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Presenting our newest PhD graduate: Dr. Henry Moise

The Cargnello group is super proud to present our newest PhD graduate: Dr. Henry Moise! Henry is a chemical engineering Ph.D. candidate, co-advised by both Prof. Matteo Cargnello and Prof. Arun Majumdar. His Ph.D. is on methane pyrolysis, specifically on the use of oxidants to improve its process efficiency. Some of his works have already… Read more Presenting our newest PhD graduate: Dr. Henry Moise

Devashish passes his PhD qualifying exam

We are thrilled to share that Devashish, our second-year chemical engineering Ph.D. student, has passed his Ph.D. qualifying exam! Devashish is learning so much about nanomaterials synthesis and catalysis and the whole lab is excited to see what interesting science he will accomplish in his Ph.D. here. Congratulations again, Devashish!

Garrick’s CO2 to methanol work featured by Stanford Energy

Garrick’s CO2 hydrogenation to methanol project, which is done in close collaboration with Dr. Zisheng Zhang (now Assistant Prof. at Stanford Chemical Engineering), has been featured by Stanford Energy. See the news article here: https://energy.stanford.edu/news/postdocs-cracking-open-black-box-catalysis See the short video interview here:  

Summer undergrad researchers present their work

Every summer, the Cargnello group hosts undergraduate researchers. This summer 2026, we hosted Alondra (mentored by Juan), Jinyu (mentored by Daniel), Jennifer (mentored by Jake), and Ema (mentored by Jake). We are so proud of them and their mentors!

Cargnello group @ ACS Fall 2026

The Cargnello group was well-represented at ACS Fall 2026 in Chicago, with presentations from Pin-Hung, Shradha, Sam, Sai, and Daniel! We are congratulate them on winning travel awards for this meeting! Daniel: ACS CATL-ChemCatBio Graduate Student Travel AwardSam: ACS Bridge Career & Professional Development Travel AwardShradha: Award: ACS I&EC Graduate Student AwardSai: ACS ENFL Platinum… Read more Cargnello group @ ACS Fall 2026

Presenting our newest PhD graduate: Dr. Pin-Hung Chung

The Cargnello group is beyond thrilled and proud to present our newest PhD graduate: Dr. Pin-Hung Chung! Pin-Hung is a materials science and engineering Ph.D. candidate. His Ph.D. is centered on developing aqueous-based synthetic methods towards colloidal nanoparticle synthesis. Pin-Hung has advanced this field of research with his research contributions and his most exciting research… Read more Presenting our newest PhD graduate: Dr. Pin-Hung Chung

Presenting our newest PhD graduate: Dr. Gennaro Liccardo

The Cargnello group is beyond thrilled and proud to present our newest PhD graduate: Dr. Gennaro Liccardo! Genni is a chemical engineering Ph.D. candidate co-advised by the Cargnello and Bent groups. His Ph.D. research combines both colloidal synthesis and atomic layer deposition to precisely tailor interfaces and study their effects in thermal heterogeneous catalysis. We… Read more Presenting our newest PhD graduate: Dr. Gennaro Liccardo

Genni refines understanding of Rh deactivation on alumina

In a new publication led by Genni, Genni uses ALD techniques to more clearly elucidate the Rh/Al2O3 deactivation pathway. Check out his publication here: https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.chemmater.6c00505

Jinwon named Northwestern Sustainability and Energy Fellow

Jinwon, our recently graduated Ph.D., has been awarded Northwestern University’s Sustainability and Energy Fellowship to support his independent postdoctoral work. Congratulations Jinwon and we look forward to learning about your postdoctoral research soon! https://trienens-institute.northwestern.edu/news-events/news/2026/northwestern-welcomes-the-2026-sustainability-and-energy-fellows.html

Jinwon wins IPMI Bright Futures Student Award for his PhD work here

Jinwon, our recently graduated Ph.D., has just won the IPMI Bright Futures Student Award for his Ph.D. work here. Congratulations Jinwon!