Suljo Linic
Professor of Chemical Engineering
Director, Energy Systems Engineering Program
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Curriculum Vitae
Google Scholar Profile
Contact Information
Email: linic@umich.edu
Phone: (734) 647-7984
Fax: (734) 764-7453
Office: B28-1046W NCRC
Education
PhD 2003
Chemical Engineering
University of Delaware, Newark, DE
BS 1998
Physics (Minors: Mathematics, Chemistry)
West Chester University, West Chester, PA
Professional Experience
Professor, 2014-present
Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
Director of Energy System Engineering Program, 2010-present
College of Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
Hans-Fischer Fellow, 2015-present
Chemistry Department, Technical University, Munich, Germany
Associate Professor, 2010-2014
Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
Assistant Professor, 2004-2010
Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
Postdoctoral Fellow, 2003-2004
Theory Department, Fritz-Haber-Institut der Max-Planck-Gesellschaft, Berlin, Germany
Biography of Suljo Linic
Suljo Linic was born in northwestern Bosnia and Herzegovina. He completed his high school education in Bosnia. He was displaced from Bosnia during the Bosnian war of the 1990s. He moved to the USA in 1994 after he was awarded a faculty scholarship from West Chester University (West Chester, PA). He completed his BS degree in Physics with minors in Mathematics and Chemistry at West Chester University (PA) in the spring of 1998. In the fall of 1998, Suljo moved to the University of Delaware to study surface chemistry and catalysis under Prof. Mark Barteau in the Center for Catalytic Science and Technology. There he earned MS and PhD degrees in chemical engineering in 1999 and 2003, respectively. Early in 2003, Suljo was offered a faculty position at the Department of Chemical Engineering at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. Before moving to Ann Arbor to start his independent faculty career, Suljo relocated to Berlin (Germany) to work with Prof. Mathias Scheffler on ab initio simulations of chemical transformations on graphene and carbon nanotubes as a Max Planck postdoctoral fellow at the Fritz Haber Institute. Suljo started as an Assistant Professor at University of Michigan in September of 2004. He was promoted to Associate Professor in September 2010. In the September of 2014, he was promoted to Professor and was appointed the Class of 1938 Faculty Fellow. Since 2010, Suljo has also been leading Energy Systems Engineering program at Michigan. Since 2015 Suljo is also a Hans Fischer Fellows at chemistry department of Technical University in Munich.
Suljo directs a research program focused primarily on heterogeneous catalysis and surface chemistry in areas ranging from selective oxidation, to hydrocarbon reforming, to electrocatalysis and photocatalysis. His research has been recognized through multiple awards including the 2016 Parravano award by the Michigan Catalysis Society, the 2014 ACS Catalysis Lectureship awarded by the journal ACS Catalysis and the ACS Catalysis Division, the 2011 Nanoscale Science and Engineering Forum Young Investigator Award, awarded by American Institute of Chemical Engineers, the 2009 ACS Unilever Award awarded by the Colloid and Surface Chemistry Division of ACS, the 2009 Camille Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Award awarded by the Dreyfus Foundation, the 2008 DuPont Young Professor Award, and a 2006 NSF CAREER Award. Since 2015, Suljo has served as an associate editor of ACS Catalysis, a multi-disciplinary catalysis journal published by the American Chemical Society.
