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            <h3>Siby Thomas</h3>
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                <li>Role of Phosphorous in Transition Metal Phosphides for Selective Hydrogenolysis of Hindered C&ndash;O Bonds
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            <h3>Nikki Kragt</h3>
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              <li class="degree">B.E., Chem. Engr.,<br>Vanderbilt Univ., Nashville, TN</li>
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            <h3>Jisu Shin</h3>
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              <li class="degree">M.S., Energy Engr.,<br>Hanyang Univ., South Korea</li>
              <li class="degree">B.S., Chem. Engr.,<br>Konkuk Univ., South Korea</li>
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              <li>CH<sub>4</sub> Activation on Oxides</li>
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            <h3>Conor Waldt</h3>
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              <li class="degree">M.S., Chem. Engr.,<br>Villanova Univ., Villanova, PA</li>
              <li class="degree">B.S., Chem. Engr.,<br>Villanova Univ., Villanova, PA</li>
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              <li>Transition Metal Phosphides</li>
              <li>Alloys</li>
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                <li>Role of Phosphorous in Transition Metal Phosphides for Selective Hydrogenolysis of Hindered C&ndash;O Bonds
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            <h3>Andy Simonson</h3>
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              <li>C&ndash;C Hydrogenolysis</li>
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            <h3>Ayotunde Alabi</h3>
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            <h3>Lydia Thies</h3>
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              <li>C&ndash;O, C&ndash;C, and C&ndash;X Hydrogenolysis</li>
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            <h3>Reilly Afflerback</h3>
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            <h3>Paul Kravchenko</h3>
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              <li class="job">Works at Emvolon</li>
              <li class="degree">Ph.D., Chem. Engr.,<br>Univ. of Florida, Gainesville, FL, 2020</li>
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              <li>Mechanism and Effects of Coverage and Particle Morphology on Rh and Pt Catalyzed NO-H<sub>2</sub> Reactions.
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              <li>A New Computational Interface for Catalysis.
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              <li>Mechanism and Kinetics of Methylating C<sub>6</sub>&ndash;C<sub>12</sub> Methylbenzenes with Methanol and DME in H-MFI Zeolites.
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            <h3>Steven Nystrom</h3>
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              <li class="email">nystrom.12@ufl.edu</li>
              <li class="degree">Ph.D., Chem. Engr.,<br>Univ. of Florida, Gainesville, FL, 2020</li>
              <li class="degree">B.S., Chem. Engr.,<br>THE<sup><strike>TM</strike></sup> Ohio State Univ., Columbus, OH</li>
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              <li>MO<sub>x</sub>-promoted Hydrogenolysis</li>
              <li>Methanol Dehydration</li>
              <li>NO<sub>x</sub> Reduction</li>
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                <li>Rigid Arrangements of Ionic Charge in Zeolite Frameworks Conferred by Specific Al Distributions Preferentially Stabilize Alkanol Dehydration Transition States.
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                <li>Mechanistic Origins of the High-Pressure Inhibition of Methanol Dehydration Rates in Small-Pore Acidic Zeolites.
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                <li>Tuning Br&oslash;nsted Acid Strength by Altering Site Proximity in CHA Framework Zeolites.
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                <li class="award">Ray W. Fahien Graduate Teaching Award, 2019</li>
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            <h3>Abdulrahman Almithn</h3>
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              <li class="job">Assistant Professor at King Faisal University, Saudi Arabia</li>
              <li class="degree">Ph.D., Chem. Engr.,<br>Univ. of Florida, Gainesville, FL, 2020</li>
              <li class="degree">M.S., Chem. Engr.,<br>Univ. of Florida, Gainesville, FL</li>
              <li class="degree">B.S., Chem. Engr.,<br>King Faisal Univ., Al-Ahsa, Saudi Arabia</li>
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              <li>C&ndash;O, C&ndash;C, and C&ndash;X Hydrogenolysis</li>
              <li>H<sub>2</sub> Chemisorption</li>
              <li>Metal-Oxide interfaces</li>
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                <li>Oxophilicity Drives Oxygen Transfer at a Palladium-Silver Interface for Increased CO Oxidation Activity.
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                <li>Impact of Metal and Heteroatom Identities in the Hydrogenolysis of C&ndash;X Bonds (X = C, N, O, S, and Cl).
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                <li>In Situ Spectroscopic Methods for Isolating Reactive Intermediate Structures during Hydrogenolysis Reactions.
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                <li>Comparing Rate and Mechanism of Ethane Hydrogenolysis on Transition Metal Catalysts.
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                <li>Mechanisms and Active Sites for C-O Bond Rupture within 2-Methyltetrahydrofuran over Nickel Phosphide Catalysts.
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                <li>Effects of Catalyst Model and High Adsorbate Coverages in ab initio Studies of Alkane Hydrogenolysis.
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                <li>Supra-Monolayer Coverages on Small Metal Clusters and Their Effects on H<sub>2</sub> Chemisorption Particle Size Estimates.
