Tag: Chemistry

CATEGORIES: Honored

Javier Vela-Becerra awarded Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program Award

Javier Vela-Becerra, University Professor, and John D. Corbett Professor of Chemistry, has been awarded a 3-month Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program award. He will be visiting the laboratory of Liberato Manna at the Italian Institute of Technology in Genoa, Italy. Vela-Becerra is among over 800 U.S. citizens who will teach or conduct research abroad for the … Continue reading Javier Vela-Becerra awarded Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program Award

CATEGORIES: Published

Vela and team published in American Chemical Society’s Catalysis

Abstract Motivated by increased awareness about nitrate contamination of surface waters and its deleterious effects in human and animal health, we sought an alternative, non-noble metal catalyst for the chemical degradation of nitrate. First-row transition metal phosphides recently emerged as excellent alternatives for hydrogen evolution and hydrotreating reactions. We demonstrate that a key member of … Continue reading Vela and team published in American Chemical Society’s Catalysis