Honors & Awards
- Paul H. Emmett Award in Fundamental Catalysis, 2017
for substantial individual contributions in the field of catalysis
- Michigan Catalysis Society Parravano Award, 2016
for excellence in catalysis research and development
- Associate Editor, ACS Catalysis, 2014-
- ACS (American Chemical Society) Catalysis Lectureship, 2014
for the advancement of catalytic science, awarded annually by the ACS Catalysis journal and Catalysis Science and Technology Division of ACS for groundbreaking research that strengthens connections among the various sub-disciplines of catalysis and advances the field of catalysis as a whole
- 1938 Faculty Scholar Professorship of the University of Michigan, 2014
- Thiele Lectureship, 2013
awarded by Department of Chemical Engineering at University of Notre Dame
- Monroe-Brown Foundation Research Excellence Award by University of Michigan, 2012
presented to a faculty member who demonstrates sustained excellence in research and related scholarly activities
- Nanoscale Science and Engineering Forum Young Investigator Award, 2011
awarded annually by American Institute of Chemical Engineers recognizing outstanding interdisciplinary research in nanoscale science and engineering by an engineer or scientist in the early stages of their professional career (within 10 years of completion of highest degree)
- 1938E Award, 2010
from the University of Michigan College of Engineering
- ACS Unilever Award, 2009
awarded annually by Colloid and Surface Chemistry Division of ACS for significant contributions in colloidal and surface chemistry
- Camille Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Award, 2009
from the Camille & Henry Dreyfus Foundation
- Frontiers in Chemistry Invitee, 2008
approximately 90 promising early career "rising stars" in chemical sciences (30 from each country; US, Germany, and Great Britain) were identified by the American Chemical Society (ACS), the German Chemical Society (GDCh) and the Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) to participate at the symposium
- DuPont Young Professor Award, 2008-2010
from the DuPont Chemical Company
- Departmental Excellence Award, 2007
from the University of Michigan Department of Chemical Engineering
- Career Award, 2006-2011
from the National Science Foundation
- Max-Planck-Gesellschaft Fellowship
from Fritz-Haber-Institut der Max-Planck-Gesellschaft, Berlin, Germany
- Young Scientist Prize, July 2004
from the Council of the International Association of Catalysis Societies, Paris, France
- Faculty Deveopment Grant
from the University of Michigan Rackham Graduate School
- Department of Chemical Engineering Teaching Fellowship, 2002
- Gordon Research Conference Fellowship>, 2002
- Competitive Fellowship Award, 2002
from the University of Delaware
- Rober L. Pigford Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award, 2001
- Outstanding Student Award, 1998
West Chester University College of Arts and Sciences
- Faculty Scholarship, 1995-1998
West Chester University
- Soros Foundation Fellowship, 1995-1998
Invited and Keynote Lectures
- Gordon Research Conference on Plasmon Energy Transfer, "Photocatalysis on plasmonic metal nanostructures", The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, scheduled 7/2017.
- Pittcon Conference of Analytical Chemistry NH, "Photocatalysis on plasmonic metal nanostructures", Chicago, IL, scheduled 3/2017.
- MRS Annual Meeting, "Analysis of the mechanism of electrochemical oxygen reduction and development of Ag- and Pt-alloy catalysts for low temperature fuel cells", Phoenix, AZ, scheduled 4/2017.
- 4th TYC - Toucon Energy Materials Workshop, "Analysis of the mechanism of electrochemical oxygen reduction and development of Ag- and Pt-alloy catalysts for low temperature fuel cells" at King's College London, scheduled 12/2016.
- DOE Conference on Scientific Opportunities for Ultrafast Hard X-rays at High Repetition Rate: An Energy Upgrade of LCLS-II "Catalysis on metals", SLAC at Stanford University, 9/2016
- Gordon Research Conference on Catalysis, "Analysis of the mechanism of electrochemical oxygen reduction and development of Ag- and Pt-alloy catalysts for low temperature fuel cells", Colby-Sawyer College, NH, 6/2016.
- DOE-BES Contractor's Meeting, "Analysis of the mechanism of electrochemical oxygen reduction and development of Ag- and Pt-alloy catalysts for low temperature fuel cells", Washington, DC, 6/2016.
- Michigan Catalysis Society Annual symposium, "Analysis of the mechanism of electrochemical oxygen reduction and development of Ag- and Pt-alloy catalysts for low temperature fuel cells", Midland, MI, 5/2016.
- ACS Annual Meeting, "Analysis of the mechanism of electrochemical oxygen reduction and development of Ag- and Pt-alloy catalysts for low temperature fuel cells", San Diego, CA, 3/2016.
- ACS Annual Meeting, "Photochemical reactions on plasmonic metal nanostructures"; San Diego, CA, 3/2016.
- ACS Pacific-Chem meeting, "Photochemical reactions on plasmonic metal nanostructures"; Honolulu, HI, 12/2015.
