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We continue working on confinement to promote catalysis! Here, super talented faculty candidate @DiIorioCatalyst shows how ordered alcohol solvent networks confined in hydrophobic zeolite pores stabilize transition states. #zeolites @J_A_C_S https://twitter.com/DiIorioCatalyst/status/1321444121832267776
Check out our latest paper in @J_A_C_S! We show that hydrophobic zeolites order confined H-bonded alcohol networks and catalyze transfer hydrogenations faster than their hydrophilic counterparts. @Blake_Johnson39 @yuriy_roman http://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/jacs.0c09825
Congrats to everyone on AIChE's 35 under 35, including our very own @KManthiram!
Learn about the work and lives of these 35 high-achieving chemical and biological engineers https://bit.ly/3iOyLpk #AIChE35Under35
Please RT. We are looking for #postdocs, who are interested in synthetic chemistry, #maingroupchemistry and luminescent materials. Email me （dtyang@nwpu.edu.cn) if interested.
pls RT: Registration is now open for the MIT ACCESS Program, a weekend-long symposium aimed to expose underrepresented minority students to the benefits of a graduate education in Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, and Materials Science! http://access.mit.edu/
Honoured to be chairing the 1st @ChemPhysChem virtual symposium on CO2 reduction, on 29 September, especially with such an exciting lineup. Please sign up! @MariaEscEsc @KManthiram @fhi_mpg_de https://www.chemistryviews.org/details/event/11257056/1st_ChemPhysChem_Virtual_Symposium_on_CO2_Reduction.html
Our first ever preprint is now up on @ChemRxiv! @adityal re-examined several Tafel datasets from the CO2 reduction literature using Bayesian data analysis. Our takeaway: let's rethink how we use Tafel data in electrochemical mechanistic analysis! https://chemrxiv.org/articles/preprint/Bayesian_Data_Analysis_Reveals_No_Preference_for_Cardinal_Tafel_Slopes_in_CO2_Reduction_Electrocatalysis/12844715
Join our team! Interested in batteries for EVs and aircraft? Our @ARPAE IONICS battery postdoc position description and application portal is now live. Awardees include @24M_Tech @venkvis and @SepionTech https://lbl.taleo.net/careersection/2/jobdetail.ftl?job=90919
We have 10 postdoctoral positions immediately available in multiple sites @NSF_CSOE https://cci.utah.edu.
Please share to anyone interested in highly collaborative research in synthetic organic electrochemistry.
Two postdoc openings in my group @NTUsg are now online! Come join us in Singapore! #compchem
We use a suite of computational modelling methods to understand and engineer catalysts at the atomic scale.
RTs are appreciated.
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Join our team! We have postdoc positions open for electrochemists to further develop these lithium metal batteries for EVs and eVTOL with @venkvis @24M_Tech @ARPAE . Battery and electrolyte expertise required. DM me if interested. https://newscenter.lbl.gov/2020/07/20/battery-electric-planes-cars/
🎉Congratulations to J-WAFS PI @KManthiram of @MITChemE who has been selected for the Department of @ENERGY's 2020 Early Career Research Program! His research will find more #sustainable methods for chemical #synthesis of everyday materials. @ManthiramLab https://bit.ly/394C2N6
Prospective PhD students, I have an exciting vacancy on green ammnonia electrosynthesis @ImpMaterials, funded by @ERC_Research with @HallettGroup and @titiricigroup as cosupervisors (fully funded for UK and EU students). Please retweet https://www.imperial.ac.uk/materials/study/phdlist/phdcdt-research-projects-available/
New content online: In situ electrochemical generation of nitric oxide for neuronal modulation http://dlvr.it/RZgtKs
Thanks to @MIT News for covering our recent collaboration with @AnikeevaLab! To quote Prof. Anikeeva summarizing a reviewer comment: "Electrolysis in a biological system has never [before] been leveraged to control biological function." http://news.mit.edu/2020/nitric-oxide-messenger-molecule-inside-body-demand-0629
Was amazing to be a part of this exciting work, led by Jimin Park & @ksjinerg where we integrate electrocatalysts and multifunctional fibers to create implantable devices for in-situ production and on-demand release of gaseous NO in deep brain circuits !
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41565-020-0701-x
Our collaboration with @ManthiramLab was published today in @NatureNano. Congratulations to co-first authors Jimin and Kyoungsuk, and the rest of the team.
