Rachel Elias

PhD Candidate

Contact Information

Email: rcelias@umich.edu
Phone: (734) 647-8051
Office: B28-1027E NCRC

Education

PhD in progress
Chemical Engineering
University of Michigan

MS December 2018
Chemical Engineering
University of Michigan

BS May 2017
Chemical Engineering
Lafayette College

BS May 2017
Environmental Science
Lafayette College

Publications

Elucidating the Roles of Local and Nonlocal Rate
Enhancement Mechanisms in Plasmonic Catalysis.

R. Elias, S. Linic, Journal of the American Chemical Society, 2022.

Photoreactor for photocatalysis, related systems, and related methods.

R. Elias, S. Linic, U.S. Provisional Patent Application, University of Michigan Invention Report File #2022-325, 2022

Flow and extraction of energy and charge carriers in hybrid plasmonic nanostructures.

S. Linic, S. Chavez, R. Elias, Nature Materials, 2021.

Cold Flow Properties of Fatty Acid Methyl Ester Blends with and without Triacetin

R. Elias, M. Senra, L. Soh, Energy & Fuels, 30, 7400, 2016.

Honors & Awards

• AIChE Catalysis and Reaction Engineering Division Travel Award, 2022
• National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Honorable Mention, 2018.
• Environmental Protection Agency Greater Research Opportunities Fellowship, 2015.