- ACS Pacific-Chem meeting, "Electrochemical ORR on metal alloys"; Honolulu, HI, 12/2015.
- Symposium on Photonics at Boston University, "Photochemical reactions on plasmonic metal nanostructures: known knowns and known unknowns about hot carrier distribution", Boston, MA, 12/2015.
- AVS annual meeting, "Photo-chemical reactions on plasmonic metal nanoparticles", San Jose, CA, 10/2015.
- North American Catalytic Society meeting, "Photochemical reaction on plasmonic metal nanoparticles", Pittsburgh, PA, 06/2015.
- Southwest Catalysis Society annual meeting, "Analysis of the Mechanism of Electrochemical Oxygen Reduction and Development of Ag- and Pt-alloy Catalysts for Low Temperature Fuel Cells", Houston, TX, 04/2015.
- MRS annual meeting, "Photo-chemical reactions on plasmonic metal nanoparticles", San Francisco, CA, 04/2015.
- ACS annual meeting, "Analysis of the Mechanism of Electrochemical Oxygen Reduction and Development of Ag- and Pt-alloy Catalysts for Low Temperature Fuel Cells", celebration of Prof. Jingguang Chen's ACS Olah award, Denver, CO, 03/2015.
- ACS annual meeting, "Conversion of solar into chemical energy on plasmonic metal nanostructures", Denver, CO, 03/2015.
- ACS annual meeting, "Microscopic mechanisms of plasmon-mediated charge transfer in adsorbates on metal nanoparticles and its chemical consequences", Denver, CO, 03/2015.
- Gordon Research Conference on Reactions on Surfaces, "Chemical reaction on plasmonic metal nanoparticles induced by energetic electrons", Ventura, CA, 02/2015.
- MRS annual meeting, "Plasmonic metal nanoparticles in the conversion of solar to chemical energy", Boston, MA, 11/2014.
- DIET 14: Dynamics, Interactions and Electronic Transitions at Surfaces "Chemical reaction on plasmonic metal nanoparticles induced by energetic electrons", San Jose, CA, 10/2014.
- ACS annual meeting, "Controlling electron- and phonon-driven chemical transformations on metals", award lecture celebrating Suljo Linic's ACS catalysis lectureship award, San Francisco, CA, 08/2014.
- ACS annual meeting, "Photo-chemical reactions on plasmonic metal nanostructures", San Francisco, CA, (award lecture celebrating Suljo Linic's ACS catalysis lectureship award), 08/2014.
- Gordon Research Conference on Plasmonics, "Chemical reaction on plasmonic metal nanoparticles induced by energetic electrons", New Hampshire, 07/2014.
- C1P Catalysis from first principles workshop, "Using molecular understanding of electrochemical oxygen reduction reaction to design novel alloy electro-catalysts", Ulm, Germany, 05/2014.
- Philadelphia Catalysis Society annual meeting, "Analysis of the Mechanism of Electrochemical Oxygen Reduction and Development of Ag- and Pt-alloy Catalysts for Low Temperature Fuel Cells", Philadelphia, PA, 05/2014.
- ACS annual meeting, "Molecular mechanism of electrochemical oxygen reduction reaction", Dallas, TX, 03/2014.
- ACS annual meeting, "Conversion of solar into chemical energy on plasmonic metal nanostructures", Dallas, TX, 03/2014.
- ACS annual meeting, "Modelling molecular processes taking place on optically excited plasmonic metal nanoparticles", Dallas, TX, 03/2014.
- APS annual meeting, "Conversion of solar into chemical energy on plasmonic metal nanostructures", Denver, CO, 03/2014.
- ACS annual meeting, "Developing molecular mechanism for oxygen reduction reaction and using it to design Pt-free electro-catalysts", Indianapolis, IN, 08/2013.
- ACS annual meeting, "Catalysis on optically excited plasmonic nano-particles of noble metals (Ag)", Indianapolis, IN, 08/2013.
- ACS annual meeting, "Theoretical models for molecular processes taking place on optically excited plasmonic metal nanoparticles", Indianapolis, IN, 08/2013.
