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Prof. Eranda Nikolla is a Professor of Chemical Engineering at the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor, MI. Prior to this, she was a Professor of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science at Wayne State University, Detroit, MI. She received her received her Ph. D. in Chemical Engineering from University of Michigan in 2009 working with Prof. Suljo Linic and Prof. Johannes Schwank in the area of soli...

Prof. Susannah Scott is a Distinguished Professor in both Chemical Engineering and in Chemistry & Biochemistry at the University of California, Santa Barbara. She received her Ph. D. in Inorganic Chemistry from Iowa State University, under the direction of Jim Espenson and Andreja Bakac, for her work on the activation of O2 and transition metal-catalyzed oxidation mechanisms. She was awarded a NAT...

For our 30th episode it is a pleasure to welcome Prof.   Charles (Charlie) T. Campbell! Prof. Campbell is Professor Emeritus in Chemistry at the University of Washington, where he is also Adjunct Professor of Chemical Engineering and of Physics, and the Rabinovitch Endowed Chair in Chemistry since 2012. He received his BS (1975) and PhD (1979, under JM White) degrees at the University of Texas at...

Dr. Chris Bradley is a Program Manager in Catalysis Science at the U.S. Department of Energy.  He earned B.S. degrees in Chemistry and Biology at the University of Kentucky and a Ph. D. in Inorganic Chemistry from Cornell University. He was then a postdoctoral fellow at UC Berkeley.  His independent academic career involved stints as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Chemistry and Bioche...

Prof. Suljo Linic was born in northwestern Bosnia and Herzegovina, where he completed his elementary and high school education. His family were forcefully displaced from Bosnia during the Bosnian war of 1990s. He moved to the USA in 1994 after being awarded a faculty scholarship from West Chester University in PA. Suljo obtained his PhD degree in chemical engineering in 2004 working with Prof. Mar...

Prof. Phillip Christopher earned his B.S. in chemical engineering from University of California, Santa Barbara in 2006 and his M.S and Ph. D. in chemical engineering from University of Michigan in 2011 working with Prof. Suljo Linic. From 2011-2017 he was an Assistant Professor at University of California, Riverside. In 2017 he moved to the University of California, Santa Barbara where he is a Pro...

Dr. Simon R. Bare is a distinguished scientist at SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory.   He earned his B.Sc. in Chemistry and Ph. D. in Surface Chemistry from the University of Liverpool, UK. He was a postdoctoral fellow at both Cornell University and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory.   He then transitioned in industry and held various positions in catalyst research at The Dow Chemical Compa...

Dr. Sean Hunt is the co-founder and CTO of Solugen. He focuses on utilizing novel metal catalysts, scaling up proprietary chemienzymatic process technologies, and developing the framework for Solugen's molecule factories: the Bioforge. His engineering endeavors have spanned a wide range of industries and applications, working as fuel cell engineer for the U.S. Navy, a vaccine and API process engin...

Dr. Stafford (Staff) Sheehan leads Air Company as President and Chief Technology Officer. Staff is a scientist and entrepreneur who has developed several commercial technologies based on his applied research in the fields of chemistry, physics, and computer science, and has built collaborations with several world-renowned universities and institutes through his research. He completed his PhD at Ya...

On this episode of PodCAT we welcome Cathy Tway, bp's Senior Director for Chemistry and Catalysis. Cathy designs and directs development programs to deliver bp's growth engines portfolio. Cathy has a wealth of industrial experience, having held leadership roles at several major chemical companies including most recently serving in leadership positions at both Johnson Matthey and Dow before joining...

Dr. Randall Meyer received his bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering from Rice University, his master's degree in environmental engineering from UCLA, and his doctoral degree in chemical engineering from the University of Texas at Austin. He then performed postdoctoral research at both the Fritz's Haber Institute and the University of Virginia working under the guidance of Prof. Freund and N...

Darren Lipomi is a professor of nanoengineering, chemical engineering, and materials Science at UC San Diego. He is also the Associate Dean for Students and the Faculty Director of the IDEA Engineering Student Center at the Jacobs School of Engineering at UCSD. He is the incoming chair of Chemical Engineering at University of Rochester, scheduled to begin his term in July!   Darren earned his bach...

