Research in the Seitz Lab focuses on fundamental understanding of catalytic reactions and materials using insights from electrochemistry and spectroscopy towards the development of electrocatalytic systems with enhanced activity, selectivity, and stability. Our research lies at the interface of chemical engineering, materials science, and physics with the goal of improving the efficiency and technological viability of clean energy and chemical conversion processes.
Members of the Seitz Lab believe that catalysis can help pave the way to a more sustainable future by pairing renewable energy sources with efficient catalytic conversion processes to produce fuels and chemicals, and to mitigate waste streams.
Electrochemical catalysts enable a wide array of reactions, such as those illustrated below: