Samantha Bryant and Manuel Rojas receive UH PURS awards!

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We congratulate Samantha Bryant and Manuel Rojas for being selected for a Provost Undergraduate Research Scholarship (PURS). With support through the University of Houston Office of Undergraduate Research Samantha will continue to work under the mentorship of Juan Manuel Arce Ramos and study the hydrodeoxygenation pathways of phenol on palladium catalysts. The process is relevant […]

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2nd Place at Vizapalooza 2016

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The UH Center for Advanced Computing & Data Systems (CACDS) held its 2nd Vizapalooza, a data visualization contest aimed to promote research synergy at UH. Our postdoc Hieu Doan entered with an image illustrating the electron density during methane activation and won the public vote for 2nd place! His award comes with an iPad Mini

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Quan Do wins Best Poster Award at the 2016 Southwest Catalysis Society (SWCS) Symposium

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We congratulate 2nd year graduate student Quan Do (far left in the picture) for winning a SWCS Best Poster Award! Quan’s poster was titled “Catalytic Dehydrogenation of Methane using Transition Metals as Hydrogen Storage Materials” and described his combined theoretical and experimental approach to discover novel processes for methane upgrade. The project is financially supported

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Juan Arevalo selected for SURF

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To continue his work on optimizing bimetallic catalysts for the simultaneous oxidation of carbon monoxide and nitrogen monoxide, Juan Arevalo receives a University of Houston Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF). The financial support allows him to conduct full time research during the summer. Juan is mentored by Yuying Song to work towards his goal of

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Congratulations, Dr. Ghorbanpour

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The third Ph.D. graduate from our group this semester is Arian Ghorbanpour. Congratulations, Arian! Arian was co-advised with Prof. Jeff D. Rimer and his dissertation is titled “Computational Modeling and Advanced Synthesis Techniques for the Improved Design of Zeolite Catalysts”. In his Ph.D. work Arian focused on zeolite ZSM-5, which has many industrial applications, and

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Congratulations, Dr. Baek!

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Byeongjin Baek is the second student successfully graduating with a Ph.D. from our group. Congratulations! Byeongjin defended his thesis entitled “First-principles investigation of Bio-oil hydrodeoxygenation over Ru/TiO2” and is all set to continue his professional career at SABIC. We wish him all the best and a successful future.

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Congratulations, Dr. Doan!

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We congratulate and celebrate with Hieu A. Doan, who is the first student to graduate from our group. Today, Hieu successfully defended his dissertation titled “Computational Screening of Bifunctional Catalysts for CO and CH4 Oxidation”. A large portion of his Ph.D. work was based on productive collaborations with Profs. Bert Chandler and Chris Pursell at

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