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We are an experimental heterogeneous catalysis research group at the University of Virginia. We use materials synthesis, quantitative surface characterization, and kinetic and mechanistic studies to uncover how catalysts work.
We are an experimental heterogeneous catalysis research group at the University of Virginia. We use materials synthesis, quantitative surface characterization, and kinetic and mechanistic studies to uncover how catalysts work.
News
News
April 2026: Congratulations to Kayla Wozny for her co-authored paper with the Harris group on Fe-N-C and zeolite-hosted FePc catalysts being accepted in Journal of Catalysis!
April 2026: Welcome to Rishi Upadhyay as a new undergraduate researcher in the group!
March 2026: Welcome to Phillip Cheng as a new undergraduate researcher in the group!
March 2026: Bates group had a productive visit to Blacksburg, VA for the Southeastern Catalysis Society Annual Symposium! Kayla Wozny, Isaac Boateng, Zayan Akmal, and Daniel Sabbah presented posters. Jason Bates was elected vice president of the SECS.
February 2026: Welcome to Kayla Butville as a new undergraduate researcher in the group!
February 2026: Jason Bates receives the NSF CAREER Award to support our research and teaching related to electrolyte and active site design in electrocatalysis. Thank you to the UVA School of Engineering for highlighting this award.
Recent Publications
Recent Publications
[19] Progress and Pitfalls in Designing Heterogeneous Catalysts with Molecular Precision, Nat. Chem. 2025, 17, 318–324
[18] Chemical Kinetics of Heterogeneous Catalysis: Experimental Research Methodologies and Case Studies of Site-Isolated Materials, Catal. Rev. 2025
[16] Chemical Kinetic Method for Active-Site Quantification in Fe-N-C Catalysts and Correlation with Molecular Probe and Spectroscopic Site-Counting Methods, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2023, 145, 26222–26237
[14] Molecular Catalyst Synthesis Strategies to Prepare Atomically Dispersed Fe-N-C Heterogeneous Catalysts, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2022, 144, 18797–18802
[13] Chemical and Electrochemical O2 Reduction on Earth-Abundant M-N-C Catalysts and Implications for Mediated Electrolysis, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2022, 144, 922–927
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