Welcome, Carlos!
Welcoming Carlos Fragoso Uriarte We are excited to announce that Carlos Fragoso Uriarte has joined the group to pursue his Ph.D. Carlos’s research will focus...
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2026
Welcome, Rohit!
Welcoming Dr. Rohit Punyapu to the Group We are thrilled to welcome Dr. Rohit Punyapu as a new member of our research team. Rohit joins us following the comp...
Welcome, Maddie!
Welcome Maddie! Welcome, Maddie Hicks! We are pleased to announce that Maddie Hicks has joined the group. Currently a Master’s student at Colorado School of ...
2025
Farewell Marwan
Good Luck, Marwan! ✈️🌍 Congratulations to Marwan Laqdiem on his new role in Europe! During his time with our group, Marwan contributed to our DOE-funded rese...
Farewell Kayly
Farewell and Congratulations, Kayly! We would like to extend a warm congratulations to Kayly on graduating with her Master’s degree! During her year with the...
Welcome, Joel!
Welcome Joel! Welcome, Joel Orozco! We are excited to welcome Joel Orozco to the research group! Joel is currently a Master’s student at Colorado School of M...
Congrats Kay!
Congratulations to Kay for receiving the Kokes Award Kay was selected as a recipient of the prestigious Kokes Award from the North American Catalysis Society...
Congrats Sean!
Sean Brooks Named 2025/2026 Astronaut Scholar Congratulations, Sean Brooks! A huge congratulations to Sean Brooks on receiving the prestigious Astronaut Scho...
Congrats Emily!
Congratulations to Emily for receiving 1st Place for her Oral Presentation at the 2025 RMCS Symposium Congratulations to Emily for receiving 1st Place for he...
The Rath Research award
Congratulations to Emily and Michelle for being nominated for the prestigious Rath Research Award Congratulations to Emily and Michelle for being nominated f...
Congrats Michelle!
Congratulations to Michelle for receiving the CBE Department’s Outstanding Graduate Thesis (OGT) Award Huge congratulations to Michelle for receiving the Che...
Congrats Dr. Vyas!
Manasi has completed her defense! After years of hard work, dedication, and perseverance, Manasi has successfully completed her defense and is now officially...
Welcome Kayly and Lynsey!
A Warm Welcome to Kayly and Lynsey! We’re excited to announce that Kayly and Lynsey have joined the LCATs! We’re thrilled to have you both on board and look ...
2024
Will receives Mines Undergraduate Research Travel Grant
Congrats, Will!
Manasi receives ACS CATL Division ChemCatBio Travel Award
Congrats, Manasi for the ACS travel award!
Welcome Jack!
Welcome Jack! Jack Bernhardt joined the group. Welcome!
Hanwha Non-Tenured Faculty Award
Professor Kwon receives Hanwha Non-Tenured Faculty Award!
Welcome Dominic!
Welcome Dominic! Dominic Sands joined the group. Welcome!
Welcome Kali!
Welcome Kali! Kali Kisor joined the group. Welcome!
DOE SETO SIPS award
Kwon’s group receives DOE SETO SIPS award!
NSF Career Award
Kwon’s group receives NSF Career Award!
Manasi receives DOE graduate student fellowship
Congrats, Manasi is selected for DOE graduate fellowship
2023
Michelle receives the Koerner Family Foundation (KFF) fellowship
Congrats, Michelle receives the Koerner Family Foundation (KFF) fellowship
Breanna receives a ARCS fellowship
Congrats, Breanna!
Michelle’s paper is accepted for publication in Applied Surface Science
Michelle’s paper is accepted for publication in Applied Surface Science. Michelle’s work, titled “Theoretical assessments of CO2 activation and hydrogenation...
Emily’s work is published in Journal of the Electrochemical Society
Emily’s work is published in Journal of the Electrochemical Society Emily’s paper, titled “Catalytic Activity and Stability of Non-Platinum Group Metal Oxide...
Manasi’s paper is now published in Catalysis Science and Technology
Manasi’s paper is now published in Catalysis Science and Technology Manasi’s work, titled “Theoretical assessments of Pd–PdO phase transformation and its imp...
Welcome Will!
Welcome Will! William Pham joined the group. Welcome!
Welcome Breanna!
Welcome Breanna Hayes! Breanna Hayes joined the group. Welcome!
2022
Welcome Matthew!
Welcome Matthew! Matthew receives MURF fellowship to work on mechanistic understanding of CO2 hydrogenation on Ni-based catalysts. Welcome!
Langmuir Graduate Student Oral Presentation Award
Congrats, Michelle! Michelle is selectived for the ACS Colloids Langmuir Graduate Student Oral Presentation Award to deliver “Elucidating CO2conversion route...
Outstanding TA award
Contrats, Manasi! Manasi receives the “Outstanding TA award” for her dedicated teaching and mentoring in CBEN 518 (Fall 2021). Congrats! You well deserve the...
Mines Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship
Congrats, Sierra. Sierra receives the Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF@MINES) to continue her project on “mechanistic understanding of HCOOH de...
Rocky Mountain Catalysis Society Meeting Poster Presentation Award
Congrats, Hanna! Hanna wins the first place for the poster presentation award in the Rocky Mountain Catalysis Society meeting. Congrats! We are so proud of y...
Mines VPRTT Fellowship
Congrats, Michelle! Michelle receives the Mines VPRTT Materials Science Graduate Fellowship Award. Congrats!
Kokes award - NAM 2022
Congrats, Michelle! Michelle receives Kokes award to atttend NAM27 2022 in NY! See you all there.
Women in Science Opportunities and Challenges @WRISE
Women in Science Opportunities and Challenges Steph will serve as part of Women of Renewable Industries and Sustainable Energy (WRISE) panel. Please come and...
NSF-GRFP award
Congrats, Michelle. Michelle has been awarded an Honorable Mention in the 2022 NSF Graduate Research Fellowship (GRFP) Program. Congrats!
Kokes Award - NAM 2022
Congrats, Manasi. Manasi receives Kokes award to atttend NAM27 2022 in NY! See you all there.
Welcome Kemakorn (Kay)!
Welcome Kemakorn (Kay)! Kemakorn (Kay) Ithisuphalap joined the group. Welcome!
2021
Welcome Sierra!
Welcome Sierra! Sierra Schlussel joined the group. Welcome!
Welcome Emily!
Welcome Emily! Emily Volk joined the group. Welcome!
LCATS awarded NEXUS seed grant!
LCATS awarded NEXUS seed grant! LCATS awarded NEXUS seed grant to collaborate with Dr. Kerry Rippy at National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL). Congr...
LCATS wins ACS-PRF award!
LCATS wins ACS-PRF award! LCATS awarded for a research propject titled “Kinetic, Spectroscopic, and Theoretical Study of Benzene Alkylation with Light A...
Our First Research-Free Friday.
Our First Research-Free Friday. Our lunch with the Gomez group!
Welcome Michelle, Hanna, and Hannah!
Welcome Michelle, Hanna, and Hannah! Michelle Nolen, Hanna Monroe, and Hannah Schmidt joined the group. Welcome!
2020
Welcome Kacey!
Welcome Kacey! Kacey Kim joined the group. Welcome!
Stephanie is appointed to the ACS Catalysis Early Career Advisory Board
Congratulations!
Welcome Meredith!
Welcome Meredith! Meredith Reimann joined the group. Welcome!
Welcome Manasi, Yingxue, and Younggi!
Welcome Manasi, Yingxue, and Younggi! Manasi Vyas, Yingxue Bian, and Younggi Hong joined the group. Welcome!