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Apr. 2025<\/strong>: Excited about Judy<\/a>\u2019s and Junjie<\/a>\u2019s publication<\/a> on enhancing the low-temperature performance of Pt-based three-way catalysts using CeO2<\/sub>(core)@ZrO2<\/sub>(shell) supports published in Catalysis Science & Technology<\/em>!  Thank you Patric R. Raffaelle<\/a>, Michael Lance<\/a>, Jacob Concolino<\/a>, Prateek Khatri<\/a>, Tala Mon<\/a>, Todd J. Toops<\/a>, and Alexander A. Shestopalov<\/a>!!!<\/h5>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Mar. 2025<\/strong>: Excited about the editorial article<\/a> authored by Georgos Bampos<\/a>, Paraskevi Panagiotopoulou<\/a> and Eleni A. Kyriakidou focused on the past and the future of catalytic reforming and hydrogen production published on the Catalysts<\/em> journal.  Thank you Georgos Bampos<\/a> and Paraskevi Panagiotopoulou<\/a>!!!<\/h5>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Jan. 2025<\/strong>: Congratulations to Tala Mon<\/a> about his review article<\/a> published in Catalysis Reviews<\/em> on CH\u00ad4<\/sub> oxidation over Pd\/zeolite catalysts!  Thanks to all that contributed: Kevin Giewont<\/a>, Junjie Chen<\/a>, Judy Liu<\/a>, Jacob Concolino<\/a>, Prateek Khatri<\/a>, and Eric A. Walker<\/a>!<\/h5>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Oct. 2024<\/strong>: The Kyriakidou group will contribute the following presentation at the 2024 American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) Internal Combustion Engine (ICE) Forward Conference<\/a>: \u201cDemonstration of Scaled Flowrate Testbed for Emission Aftertreatment Device Testing Under Representative Engine Exhaust Conditions\u201d.
(presenter<\/em>: Jason Loprete<\/a>)<\/h5>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Jul. 2024<\/strong>: Eleni Kyriakidou gives an invited talk at the Surface Reactivity Laboratory (Laboratoire de R\u00e9activ\u00e9 de Surface) at Sorbonne University<\/a> in Paris, France entitled \u201cHigh Silica Small Pore Zeolites for Low Temperature CH4<\/sub> Oxidation Applications\u201d.<\/h5>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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May 2024<\/strong>:  We welcome Sophie Sharma<\/a> as a new researcher in our group!  Sophie<\/a> is a freshman at CBE UB.  Welcome Sophie<\/a>!<\/h5>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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May 2024<\/strong>:  The Kyriakidou group will contribute the following presentations at the 14th<\/sup> Panhellenic Chemical Engineering Scientific Conference<\/a>:<\/h5>\n\n\n\n
\u201cRu-based Catalysts Supported on Alkaline Earth Metal Doped CeO2<\/sub> for Dry Reforming of CH4<\/sub><\/a>\u201d
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\u201cSO2<\/sub> Resistant and Hydrothermally Stable High Silica Pd\/CHA CH4<\/sub> Oxidation<\/a>” (Keynote Lecture<\/strong>)
(presenter<\/em>: Eleni A. Kyriakidou<\/a>)<\/h5>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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May 2024<\/strong>: Eleni Kyriakidou gives an invited talk at the Centre for Research & Technology Hellas (CERTH)<\/a> in Thessaloniki, Greece entitled \u201cPd\/Zeolites: Promising Low Temperature CH4<\/sub> Oxidation Catalysts\u201d.<\/h5>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Apr. 2024<\/strong>: Eleni Kyriakidou gives an invited talk at the Chemical Engineering Department at the University of Patras in Patras, Greece<\/a> entitled \u201cCore@Shell Shaped Catalysts with enhanced Low Temperature Activity for Emissions Control Applications<\/a>\u201d.<\/h5>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Apr. 2024<\/strong>: I am trilled about\u00a0Tala<\/a>\u2019s co-authored\u00a0paper<\/a>\u00a0on the exhaust slip-stream sampling system for aftertreatment device testing that was accepted for publication as a\u00a0SAE Technical Paper<\/em>!\u00a0 A special thanks to everyone that contributed to this project:\u00a0Jason Loprete<\/a>,\u00a0Rodrigo Ristow Hadlich<\/a>,\u00a0Amanda Sirna<\/a>, and\u00a0Dimitris Assanis<\/a>!<\/h5>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Mar. 2024<\/strong>: Eleni Kyriakidou gives an invited talk at the Foundation for Research and Technology Hellas (FORTH) \u2013 Institute of Chemical Engineering Sciences (ICE-HT)<\/a> in Patras, Greece entitled \u201cCH4<\/sub> Oxidation in Pd\/Zeolite Catalysts: Recent Advances & Challenges<\/a>\u201d.<\/h5>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Mar. 2024<\/strong>: Trilled about our Patent publication<\/a> focused on high-silica Pd-based small pore zeolite catalysts for low temperature CH4<\/sub> oxidation.  Congrats Viktor Cybulskis<\/a>, Jingzhi Liu<\/a> and Tala Mon<\/a>!<\/h5>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Feb. 2024<\/strong>: Our recent work on condition-dependent NOx<\/sub> adsorption\/desorption over Pd\/BEA: a combined micro-reactor and in-situ<\/a>
DRIFTS study<\/a> is published at the AIChE<\/em> Journal<\/em>! Congrats to Junjie<\/a>, Jungkuk<\/a>, and Prateek<\/a>!  <\/h5>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Jan. 2024<\/strong>: I\u2019m pleased to share Ruth<\/a>\u2019s latest article<\/a> on CO2<\/sub> purification via zeolite material published in Results in Surfaces and Interfaces<\/em>!  Congrats Ruth<\/a> and Dr. Eric A. Walker<\/a>!<\/h5>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Jan. 2024<\/strong>: Dr. Eleni A. Kyriakidou<\/a> is appointed as a Visiting Professor<\/a> in the Chemical Engineering Department<\/a> at the University of Patras, Greece<\/a> from January \u2013 December 2024.<\/h5>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Dec. 2023<\/strong>: Proud of Junjie<\/a>\u2019s and Judy<\/a>\u2019s latest publication<\/a> on designing ultrastable Pt\/CeO2<\/sub>-Al2<\/sub>O3<\/sub> nanosheet catalysts for TWC applications published in the Chemical Engineering Journal<\/em>!  Thank you Hien Pham<\/a>, Todd Toops<\/a>, and Abhaya Datye<\/a>!!<\/h5>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Sept. 2023<\/strong>: Welcome to Grace L. Morgan<\/a>, a UB senior pursuing a B.S. in Chemical Engineering, as a researcher in our group!  Welcome Grace<\/a>!<\/h5>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Sept. 2023:<\/strong> The Kyriakidou group will contribute the following presentation at the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) Internal Combustion Engine (ICE) Forward Conference 2023<\/a>:<\/h5>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThermally Stable Pd\/SSZ-13 Catalysts with Excellent Methane Oxidation Activity under Lean Conditions<\/a>\u201d
