Congratulations to Tianze and Mu!

  Congratulations to Tianze and Mu, who successfully defended their pH.D. thesis this summer! 

 

Tianze will be heading to the west coast to work for Intel and Mu will staying in PA to work for Air Products! They will be missed in the Rioux lab. Congratulations once again!

Rioux group at NAM 27 in NYC!!!

Rob won’t be there, but still plenty of talks and a poster from the Rioux group and collaborators.  Be sure to check out our group’s talks on intermetallic and single atom catalysis.

Mon-GRAM-1330Combined Experimental, Density Functional Theory, and Microkinetic Modeling for Mechanism Determination on Single Atom Catalysts. Shyam Deo(1), Linxi Wang(1), Kayla Eudy(1), Zayne Weber(1), Griffin Canning(1), Robert Rioux(1,2) and Michael Janik(1).  (1) Department of Chemical Engineering, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, (2) Department of Chemistry, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA.

Mon-P-112Hydrogenation Catalysis by Site-Isolated Intermetallic Catalysts. Griffin Canning(1), Haoran He(1), Anish Dasgupta(1), Angela Nguyen(1), Michael Janik(1), Robert Rioux(1,2). (1) Department of Chemical Engineering, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, (2) Department of Chemistry, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA.

Mon-SUSO-1430A Computational Workflow for Intermetallic Catalyst Discovery. Angela Nyugen(1), Unnatti Sharma(2), Rushi Gong(3), Griffin Canning(1), Shunli Shang(3), Robert Rioux(1,4), Zi-Kui Liu(3), Zachary Ulissi(2), Michael Janik(1). (1) Department of Chemical Engineering, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, (2) Department of Chemical Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA, (3) Department of Materials Science and Engineering, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, (4) Department of Chemistry, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA.

Posted on May 14, 2022

New paper published in Nature Chemistry

Our newest publication, Atomic control of active-site ensembles in ordered alloys to enhance hydrogenation selectivity has been published in Nature Chemistry.

In Nature Chemistry issue 14, pp. 483-485, a News & Views article, Catalytic site seeing by Mortensen and Laursen from the University of Tennessee on our paper is included.

The work has been highlighted by the American Chemical Society and Phys.org.

C&E News (February 27, 2020) — Customizing alloy catalysts for hydrogenation

Phys.org (April 26, 2022) — Tuning exact ratios of two metals in a catalyst may enable new directions in catalysis science

Posted on 5/14/2022

Postdoctoral position available in the Rioux group

The Rioux group in the Department of Chemical Engineering at the Pennsylvania State University is seeking a post-doctoral scholar in heterogeneous catalysis.  A postdoctoral research position is available immediately on a DOE funded project on solvent effects in solid-acid (zeolite) and metal-catalyzed reactions.  The post-doctoral researcher will pursue experimental studies examining the influence of solvent on reaction mechanisms of catalytic reactions.  The project will include the synthesis, characterization, and catalytic testing of zeolite and supported metal catalysts.  The post-doc candidate will have relevant experience working with both classes of catalysts, be versed in the construction, operation and evaluation of liquid-phase flow reactors and product characterization (liquid and gas chromatography).  Experience in calorimetry and volumetric gas-adsorption measurements is desired.

A PhD in chemical engineering, chemistry or a related discipline with significant experimental expertise is required.  Please send a CV and names of three references to Professor Robert Rioux at rmr189@psu.edu. To formally apply, please visit https://hr.psu.edu/careers and search for REQ_0000030128 Postdoctoral Scholar (Open) under Academic and Faculty.

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Posted on 5/13/2022