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 (Starting Fall 2018)
CHE 456: Electrochemical Engineering Fundamentals and Applications (Starting Spring 2020)

Research Expertise

Heterogeneous Electrocatalysis; Pulsed-Laser-in-Liquids Preparation of Controlled Nanomaterials; Nanocatalyst Property–Functionality Relationships; Selective CO₂ Reduction Catalysis; Integrated Solar Fuels Photoelectrodes; Nanomaterials for Anti-Cancer Applications

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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

Matt Merchant

B.S. SUNY College Brockport, Chemical Engineering (2019)
Graduate Student in Chemical Engineering, Sproull Fellowship

 

Undergraduate Students

Fatou Baka Diop

Chemical Engineering Class of 2020

Remsha Rafiq

Chemical Engineering Class of 2020

Luke McCarney

Chemical Engineering Class of 2020

Omolade Fasusi

Chemical Engineering Class of 2022

 

Alumni

Sarah Alsawaf

B.S. University of Rochester, Chemical Engineering (2019)
PhD candidate in Chemical Engineering at KAUST, Saudia Arabia

Bianca Dyer

Chemical Engineering Class of 2020

Joyceline Marealle

Chemical Engineering Class of 2020