BUKOWSKI RESEARCH GROUP

We discover new catalysts for a sustainable future

Developing new technologies that responsibly and sustainably utilize conventional and emergent feedstocks is critical to meet the energy needs of the future. Our group uses computer modeling to identify new materials and understand how they can be engineered to address these pressing issues. Nanoporous solids are one type of material that we are interested in because of their enormous potential as efficient catalysts. The intrinsic complexity and number of design parameters in these materials make it necessary to develop rules that guide practical implementation.

                         RECENT NEWS

May 2024: Dr. Bukowski receives an Amazon Research Award. [link to award site]

April 2024: Congratulations to Mingze for having his paper published in J. Phys. Chem. C! [link]
 
March 2024: Dr. Bukowski gives a talk at the Spring ACS meeting on using machine learning force fields in zeolites. 
 
January 2024: Dr. Bukowski gives a seminar at the Catalysis Club of Philadelphia. 
 
December 2023: Congratulations to Mingze Zheng for receiving the 1st place poster prize at the Northeast Corridor Zeolite Association (NECZA) meeting and getting the opportunity to give an oral presentation!
 

November 2023: Dr. Bukowski receives a Doctoral New Investigator grant from ACS PRF. 

November 2023: Both Dr. Bukowski and Mingze Zheng gave talks at the AIChE annual meeting in Orlando on low temperature ammonia synthesis and water structuring in aluminosilicate zeolites!
November 2023: Dr. Bukowski receives a Doctoral New Investigator grant from ACS PRF. 

November 2023: Congratulations to Joshua Zhou for receiving a 2nd place trophy in Computing and Process Control II at the student poster session in AIChE Orlando!

                RECENT PUBLICATIONS


[29] M. Zheng and B.C. Bukowski*, “Probing the role of acid site distribution on water structure in aluminosilicate zeolites: insights from molecular dynamics”, J. Phys. Chem. C, 2024.  [link].

[28]  R. Wang†, B.C. Bukowski†,*, J. Duan, K. Zhang, R.Q. Snurr*, J. Hupp*, “Geometry and chemistry: Influence of pore functionalization on molecular transport and diffusion in solvent-filled zirconium metal-organic frameworks”, ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces 2023, [link] [preprint link] .

 

[27] R.A. Jarrin, K. Bennett, V.S. Thoi, B.C. Bukowski*, “Cations mediate lithium polysulfide adsorption in metal-organic frameworks for lithium-sulfur batteries”, J. Phys. Chem. C, 2023, [link] [preprint link].

 

[26] Y. Xu, M. Zheng, C.B. Musgrave III, L. Zhang, W.A. Goddard III, B.C. Bukowski, Y. Liu*, “Assessing the kinetics of quinone-CO2 adduct formation for electrochemically mediated carbon capture”, ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering, 11, 30, 11333-11341, 2023. [link]

 

[25]  A. Yang†, B.C. Bukowski†, D.M. Anstine, C.M Colina*, R.Q. Snurr*, W.R. Dichtel*, “Defect engineering of porous aromatic frameworks via end capping improves dioxane removal from water”, Matter, 6, 7, 2263-2273, 2023. [link]