Current research in catalysis in the School of Chemistry and Biochemistry spans the full range of design and development, from basic science to practical application. Comprising an interdisciplinary team of chemists, biochemists, and engineers, the catalysis group utilizes tools in synthesis, computing, protein engineering, and materials science to address various grand challenges. Areas of particular interest include catalyst design and characterization (both experimental and computational), development of catalytic reactions/transformations, and catalyst performance evaluation. We explore bioorganometallic catalysis, bioenzymatic catalysis, heterogeneous catalysis, homogeneous catalysis, Redox catalysis, and the interface of homogeneous and heterogeneous catalysts.
Faculty
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Natural Products; Genomics; Metagenomics; Biosynthesis; Enzymology; X-ray crystallography; Enzyme engineering; Chemical biology; Drug discovery
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protein engineering; nuclear receptors; biosynthetic chemistry; synthetic biology; gene therapy.
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Chemical biology, Organic chemistry, Click chemistry, Catalysis, Materials chemistry, Chemical biology; Organic chemistry; Polymer science; Biomaterials; Immunology; Protein nanoparticles; Medicinal chemistry; Antiviral agents; Combinatorial chemistry; Molecular evolution; SELEX; Cell targeting; Backscattering interferometry
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Synthetic Methodology Development; Natural Products Synthesis; Donor-Acceptor Cyclopropanes and Cyclobutanes; Homo-Nazarov Cyclizations; Heterocyclic Compounds; Medicinal Chemistry; Cascade Reactions; Ring-Opening Cyclizations
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Catalysis; adsorption; materials chemistry; silica; zeolites; MOFs; supported molecular catalysts.
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Synthetic organic chemistry; physical organic chemistry; mechanisms; catalysis; environmentally benign tunable solvents; sustainable and environmentally benign chemistry.
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Organometallic chemistry; inorganic chemistry; catalysis; cluster chemistry; renewable energy; clusters; metal-metal bonding; metal fluorides; metal hydrides; carbon dioxide fixation; carbon-fluorine bond formation; aerobic oxidation; molecular orbital theory; main group chemistry.
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Quantum chemistry; intermolecular forces; theoretical chemistry; algorithms; modeling; machine learning and data generation; software development; high-performance computing
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Heterogeneous Catalysis; In-situ Spectroscopy; Biomass Conversion; Surface Chemistry, Kinetics; NMR; IR; Synthesis of Catalysts, Characterization of Solids
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Inorganic chemistry; Coordination chemistry, Organometallic chemistry; Reaction mechanisms; Catalyst development; Redox reactions; Energy conversion and storage; Coupling reactions
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Materials chemistry; Physical chemistry; Nanocrystals; Nanomedicine; Drug delivery; Tissue engineering; Regenerative medicine; Imaging; Colloidal science; Self-assembly; Electrospinning; Catalysis; Fuel cell technology
