Having been a PhD student in the group of Prof. Manos Mavrikakis at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, Prof. Lars Grabow had an early exposure to monolayer catalysts, or near surface alloys. At the time theory was able to make exciting predictions regarding the catalytic properties of these hypothetical materials, but only a hand-full of […]
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Our contribution to the special issue on “Catalysis for New Energy Technology” was selected for the journal cover of ChemCatChem. The work originated from a collaboration with Bill Epling’s group and the cover shows the electron density change in methane during its activation over a palladium catalyst. Hieu Doan created the artwork with the help
Artwork selected for cover of Special Issue in ChemCatChem! Read More »
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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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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The South Texas Section (STS) of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) selected our paper “The critical role of water at the gold-titania interface in catalytic CO oxidation” for the Best Fundamental Paper Award 2014. Hieu Doan and Lars Grabow accepted the award on behalf of all co-authors, which include Johnny Saavedra, Chris Pursell
Hieu Doan‘s work on understanding the interplay of electronic and geometric effects governing the CO electro-oxidation activity of Pt-decorated Ru nanoclusters makes the cover of Surface Science. The work is a collaborative effort with the experimental group of Stanko Brankovic (ECE@UH) and is published in a special issue titled “Reactivity Concepts at Surfaces: Coupling Theory with
Novel CO electro-oxidation catalyst makes cover page of Surface Science Read More »
Hieu has been selected as one of the 2015 Kokes Travel Award recipients to attend NAM24. The award covers the registration fee and all travel expenses. His poster is titled Mechanism of Water-assisted CO Oxidation over Au/TiO2 Catalysts and will be presented during the poster session on Monday, July 15, 5:30 – 8:00 pm in
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Our group’s research was featured on the cover of the April 2015 issue of the Center for Advanced Computing & Data Systems (CACDS) Digest. The article highlights our work on the role of water for CO oxidation over Au/TiO2 catalysts. Graduate student Hieu Doan developed a comprehensive model of the catalytically active site and reported
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Hieu’s poster The Critical Role of Water in Catalytic CO oxidation over Au/TiO2 Catalysts was selected for an oral presentation at the 2015 GRC on Chemical Reactions at Surfaces in Ventura, CA. The talk will be given on Thursday, Feb. 12, in the session “Late-Breaking Topics in Surface Chemical Reactions”. UH Cullen College of Engineering News
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Graduate student Hieu Doan developed a comprehensive computational model for Au/TiO2 catalysts, which suggest a novel mechanism for CO oxidation in the presence of water. The work is a collaboration with Profs. Bert Chandler and Chris Pursell at Trinity University San Antonio. Gregory Mullen and Buddie Mullins have published a Perspective on the article, and
Our results on the effect of water during CO oxidation on gold are published in Science! Read More »