(presenter:<\/em> Tala Mon<\/a>)<\/h5>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIncreasing Si\/Al Molar Ratio to Improve Low Temperature CH4<\/sub> Oxidation over Pd\/LTA<\/a>\u201d
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Sept. 2023:<\/strong> The President of the University at Buffalo<\/a> approved Dr. Eleni A. Kyriakidou<\/a>\u2019s promotion to Associate Professor with tenure of Chemical Engineering, effective September 1st<\/sup>, 2023.  This wouldn\u2019t be possible without the amazing past and present students, collaborators, mentors and UB colleagues!  Thank you all!<\/h5>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Aug. 2023:<\/strong> The Kyriakidou group will contribute the following presentation at the 15th<\/sup> European Congress on Catalysis<\/a> (EuropaCat2023<\/a>):<\/h5>\n\n\n\n
\u201cEffect of H2<\/sub>O Pre-exposure on CH4<\/sub> Oxidation and Passive NOx<\/sub> Adsorption Performance over Pd\/zeolite Catalysts<\/a>\u201d
(presenter:<\/em> Eleni A. Kyriakidou<\/a>)<\/h5>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Jun. 2023:<\/strong> The Kyriakidou group will contribute the following presentations in the 28th<\/sup> NACS Meeting<\/a>:<\/h5>\n\n\n\n
\u201cEnhanced Stability and Low temperature Performance of Pd\/based CHA Zeolite Catalysts for Complete Methane Oxidation<\/a><\/span>\u201d
(presenter<\/em>: Jingzhi Liu<\/a>)<\/h5>\n\n\n\n
\u201cBiphasic \u201cJanus\u201d Pt-Pd Particles Show Self-Healing Characteristics in Diesel Oxidation Catalysts<\/a><\/span>\u201d
(presenter<\/em>: Abhaya K. Datye<\/a>)<\/h5>\n\n\n\n
\u201cEffect of Pd Speciation on CH4<\/sub> Oxidation and Passive NOx Adsorption\/Desorption Performance over Zeolite-based Catalysts<\/a><\/span>“
(presenter<\/em>: Eleni A. Kyriakidou<\/a>)<\/h5>\n\n\n\n
\u201cLow Temperature CH4<\/sub> Oxidation for High Silica Pd\/LTA Catalysts<\/a><\/span>\u201d
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Mar. 2023:<\/strong>  Excited about Judy<\/a>\u2018s co-authored paper<\/a> on biphasic biphasic Janus particles that explain self-healing in Pt-Pd diesel oxidation catalysts in ACS Catalysis (Editor\u2019s Choice)<\/em>.  Congrats and thanks to Stephen Porter<\/a>, Arnab Ghosh<\/a>, Deepak Kunwar<\/a>, Chase Thompson, Ryan Alcala<\/a>, David P. Dean, Jeffrey T. Miller<\/a>, Andrew DeLaRiva, Hien Pham<\/a>, Eric Peterson<\/a>, Adrian Brearley<\/a>, John Watt<\/a>, and Abhaya K. Datye<\/a>!!!<\/h5>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Mar. 2023:<\/strong>  Check out Junjie<\/a>\u2019s latest publication<\/a> on the effect of CeO2<\/sub> morphology on the CH4<\/sub> oxidation performance of Ni\/CeO2<\/sub> nanocatalysts being accepted for publication in ACS Applied Nano Materials<\/em>!  Congrats and thanks to Hien Pham<\/a>, Tala Mon<\/a>, Todd Toops<\/a>, Abhaya Datye<\/a>, and Zhenglong Li<\/a>!  Congratulations!!!<\/h5>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Mar. 2023:<\/strong> Thrilled about Judy<\/a>\u2019s paper<\/a> focused on the enhanced low temperature performance of bimetallic Pd\/Pt\/SiO2<\/sub>(core)@Zr(shell) diesel oxidation catalysts being accepted for publication in Applied Catalysis B: Environmental<\/em>!  Congrats to Stephen Porter<\/a>, Junjie Chen<\/a>, Hien Pham<\/a>, Eric J. Peterson<\/a>, Prateek Khatri<\/a>, Todd J. Toops<\/a>, and Abhaya Datye<\/a>.<\/h5>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Feb. 2023:<\/strong> The Kyriakidou group will contribute the following presentation in the 2023 Natural Gas Vehicle Technology Forum<\/a> (NGVTF):<\/h5>\n\n\n\n
\u201cHydrothermally Stable and Sulfur Tolerant Pd\/Chabazite Catalysts for Low Temperature CH4<\/sub> Conversion<\/a><\/span>\u201d
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Jan. 2023:<\/strong> We welcome Jacob Concolino<\/a> in our team!!! Jacob Concolino<\/a> is a Ph.D. student at UB CBE. Jacob Concolino<\/a> completed his undergraduate studies at the University of Kentucky (2022) and he graduated summa cum laude.  Jacob is the only recipient of a Presidential Fellowship in the Fall 2022 incoming ChemE graduate class.  Welcome Jacob!<\/h5>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Nov. 2022:<\/strong> The Kyriakidou group will contribute the following presentations at the 2022 AIChE Annual Meeting<\/a>:<\/h5>\n\n\n\n
\u201cEffect of Pd Speciation on CH4<\/sub> Oxidation and Passive NOx Adsorption\/Desorption<\/u> Performance over Zeolite-based Catalysts<\/u><\/a>\u201d
(presenter<\/em>: Tala Mon<\/a>)<\/h5>\n\n\n\n
\u201cHigh-Silica Pd\/LTA Catalysts for Low Temperature CH4<\/sub> oxidation<\/u><\/a>
(presenter<\/em>: Tala Mon<\/a>)<\/h5>\n\n\n\n
\u201cImproving Low-Temperature CH4<\/sub> Oxidation Performance with High-Silica Pd\/CHA Zeolite<\/u> Catalysts<\/a>\u201d
(presenter<\/em>: Jingzhi Liu<\/u><\/a>)<\/h5>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Sept. 2022:<\/strong> Excited about Jesse<\/u><\/a>\u2019s and Kevin<\/u><\/a>\u2019s paper<\/u><\/a> with Dr. Eric Walker<\/u><\/a> on the feasibility of CH4<\/sub> oxidation on SSZ-13 bridged Pd2<\/sub>Ox<\/sub> sites: A theoretical study being accepted for publication in the Journal of Physical Chemistry C<\/em>!  Congratulations!!!<\/h5>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Aug. 2022: <\/strong>Thrilled about Junjie Chen<\/u>\u2018s<\/a> paper<\/a> with Prof. Gang Wu<\/a> and his team on the generation of hydrogen via NH3<\/sub> decomposition on highly efficient and stable Ru-free catalysts: Approaching complete conversion at 450 o<\/sup>C published in Energy & Environmental Science<\/em>!<\/h5>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Aug. 2022:<\/strong> Eleni Kyriakidou<\/u><\/a> gives an invited talk at the ACS Fall 2022<\/span><\/a> meeting in Chicago, IL entitled \u201cEffect of Pd Speciation on CH4<\/sub> Oxidation and Passive NOx Adsorption\/Desorption Performance over Zeolite-based Catalysts\u201d.<\/h5>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Jul. 2022:<\/strong> Eleni Kyriakidou<\/u><\/a> gives an invited talk at the FlexCat group in Alkegen<\/u><\/a>, Tonawanda, NY, entitled \u201cThree-Way Catalysts: Achieving an Enhanced Low-Temperature Performance and Hydrothermal Stability\u201d.<\/h5>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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July 2022:<\/strong>  Welcome to Prateek Khatri<\/u><\/a> as a postdoctoral associate researcher in our group!  Prateek<\/u><\/a> obtained his PhD from the Chemical Engineering Department at IIT Delhi<\/u><\/a> under the supervision of Prof. Divesh Bhatia<\/u><\/a>.