Chancellor Professor of Chemical Engineering,
University of California, Berkeley
Faculty Scientist, Materials Science Division, Lawrence Berkeley National
Laboratory
Director, Berkeley Catalysis Center
Editor-in-Chief, Journal of Catalysis

Research Support Administration
LSAC Resident Magician
105-A Gilman Hall

Ph.D. Chemical Engineering (2004) Universidad Industrial de Santander, Colombia
Project: Mechanistic Studies of Hydrodesulfurization and
Hydrodeoxygenation Reactions on Ruthenium Supported Catalysts

Ph.D. Chemistry (2008) Tsinghua University, China
Project: Early Transition Metal Oxides as Catalysts: Crossing Scales from Clusters
to Single Crystals to Functioning Materials

Ph.D. Chemistry (2005) Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznan, Poland
Project: Ethanol Oxidation Over Supported V/Cr/Mo Oxides (with A. Bell)

Ph.D. Chemistry (2007), University of Leipzig, Germany
Project: NOx Storage and Reduction over New Designed Catalysts(with A. Katz)

Ph.D. Inorganic Chemistry (2007) Max Planck Institute for Coal Research, Germany
Project: Synthesis and Application of Zeolites and Zeolite-like Materials (with Stacey Zones)

Ph.D. Industrial Chemistry (2006) Ruhr University Bochum, Germany
Project: Fundamental Studies of Hydrogen Management in the Catalytic Conversion of Petroleum to Transportation Fuels

B.S. Chemical Engineering (2006) Pennsylvania State University
Ph.D. research: Methanol and Dimethyl Ether Conversion with Solid Acid Catalysts

B.S. Chemical Engineering (2007) University of Michigan
Ph.D. research: Polyoxometalate Clusters as Acid and Oxidation Catalysts

M.S. Chemical Engineering University of Oklahoma
Ph.D. research: Catalytic Activation of Methane on Supported Metal Clusters

M.S. Technical University, Berlin, Germany
Research: Oxidative Dehydrogenation of Light Alkanes on Different Supported Vanadia Catalysts (with A. Bell)

B.S. Chemical Engineering (2006)
University of California at Los Angeles
Ph.D. research: The Design and Synthesis of Immobilized Calixarenes for the
Specific Adsorption and Catalysis of Organic Molecules (with A. Katz)

B.S. Chemical Engineering (2006) and B.S. Chemistry (2006) University of Wisconsin-Madison
Ph.D. research: Fundamental Studies of Hydrogen Management in the Catalytic Conversion of Petroleum to Transportation Fuels

B.S. Chemical Engineering (2007) University of North Dakota
Ph.D. research: On the Mechanism of the Initial Carbon-Carbon Bond Formation in Synthesis Gas Conversion

Dipl.-Ing. Chemical Engineering Technical University of Munich, Germany
Ph.D. research: Oxidation and Acid Catalysis on Polyoxometalate Clusters

M.S. Politecnico di Milano, Milano, Italy
Ph.D. research: The Mechanism of the Initial Carbon-Carbon Bond
Formation in the Higher Alcohols Synthesis on Rh-based Catalysts

B.S. Earth and Environmental Engineering (2005)
Columbia University
Ph.D. research: Durable, Low-Cost, Atomically Layered Lean-NOx Traps

Technical University of Munich
Ph.D. research: Synthesis and characterization of delaminated
microporous catalysts

B.S. Chemical Engineering (2005)
Rutgers University
Ph.D. research: Oxidative Dehydrogenation of Light Alkanes over Bilayered Metal Oxides (with A. Bell)

Research & Development Center, Cosmo Oil Co., LTD.
Project: Mechanistic Studies of Hydrodesulfurization Reactions on Ruthenium
Supported Catalysts