In situ electrochemical generation of nitric oxide for neuronal modulation
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41565-020-0701-x.epdf?sharing_token=EMTngzknuWd0cDXhnnM9WNRgN0jAjWel9jnR3ZoTv0ONDGnhr26oSifJNhyiSAO29BLaI5zpEh6Sv_sslhm8YNmiU1bihHLeyQFSJvLa0RqUK5K0JEMiHQ3AbFfyZN4fBwAYR2Sdn7xAnm0kOkXqfhgmHsZP5i1X78p8n0DGAkU%3D
Excited to share our new collaborative work with @AnikeevaLab: in situ generation of NO as a neuronal signalling molecule in mouse brains. @ksjinerg as co-first author contributed to both the electrocatalysis and the mouse model work!🐭Now in @NatureNano: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41565-020-0701-x
Thanks to @tcemagazine for highlighting our ammonia synthesis work!
A team of MIT chemical engineers has developed an electrochemical process for producing ammonia that reduces emissions and could allow decentralised production of ammonia in remote areas.
https://www.thechemicalengineer.com/news/producing-ammonia-with-small-scale-electrochemical-reactors/
Non-aqueous gas diffusion electrodes for rapid ammonia synthesis from nitrogen and water-splitting-derived hydrogen
https://go.nature.com/3dD8R5g ($)
Huge congrats to Nik for having his work on non-aqueous GDEs for ammonia synthesis featured as this month's cover @NatureCatalysis! Turns out isolation proved a good time to learn to make 3D illustrations in #blender.
Check out the article here: https://rdcu.be/b3WDe
Thanks to @NatureCatalysis for the News & Views piece discussing our recent paper on GDEs for non-aqueous ammonia synthesis! https://www.nature.com/articles/s41929-020-0461-x
Chemical engineers at @MIT are working to create ammonia with small-scale, electrochemical reactors – a solution that could equip farmers with fertilizer in remote, rural areas.
Read more 👇
@KManthiram @ManthiramLab @MITChemE @mitenergy @NSF @jwafs_mit
https://bit.ly/3fDfOVj
Do you want to become an excellent graduate student? @IbehOmodolor, Hope Otor & friends have organized a webinar to give you some advice: Saturday, 5/16 at 3 pm (info below). Everyone is welcome to attend! [RT's appreciated] @UToledo @UToledoCoE @NSBE @PhdExhausted @Dissertating
Post Doc Opportunity: Looking for a post doc with experience/interest in electrochemistry, electrochemical energy conversion, storage, membranes, water. Interested applicants please DM me for more information. Please RT #membrane @MembraneSociety @ECSorg
We are looking for new group members: one PhD and one Postdoc!
More info on our website:https://www.epfl.ch/labs/lnce/openings/
[ASAP] Kinetic Analysis of Electrochemical Lactonization of Ketones Using Water as the Oxygen Atom Source http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acscatal.0c00931 #chemistry #feedly
When it rains, it pours! Check out our new paper by Joseph et al. in @ACSCatalysis! We demonstrate the use of water as an O-atom source in the lactonization of cyclic ketones through #electrocatalysis on Pt. #GoodbyeHarshOxidants #HelloSustainableSynthesis https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acscatal.0c00931
Excited by the paper just out by @ManthiramLab. A J-WAFS seed grant helped fuel this work, which points to a possible future where more affordable fertilizer could be made from air, water, and sun. https://twitter.com/MITChemE/status/1257743135456858112
The @ManthiramLab's small-scale reactors could enable cheaper fertilizer production http://ow.ly/L9X450zxAcy
Thanks to @ChemistryWorld for covering our work on #nonaqueous #GDEs for #ammonia synthesis! #eHaberBosch #StillWorkingOnGettingTheHairOutOfTheSoup
At present, ammonia production alone is responsible for around 1.5% of global carbon emissions
https://www.chemistryworld.com/news/record-amounts-of-ammonia-produced-from-nitrogen-and-water/4011685.article
Thanks to @physorg_com for covering our recent work on stainless steel cloth #GDEs for #NRR! Link to read: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41929-020-0455-8
#TinyHaberBosch #WeMeshWithGDEs https://phys.org/news/2020-05-technique-enable-cheaper-fertilizer-production.html
Researchers from @ManthiramLab are working to develop a cleaner, less expensive alternative to traditional fertilizer manufacturing processes. @MITChemE
http://mitener.gy/mjaV50zyW3r
Thanks to @ScienceMagazine for highlighting our new paper on #electrochemical #ammonia synthesis! Happy to be mentioned alongside work from Prof. Wang's group on high-rate #CO2 reduction. Check out both of these articles now in @NatureCatalysis! https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2020/05/making-commodity-chemicals-requires-fossil-fuels-new-devices-could-do-it-renewables
The @ManthiramLab's small-scale reactors could enable cheaper fertilizer production http://ow.ly/L9X450zxAcy
Thanks to @MIT News for featuring our new #GDE research for high-rate #electrochemical #HaberBosch! #DistributedFertilizerProduction #OmNomNomElectrons http://news.mit.edu/2020/cheaper-fertilizer-production-0504
Thanks for the share, @BlackPhysicists!