- ACS annual meeting, "Designing catalysts based on their electronic structure fingerprints: Predictive structure-performance models for metal alloy catalysts", Indianapolis, IN, 08/2013.
- ACS Colloid and Surface Science Symposium, "Photochemistry on metals", Riverside, CA 06/2013.
- Workshop on catalysis on plasmonic metals, "Catalysis on optically excited plasmonic nano-particles of noble metals (Ag)", Rice University, TX, 06/2013.
- DOE Contractors meeting, "Catalysis on optically excited plasmonic nano-particles of noble metals (Ag)", Annapolis, MD, 06/2013.
- IPAM workshop, "Design of targeted nanostructures for efficient and environmentally friendly catalysis and photo-catalysis", Los Angeles, CA, 05/2013.
- ACS annual meeting, "Developing molecular mechanism for oxygen reduction reaction and using it to design Pt-free electro-catalysts", New Orleans, 04/2013.
- ACS annual meeting, "Catalysis on optically excited plasmonic nano-particles of noble metals (Ag)", New Orleans, 04/2013.
- International Congress on Nano Meta Materials (NANOMETA) organized by European Physics Society, "Chemical transformation on optically excited plasmonic nanoparticles", Seefeld, Austria, 01/2013.
- Symposium celebrating 60th birthday of Prof. Jens. K. Norskov at Stanford University, "Photo-reaction on plasmonic metal nanostructures", Stanford University, 09/2012.
- The 2012 Summer School at Danish Technical University, "Computational Heterogeneous Catalysis: Surface Chemistry of Alloys", Lungby, Denmark, 08/2012.
- Workshop on Heterogeneous Catalysis, Surface Science and Energy Research, "Direct photo-catalysis on optically excited plasmonic metal nanostructures", Georg-August University of Gottingen in Gottingen, Germany. July, 2012.
- The 7th Chemical Engineering Conference for Collaborative Research in Eastern Mediterranean Countries (EMCC7), "Photo-catalysis on Plasmonic Metal/Semiconductor Composites: H2O splitting using visible light", Corfu, Greece, 04/2012.
- Catalysis Club of Chicago, "Designing catalysts based on their spectroscopic fingerprints: Relationships between measured local geometric and electronic structure of alloy catalysts and their chemical reactivity", Chicago, IL, 01/2012.
- Entretiens Jacques Cartier Colloquium on 21st Century Catalysis Science and Applications, "Design of Targeted Nanostructures for Efficient and Environmentally Friendly Catalysis and Photocatalysis", Ottawa, Canada, 11/2011.
- NSF Nanoscale Science and Engineering Grantee Conference, "Plasmonic nanostructures in photochemistry", Washington DC, 11/2011.
- AIChE annual meeting, "Design of energy efficient and environmentally friendly nanomaterials for catalysis and photo-catalytic solar fuel production", award lecture for nanoscience and engineering forum young investigator award, Minneapolis, MN, 10/ 2011.
- ACS annual meeting, "Photo-catalysis on plasmonic metallic nanostructures and plasmonic nanostructure/semiconductor composites", Denver, CO, 8/2011.
- ACS Annual Meeting, "Improving carbon tolerance of Ni heterogeneous (electro)catalysts by alloying: catalysts design guided by first principles calculations", Denver, CO, 8/2011.
- ACS Annual Meeting, "Designing catalysts based on their spectroscopic fingerprints: relationships between measured local geometric and electronic structure of alloy catalysts and their chemical reactivity", Denver, CO, 08/2011.
- C1P Network of Excellence in Computational Catalysis, "Development of predictive structure-performance relationships for rational design of multi-component catalytic materials", Copenhagen, Denmark, 05/2011.
- Workshop on New Trends of Computational Chemistry in Industry Applications), "Development of predictive structure-performance relationships for rational design of multi-component catalytic materials", Barcelona, Spain, 05/2011.
