Research
Research
Plastic waste is a ubiquitous problem across the globe. In this project, a mechanochemical approach to plastic recycling is used in an effort to recover higher value products from plastic waste than typical mechanical recycling. Mechanochemical processes will allow lower temperatures to be used in waste conversion than typical pyrolysis, and, in conjunction with heterogeneous catalysis, will lead to higher selectivity in the products formed.
C.V.
C.V.
2023 – present
Postdoctoral researcher at Utrecht University in the Inorganic Chemistry and Catalysis group under the supervision of dr. Ina Vollmer
2019 – 2022
PhD in Chemistry at the University of Minnesota under the supervision of dr. Timothy Lodge. Thesis title: “Controlling the Stimuli-Responsive Phase Behavior of Block Copolymer Solutions in Ionic Liquids.”
2017 – 2019
Master of Science in Chemistry at University of Minnesota
2016 – 2017
ORISE postbaccalaureate intern Oak Ridge National Lab under the supervision of dr. Gabriel Veith and dr. Nancy Dudney on the topic of lithium ion batteries
2013 – 2016
Bachelor of Arts in Chemistry at Luther College
Publications
Leveraging mechanochemistry for sustainable polymer degradation Journal Article
In: Polymer Journal, 2024, (Cited by: 2; All Open Access, Hybrid Gold Open Access).
Surface-Activated Mechano-Catalysis for Ambient Conversion of Plastic Waste Journal Article
In: Journal of the American Chemical Society, vol. 146, no. 38, pp. 26139 – 26147, 2024, (Cited by: 0; All Open Access, Hybrid Gold Open Access).