<\/h5>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Jun. 2022:<\/strong> <\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong>Excited about Junjie Chen<\/u><\/a>‘s co-authored paper with Prof. Mark Swihart<\/u><\/a> and team on a general route to flame aerosol synthesis and in situ functionalization of mesoporous silica being accepted for publication in Angewandte Chemie International Edition<\/em>!<\/h5>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Jun. 2022:<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong> Ruth Bello<\/a><\/span> will participate in the University at Buffalo Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation<\/a><\/span> (LSAMP) research internship program for summer 2022 under Dr. Kyriakidou<\/a><\/span>‘s mentorship!  Way to go Ruth!<\/h5>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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May 2022:<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong> Congratulations to Junjie Chen<\/u><\/a> for receiving a CBE Outstanding Dissertation Award!  Way to go, Junjie<\/u><\/a>!<\/h5>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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May 2022:<\/strong> <\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong>Congratulations to Junjie Chen<\/u><\/a> for being selected as a recipient of a UB Dean\u2019s Graduate Achievement Award<\/u><\/a>.  This award honors exceptional graduate students who have distinguished themselves through excellence in research!  Very well-deserved, Junjie<\/u><\/a>!<\/h5>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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May 2022:<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong> Congratulations to Junjie Chen<\/u><\/a> on his co-authored paper<\/u><\/a> with Prof. Mark Swihart<\/a> and team on the production of ultrastable Ni-ZrO2<\/sub> nanoshell catalysts for dry reforming of methane by flame synthesis and Ni exsolution being accepted for publication in Chem Catalysis<\/em>!<\/h5>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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May 2022:<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong> Congratulations to Jesse Canavan<\/u><\/a> for receiving the UB CBE Senior Academic Excellence Award!  A well-deserved honor!<\/h5>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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May 2022:<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong> The Kyriakidou group will contribute the following presentations at the 27th<\/sup> North American Catalysis Society Meeting<\/u><\/a> in May 2022:<\/h5>\n\n\n\n
\u201cNovel Configured Low-Temperature Diesel Oxidation and Three-Way Catalysts for Emission Control Applications<\/span><\/a>\u201d (Keynote Lecture<\/strong>)
(presenter<\/em>: Eleni A. Kyriakidou<\/u><\/a>)<\/h5>\n\n\n\n
\u201c<\/span><\/a>High-Silica Pd\/LTA Catalysts for Low Temperature CH4<\/sub> oxidation<\/u><\/span><\/a>\u201d
(presenter<\/em>: Tala Mon<\/a>)<\/h5>\n\n\n\n
\u201cDesigning Pd\/CHA Zeolite Catalysts for Complete Methane Oxidation<\/u><\/a>\u201d
(presenter<\/em>: Jingzhi Liu)<\/u><\/a><\/h5>\n\n\n\n
\u201cEngineering Hydrothermally Stable Pt\/CeO2<\/sub>-Al2<\/sub>O3<\/sub> Nanosheet Catalysts for TWC<\/u> Applications<\/u><\/a>\u201d
(presenter<\/em>: Todd J. Toops<\/u><\/a>)<\/h5>\n\n\n\n
\u201cMethane Oxidation on SSZ-13 Bridged Pd2Ox Sites<\/u><\/a>\u201d
(presenter<\/em>: Eleni A. Kyriakidou<\/u><\/a>)<\/h5>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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April 2022:<\/strong> <\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong>Tala Mon<\/u><\/a> received a Graduate Student Association (UB) Travel Award<\/u><\/a> for attending the 27th<\/sup> North American Catalysis Society Meeting<\/u><\/a> in New York, NY.  Congrats Tala<\/u><\/a>!<\/h5>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Mar. 2022:<\/strong> <\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong>Welcome to Alexis Sill-Ruiz<\/u><\/a> a UB CBE sophomore as a Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation (LSAMP)<\/u><\/a> researcher!  Welcome Alexis<\/u><\/a>!<\/h5>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Mar. 2022:<\/strong> <\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong>Welcome to Neil Shah<\/u><\/a> a freshman pursuing a B.S. in Chemical Engineering as a researcher in our group!  Welcome Neil<\/u><\/a>!<\/h5>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Mar. 2022:<\/strong> <\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong>Excited about Jungkuk<\/a>\u2019s paper<\/a> focused on the effect of cobalt incorporation on the stability of ionic Pd in the presence of carbon monoxide over Pd\/BEA passive NOx adsorbers being accepted for publication in the Chemical Engineering Journal!<\/em> Congrats Jungkuk<\/a>, Junjie<\/a>, Kevin<\/a>, Tala<\/a>, Judy<\/a>, and Eric<\/u><\/a>!<\/h5>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Mar. 2022:<\/strong> <\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong>Eleni Kyriakidou<\/a> is selected to receive the 2021 SEAS Early Career Researcher of the Year<\/a> award.<\/h5>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Mar. 2022:<\/strong> <\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong>The Kyriakidou group will contribute the following presentation at the ACS Spring 2022<\/u><\/a> meeting in March 2022:<\/h5>\n\n\n\n
\u201cBreaking the NOx Desorption Temperature Limit to Pd\/BEA Passive NOx Adsorbers by<\/u> Second Metal Incorporation<\/u><\/a>\u201d
(presenter<\/em>: Eleni A. Kyriakidou<\/u><\/a>)<\/h5>\n\n\n\n
\u201c<\/u><\/a>Hydrothermally Stable Pd,Pt\/SiO2<\/sub>@Zr Core@Shell Catalysts for Diesel Oxidation<\/u> Applications<\/u><\/a><\/u>\u201d