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            <h3>Mykela Deluca</h3>
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              <li class="email">mdeluca6@ufl.edu</li>
              <li class="job">Postdoc with Raj Gounder at Purdue University</li>
              <li class="degree">Ph.D., Chem. Engr.,<br>Univ. of Florida, Gainesville, FL, 2021</li>
              <li class="degree">M.E., Chem. Engr.,<br>Univ. of Florida, Gainesville, FL</li>
              <li class="degree">B.S., Chemistry,<br>Florida Atlantic Univ., Boca Raton, FL</li>
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              <li>Methanol-to-Hydrocarbons</li>
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                <li>Comparing Alkene Disproportionation and Formaldehyde-mediated Diene Formation Routes in Methanol-to-Olefins Catalysis in MFI and CHA.
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                <li>Alkene, Diene, and Formaldehyde Hydrogenation in H-MFI and H-CHA Zeolite Frameworks during Methanol-to-Olefins Reactions.
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                <li>Prediction of C<sub>6</sub>&ndash;C<sub>12</sub> Interconversion Rates Using Novel
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                    <a href="publications.html#29">More Info</a></li>
                <li>Mechanism and Kinetics of Methylating C<sub>6</sub>&ndash;C<sub>12</sub> Methylbenzenes with Methanol and DME in H-MFI Zeolites.
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                <li>Restructuring of MFI Framework Zeolite Models and their Associated Artifacts in DFT Calculations.
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            <h3>Awards</h3>
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                <li class="award">WIC Travel Award, 2019</li>
                <li class="award">GRACE Symposium Best-in-Session, 2019</li>
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            <h3>Alex Hoffman</h3>
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              <li class="email">ajhoffman@ufl.edu</li>
              <li class="job">Postdoc with Rafael Go&#769;mez-Bombarelli at MIT</li>
              <li class="degree">Ph.D., Chem. Engr.,<br>Univ. of Florida, Gainesville, FL, 2022</li>
              <li class="degree">B.S., Chemistry,<br>College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, VA</li>
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            <h3>Research Areas</h3>
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              <li>Methanol Dehydration</li>
              <li>HMF Etherification</li>
              <li>Glucose Isomerization</li>
              <li>Effects of Acid Site Proximity in Zeolites</li>
              <li>Machine Learning</li>
              <li>NO<sub>x</sub> Reduction</li>
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            <h3>Publications</h3>
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                <li>Experimental and theoretical characterization of Rh single-atoms supported on &gamma;-Al<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub> with varying hydroxyl content during NO reduction by CO
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                <li>Altering the Arrangement of Framework Al Atoms in MEL Zeolites Using Mixtures of Tetrabutylammonium and Sodium Structure-Directing Agents
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                <li>Quantifying Effects of Active Site Proximity on Rates of Methanol Dehydration to Dimethyl Ether over CHA Zeolites through Microkinetic Modeling
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                <li>Theoretical and experimental characterization of adsorbed CO and NO on &gamma;-Al<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub>-supported Rh nanoparticles
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                <li>Comparing Alkene Disproportionation and Formaldehyde-mediated Diene Formation Routes in Methanol-to-Olefins Catalysis in MFI and CHA.
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                <li>Experimental and Theoretical Assessments of Aluminum Proximity in MFI Zeolites and its Alteration by Organic and Inorganic Structure-Directing Agents.
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                <li>Rigid Arrangements of Ionic Charge in Zeolite Frameworks Conferred by Specific Al Distributions Preferentially Stabilize Alkanol Dehydration Transition States.
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                <li>Highly Selective Cross-Etherification of 5-Hydroxymethylfurfural with Ethanol.
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                <li>Mechanistic Origins of the High-Pressure Inhibition of Methanol Dehydration Rates in Small-Pore Acidic Zeolites.
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                <li>Mechanism and Kinetics of Methylating C<sub>6</sub>&ndash;C<sub>12</sub> Methylbenzenes with Methanol and DME in H-MFI Zeolites.
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                <li>Restructuring of MFI Framework Zeolite Models and their Associated Artifacts in DFT Calculations.
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                <li>Tuning Br&oslash;nsted Acid Strength by Altering Site Proximity in CHA Framework Zeolites.
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            <h3>Awards</h3>
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                <li class="award">GRACE Symposium Best-in-Session, 2021</li>
                <li class="award">Kokes Award, North American Catalysis Society, 2022</li>
                <li class="award">Department Research Award, 2022</li>
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            <h3>Omar Almarshad</h3>
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              <li class="email">oalmarshad@ufl.edu</li>
              <li class="degree">Ph.D., Chem. Engr.,<br>Univ. of Florida, Gainesville, FL, 2023</li>
              <li class="degree">B.S., Chem. Engr.,<br>Imam Muhammad Ibn Saud Univ., Saudi Arabia</li>
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            <h3>Research Areas</h3>
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              <li>CH<sub>4</sub> Activation on Oxides</li>
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