- Workshop on Materials Design in Chemical Compound Space, Institute for Pure and Applied Mathematics at UCLA, "Using electronic structure descriptors to identify new catalysts", Los Angeles, CA, 05/2011
- Symposium on Catalysis Science at the Dawn of the Twenty-First Century, "Exploiting Nanotechnology for Heterogeneous Catalysis: Shaped Metallic Nanostructures as Selective Catalysts and for Characterization of Surface Chemical Reactions", Lyon, France, 11/2010.
- Catalysis Society of New York (NYC), "Design of materials for energy conversion from first principles: metallic nanoparticles of targeted shapes as highly selective catalysts, photo-catalysts, and platforms for chemical characterization", Rutherford, NJ, 10/2010.
- ACS Annual Meeting, "Enhancing Photo-chemical activity of semiconductor nanoparticles with optically active metallic nano-structures: Photo-chemistry mediated by surface plasmons", Boston, MA, 08/2010
- University of Delaware, Department of Chemical Engineering, "Design of materials for energy conversion from first principles: metallic nanoparticles of targeted shapes as highly selective catalysts, photo-catalysts, and platforms for chemical characterization", Newark, DE, 05/2010.
- ACS annual meeting, "Well defined, highly uniform, targeted nano-structures as highly selective heterogeneous catalysts, photo-catalysts and characterization tools", Symposium organized in honor of the recipient of the 2010 Ipatieff Prize Prof. Christopher Jones, San Francisco, 03/2010
- AVS Annual meeting, "Catalysis on supported metal nano-clusters", San Jose, CA, 11/2009
- Philadelphia Catalysis Society Annual Symposium, "Targeted metallic nanostructures as heterogeneous catalysis, electro-catalysts, and platforms for chemical characterization", Newark, DE, 5/2009
- ACS Unilever Award Lecture, "Well defined, highly uniform, targeted nano-structures as highly selective heterogeneous catalysts, photo-catalysts and characterization tools", ACS Colloid and Surface Science Symposium, New York, NY, 06/2009.
- ACS Colloid and Surface Science Symposium, "Measuring the electronic structure of metal alloys and relating it to their performance", New York, NY, 06/2009.
- ACS Annual Meeting, "Measuring the electronic structure of metal alloys and relating it to their performance", symposium of the convergence between theory and experiment in surface chemistry and heterogeneous catalysis organized by Prof. John Yates in honor of Prof. Jens Norskov, the recipient of the 2009 Gabor Somorjai award for creative research in catalysis, ACS meeting, Salt Lake City, 04/2009.
- Gordon Research Conference on Catalysis, "Design of heterogeneous (Electro)catalysts guided by molecular insights", Colby-Sawyer, NH, 06/2008.
- International Symposium on Creation and Control of Advanced Selective Catalysis Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of Catalysis Society of Japan, "(Electro)catalyst design guided by molecular insights: controlling carbon poisoning of Ni (electro)catalysts by alloying", Kyoto, Japan, 07/2008.
- Transatlantic Frontiers in Chemistry Symposium, "Catalysis at nano length scales", England, 08/2008.
- DOE NETL symposium, "Hybrid theoretical/experimental studies aimed at the development of carbon- and sulfur-tolerant reforming catalysts", Pittsburgh, PA, 04/2008.
- ACS annual meeting, "Controlling carbon chemistry on Ni surfaces by alloying: First principles approaches toward carbon-tolerant alloy catalysts and electrocatalysts", New Orleans, 04/2008
- ACS Colloid and Surface Science Symposium: "Surface chemistry of carbon on Ni and Ni-alloys: carbon-tolerant hydrocarbon reforming catalysts from molecular insights", Newark, DE, 06/2007.
- Phi-K network of excellence workshop on novel materials from first principles, "Selectivity in Heterogeneous Ethylene Epoxidation on Ag: From Fundamental Studies to Rational Catalyst Design", workshop organized by Jens K. Norskov, Matthias Scheffler and Juergen Hafner, Meeting, Copenhagen, Denmark, 06/2004.
- ACS Colloid and Surface Science Symposium, "Heterogeneous catalysis by gold: DFT and ab initio thermodynamic investigations of Au oxidation state and the role of oxide supports", Boulder, CO, 06/2006.