Non-aqueous gas diffusion electrodes for rapid ammonia synthesis from nitrogen and water-splitting-derived hydrogen https://j.mp/2WnHnt2
Thanks for the boost, @ChemistryNews!
Non-aqueous gas diffusion electrodes for rapid ammonia synthesis from nitrogen and water-splitting-derived hydrogen https://go.nature.com/3c0Vawo
Our newest paper is in @NatureCatalysis! Nik et al. overcome transport limitations for #electrochemical #NRR & #HOR by using stainless steel cloths as gas-diffusion electrodes. We demonstrate overall ammonia synth from N2 and H2O w/ 30+% FE at high rates: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41929-020-0455-8
We've had two virtual birthday parties in the last couple of weeks! Good thing @KManthiram brought the candles. #HappyBirthday to Zack and Kindle, our resident April babies! #Zoom #AnotherYearCloserToPhD
We're terrible at tweeting stuff right when it happens, but isolation is an opportune time for #throwback to just a few weeks ago, when we went out and got ice cream to celebrate the temperature passing 20pi Fahrenheit. #SuchSweetTimes #TeaAndCoffeeFlavsForDays
Our latest work is now in @ACSCatalysis! @js_zeng used kinetic modeling approaches from thermal catalysis to study electrocat. CO2 reduction on CoPc. Turns out some pretty neat nonidealities due to bicarb.&mechanism switching can be observed and explained: https://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/acscatal.9b05272
Agreed! Prospective students should feel free to reach out to us via email, as can be found on our website: https://manthiramlab.com/
As graduate school visits are made virtual, I want to encourage any prospective students to reach out to current members of groups you're interested in.
We are always open to talking outside of formal visit weekends, and doubly so during this chaotic time.
Our group at Northeastern is looking for a post-doc in the area of solid electrolytes for Li-ion batteries. We're electrochemical engineers who look at cells holistically. If you know anyone who might be interested please pass it on. Thank you!
https://careers.hrm.northeastern.edu/en-us/job/502806/postdoctoral-research-associate
Interesting coincidence if we're reaching for odd holidays to celebrate - Feb 21 was also Warren K. Lewis's half-birthday. #Party #PiBirthday #SquadGoals #AnyExcuseForPizza #3.1415926535897....
Just celebrated our lab's Pi Anniversary - what an exhilarating 3.14 years since the @ManthiramLab started @MIT! How many examples of Pi can you find in this photo? And yes, we got photobombed by Warren K. Lewis. @MITChemE
We're "hard at work" @BrookhavenLab - definitely "totally focused on XAS"
Gotta stay awake somehow 🚲🚲🚲🚲
#StayBetweenTheLines #AvoidTheWhiteLine #XraySafety #WhyArentYouGuysWearingHelmetsTho
Our group also quickly tried to reproduce the Bi #NRR work and also saw zero catalytic activity. Good to see someone taking the time to rigorously reproduce it.
We attempted hard, but Bi is not electrocatalytically active for the reduction of nitrogen to #ammonia.
If you believe you have a genuine #NRR catalyst (Bi or any other) - @DRMacFarlane and I at @ChemistryMonash @ARC_ACES will be happy to test it for you
https://chemrxiv.org/articles/Promoting_Nitrogen_Electroreduction_to_Ammonia_with_Bismuth_Nanocrystals_and_Potassium_Cations_in_Water/11768814
How do you electrify and decarbonize the production of chemicals and materials? A big thank you to @johnkwerner for making this @TEDxMIT talk happen! @MIT @MITChemE @mitenergy @MITEngineering @TEDtalks https://www.ted.com/talks/karthish_manthiram_electrification_and_decarbonization_of_chemical_manufacturing?utm_campaign=tedspread&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=tedcomshare
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