My research interests include nanomaterials, electrochemistry, and catalysis. More specifically, my research group is working on: (1) electrocatalytic systems for carbon utilization; (2) synthesis and characterization of nanomaterials; (3) electrochemical reactor design and engineering.

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Office location: 331 Colburn Laboratory, 150 Academy Street, Newark, DE 19716

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Associate Professor

Robert Grasselli Development Professor of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering

Associate Director of Center for Catalytic Science & Technology

FENG JIAO

I graduated from Lafayette College in 2015 with a BS in chemical engineering and a BA in mathematics. I am currently pursuing my PhD in chemical engineering at the University of Delaware. My research interests include energy storage and developing electrocatalysts for CO2 reduction.

Graduate student

MATTHEW JOUNY

I graduated from Cornell University with a B.S. in chemical engineering in 2016. I am currently pursuing my PhD in chemical engineering at the University of Delaware with Dr. Jiao's group, with the intent of focusing on materials for electrocatalysis and CO2 reduction for oxygen recovery purposes.

Graduate student

EMILY JENG

I received my B.S. degree in chemical and biomolecular engineering at Cornell University in 2017. I am currently pursuing my Ph.D. in chemical engineering at the University of Delaware with research interest in CO2 reduction.

Graduate student

BYUNG HEE (BRIAN) KO

I completed my undergraduate degree with a B.S. in Chemical Engineering at the University of South Carolina. I joined the Jiao group to pursue my Ph.D in Chemical Engineering focusing on electrocatalysis.

Graduate student

SEAN OVERA

I graduated from Chonnam National University with a BS/MS in chemical engineering. I joined Dr. Jiao’s group to pursue my PhD degree in 2019 with research interest in electrocatalysis.

Graduate student

HAEUN SHIN

I graduated from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute with a B.S. in Chem. Eng. in 2018. I joined the Jiao group in Fall 2019 and I am pursuing a PhD degree in Chem. Eng. with a focus on electrochemistry. My research interests are in the design and optimization of electrochemical devices and their materials.

Graduate student

KENTARO HANSEN

I obtained BS in chemical engineering in 2017 from Tianjin University. I joined Dr. Jiao’s group in 2019 as a visiting graduate student from Tianjin University. My research interest focus on electrocatalysis.

Visiting graduate student

RONG XIA

TBD

Undergraduate student

WILSON CHEN