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Bhan group welcomes new members
November 2023
The Bhan group welcomes four first year graduate students, Chuer Bao, Jaideep Singh Soodan, Eva Wolfe, and Zilun Xiang. Chuer will be studying catalytic production of acrylates, Jaideep will be studying the kinetics of CO2 hydrogenation, Eva will be studying NOx abatement by plasma catalysis, and Zilun will be studying plasma-assisted dehalogenation of persistent halogen-containing streams. Welcome to the group!
Krishna Iyer defends doctoral dissertation
August 30th, 2023
Krishna Iyer successfully defends his doctoral dissertation: "Strategies to study reaction kinetics, particle size effects, and site requirements over silver-catalyzed ethylene epoxidation". Post-Bhan group, Krishna will work at Corteva.
Bhan group welcomes new member
July 2023
The Bhan group welcomes a visiting graduate student, Tjark Thedens, from the Technical University of Hamburg. He will be studying NOx abatement by plasma catalysis. Welcome to the group!
Benjamin Yeh defends doctoral dissertation
July 6th, 2023
Benjamin Yeh successfully defends his doctoral dissertation: "Olefin Oligomerization on Nickel Based Metal Organic Framework Catalysts". Post-Bhan group, Ben will work at Exxon-Mobil.
Professor Bhan named 2023 Distinguished McKnight University Professor
March 2023
Congratulations to Professor Bhan for being named a Distinguished McKnight University Professor. Read more about the title here: https://cse.umn.edu/cems/news/professor-aditya-bhan-named-2023-distinguished-mcknight-university-professor
Bhan group welcomes new member
January 2023
The Bhan group welcomes Elizabeth Bickel, who is joining the group as a postdoctoral scholar. Elizabeth will be studying CO2 hydrogenation on transition metal carbides.
Professor Bhan wins Emmett Award in fundamental catalysis
November 2022
Congratulations to Professor Bhan for being awarded the Paul H. Emmett Award from the North American Catalyis Society. Read more about the award here: http://nacatsoc.org/news/announcement-of-2023-2024-paul-h-emmett-award-winners/.