July 2025
Group Party at Lake Ontario!

May 2025
Dr. Madeleine Wilsey walked in the University of Rochester PhD ceremony. Congratulations on this incredible milestone!

Congratulations to DOCTOR Madeleine Wilsey! A job most well done: 15 papers published, 1 more submitted, and 3 in the works! Your dedication and scientific rigor have left an indelible mark. We can’t wait to see you succeed in your next chapter!

July 2024
Congratulations to DOCTOR Connor Cox!

May 2024
Congratulations to our undergrads Teona Taseska, Jason Maher, and Yiwen Sun for graduating! Connor Cox walked in the Doctoral Degree Commencement and it was an honor to hood him.

Congratulations to Madeleine Wilsey for winning the UR-CHE PhD Achievement Award!

November 2023
Yiwen Sun won 2nd place at the 2023 AIChE Annual Student Conference Poster Competition in “Catalysis and Reaction Engineering II presented by Omega Chi Epsilon” for her poster on “Dependence of the Oxygen Reduction Selectivity to Hydrogen Peroxide on Hydrophilic Carbon Fiber Paper.” Congratulations!

October 2023
Our article in ChemComm appeared!

May 2023
Congratulations to DOCTOR Ryland Forsythe!


Congratulations to Kendra Watson for successfully defending her MS thesis, receiving the 2023 Outstanding MS in Chemical Engineering Prize, and graduating!

August 2021
The Müller Lab made it into the University of Rochester News!
Pulsed lasers in liquids speed up the hunt for effective catalysts


Rochester researchers have documented the pulsed-laser-in-liquid technique’s multiple advantages over traditional wet lab methods.
July 2021
Best wishes to Jordan Butt on his future endeavors!
July 2021
A warm welcome to our rotation student Jordan Butt from Chemistry!
June 2021
A warm welcome to our summer students Omolade Fasusi, Brian Yegela, and Kendra Watson!
June 2021
Congrats to Ryland, Connor and Maddie for publishing a comprehensive review on Pulsed Laser in Liquids Made Nanomaterials for Catalysis in Chemical Reviews!
Spring 2021
Astrid was chosen to organize a symposium on “New Methods in Nanocatalyst Development” at the ACS Fall Meeting 2021 in Atlanta.

September 2020
A warm welcome to our undergraduate students Omolade Fasusi, Brian Yegela, and Kendra Watson!
A warm welcome back to Luke McCarney, who joined the group as a volunteer while he finishes his M.S. studies in Chemical Engineering!
August 2020
A warm welcome to Maddie Wilsey, our newest Materials Science PhD student!
June 2020
Congratulations to Ryland for publishing his first paper in the Müller group!
February 2020
A warm welcome to Omolade Fasusi, our newest undergraduate student!
October 2019
Congratulations to Ryland for passing his First Year Exam!
September 2019
A warm welcome to Matt Merchant, our newest graduate student!
June 2019
Congratulations to Connor for passing his First Year Exam!
March 2019
Congratulations to Bianca for winning the Susan L. Costa Memorial Scholarship (RES) Award!
January 2019
The group is growing: A warm welcome to Sarah Alsawaf, Fatou Diop, Remsha Rafiq, Joyceline Marealle, and Luke McCarney!
Congratulations to Bianca for winning an award on Outstanding Presentation Energy for her oral presentation at Rice University’s Gulf Coast Undergraduate Research Symposium (GCURS), given in October 2018!
November 2018
Congratulations to Bianca for winning 2nd Place for her oral presentation at the Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers (SHPE) National Convention 2018 Engineering Science Symposium!
September 2018
Graduate students Connor Cox and Ryland Forsythe and undergraduate student Bianca Dyer joined the Müller group. Welcome!
August 2018
Astrid arrived at UR on August 1, 2018