Associate Professor, Tsinghua University, China
Project: Structural Requirements and Reaction Pathways for NH3 and N2O Formation
Project: Experimental and Theoretical Studies of Methanol and Dimethyl Ether Conversion on Solid Acid Catalysts
Present Employment: Haldor Topsøe A/S, Nymøllevej 55, DK-2800 Kgs. Lyngby, Denmark, Phone: +45 45272467
Project: Design, Synthesis, and Mechanistic Evaluation of Iron-Based Catalysis for Synthesis Gas Conversion to Fuels and Chemicals
Present Employment: Institute of Catalysis and Petrochemistry (CSIC), C/ Marie Curie, 2. 28049 Madrid, Phone: +34 915855476
Project: Methane Reforming, Partial Oxidation, and Carbon Formation by Bimetallic Catalysts
Present Employment: Senior Research Engineer, Environmental Materials/R&DB Center, SAMSUNG PETROCHEMICAL CO.,LTD., SAIT, Mt.14-1, Nongseo-Dong, Giheung-Gu, Youngin-Si, Gyeonggi-Do, Korea 446-712, TEL:KR +82 312801844, FAX:(82 31)280-1840, Mobile:(82 10)6399-8763
Project: An Exploratory Study of Combining Oxidative Methane Coupling with Oxidation or Homologation Reactions of its C2 Products
Present Employment: Assistant Professor, Dept. of Chemical System Engineering, Bldg Engineering-5, University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyoku, Tokyo
Project: Reactive Coatings on Silicon Microstructures: Synthesis Mechanism, Structure, and Catalytic Function (with R. Maboudian)
Present Employment:
Project: CO Oxidation over Noble metal-based Catalysts
Present Employment: Senior Research Engineer, Global Pharmaceutical R&D, Abbott Laboratories, Dept. R45R, Bldg. R8-4, 1401 Sheridan Road, North Chicago, IL 60064
Project: Selective Oxidation of Alkanes to Acids on Dispersed Metal Oxide Domains
Present Employment: Research Institute for Industrial Chemistry (Resources and Environment Catalysis) Zhejiang University of Technology Hangzhou, 310014 China
Project: Structural Requirements and Reaction Pathways in the Selective Oxidation of Alkanes to Acids on Dispersed Metal Oxide Domains
Present Employment: Department of Chemistry, Technical University Munich, Germany
Project: Experimental and Theoretical Studies of Carbonylation Mechanisms on Solid Acid Catalysts
Present Employment: Assistant Professor Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science University of Minnesota 410 Amundson Hall 421 Washington Avenue SE Minneapolis, MN 55455 Phone:1-612-626-3981 Fax: 1-612-626-7246
Project: Novel Catalytic Materials for the Fischer-Tropsch Synthesis
Present Employment: School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo, Japan
Project: Reforming, Partial Oxidation, and Carbon Formation by Pd and Co based Catalysts
Present Employment: Research Center for Compact Chemical Process, Advanced Inductrial Science and Technology (AIST), Japan
B.S. Chemical Engineering Royal
Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden
Ph.D. research: Selective Oxidation of Hydrocarbons within Shape-Selective
Environments
Present Employment: Research Engineer, Zeolyst International
Ph.D. Chemistry (1998) The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong
Project: Zeolite-Catalyzed Selective Oxidation of Alkanes
Present Employment: Senior Research Chemist, Chevron
Ph.D. research: The Design and Synthesis of Immobilized Calixarenes for the Specific Adsorption and Catalysis of Organic Molecules (with A. Katz)
Present Employment: Assistant Professor, Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan Rd, Tech E136, Evanston, IL 60208
Ph.D. Chemical Engineering
(2004) University of South Carolina
Project: Reaction of Methane over Catalysts Exhibiting Redox and Base Properties
Present Employment: Research Engineer, Chevron
Ph.D. Physical Chemistry (2005) Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, China
Project: NO/NO2 gas trap in functionalized materials
Present Employment: Catalysis Research Center, Wataru Ueda Group, Hokkaido University, Japan
Universidad de Zaragoza, Spain
Project: Kinetic Studies of Carbon Nanotube Growth
Present Employment: Doctoral Student, Universidad de Zaragoza, Spain
Project: Oxidation and Acid Catalysis on Polyoxometalate Clusters
Present Employment: Postdoctoral Scholar, Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, University of Alberta, Canada
