published in ChemCatChem!
April 2026. Congratulations to Leila Nasri for winning a Top Poster Award for the Engineering/Computer Science category at the UA Undergraduate Research and Creative Activity (URCA) conference!
April 2026. Congratulations to Ethan Iaia and co-authors from Szilvasi group, ORNL, and UVA, on their paper about propane hydroxylation over Fe-N-C catalysts being published in Journal of Catalysis!
April 2026. Congratulations to Elyse Kimpiab and Adam Twombly on their collaborative paper with the Amini group (UA Mechanical Engineering) about gas-switching methane reforming being accepted for publication in Energy Conversion & Management!
April 2026. Jamie is granted tenure and promotion to Associate Professor, effective August 15, 2026.
April 2026. Congratulations to Leila Nasri for placing second in the Student Research Poster Competition at the AIChE Southern Regional Meeting!
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