Faculty

Creating Nanoislands for Better Platinum Catalysts

Noble metals such as platinum can make useful catalysts to accelerate chemical reactions, particularly hydrogenation (adding hydrogen atoms to a molecule). The research team led by Professor Bruce Gates at the UC Davis Department of Chemical Engineering is interested in making platinum catalysts that are highly efficient and stable during chemical reactions.

Catalyzing Possibilities

Each month, UC Davis will profile faculty members in their Among the Academies series to honor their contributions to scientific research and knowledge. This month, they featured Bruce Gates, professor of chemical engineering, who has been with UC Davis Since 1992.

Modeling Better Futures

Each month, UC Davis will profile faculty members in their Among the Academies series to honor their contributions to scientific research and knowledge. This month, they featured Jennifer Sinclair Curtis, who served as Dean of the College of Engineering from 2015-2020.

Coffee Across Borders

Tonya Kuhl, chair of the chemical engineering department and co-director of the UC Davis Coffee Center, exchanges coffee and chemical engineering research and knowledge with Osaka University, a UC Davis Global Knowledge Partner.