Principal Investigator
Astrid M. Müller
- PhD, Max-Planck Institute of Quantum Optics
& Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München (2000) - Postdoctoral Scholar, CU Boulder (2001-2002)
- Postdoctoral Scholar, UC Berkeley (2002-2004)
- Postdoctoral Scholar, UC Riverside (2005-2008)
- Staff Scientist, California Institute of Technology (2008-2018)
Selected Honors & Awards
Exemplary Research Mentor Award, Concordia University Irvine, 2017
Outstanding Reviewer for Chemical Communications, 2016
Courses
CHE 225: Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics (Started Fall 2018)
CHE 456: Electrochemical Engineering Fundamentals and Applications (Started Spring 2020)
Research Expertise
Heterogeneous Electrocatalysis; Pulsed Laser in Liquids Synthesis of Precisely Controlled Nanomaterials; Nanocatalyst Property–Functionality Relationships; Water Oxidation Catalysis; Selective CO2 Reduction Catalysis
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Graduate Students
Ryland Forsythe
B.S. Missouri University S&T, Ceramic Engineering (2016)
M.S. UC Riverside, Chemistry (2018)
Graduate Student in Chemical Engineering
Connor Cox
B.S. Alfred University, Biomaterials Engineering (2018)
Graduate Student in Materials Science
Madeleine Wilsey
B.S. Western Illinois University, Chemistry and Physics (2019)
Graduate Student in Materials Science
Undergraduate Students
Omolade Fasusi
Chemical Engineering Class of 2022
Brian Yegela
Chemical Engineering Class of 2021
Kendra Watson
Chemical Engineering Class of 2022, minor in German
Milenia Rojas
Chemical Engineering Class of 2022, minor in Environmental Engineering
Kellie McCrea
Chemical Engineering Class of 2023
Alumni
Sarah Alsawaf
B.S. University of Rochester, Chemical Engineering (2019)
PhD student in Chemical Engineering at KAUST, Saudia Arabia
Bianca Dyer
B.S. University of Rochester, Chemical Engineering (2020)
PhD student in Chemical Engineering at Princeton University
Joyceline Marealle
B.S. University of Rochester, Chemical Engineering (2020)
M.S. student in Energy and Resources at UC Berkeley
Fatou Baka Diop
B.S. University of Rochester, Chemical Engineering (2020)
PhD student in Chemical Engineering at Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Remsha Rafiq
B.S. University of Rochester, Chemical Engineering (2020)
PhD student in Chemical Engineering at University of Pittsburgh
Luke McCarney
B.S. University of Rochester, Chemical Engineering (2020)
M.S. in Chemical Engineering at the University of Rochester (2020)
Downstream R&D Engineer 1 at Pall in Westborough, MA (since 2021)