- ACS annual meeting, "Controlling carbon chemistry on Ni surfaces by the surface alloying: An ab-initio approach towards carbon-tolerant alloy catalysts for chemical energy conversion", Boston, 08/2007
- Ford Motor Company, "First principles approaches to hydrogen economy and sustainability", Dearborn, MI, 10/2004.
- Michigan Catalysis Society, "Ethylene epoxidation on Au: First-principles design of more selective catalysts", Livonia, MI, 11/2004
- Delphi Automotive Company, "Ethylene epoxidation on Au: First-principles design of more selective catalysts", Flint, MI, 4/2005
- Max Planck Society Meeting, "Ethylene epoxidation on Au: First-principles design of more selective catalysts", Straslund, Germany, 2/2004
- Fritz Haber Institute, "Ethylene epoxidation on Au: First-principles design of more selective catalysts", Berlin, Germany, 9/2003
Invited Lectures at Universities
- Yale University, New Heaven, "Electrochemical Oxygen Reduction: Kinetic analysis and the development of Ag- and Pt-alloy catalysts for low temperature fuel cells", Chemistry Department, schedule 1/2017.
- University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, "Photo-chemical reactions on plasmonic metal nanostructures", Chemistry Department, schedule 11/2016.
- Rutgers University, New Brunswick, "Photo-chemical reactions on plasmonic metal nanostructures", Chemical Engineering Department, 4/2016
- Iowa State University, Ames, "Electrochemical Oxygen Reduction: Kinetic analysis and the development of Ag- and Pt-alloy catalysts for low temperature fuel cells", Chemical Engineering Department, 11/2015.
- University of Washington, Seattle, "Photo-chemical reactions on plasmonic metal nanostructures", Nanoscience and Technology Institute 10/2015.
- University of California, Berkeley, "Electrochemical Oxygen Reduction: Kinetic analysis and the development of Ag- and Pt-alloy catalysts for low temperature fuel cells", Chemical Engineering Department, 03/2015.
- McGill University, Montreal (Canada), "Photo-chemical reactions on plasmonic metal nanostructures", Chemistry Department, 03/2015.
- Exxon Mobil, "Oxidative coupling of methane", Clinton, New Jersey, 12/2015
- Sabic corporation "Reactions on metals", Houston, TX, 4/2015
- Technical University, Munich (Germany), "Design of targeted nanostructures for efficient and environmentally friendly catalysis and photo-catalysis", Chemistry Department, Munich (Germany), 01/2015.
- University of California, Riverside, "Design of targeted nanostructures for efficient and environmentally friendly catalysis and photo-catalysis", Materials Science Department, 12/2014.
- University of Pittsburgh, "Design of targeted nanostructures for efficient and environmentally friendly catalysis and photo-catalysis", Chemistry Department, 11/2014.
- University of Toronto, "Design of targeted nanostructures for efficient and environmentally friendly catalysis and photo-catalysis", Department of Chemical Engineering, ON (Canada), 01/2014
- Bowling Green University, "Design of targeted nanostructures for efficient and environmentally friendly catalysis and photo-catalysis", Department of Chemistry 01/2014
- Exxon Mobil, "Relating Experimental to Theoretical Studies in Heterogeneous Catalysis", New Jersey, 12/2013
- Vanderbilt University, "Design of targeted nanostructures for efficient and environmentally friendly catalysis and photo-catalysis", Department of Chemical Engineering, TN, 12/2013
- Georgia Institute of Technology, "Design of targeted nanostructures for efficient and environmentally friendly catalysis and photo-catalysis", Department of Chemical Engineering, GA, 11/2013
- University of Notre Dame, Thiele Lectureship: "Design of targeted nanostructures for efficient and environmentally friendly catalysis and photo-catalysis", Department of Chemical Engineering, IN, 09/2013
- National Renewable Energy Laboratory, "Developing molecular mechanism for oxygen reduction reaction and using it to design Pt-free electro-catalysts", Golden, CO, 04/2013
- University of Colorado, "Catalysis on optically excited plasmonic nano-particles of noble metals (Ag)", Department of Chemical Engineering, Boulder, CO, 01/2013
- National Energy Technology Laboratory, "Catalysis of Fuel Cells", Pittsburgh, PA, 02/2013
- Columbia University, "Catalysis on optically excited plasmonic nano-particles of noble metals (Ag)", Department of Chemical Engineering, New York City, NY, 01/2013
- University of Pittsburgh, "Nano-scale solutions in catalysis and photo-catalysis, Department of Chemical Engineering, 10/2012
- Renssaelaer Polytechnic Institute, "Nano-scale solutions in catalysis and photo-catalysis, Department of Chemical Engineering, 10/2012
- University of Southern Florida, "Nano-scale solutions in catalysis and photo-catalysis, Department of Chemical Engineering, 10/2012
- Wayne State University (Detroit, MI), "Nano-scale solutions in catalysis and photo-catalysis, Department of Chemical Engineering, 11/2011.
