SUNCAT Mission

The SUNCAT Center for Interface Science and Catalysis is a partnership between Stanford School of Engineering and SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory. The mission of SUNCAT is to overcome challenges associated with the atomic-scale design of catalysts for chemical transformations of interest for sustainable energy conversion and storage. By combining experimental and computational methods we are developing a quantitative description of chemical processes at the solid-gas and solid-liquid interface. By identifying the factors controlling the catalytic properties of solid surfaces, we devise strategies to design new catalysts. Our approach integrates electronic structure theory, kinetic modeling and data science with operando and in-situ characterization techniques, synthesis of alloys, compounds, and functional nanostructures, and experimental testing under realistic process conditions.

Recent Publications

Chemistry of Materials Underpinning Photoelectrochemical Solar Fuel Production. Schichtl, Zebulon G., Carvalho, O. Quinn, Tan, Jeiwan, Saund, Simran S., Ghoshal, Debjit, Wilder, Logan M., Gish, Melissa K., Nielander, Adam C., Burke Stevens, Michaela, Greenaway, Ann L.. Chemical Reviews, 125, 4768-4839. 2025.
The Role of Cu3+ in the Oxygen Evolution Activity of Copper Oxides. Pooja Basera, Yang Zhao, Angel T. Garcia-Esparza, Finn Babbe, Neha Bothra, John Vinson, Dimosthenis Sokaras, Junko Yano, Shannon W. Boettcher, Michal Bajdich. JACS. 2025.
CO2 Oxidative Ethane Dehydrogenation on CeO2/SiO2-Supported NiFe3 Catalysts. Rachel Spurlock, Ezgi Erdem, Sang-Won Lee, Junjie Chen, Alessandro Gallo, Adam C. Nielander, Thomas F. Jaramillo. ChemCatChem, 17, e202402030. 2025.

SUNCAT Institute 2025

Upcoming Events

Jun
20
Dr. Zan Lian
Time: 10:00 am to 11:00 am
Aug
04
SUNCAT Summer Institute 2025
Time: 10:00 am to 12:00 pm