(presenter<\/em>: Eleni A. Kyriakidou<\/u><\/a>)<\/h5>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Feb. 2022:<\/strong> <\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong>Congratulations to Judy Liu<\/u><\/a> for becoming the 3rd<\/sup> PhD student graduating from our group!  We wish her all the best in her next position as a Development Engineer at Alkegen<\/u><\/a> (Tonawanda, NY).<\/h5>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Feb. 2022:<\/strong> Welcome to Scott Coia<\/u><\/a>, a B.S. Chemical Engineering and B.A. Mathematics UB undergraduate student graduating in May 2023, as a new researcher in our group!  Welcome Scott<\/u><\/a>!<\/h5>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Jan. 2022:<\/strong> <\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong>Congratulations to Junjie Chen<\/u><\/a> for becoming the 2nd<\/sup> PhD student to graduate from the group!  We wish him every success in his next position as a postdoctoral scholar at Stanford University<\/u><\/a> in Prof. Thomas Jaramillo<\/a>\u2019s group.<\/h5>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Dec. 2021:<\/strong> <\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong>Thrilled to announce that MAHLE Powertrain<\/a>, Oak Ridge National Lab<\/a>, and UB have been selected for funding through ARPA-E\u2019s REMEDY program.  More on our efforts to reduce methane emissions here<\/a>. Thanks ARPA-E!<\/h5>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Dec. 2021:<\/strong> <\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong>Ph.D. candidate Junjie Chen<\/a> was invited to present his research at the Fall 2021 CBE PhD seminar series, and he was awarded with an outstanding presentation certificate.<\/h5>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Nov. 2021:<\/strong> <\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong>The Kyriakidou group will contribute the following presentations at the hybrid<\/em> AIChE Annual Conference<\/a> in November 2021:<\/h5>\n\n\n\n
\u201cNovel Configured Pt\/CeO2<\/sub>(core)@ZrO2<\/sub>(shell) Supported Three-Way Catalysts<\/u><\/a>\u201d
(presenter<\/em>: <\/u><\/a>Judy Liu<\/a><\/u>)<\/h5>\n\n\n\n
\u201c<\/u><\/a>Flame Aerosol Synthesis of Stable Ni\/ZrO2<\/sub> Nanocatalyst for Dry Reforming of Methane<\/u><\/a><\/u>\u201d
(presenter<\/em>: Shuo Liu<\/a>)<\/h5>\n\n\n\n
\u201c<\/a><\/u><\/a><\/a>Effect of Cobalt Incorporation on the Stability of Ionic Pd in the Presence of Carbon<\/u> Monoxide over Pd\/BEA Passive NOx Adsorbers<\/u><\/a><\/u><\/u>\u201d
(presenter<\/em>: <\/a>Junjie Chen<\/a>)<\/h5>\n\n\n\n
\u201c<\/a><\/a><\/a><\/u><\/a><\/a>Pt-CeO2<\/sub>-Al2<\/sub>O3<\/sub> Nanosheet Catalysts with Enhanced Lean\/Rich Hydrothermal Aging Stabilit<\/u>y for<\/u> TWC Applications<\/u><\/a><\/u><\/u><\/u>\u201d
(presenter<\/em>: <\/a>Junjie Chen<\/a>)<\/h5>\n\n\n\n
\u201cEffect of Na in Low Temperature CH4<\/sub> Oxidation over Pd\/H-SSZ-13<\/a><\/u><\/u><\/u><\/u>\u201d
(presenter<\/em>: <\/a><\/a>Tala Mon<\/u><\/a>)<\/h5>\n\n\n\n
\u201cMethane Oxidation on Pd\/SSZ-13 Active Sites: A Computational Study<\/a><\/u><\/u><\/u><\/u>\u201d
(presenter<\/em>: Eric Walker<\/a>)<\/h5>\n\n\n\n
\u201cFlame Aerosol Synthesis of Mesoporous Silica for Application in CO2<\/sub><\/u><\/u><\/u><\/u> Oxidative Dehydrogenation of Propane<\/a><\/span>\u201d
(presenter<\/em>: Shuo Liu<\/a>)<\/h5>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Oct. 2021:<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong> Welcome to Ruth Bello<\/span> an undergraduate junior pursuing a B.S. in Chemical Engineering at UB, as a new researcher in our group! Welcome Ruth<\/span>!<\/h5>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Oct. 2021:<\/strong> <\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong>Congratulations to Junjie Chen<\/u><\/a>, Kevin Giewont<\/u><\/a>, Jungkuk Lee<\/u><\/a>, and our collaborators (Eric A. Walker<\/u><\/a>, Yubiao Niu<\/u><\/a>), on our paper<\/u><\/a> discussing cobalt-induced PdO formation in low-loading Pd\/BEA catalysts for CH4<\/sub> oxidation being accepted in ACS Catalysis<\/em>!  Congrats Junjie<\/u><\/a>!<\/h5>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Oct. 2021:<\/strong> <\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong>Eleni Kyriakidou<\/u><\/a> gives an invited talk at the Department of Chemistry at SUNY Buffalo State College<\/a>, Buffalo, NY, entitled \u201cToward Rational Synthesis of Catalysts for Low Temperature Emissions Control<\/u><\/a>\u201d.<\/h5>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Sept. 2021:<\/strong> <\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong>Congratulations to Jungkuk Lee<\/u><\/a>, Kevin Giewont<\/u><\/a>, Junjie Chen<\/u><\/a>, Judy Liu<\/u><\/a>, and Eric A. Walker<\/u><\/a> on our paper<\/u><\/a> discussing the adsorption of C2<\/sub>H4<\/sub> and C7<\/sub>H8<\/sub> on Ag\/ZSM-5 under cold-start conditions being accepted in Microporous and Mesoporous Materials<\/em>!  Congrats Jungkuk<\/u><\/a>!<\/h5>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Sept. 2021:<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong> Eleni Kyriakidou gives an invited talk at the 24th<\/sup> Cross-Cut Lean Exhaust Emissions Reduction Simulations (CLEERS) Workshop<\/u><\/a>, virtual<\/em>, entitled \u201cNovel Structured Low-Temperature Oxidation Catalysts for Future Emission Control Applications<\/u><\/a>\u201d (Stuart Daw Memorial Presentation)<\/strong>.<\/h5>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Sept. 2021:<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong> The Kyriakidou group will contribute the following presentation at the virtual   <\/em>24th<\/sup> Cross-Cut Lean Exhaust Emissions Reduction Simulations (CLEERS) Workshop<\/u><\/a> in September 2021:<\/h5>\n\n\n\n
\u201cImproved Low Temperature CH4<\/sub> Oxidation over Pd\/H-LTA with Si\/Al>8<\/u><\/a><\/u><\/u><\/u><\/u>\u201d
(presenter<\/em>: <\/a><\/a>Tala Mon<\/u><\/a>)<\/h5>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Aug. 2021:<\/strong> <\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong>Junjie Chen<\/u><\/a> gives an invited talk at the ACS National Meeting<\/u><\/a> in the Current Progress in Emission Control Catalysis session (Hybrid \u2013 Atlanta, GA and Online):<\/h5>\n\n\n\n
\u201cPt-CeO2<\/sub>-Al2<\/sub>O3<\/sub> nanosheet catalysts with enhanced lean\/rich hydrothermal aging stability for<\/u> TWC applications<\/u><\/a>\u201d<\/h5>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Jul. 2021:<\/strong> <\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong>Angela Aguirre<\/a> is presenting her work on \u201cUtilizing Palladium Oxide Catalysts to Decrease Methane Emissions\u201d at the UB Undergraduate Conference as part of her LSAMP<\/a> Summer Research Internship, virtual<\/em>, July 22, 2021. Congrats Angela<\/a>!!<\/h5>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Jul. 2021:<\/strong> <\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong>Excited to share Junjie<\/a>\u2019s new publication in collaboration with Tim Buchanan<\/u><\/a>, Eric A. Walker<\/u><\/a>, Todd J. Toops<\/u><\/a>, Zhenglong Li<\/u><\/a>, and Pranaw Kunal<\/u><\/a> on using experiments and theory for elucidating the CH4<\/sub> combustion mechanism over Ni\/CeO2<\/sub> catalysts published in ACS Catalysis<\/u><\/a><\/em>!  Congrats Junjie<\/u><\/a>!