Ivan Moreno-Hernandez Receives NSF CAREER

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Congratulations to Prof. Ivan Moreno-Hernandez! The Moreno-Hernandez lab received an NSF CAREER Award to continue their efforts in researching strategies to improve electrocatalysts during the electrochemical production of valuable chemicals. The project, "Harnessing Chemistry and Disorder to Activate Oxygen Electrocatalysis," will employ the synthesis and manipulation of metal oxide nanocrystals to explore chemical effects on catalysis and to improve catalytic properties. State-of-the-art methods that enable the observation of catalytic particles in liquid environments with transmission electron microscopy will be utilized to understand the formation of reactive species on individual nanocrystals. The research will advance next-generation catalysts and transform society by enabling sustainable chemical infrastructures using clean energy sources. The project integrates research in catalysis, electrochemistry, electron microscopy, and data science approaches to train students at all levels with a multidisciplinary skillset. 

Congratulations to Prof. Moreno-Hernandez and his team!