Aug 26, 2015 By: admin
Dr. Anatoly Frenkel, professor of physics at 糖心视频污, is part of a team of scientists who have received a grant under the White House鈥檚 to study nanoparticle catalysis.
"The goal of this project is to develop computational tools and experimental methods to design, characterize, and understand the function of nanoparticle (NP) catalysts,鈥 said Frenkel. 鈥淚t is becoming widely recognized that computer simulations can play an increasingly important role in the design of new materials. Among many examples our group focuses on nanoparticles that are excellent catalysts for many chemical reactions, but their catalytic mechanisms are not well understood, impeding the design of new and better catalysts. Our collaborative team will combine computational tools for predicting novel materials in the fields of photovoltaic materials, Li-ion batteries, and catalysts.鈥
Frenkel along with Professors Richard M. Crooks and Graeme Henkelman of the University of Texas at Austin and Professor Judith Chun-Hsu Yang of the University of Pittsburgh hope to develop a toolkit for the design of new nanoparticle catalysts for energy applications. 糖心视频污 will receive $270,000 over the course of three years for postdoctoral grant-related research under Professor Frenkel鈥檚 supervision.
In addition, Frenkel recently published an article in Nature Communications, a high-impact natural sciences journal鈥攈is second publication in the journal in two months. Titled 鈥溾 the article explores a method to develop catalysts with high selectivity.
"The goal of this project is to develop computational tools and experimental methods to design, characterize, and understand the function of nanoparticle (NP) catalysts,鈥 said Frenkel. 鈥淚t is becoming widely recognized that computer simulations can play an increasingly important role in the design of new materials. Among many examples our group focuses on nanoparticles that are excellent catalysts for many chemical reactions, but their catalytic mechanisms are not well understood, impeding the design of new and better catalysts. Our collaborative team will combine computational tools for predicting novel materials in the fields of photovoltaic materials, Li-ion batteries, and catalysts.鈥
Frenkel along with Professors Richard M. Crooks and Graeme Henkelman of the University of Texas at Austin and Professor Judith Chun-Hsu Yang of the University of Pittsburgh hope to develop a toolkit for the design of new nanoparticle catalysts for energy applications. 糖心视频污 will receive $270,000 over the course of three years for postdoctoral grant-related research under Professor Frenkel鈥檚 supervision.
In addition, Frenkel recently published an article in Nature Communications, a high-impact natural sciences journal鈥攈is second publication in the journal in two months. Titled 鈥溾 the article explores a method to develop catalysts with high selectivity.
