Tianquan “Tim” Lian
Joining Penn September 2025.
Joining Penn September 2025.
Kinetic Barriers to Metal Hydride Complex Formation in Fuel-forming Catalysis
Design Principles for Responsive and Cooperative Organometallic Catalysis
Dr. Jillian L. Dempsey
University of North Carolina
Thursday, April 7, 3 pm - Lynch Lecture Hall
"How Molecular Catalysts mediate the Electrochemical Generation of Fuels"
Research in the Goldberg group is focused on the development of new catalytic systems to efficiently produce chemicals and fuels from a range of available feedstocks. We are interested in transforming both highly saturated feedstocks, such as natural gas and alkanes, as well as highly oxygenated materials like CO2 and those found in biomass. Using catalysis, we seek to develop new environmentally responsible and economically viable methods to convert these feedstocks to more valuable organic products.
Physical Chemistry, Laser Spectroscopy, Ultrafast Dynamics, Chemical Reaction Dynamics, and Energy Science
Inorganic and Organometallic Synthesis, Energy Storage Chemistry, Materials Chemistry
Inorganic and Materials Chemistry