Integrated Mesoscale Architectures for Sustainable Catalysis (IMASC)
Director
Cynthia Friend
Lead Institution
Harvard University
Class
2014-2022
Mission
To establish design principles for highly selective catalytic transformations driven by dilute alloys.
Research Topics
catalysis (heterogeneous), mesoscale science, materials and chemistry by design, mesostructured materials, synthesis (novel systems), synthesis (self-assembly)
Systems Studied
Systems: methane and light alkanes
Interfaces: inorganic/inorganic, gas/solid, liquid/solid, solid/solid
Nanostructured: 3D
Experimental and Theoretical Methods
X-ray spectroscopy, electron microscopy, scanning probe microscopy, surface science, molecular dynamics (MD), density functional theory (DFT), monte carlo (MC), mesoscale modeling, multiscale modeling, machine learning
Partner Institutions
- Brookhaven National Laboratory
- Harvard University
- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
- Stony Brook University
- Tufts University
- Tulane University
- University of California, Los Angeles
- University of Florida
- University of Pennsylvania