<\/h5>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Jun. 2021:<\/strong> <\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong>Congratulations to Kevin Giewont<\/u><\/a> and our collaborator, Eric A. Walker<\/u><\/a>, on our paper<\/u><\/a> investigating potential active sites for the methane oxidation reaction on Pd\/SSZ-13 using DFT being accepted in the Journal of Physical Chemistry C<\/em>!<\/h5>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Jun. 2021:<\/strong> <\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong>Welcome to Angela Aguirre<\/a> a UB undergraduate student as a summer researcher in our group as part of the Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation (LSAMP)<\/a> program!  Welcome Angela!<\/h5>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Jun. 2021:<\/strong> Congratulations to Judy Liu<\/a> and Junjie Chen<\/u><\/a>, and our collaborators (Todd Toops<\/a>, Jae-Soon Choi<\/a>, Cyril Thomas<\/a>, Michael Lance<\/a>) on our paper<\/a> describing the development of hydrothermally stable Pd\/SiO2<\/sub>@Zr core@shell catalysts for diesel oxidation applications being accepted in Chemical Engineering Journal<\/em>!<\/h5>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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May 2021:<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong> The Kyriakidou group will contribute the following presentation in the virtual<\/em> 2021 Natural Gas Vehicle Technology Forum (NGVTF)<\/u><\/a>:<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

<\/strong>“Development of Zeolite-based Catalysts with Improved Low Temperature CH4<\/sub> Conversion<\/u><\/a>”   
(presenter<\/em>: Tala Mon<\/u><\/a>)<\/h5>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Mar. 2021:<\/strong> <\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong>Congratulations to Junjie Chen<\/u><\/a> on his co-authored paper<\/u><\/a> with our UB collaborators (Mark Swihart<\/u><\/a>, Mohammad Moein Mohammadi<\/a> and team) on single-step flame aerosol synthesis of active and stable nanocatalysts for the dry reforming of methane accepter in ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces<\/em>!<\/h5>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Mar. 2021:<\/strong> Congratulations to Judy Liu<\/u><\/a> on receiving a UB Mark Diamond Research Award<\/u><\/a> to cover research expenses related to her Ph.D. Thesis (Uniquely Structured Catalysts for Vehicle Emissions Remediation)!  Congrats Judy! <\/h5>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Mar. 2021:<\/strong> <\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong>Eleni Kyriakidou<\/u><\/a> co-authors an article<\/u><\/a> with Todd Toops<\/u><\/a> and the ORNL<\/u><\/a> team on analyzing ion-exchanged ZSM-5, BEA, and SSZ-13 zeolite trapping materials under realistic exhaust conditions in Catalysts<\/em>.<\/h5>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Mar. 2021:<\/strong> <\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong>The Kyriakidou group will contribute the following flash talk poster presentations at the virtual<\/em> Catalysis Society of Metro New York (NYCS)<\/u> <\/a>meeting in March 2021:<\/h5>\n\n\n\n
\u201cInvestigation of Potential Active Sites for the Methane Oxidation Reaction on Pd\/SSZ-13<\/u><\/a>\u201d
(presenter<\/em>: Kevin Giewont<\/a>)<\/h5>\n\n\n\n
\u201cHydrothermally Stable Pd\/SiO2<\/sub>@Zr Core@Shell Catalysts for Diesel Oxidation Applications<\/u><\/a>\u201d
(presenter<\/em>: Judy Liu<\/a>)<\/h5>\n\n\n\n
\u201cCobalt Induced PdO Formation in Low-Loading Pd\/BEA Catalysts for CH4<\/sub> Oxidation<\/u><\/a>\u201d
(presenter<\/em>: Junjie Chen<\/a>)
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Mar. 2021:<\/strong> <\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong>Eleni Kyriakidou<\/u><\/a> receives a subaward extension from Oak Ridge National Laboratory<\/u><\/a> to continue supporting research on the development of low temperature hydrothermally stable catalysts for emissions control.  We thank ORNL<\/u><\/a> for this support and the contributions of all group members, past and present.<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/h5>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Mar. 2021:<\/strong> Congratulations to Jungkuk Lee<\/u><\/a>  for successfully defending his Ph.D. thesis!  We wish him all the best in his next position at Iowa State University<\/u><\/a> as a postdoctoral research associate under the supervision of Dr. Wenzhen Li<\/u><\/a>!<\/h5>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Feb. 2021:<\/strong> <\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong>We welcome Jesse Canavan<\/u><\/a> as a new undergraduate researcher into the group!<\/h5>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Nov. 2020:<\/strong> <\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong>The Kyriakidou group will contribute the following presentations in the virtual<\/em> 2020 AIChE Annual Meeting<\/u><\/a>:<\/h5>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAg Ion-Exchanged ZSM-5 Zeolites for Hydrocarbon Trapping Applications<\/u><\/a>\u201d
(presenter<\/em>: Jungkuk Lee<\/u><\/a>)<\/h5>\n\n\n\n
\u201cInvestigation of Potential Active Sites for the Methane Oxidation Reaction on Pd\/SSZ-13<\/u><\/a>\u201d
(presenter<\/em>: Eric A. Walker<\/a><\/span>)<\/h5>\n\n\n\n
\u201cModeling Adsorption Capacity of Ag\/SSZ-13 Zeolite: A Bayesian Update from Experiments<\/u><\/a>\u201d
(presenter<\/em>: <\/a>Eric A. Walker<\/a>)<\/h5>\n\n\n\n
\u201cBimetallic PdCo\/BEA Zeolites for Passive NOx Adsorption<\/u><\/a>\u201d
(presenter<\/em>: <\/a><\/a>Jung<\/u><\/a>kuk Lee<\/a><\/u>)<\/h5>\n\n\n\n
\u201cCobalt as an Efficient Promoter in Low-Loading Pd\/BEA Catalysts for CH4<\/sub> Oxidation<\/u><\/a>\u201d
(presenter<\/em>: <\/a><\/a><\/u><\/a>Junjie Chen<\/u><\/a><\/u>)<\/h5>\n\n\n\n
\u201cBoron-Hyperdoped Silicon for the Selective Oxidative Dehydrogenation of Propane to<\/u> Propylene<\/u><\/a>\u201d
(presenter<\/em>: <\/a><\/a><\/a>Junjie Chen<\/u><\/a><\/u>)<\/h5>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Oct. 2020:<\/strong> Congratulations to Junjie Chen<\/u><\/a> for receiving a Travel Award from the Catalysis and Reaction Engineering (CRE) Division<\/u><\/a> to attend the 2020 virtual AIChE<\/u><\/a> annual conference!<\/h5>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Oct. 2020:<\/strong> New publication<\/u><\/a> led by Judy<\/u><\/a> on the non-catalytic gas phase NO oxidation in the presence of decane is now available online in Fuel.  Congrats to Judy<\/u><\/a>, Kevin<\/u><\/a> & Caitlin<\/u><\/a>!  Research funded by U.T. Battelle.