- Duke University (NC), "Nano-scale solutions in catalysis and photo-catalysis, Department of Chemistry, 11/2011.
- Ohio State University (Columbus, OH), "Nano-scale solutions in catalysis and photo-catalysis, Department of Chemical Engineering, April 2011.
- University of California (Santa Barbara), Department of Chemical Engineering, "Nano-scale solutions in catalysis and photo-catalysis: materials for efficient conversion of solar to chemical energy", March, 2011.
- Stanford University, Department of Chemical Engineering,"Nano-scale solutions in catalysis and photo-catalysis: materials for efficient conversion of solar to chemical energy", February, 2011.
- University of Alabama (Tuscaloosa, AL), Nano-scale solutions in catalysis and photo-catalysis, Department of Chemical Engineering, April 2011.
- University of Washington (Seattle), Center for Nanotechnology,"Nano-scale solutions in catalysis and photo-catalysis: materials for efficient conversion of solar to chemical energy", January, 2011.
- Washington University (St. Louis), Nano-scale solutions in catalysis and photo-catalysis, December 2010.
- University of Toledo, Department of Chemical Engineering,"Nano-scale solutions in catalysis and photo-catalysis: materials for efficient conversion of solar to chemical energy", October, 2010.
- Penn State University, Department of Chemical Engineering,"Nano-scale solutions in catalysis and photo-catalysis: materials for efficient conversion of solar to chemical energy", September, 2010.
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Chemical Engineering, "Design of materials for energy conversion from first principles: metallic nanoparticles of targeted shapes as highly selective catalysis and photo-catalysts", March 2010
- Technical University of Denmark, Physics Department,"Design of materials for energy conversion from first principles: metallic nanoparticles of targeted shapes as highly selective catalysis and photo-catalysts", Lyngby (Denmark) January 2010.
- University of Colorado, "Design of heterogeneous (Electro)catalysts guided by molecular insights", Boulder, January 2008.
- Colorado School of Mines, "Design of heterogeneous (Electro)catalysts guided by molecular insights", Golden, January 2008.
- University of Wisconsin, Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering,"Molecular approaches to heterogeneous catalysis", November, 2009
- Lindsay lectureship at the Department of Chemical Engineering at Texas A&M University, "Design of heterogeneous (Electro)catalysts guided by molecular insights", College Station, November 2008.
- The City College of New York, Department of Chemical Engineering, "Design of heterogeneous (Electro)catalysts guided by molecular insights", New York City, February 2008.
- Purdue University,"Ab-initio approach to heterogeneous catalysis", Purdue University, Indiana, October, 2005
- Michigan Catalysis Society Annual Symposium,"From surface chemistry to novel heterogeneous catalysts", Ann Arbor, Michigan, April 2005.
- Case Western Reserve University, Ethylene epoxidation on Au: First-principles design of more selective catalysts, Department of Chemical Engineering, Cleveland, OH, 2003
- University of California Los Angeles, Ethylene epoxidation on Au: First-principles design of more selective catalysts, Department of Chemical Engineering, Los Angeles, CA, 2003
- University of Michigan, Ethylene epoxidation on Au: First-principles design of more selective catalysts, Department of Chemical Engineering, Ann Arbor, MI, 2004