Your one-stop shop for academic heterogeneous catalysis — faculty interviews, career guidance, and cutting-edge research discussions. 55 episodes · 5.0 ★ · Updated monthly.
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Prof. Lars Grabow — University of Houston
Associate Professor of Chemical Engineering. Research focuses on computational heterogeneous catalysis, DFT-based microkinetic modeling, and catalyst design for energy and sustainability applications. · March 2026
Prof. Brandon Bukowski — Sandia National Laboratories
Researcher at Sandia National Laboratories. Expertise in computational catalysis, zeolite modeling, and multiscale simulation methods. · March 2026
Prof. Madelyn Ball — University of Oregon
Assistant Professor of Chemistry. Research spans organometallic chemistry, C–H functionalization, and sustainable catalysis. · March 2026
Prof. Christopher Paolucci — University of Virginia
Assistant Professor of Chemical Engineering. Research in computational heterogeneous catalysis with focus on automotive emissions control and zeolite-based selective catalytic reduction. · March 2026
Prof. Tibor Szilvási — University of Alabama
Assistant Professor of Chemical and Biological Engineering. Computational research on transition metal catalysis, nitrogen fixation, and machine learning for catalyst discovery. · February 2026
Prof. Jingguang Chen — Columbia University / Brookhaven National Lab
Thayer Lindsley Professor of ChE at Columbia. 500+ publications, 20+ US patents. Research on carbides, nitrides, and bimetallic catalysts for thermo- and electrocatalysis. · December 2025