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Spring 2026
Rex Maxwell
Chemical engineering
Evaluating the Selectivity and Activity of Mixed Molybdenum and Tungsten Oxide as Photocatalytic Carbon Converters
Investigating the viability of mixed metal oxides as photocatalysts to reduce CO2 will help alleviate the effects of global warming.
Program: FURI
Summer 2025
Rex Maxwell
Chemical engineering
Evaluating the Selectivity and Activity of Mixed Molybdenum and Tungsten Oxide as Photocatalytic Carbon Converters
Investigating how efficiently special metals use sunlight to remove CO2 from the air will help combat the effects of global warming.
Program: FURI
Spring 2025
Katherine Paige Malloy
Chemical engineering
Conversion of Atmospheric CO2 into Value-Added Material Via Chloroplast-Assisted Polymerization Pathways
Pairing carbon fixing capability of plants with synthetic polymerization pathways for sustainable chemical and materials production.
Program: FURI
Jay Jivan
Chemical engineering
CO2 Absorption of DLS and Tin Oxide
A catalyzed tin oxide solution helps absorb the solution with sunlight and uses a DLS method for plants to absorb more light, bedding less.
Program: FURI
Fall 2024
Jay Jivan
Chemical engineering
Reduction of CO2 Using Tin Peroxide
Plants are multicellular organisms that use CO2 to provide us the air to breathe and stay alive.
Program: FURI
Connor Matthew Moyaerts
Chemical engineering
The Use of POMs in Photocatalytic CO2 Reduction
Studying the use of photocatalysts and their use in aiding CO2 reduction to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
Program: FURI
Izaan de Bruyn
Chemical engineering
Enhancing CO2 Reduction and Lifespan of Chloroplasts through Encapsulation and 3D Scaffolding
To effectively harness chloroplasts outside of plant cells for CO2 reduction, encapsulation and 3D scaffolding.
Program: FURI
Katherine Paige Malloy
Chemical engineering
Strengthening Chloroplasts Through Polymerization Pathways
Using self-repairing hydrogels and glucose to lengthen the lifespan of chloroplasts can utilize atmospheric CO2 and decrease global warming.
Program: FURI
Nguyen Phuong Thao Tran
Chemical engineering
Urea formaldehyde polymerization
The findings have the potential to reduce carbon emissions, global warming and create new materials for the construction.
Program: FURI
Ryan Michael Smith
Chemical engineering
Modification of SnO2 for the Photocatalytic Reduction of Atmospheric CO2
Studying tin oxide as a semiconductor that uses sunlight to efficiently convert atmospheric carbon dioxide into useable high-value products.
Program: FURI
Summer 2024
Connor Matthew Moyaerts
Chemical engineering
The Use of POMs in Photocatalytic CO2 Reduction
Studying the use of photocatalysts and their use in aiding CO2 reduction to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
Program: FURI
Nguyen Phuong Thao Tran
Chemical engineering
Urea formaldehyde polymerization
The findings have the potential to reduce carbon emissions, global warming and create new materials for the construction.
Program: FURI
Gabriel Evan Larsen
Chemical engineering
Tuning Polyoxometalates to Create Ideal Photocatalysts for Carbon Fixation
Finding optimal catalysts that increase the efficiency of carbon sequestration will help lower the amount of atmospheric CO2.
Program: FURI
Izaan de Bruyn
Chemical engineering
The Use of SnO2 and TiO2 as Photocatalysts to Compare Against Chloroplast for the CO2 Reduction Process
Using tin oxide as photocatalysts to reduce carbon dioxide through a reduction process and compare it to the efficiency of chloroplast.
Program: FURI
Ryan Michael Smith
Chemical engineering
Modification of SnO2 for the Photocatalytic Reduction of Atmospheric CO2
Studying tin oxide as a semiconductor that uses sunlight to efficiently convert atmospheric carbon dioxide into useable high-value products.
Program: FURI