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Sep. 2020:<\/strong> The Kyriakidou group participate in the virtual<\/em> 2020 CLEERS Workshop<\/u><\/a> contributing the following presentations:<\/h5>\n\n\n\n
“Cobalt <\/a><\/span>as an Efficient Promoter in Low-Loading Pd\/BEA Catalysts for CH4<\/sub> Oxidation<\/a><\/u>“
(presenter<\/em>: <\/a>Junjie Chen<\/u><\/a><\/u>)<\/h5>\n\n\n\n
\u201cBimetallic PdCo\/BEA Zeolites for Passive NOx Adsorption<\/u><\/a>\u201d
(presenter<\/em>: <\/a>Eleni A. Kyriakidou<\/u><\/a><\/span>)<\/h5>\n\n\n\n
\u201cNon-Catalytic Gas Phase NO Oxidation in the Presence of Decane<\/u><\/a>\u201d
(presenter<\/em>: <\/a><\/a>Judy Liu<\/u><\/a>)<\/h5>\n\n\n\n
\u201cHydrothermally Stable Pd and Pt\/CeO2<\/sub>@ZrO2<\/sub>(shell) Catalysts for Low Temperature TWC<\/a><\/u> Applications<\/a><\/span>\u201d
(presenter<\/em>: <\/a>Judy Liu<\/u><\/a><\/u>)<\/h5>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Sep. 2020:<\/strong> <\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong>The Kyriakidou group will contribute the following presentations at the virtual<\/em>  11th<\/sup> International Conference of Environmental Catalysis<\/u><\/a>:<\/h5>\n\n\n\n
\u201cBimetallic PdCo\/BEA Zeolites for Passive NOx Adsorption<\/u><\/a>\u201d
(presenter<\/em>: <\/a><\/u><\/a>Jung<\/u><\/a>kuk Lee<\/a><\/u><\/u><\/span>)<\/h5>\n\n\n\n
\u201cA detailed kinetic study of the complete combustion of methane over Ni\/CeO2<\/sub> catalysts<\/u><\/a>\u201d
(presenter<\/em>: <\/a>Junjie Chen<\/u><\/a><\/span>)<\/h5>\n\n\n\n
\u201c<\/u><\/a>Low temperature emissions reduction with zeolite-based adsorbers and novel Pd\/Pt based<\/u> oxidation catalysts<\/u><\/a><\/u>\u201d
(presenter<\/em>: Todd J. Toops<\/a><\/span>)<\/h5>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Aug. 2020:<\/strong> Congratulations to Caitlin Horvatits<\/u><\/a>, Jungkuk Lee<\/u><\/a> and our collaborator Eric Walker<\/u><\/a> on our paper<\/u><\/a> detailing the characterization of adsorption sites on Ag\/SSZ-13 zeolites: experimental observations and bayesian inference being accepted in the Journal of Physical Chemistry C<\/em>!<\/h5>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Jul. 2020:<\/strong> Congratulations to Junjie Chen<\/u><\/a> on his paper<\/u><\/a> regarding the methane combustion over Ni\/Cex<\/sub>Zr1-x<\/sub>O2<\/sub> catalysts: impact of ceria\/zirconia ratio being accepted in ChemCatChem<\/em>!<\/h5>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Jul. 2020:<\/strong> Congratulations to Junjie Chen<\/u><\/a> and our collaborators at the University at Buffalo (Mark Swihart<\/u><\/a>, Parham Rohani<\/u><\/a>), Oak Ridge National Lab (Todd Toops<\/u><\/a>, Michael Lance<\/u><\/a>) and University of South Carolina (Stavros Karakalos<\/u><\/a>) on our paper<\/u><\/a> describing how boron-hyperdoped silicon catalysts show >6 times higher propylene productivity than commercial h-BN towards the selective oxidative dehydrogenation of propane to propylene.  The manuscript is accepted in Chemical Communications<\/em>!<\/h5>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Jun. 2020:<\/strong> The Kyriakidou group will contribute the following presentations at the 17th<\/sup> International Congress on Catalysis<\/u><\/a> in San Diego, CA (canceled)<\/em><\/h5>\n\n\n\n
\u201cA Kinetic Study of Methane Combustion over Ni\/CeO2<\/sub> Based Catalysts<\/span><\/u>\u201d
(presenter<\/em>: <\/a><\/a><\/u><\/a>Eleni A. Kyriakidou<\/u><\/a><\/u><\/u><\/span>)<\/h5>\n\n\n\n
\u201cTrapping Properties of Ag\/SSZ-13 Zeolite: Modeling Adsorption Capacity<\/span><\/u>\u201d
(presenter<\/em>: <\/a><\/a>Eric A. Walker<\/u><\/a><\/u><\/span>)<\/h5>\n\n\n\n
\u201c<\/a>Low temperature emissions reduction with zeolite-based adsorbers and novel Pd\/Pt based<\/u> oxidation catalysts<\/u><\/span><\/u>\u201d
(presenter<\/em>: Todd J. Toops<\/a><\/span>)<\/h5>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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May 2020:<\/strong> Congratulations to Jungkuk Lee<\/u><\/a> on his co-authored paper with Todd Toops, Michael Lance and Jae-Soon Choi from Oak Ridge National Laboratory<\/u><\/a> on a comparative study of silver- and palladium-exchanged zeolites in propylene and nitrogen oxide adsorption and desorption for cold-start applications being accepted in Catalysis Today<\/em>!<\/h5>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Apr. 2020:<\/strong> Junjie Chen<\/u><\/a> receives the UB Mark Diamond Research Award<\/u><\/a> to cover research expenses for the \u201cAtomically dispersed Pt catalyst for low temperature diesel oxidation applications\u201d project!  Congrats Junjie!<\/h5>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Mar. 2020:<\/strong> Congratulations to Caitlin Horvatits<\/u><\/a> on her paper<\/u><\/a> with our UB collaborator, Eric A. Walke<\/a>r, on a DFT study of ethylene and water co-adsorption on Ag\/SSZ-13 zeolites being accepted in the Journal of Physical Chemistry C<\/em>!<\/h5>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Dec. 2019:<\/strong> Tala Mon<\/u><\/a> welcome to our group! Tala immigrated from Myanmar in 2001 and settled in Buffalo, NY. He went to NYU Tandon School of Engineering<\/u><\/a> where he obtained his B.S. in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering in 2016. Tala joined the graduate program at the Chemical and Biological Engineering Department at the University at Buffalo<\/u><\/a> and he obtained his M.S. in 2019. Tala joins our group as a Ph.D. student!<\/h5>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Nov. 2019:<\/strong> We welcome Kevin Giewont<\/u><\/a> in our group!  Kevin completed his undergraduate at UB<\/u><\/a> earning a Bachelor\u2019s in Chemical Engineering and graduated in the spring of 2019.  He plans on completing a master\u2019s thesis involving heterogeneous catalysts while utilizing computational techniques.  Welcome Kevin!<\/h5>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Nov. 2019:<\/strong> The Kyriakidou group participates in the 2019 AIChE Annual Meeting<\/u><\/a> contributing the following oral presentations:<\/h5>\n\n\n\n