B.S. Chemical Engineering (2000) Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Ph.D. research: Natural Gas Conversion: Novel Reactors and Catalysis for Synthesis Gas Generation and Oxygenate Synthesis
Present Employment: Research Engineer, DuPont
B.S. Chemical Engineering (2000)
Georgia Institute of Technology
Ph.D. research: Synthesis, Characterization and Catalysis of Single-Site, Isolated Materials Consisting of High-Valent Cations within Constrained Geometries
Present Employment: Research Engineer, Chevron
Project: Oxidative Dehydrogenation of Hydrocarbons
Present Employment: Chevron, Technology Marketing 100 Chevron Way, Room 10-2210 Richmond, CA 94802
Project: Methane Conversion Cooperative
Present Position: Professor of Chemical Engineering, Jiangsu Polytechnic University, Changzhou, China
Utrecht University, The Netherlands
Project: In-situ UV/Vis Study of Supported PdO/Pd Clusters During Selective Oxidation of Methanol
Present Employment: Doctoral Student, Utrecht University, The Netherlands
Project: Early Transition Metal Oxides
Present Position: Project Scientist, Department of Biological Chemistry, John Innes CentNorwich Research Park, Norwich, UK
Project: Simulation Methods for Complex Reacting Systems
Present Position: Technology Leader, New Technology, BP Refining Technology
150 W. Warrenville Road
Mail Code 603-3E
Naperville, IL 60563 USA
mobile: US +1 630.881.5478
fax: +1.630.420.5367
Project: Selective CO Oxidation in H2-rich Gas
Project: Novel Catalytic Materials for the Fischer-Tropsch Synthesis
Present Position: Research Associate, Central Research Laboratories, Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd.
Department of Organic Chemistry, University of Cordoba, Spain,
Project: Kinetic Study of Isobutane Reaction over Y-Zeolites
Present Employment: Materials and Devices Lab, Samsung Advanced Institute of Technology, Yongin-Si, South Korea
Present Employment: BASF Catalysts, LLC, 25 Middlesex/Essex Turnpike, Iselin, NJ 08830
Present Employment: Researcher of the "Ramon y Cajal" Program, Instituto de Tecnologia Quimica, CSIC-UPV, Valencia, Spain
Present Employment: Professor, Department of Chemistry, Peking University
Present Employment: Professor, Laboratory of Catalysis Chemistry and Nanoscience, College of Environmental and Energy Engineering, Beijing University of Technology, Beijing, China
B.S. Chemical Engineering (1990) Brigham Young University
Ph.D. research (2003): Oxidative Dehydrogenation of Light Alkanes on Metal Oxide Catalysts
Present Employment: Assistant Professor of Chemical Engineering, University of Wyoming
Present Employment: Group Manager, Hydrogen R&D Group, Hydrogen & New Energy Research Laboratory, Research and Development Division, Nippon Oil Corporation, Yokohama, Japan
B.S. Chemical Engineering (1994)
University of California, Davis
M.S. research (1998): Low Temperature Catalytic Methane Combustion (with A. T. Bell )
Present Employment: Process Development at Associate Valentis Corp.
B.S. Chemical Engineering (1993)
University of Minnesota, Minneapolis
Ph.D. research (1998): Tungsten Oxide Species as Strong Solid Acid Catalysts
Present Employment: Dow Chemical Company, Midland, MI
B.S. Chemical Engineering (1996)
University of Colorado, Boulder
Ph.D. research (2001): Tungsten Oxide Species as Strong Solid Acid Catalysts
Present Employment: Assistant Professor of Chemical Engineering, Purdue University
B.S. Chemical Engineering (1993)
Drexel University
Ph.D. research (1998): Structure and Function of Metal Cations in Light Alkane
Reactions on Zeolites
Present Employment: Commodity Trader, HETCO, New York, NY
B.S. Chemical Engineering (1993)
Clemson University
Ph.D. research (1998): Conversion of Methane into Higher Hydrocarbons using
Membrane Reactors
Present Employment: Chief Software Architect, Certain Software, Inc.
Present Employment: ChevronTexaco, Richmond, CA
B.S. Chemical Engineering (2000) Rutgers University
M.S. research: New Materials and Processes for High Temperature Microreactors
Present Employment: KLA-Tencor WIN Division, Milipitas, CA
Present Employment: Assistant Professor, Universite Pierre et Marie Curie, France
Present Employment: Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry, Nanjing University, China
