CCST Faculty

Dionisios G. Vlachos

Director of CCST and Elizabeth Inez Kelley Professor of Chemical Engineering
(302) 831-2830 • 332 Colburn Laboratory
vlachos@udel.edu

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Research Interests:

Multiscale simulation, reacting flows, reaction mechanism development, microreactors, portable power, energy, crystal growth, nanomaterials, zeolites, membranes, separations, cellular engineering and cancer

Mark A. Barteau

Senior Vice Provost for Research and Strategic Initiatives
Robert L. Pigford Chair of Chemical Engineering
Associate Director of CCST and Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry
(302) 831-8905 • 237A Colburn Laboratory
barteau@udel.edu

Research Interests:

Surface science and catalysis by metal oxides and metals; acid-base catalysis; application of density functional theory to surface reactions; self-assembly of inorganic materials, scanning probe microcopies

Douglas J. Buttrey

Professor of Chemical Engineering
(302) 831-2034 • 326 Colburn Laboratory
dbuttrey@udel.edu

Research Interests:

Synthesis of complex oxides and alloys, composition-structure-property relationships in catalytic and electronic materials; high-resolution electron microscopy

Jingguang G. Chen

Associate Director of CCST and Claire D. LeClaire Professor of Chemical Engineering
(302) 831-0642 • 325 Colburn Laboratory
jgchen@udel.edu

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Research Interests:

Synthesis and characterization of metal carbides and bimetallic alloys as novel catalytic/electrocatalytic materials for applications in environmental catalysis and fuel cells; determination of structure-property relationship on single crystal surfaces, PVD/CVD films, nanoparticles, and supported catalysts

Douglas J. Doren

Associate Director of CCST and Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry
(302) 831-2793 • 4 Kent Way
doren@udel.edu

Research Interests:

Theoretical and computational methods with applications to materials science, surface science, and catalysis

Jochen A. Lauterbach

Associate Director of CCST and Professor of Chemical Engineering
(302) 831-6327 • 328 Colburn Laboratory
lauterba@udel.edu

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Research Interests:

High-throughput catalysis, fabrication of conducting polymer nanofilms, non-linear dynamics of catalytic reactions, and time-resolved IR spectroscopy of supported catalysts

Raul F. Lobo

Associate Director of CCST and Professor of Chemical Engineering
(302) 831-1261 • 329 Colburn Laboratory
lobo@udel.edu

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Research Interests:

Synthesis and characterization of zeolites and other microporous materials, structure-property relationships in porous adsorbents and catalysts

S. Ismat Shah

Professor of Materials Science and Engineering
(302) 831-1618 • 201 Dupont Hall
ismat@udel.edu

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Research Interests:

Nano­structured materials synthesis via PVD and CVD processes with applications to environmental catalysis and energy generation

Douglass F. Taber

Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry
(302) 831-2433 • 202 Lammot Dupont Laboratory
taberdf@udel.edu

Research Interests:

Stereo–selective synthesis of natural products, enantio–selective catalysis, computational organometallic chemistry

Andrew V. Teplyakov

Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry
(302) 831-1969 • 170 Brown Lab
andrewt@udel.edu

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Research Interests:

Experimental and computational surface and thin film chemistry, diffusion barriers, nucleation, growth, self-assembly, surface modification

Klaus H. Theopold

Associate Director of CCST and Chairperson of Chemistry and Biochemistry
(302) 831-1546 • 214 Lammot Dupont Laboratory
theopold@udel.edu

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Research Interests:

Homogeneous catalysis, coordination polymerization of olefins, activation of dioxygen by novel oxidation catalysis

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