\u201cTrapping Properties of Ag\/SSZ-13 Zeolite: Modeling Adsorption Capacity<\/u><\/a>\u201d
(presenter<\/em>: <\/a><\/a><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/u><\/a>Eric A. Walker<\/u><\/a><\/u><\/u><\/u><\/u><\/span>)<\/h5>\n\n\n\n
\u201cA Detailed Kinetics Study for Complete Methane Combustion over Ni\/Cex<\/sub>Zr1-x<\/sub>O2<\/sub> Catalysts\u201d<\/u><\/a>
(presenter<\/em>: <\/a><\/a><\/u><\/a>Junjie Chen<\/u><\/a><\/u><\/u><\/span>)<\/h5>\n\n\n\n
\u201cControlled Synthesis of High Surface Area Pd and Pt\/SiO2<\/sub>(core)@ZrO2<\/sub>(shell) Catalysts for<\/u> Low Temperature Oxidation Applications<\/u><\/a>\u201d
(presenter<\/em>: <\/u><\/a>Judy Liu<\/u><\/a><\/u>)<\/h5>\n\n\n\n
\u201cComplete Methane Combustion over Ni\/Cex<\/sub>Zr1-x<\/sub>O2<\/sub> Catalysts<\/u><\/a>\u201d
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Oct. 2019:<\/strong> Eleni Kyriakidou<\/u><\/a> was awarded a U.S. patent<\/u><\/a> on the development of durable exhaust treatment catalysts with improved low temperature performance.<\/h5>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Oct. 2019:<\/strong> Junjie Chen<\/u><\/a> and Judy Liu<\/u><\/a> received Graduate Student Association (UB) Travel Awards<\/u><\/a> for attending the 2019 AIChE Annual Meeting in Orlando, FL<\/u><\/a>.  Congrats Junjie<\/a> and Judy<\/a>!<\/h5>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Oct. 2019:<\/strong> Junjie Chen<\/u><\/a> and Judy Liu<\/u><\/a> received Graduate Student Association (UB) Travel Awards<\/u><\/a> for attending the 2019 AIChE Annual Meeting in Orlando, FL<\/u><\/a>.  Congrats Junjie<\/a> and Judy<\/a>!<\/h5>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Oct. 2019:<\/strong> Ph.D. candidate Junjie Chen<\/u><\/a> was selected to present his recent research entitled \u201cComplete Combustion of Methane over Ni\/CeO2<\/sub>-based Catalysts: A Kinetic Study\u201d at the 2019 CBE Annual Research Symposium<\/u><\/a>.<\/h5>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Sep. 2019:<\/strong> Eleni Kyriakidou<\/u><\/a> is selected<\/u><\/a> to receive a U.S. Department of Energy<\/u> (DOE)<\/a> \u2013National Renewable Energy Laboratory<\/u> (NREL)<\/a> award to research the development of zeolite-based catalysts with improved low temperature CH4<\/sub> conversion.  We are grateful to DOE-NREL for this recognition and support.<\/h5>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Sep. 2019:<\/strong> The Kyriakidou group participates in the 2019 CLEERS Workshop<\/u><\/a> contributing the following poster presentations:<\/h5>\n\n\n\n
\u201cLow Temperature Methane Combustion over Palladium Ion-Exchanged Zeolites<\/u>\u201d<\/a>
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\u201cControlled Synthesis of High Surface Area Pd and Pt\/SiO2<\/sub>(core)@ZrO2<\/sub>(shell) Catalysts for<\/u> Low Temperature Oxidation Applications<\/u>\u201d<\/a>
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\u201cBimetallic Pd-Co\/BEA Zeolites for Passive NOx Adsorption<\/u>\u201d <\/a>
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\u201cAg Ion-Exchanged ZSM-5 Zeolites for Hydrocarbon Trapping Applications<\/u>\u201d<\/a>
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Aug. 2019: <\/strong>Congratulations to Jungkuk Lee<\/a> for receiving a Graduate Student Association (UB) Travel Award<\/a><\/u> to present his research at the 2019 CLEERS Workshop<\/a><\/u> in Ann Arbor, Michigan.<\/h5>\n\n\n\n
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Jun. 2019:<\/strong> Junjie Chen<\/u><\/a> participates in the NAM26<\/u><\/a> meeting contributing a poster presentation entitled \u201cComplete methane combustion over Ni\/Cex<\/sub>Zr1-x<\/sub>O2<\/sub> catalysts<\/u><\/a>\u201d.<\/h5>\n\n\n\n
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May 2019:<\/strong> Tim Buchanan<\/u><\/a> joins our lab as a new undergraduate researcher. Welcome Tim!<\/h5>\n\n\n\n
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May 2019:<\/strong> Congratulations to Ben Carlson<\/u><\/a> for receiving the UB Chemical and Biological Engineering Senior Leadership Award!  A well-deserved honor!<\/h5>\n\n\n\n
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Jan. 2019:<\/strong> Caitlin Horvatits<\/u><\/a> joins our lab as a MSc student. Welcome Caitlin!<\/h5>\n\n\n\n
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Dec. 2018:<\/strong> Eleni Kyriakidou<\/u><\/a> receives an award from Oak Ridge National Laboratory<\/u><\/a> to support research into the development of catalytic materials with enhanced low temperature oxidation performance.<\/h5>\n\n\n\n
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Dec. 2018: <\/strong>Ph.D. candidate Jungkuk Lee<\/u><\/a> was awarded with an outstanding presentation certificate at the Fall 2018 CBE PhD seminar. Great job Jungkuk!!<\/h5>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Oct. 2018: <\/strong>Jungkuk Lee<\/u><\/a> publishes new review<\/u><\/a> article in collaboration with Joe Theis from Ford. This review article focuses on the state-of-the-art of hydrocarbon and NOx trapping materials, two cutting-edge technologies for exhaust emission control.<\/h5>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Jun. 2018: <\/strong>Congratulations to Yiran Chen<\/u><\/a> for becoming the first MSc student to graduate from the group! Great work Yiran!
