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Catalysis for Aviation and Sustainability<\/a> | Forensic Science<\/a> | Inorganic Materials<\/a><\/p>\n

Our Interests<\/h3>\n

1. Characterization, processing, and implementation of sustainable aviation fuel<\/p>\n

2. Boron-based heterogeneous catalysts with high activity due to the presence of defects.<\/p>\n

    \n
  1. \n
      \n
    1. CO2<\/sub> reduction, photocatalytic hydrogen production, dehydroaromatization, and reverse Haber-Bosch<\/li>\n
    2. Measuring and improving reaction kinetics through catalyst preparation and immobilization.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      3. Photcatalytic hydrogen generation and printing of microcarbon structures<\/p>\n

      4. Characterization of cluster complexes of d10<\/sup> metals and controlled substances
      5. Alternative synthetic methods using ball mills in place of heating (mechanochemistry)<\/p>\n

      Photocatalytic Carbon Patterning<\/strong><\/p>\n

      \"Close-up \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \"Round<\/p>\n

      Mechanically induced self propagating syntheses<\/strong><\/p>\n

      \"mill_2\"<\/p>\n

      Large-scale syntheses<\/strong><\/p>\n

      \"mill_1\"<\/p>\n

      Research<\/h3>\n

      <\/a>Our research focuses on new catalysts for improved aviation sustainability by enabling alternative fuels and the utilization of waste gases such as methane and CO2<\/sub>.<\/p>\n

      <\/a>The characterization of fluorescent d10<\/sup> cluster complexes that enable the rapid identification of pharmacologically active substances\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

      \"drug_ident_sm\"<\/p>\n

      \u2022 <\/a>We are investigating the kinetics and mechanisms of mechanochemical syntheses<\/p>\n

      \"kinetics\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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