Technical Univesity of Munich
Germany
Present Employment: Senior Researcher at Nippon Steel Corporation, Chiba, Japan
Present Employment: Research Scientist at Center for Industrial Research (TENARIS-SIDERCA-CINI), San Nicolas, Argentina
Present Employment: Senior Researcher, Planning Officer National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, Tsukuba, Japan
Present Employment: Department of Chemical Engineering, National Technical University of Norway, Trondheim, Norway
Technical University of Munich,
Germany
Project: Selective Oxidation of Hydrocarbons within Shape-Selective
Environments
Present Employment: Laboratoire de Catalyse, C.N.R.S., Université des Sciences et Technologies de Lille Bât., France
Present Employment: Professor of Industrial Chemistry, Kyungil University, Kyungsangbuk-do, South Korea
Present Employment: Professor of Chemical Engineering, Kunsan National University, South Korea
Present Employment: Professor of Chemical Engineering, Kwangju University, Korea
Present Employment: W.R. Grace Co., Columbia, MD
Present Employment: Surface Integrity Group, Novellus Systems, San Jose, CA
Present Employment: Membrane Reactor Technologies, Vancouver, BC
Present Employment: Chevron Energy Technology Company, 100 Chevron Way, Richmond, CA 94802, 510-242-3166
Present Employment: Research and Development Center, General Motors Corporation, Warren, MI
B.S. Chemical Engineering (1996) Brown University
M.S. research: Design and Synthesis of Catalytic Membranes based on Thin Films
Present Employment: Associate; ENVIRON Corporation in Emeryville, CA
Present Employment: Chemical Process Technology Lab, General Electric Corporate R & D, Niskayuna, NY
Present Employment: Associate Professor
Present Employment: Principal Research Scientist, Energy & Environment Research Team, SK Corporation, Korea
B.S. Chemical Engineering (1999)
University of Arkansas at Fayetteville
M.S. research: Design and Synthesis of Catalytic Membranes based on Thin Films
Senior Research Engineer in Fuel Cell Vehicle Team, R&D Division, Hyundai Motor Company and Kia Motors Co., Korea
Present Employment: Ensicaen, Caen, France
Present Employment: Sasol Italy, Milano
Present Employment: National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD
B.S. Chemical Engineering (1994)
University of Texas, Austin
M.S. research (1996): Methanol and Isobutanol Synthesis from Syngas
Present Employment: Device Engineer; Motorola CISD, Phoenix, AZ
Present Employment: Hungarian Academy of Science, Institute of Isotopes, Budapest, Hungary
B.S. Environmental Engineering
(1996) University of California, Riverside
M.S. research (1998): Tungsten Oxide Species as Strong Solid Acid Catalysts
Present Employment: UCR College of
Engineering Center for Environmental Research and Technology (CE-CERT)
Present Employment: Conoco Inc., Ponca City, OK
Present Employment: Chief Professor and Deputy Director State Key Lab of C1 Chemistry and Technology, Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University, Beijing
Present Employment: Chevron ETC, Richmond CA, 94802, Office Phone # 510-242-1529
B.S. Chemical Engineering (1995) Caltech
M.S. research (1998): Selective Conversion of Light Alkanes (with A.T. Bell)
Present Employment: Business Analyst; Andersen Consulting, San Francisco, CA
B.S. Chemical Engineering (1996)
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Ph.D. research (2001): Coupling Alkane Dehydrogenation Reactions with
Hydrogenation Reactions on Cation-Modified H-ZSM5
Present Employment: Assistant Professor of Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, Point Loma Nazarene University, San Diego, CA
Research: Synthesis and Characterization of Heteropolyphosphomolybdate Compounds
Research: Oxidation and Acid Catalysis on Polyoxometalate Clusters
Research: CO Oxidation on Nano-Au: In-situ IR and UV/Vis Studies
B.S. Chemical Engineering University of California, Berkeley
Present Employment: Senior Officer, Performance Materials, Chemicals Cluster Economic Development Board
B.S. Chemical Engineering University of California, Berkeley
Graduate Student, Princeton University
Project: Selective Oxidation of Hydrocarbons within Shape-Selective Environments
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