The Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology offers a full range of courses in physical, organic, inorganic, analytical, theoretical, materials, bioorganic, bioinorganic and biophysical chemistry. The department recognizes that the link between teaching and research is a vital one in the continuously evolving field of chemistry, and ensures that students will be provided with the most advanced information and perspectives through its faculty's dual commitment to teaching and to research. In addition to facilities in nuclear magnetic resonance and x-ray crystallography, the department houses The National Biomedical Research Center for AdvanCed ESR Technology (ACERT), which develops and applies methods and theory of modern electron spin resonance.

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Yao Yang

Assistant Professor

Publications

  1. Operando Studies Reveal Active Cu Nanograins for CO2 Electroreduction. Nature 2023, 614, 262.
  2. Inverse Kinetic Isotope Effects on the Oxygen Reduction Reaction at Pt Single Crystals. Nat. Chem. 2023, 15, 271. 
  3. Octahedral Spinel Electrocatalysts for Alkaline Fuel Cells. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. 2019, 116, 244425.
  4. A Completely Precious-Metal-Free Alkaline Fuel Cell with Enhanced Performance Using a Carbon-Coated Nickel Anode. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. 2022, 119, e2119883119
  5. Revealing the Atomic Ordering of Binary Intermetallics Using In Situ Heating Techniques at Multilength Scales. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. 2019, 116, 1974.
  6. In Situ X-ray Absorption Spectroscopy of a Synergistic Co−Mn Oxide Catalyst for the Oxygen Reduction Reaction. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2019, 141, 1463.
  7. Elucidating Cathodic Corrosion Mechanisms with Operando Electrochemical Transmission Electron Microscopy. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2022, 144, 15698.
  8. Operando Resonant Soft X‑ray Scattering Studies of Chemical Environment and Interparticle Dynamics of Cu Nanocatalysts for CO2 Electroreduction. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2022, 144, 8927.
  9. Operando High-Energy-Resolution X-ray Spectroscopy of Evolving Cu Nanoparticle Electrocatalysts for CO2 Reduction. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2023, 145, 20208.
  10. Chemical and Structural Evolution of AgCu Catalysts in Electrochemical CO2 Reduction. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2023, 145, 10116.
  11. Cobalt-Based Nitride-Core Oxide-Shell Oxygen Reduction Electrocatalysts. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2019, 141, 19241.
  12. Combinatorial Studies of Palladium-Based Oxygen Reduction Electrocatalysts for Alkaline Fuel Cells, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2020, 142, 8, 3980.
  13. Metal−Organic-Framework-Derived Co−Fe Bimetallic Oxygen Reduction Electrocatalysts for Alkaline Fuel Cells. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2019, 141, 10744.
  14. A Strategy for Increasing the Efficiency of the Oxygen Reduction Reaction in Mn-Doped Cobalt Ferrites. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2019, 141, 4412.
  15. Pt-Decorated Composition-Tunable Pd-Fe@Pd/C Core-Shell Nanoparticles with Enhanced Electrocatalytic Activity towards the Oxygen Reduction Reaction. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2018, 140, 7248.
  16. Nonprecious Transition Metal Nitrides as Efficient Oxygen Reduction Electrocatalysts for Alkaline Fuel Cells. Sci. Adv. 2022, 8, eabj1584.
  17. Electrocatalysis in Alkaline Media and Alkaline-Based Energy Technologies. Chem. Rev. 2021, 122, 6117-6321.
  18. Yang,* Operando Methods: A New Era of Electrochemistry. Curr. Opin. Electrochem. 2023, 42, 101403.

Youn Jue (Eunice) Bae

Assistant Professor

Publications

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Erik Thiede

Assistant Professor

Ally Repholz

Technical Coordinator, Laboratory Services

Ryan Ostrander

Chemistry IT - Desktop Support Specialist

Tina Henry

Financial Manager

Lori Ferrier

Seminars Coordinator

Lisa Alzo

Chair's Assistant

Sharon Foster

Stockkeeper

Sabine Coates

Publications Assistant

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