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Jun. 2018: <\/strong>We welcome Ben Carlson<\/u><\/a> as a new undergraduate researcher in the group!
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Dec. 2017:<\/strong> We welcome Phoenix Huo<\/u><\/a> in our team!!! Phoenix Huo<\/a> is a MSc student at UB CBE. Phoenix Huo<\/a> completed his undergraduate studies at the Central South University, China 2017.<\/h5>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Dec. 2017:<\/strong> We welcome Judy Liu<\/u><\/a> in our team!!! Judy Liu<\/a> is a Ph.D. student at UB CBE. Judy Liu<\/a> completed her undergraduate studies in National Taiwan University, in 2013. She got her M.S. degree in National Taiwan University, in 2017.<\/h5>\n\n\n\n
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Oct. 2017: <\/strong>Lakshay Chopra<\/u><\/a> received a Center for Undergraduate Research & Creative Activities (CURCA) award for conducting research on the use of chabazite zeolites as HC\/NOx trapping materials in our team!  Congrats Lakshay!!<\/h5>\n\n\n\n
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Sep. 2017:<\/strong> Eleni Kyriakidou<\/u><\/a> receives a sub-award from Oak Ridge National Laboratory<\/u><\/a> to support research into the direct catalytic conversion of methane to ethanol.<\/h5>\n\n\n\n
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Aug. 2017:<\/strong> Eleni Kyriakidou<\/u><\/a> gives an invited talk at the 254th<\/sup> ACS National Meeting<\/u><\/a> in the Advanced Nanomaterials Catalysts for Sustainable Energy & Fuel session (Washington, DC).<\/h5>\n\n\n\n
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Jun. 2017:<\/strong> Congratulations to Yuhan Mei<\/u><\/a> and Yiran Chen<\/u><\/a> for receiving the UB Mark Diamond Research Award<\/u><\/a> for research expenses related to their thesis!!<\/h5>\n\n\n\n
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Jun. 2017:<\/strong> Congratulations to Yuhan Mei<\/u><\/a> and Yiran Chen<\/u><\/a> for receiving the UB Mark Diamond Research Award<\/u><\/a> for research expenses related to their thesis!!<\/h5>\n\n\n\n
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Apr. 2017:<\/strong> Eleni Kyriakidou<\/u><\/a> gives an invited talk at the Department of Civil, Structural and Environmental Engineering<\/u><\/a> at UB.<\/h5>\n\n\n\n
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Mar. 2017:<\/strong> Eleni Kyriakidou<\/u><\/a> gives an invited talk at the annual Symposium of the Catalysis Society of Metro New York<\/u><\/a> (NYCS).<\/h5>\n\n\n\n
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Feb. 2017:<\/strong> We welcome Lakshay Chopra<\/a> in our team!!! Lakshay is an undergraduate student at UB CBE.<\/h5>\n\n\n\n
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Feb. 2017: We welcome Christine Ma <\/a>in our team!!!  Christine is an undergraduate Honors student at UB CBE.<\/h5>\n\n\n\n
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Jan. 2017:<\/strong> We welcome Junjie Chen <\/a>in our team!!!  Junjie is a Ph.D. student at UB CBE.  Junjie completed his undergraduate studies in Zhejiang University of Technology, China in 2012. He got his M.S. degree in Zhejiang University, China in 2016.<\/h5>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Jan. 2017:<\/strong> We welcome Jungkuk Lee<\/a> in our team!!!  Jungkuk is a Ph.D. student at UB CBE. Jungkuk completed his undergraduate studies in Sejong University, South Korea in 2012. He got his M.S. degree in University of Science and Technology, South Korea in 2014.<\/h5>\n\n\n\n
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Jan. 2017:<\/strong> We welcome Ned (Edward) Porock<\/u><\/a> in our team!!!  Ned is a MSc student at UB CBE. Ned completed his undergraduate studies at the University at Buffalo in 2016.<\/h5>\n\n\n\n
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Jan. 2017:<\/strong> We welcome Yiran Chen<\/a> in our team!!!  Yiran is a MSc student at UB CBE.  Yiran completed his undergraduate studies at the University at Buffalo in 2016.<\/h5>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Jan. 2017:<\/strong> We welcome Yuhan Mei<\/a> in our team!!!  Yuhan is a MSc student at UB CBE. Yuhan completed her undergraduate studies at the Shandong University at Weihai, China in 2016.<\/h5>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Apr. 2025: Excited about Judy\u2019s and Junjie\u2019s publication on enhancing the low-temperature performance of Pt-based three-way catalysts using CeO2(core)@ZrO2(shell) supports published in Catalysis Science & Technology!  Thank you Patric R. Raffaelle, Michael Lance, Jacob Concolino, Prateek Khatri, Tala Mon, Todd J. Toops, and Alexander A. Shestopalov!!! Mar. 2025: Excited about the editorial article authored by Georgos Bampos, Paraskevi Panagiotopoulou and Eleni A. Kyriakidou focused on the past and the future of catalytic reforming and […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-502","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kyriakidougroup.cbe.buffalo.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/502","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kyriakidougroup.cbe.buffalo.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kyriakidougroup.cbe.buffalo.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kyriakidougroup.cbe.buffalo.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kyriakidougroup.cbe.buffalo.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=502"}],"version-history":[{"count":1632,"href":"https:\/\/kyriakidougroup.cbe.buffalo.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/502\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6850,"href":"https:\/\/kyriakidougroup.cbe.buffalo.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/502\/revisions\/6850"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kyriakidougroup.cbe.buffalo.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=502"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}