Accelerated Solutions to Sustainable Chemistry Using Tandem Catalysis

Ultrahigh Throughput – Molecular Synthesis – Materials Design – Electrochemistry

Discovering catalysts for sustainable chemical synthesis and energy storage necessitates exploration of new design spaces and strategies for the control of multi-step electron transfers to break and form bonds. By creating new tandem catalysis platforms and ultrahigh-throughput experimentation methods, we will rapidly uncover molecular and materials design rules for improved charge manipulation. This knowledge will be used to study multi-catalytic cycles, molecularly modified materials, tandem electron delivery, and varied chemical inputs for electrocatalytic synthesis from abundant or waste feedstocks. I am uniquely primed to accomplish these projects because of the expertise I have developed across diverse fields in ligand synthesis, catalysis, and nanofabrication that I can merge into a respected research program.