Prof. Julie Rorrer is an assistant professor of chemical engineering at the University of Washington. She obtained her doctoral degree from the University of California at Berkeley, where she investigated etherification catalysis under the guidance of Profs. Alexis T. Bell and Dean Toste. She then performed postdoctoral research at the Massachusetts  Institute of Technology under the guidance of P...

Electrocatalysis guru Prof. Ian McCrum did his undergraduate studies at Clarkson University, graduating in 2012. From there he went on to Penn State for his PhD, where he was advised by Prof. Mike Janik. In 2017 he moved to the Netherlands, studying at Leiden University as a postdoc under advisor Marc Koper. He returned to Clarkson in 2020 as an assistant professor. There he has won several awards...

Prof. William Schneider earned his PhD studying Inorganic Chemistry at The Ohio State University. Following his PhD he spent over a decade working at the Ford Motor Company, where he researched strategies for mitigating the environmental impact of automotive emissions. He joined the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at Notre Dame in 2004 and he has served as the department chair...

Prof. Lea Winter is an Assistant Professor of Chemical and Environmental Engineering at Yale University. Lea earned her B.S. in Chemical Engineering from Yale and received her Ph. D. in Chemical Engineering from Columbia University as a NSF graduate research fellow, working under the supervision of Professor Jingguang Chen - sharing academic lineage with Marc. Lea then returned to Yale as a nanote...

On this episode of PodCAT we welcome the distinguished Prof. Michael Janik from the Department of Chemical Engineering at The Pennsylvania State University. Mike earned his B.S. from Yale University and then had a brief stint in industry working at Procter and Gamble. He returned to academia and earned his Ph. D. from University of Virginia under Profs. Matthew Neurock and Robert Davis. Mike has w...

On this episode of PodCAT we welcome Prof. Yuriy Román from MIT. Yuriy Román is the Robert T. Haslam Professor of Chemical Engineering at MIT. Yuriy earned his B.S.E. in Chemical Engineering from the University of Pennsylvania in 2002 and received his Ph. D. in Chemical and Biological Engineering from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 2008, working under the supervision of Professor James A....

On this episode of PodCAT we welcome Prof. Sheima Khatib from Virginia Tech. Sheima exemplifies the complete professor: successful research, top-notch teaching, and recognized service to the profession. For her research in natural gas upgrading she received the NSF CAREER award, for her teaching she received the Rawls Outstanding Undergraduate Educator award, and she was the 2023 programming chair...

On this episode of PodCAT we welcome Prof. Alexis T. Bell. We discuss how Prof. Bell entered the field of catalysis and went out on a limb to secure a faculty position at UC Berkeley. We also discuss strategies for maintaining a successful research program and how to respond to reviewer comments. Fun fact, Prof. Bell was Ezra's PhD advisor! Prof. Bell is the Dow professor of Sustainable Chemistry...

Welcome to the new season of PodCAT! Our first episode of 2023-24 is a deep dive into submitting your first proposal. Where should you apply? What are strategies for dealing with rejection? No worries, PodCAT is here to help.

On this episode of PodCAT we welcome a very special guest, Prof. Cathleen Crudden. We discuss how Prof. Crudden entered the field of catalysis and rose to Editor in Chief of ACS Catalysis. We also discuss mentoring strategies and philosphies, with important tips for early career researchers. Prof. Crudden is the AV Douglas Distinguished University Professor in the Department of Chemistry at Queen'...

What do you need to be successful? Estimating start-up costs and negotiating an offer is no sweat with PodCAT in your corner. Tune in for the last installment of our series on the faculty application process.

On this episode we welcome a very special guest, Prof. Paul Dauenhauer. We discuss details of how Prof. Dauenhauer became interested and excited about catalysis with some tips and strategies for early career researchers. Prof. Dauenhauer received his B.S. in Chemical Engineering and Chemistry from the University of Wisconsin, Madison. His PhD was under the guidance of Lanny Schmidt at University o...

In this episode of PodCAT with Tom, Ezra and Marc we discuss tips and strategies for approaching the research seminar and chalk talk.