Team

Principal Investigator

Matthias Waegele
Matthias Waegele
Associate Professor of Chemistry
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Matthias Waegele

Matthias Waegele

Associate Professor of Chemistry

Our research team addresses current challenges in heterogeneous catalysis for the synthesis of renewable fuels. While the establishment of phenomenological correlations between catalytic activity and reaction conditions has been the principal driving force for catalyst discovery, a design process more deeply rooted in an understanding of the molecular events occurring at the catalytic interface is desired. To this end, we develop and employ transient spectroscopies uniquely suited to probe interfacial chemical and charge-transfer dynamics. Using these techniques, we carry out spectroscopic case studies on carefully designed model systems to discover the molecular origins underlying catalytic reactivity and selectivity. We are particularly interested in the rich chemistry exhibited by electrified interfaces suitable for (photo-)catalytic water oxidation or carbon dioxide reduction.

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Doctoral Students

Yu-Shen Hsu
Yu-Shen Hsu
MS, National Central University, 2019
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Yu-Shen Hsu

Yu-Shen Hsu

MS, National Central University, 2019

Tharani Rathnayake
Tharani Rathnayake
BS, University of Peradeniya, 2020
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Tharani Rathnayake

Tharani Rathnayake

BS, University of Peradeniya, 2020

Boqiang Chen
Boqiang Chen
BS, Fuzhou University, 2021
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Boqiang Chen

Boqiang Chen

BS, Fuzhou University, 2021

Sammi Wu
Sammi Wu
BS, Boston College, 2023
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Sammi Wu

Sammi Wu

BS, Boston College, 2023

Milan Wijesinghe
Milan Wijesinghe
BS, University of Peradeniya, 2022
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Milan Wijesinghe

Milan Wijesinghe

BS, University of Peradeniya, 2022

Undergraduate Researcher

Gian Lorenzo Dupitas
Gian Lorenzo Dupitas
Boston College
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Gian Lorenzo Dupitas

Gian Lorenzo Dupitas

Boston College

Daniel Larimer
Daniel Larimer
Boston College
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Daniel Larimer

Daniel Larimer

Boston College

Dr. Hongna Zhang (2023)Ìý

Vincent Ovalle, PhD (2021)

Research Scientist at Nanoscience Instruments, Phoenix, AZ

Jingyi Li, PhD (2021)

Research Scientist at DuPont Electronics & Imaging, Marlborough, MA

Xiang Li, PhD (2021)

Postdoctoral Scholar at SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Menlo Park, CA

Charuni Gunathunge, PhD (2020)

Battery Engineer at Gru Energy Lab, San Jose, CA.

Paul Hicks, MS

Chemistry teacher at Newton Country Day High School

Jingchen Yang, MS

Julie Hong, BS (undergraduate researcher)

University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine

Tingjun (Kevin) Ye, BS (undergraduate researcher)

University of Michigan - Ann Arbor, Department of Chemistry