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SUMMARY:Establishing Compositional Control in 2D and 3D Metal Sulfide Elect
 rocatalysts  to Drive CO2 and CO Conversion to Alcohols
LOCATION:Chemistry A101
TZID:America/Denver
DTSTART:20220408T160000
UID:2026-04-16-11-20-00@natsci.colostate.edu
DTSTAMP:20260416T112000
Description:About the Seminar:\n\nDevelopment of materials that address the
  growing dichotomy of simultaneously increasing energy demands and carbon 
 emissions is an imperative that has progressively affected energy-related 
 research efforts. An emerging technical avenue in this area is the convers
 ion of vastly abundant renewable energy sources that can be harnessed and 
 directed towards synthesis of traditionally fossil fuel-based products fro
 m atmospheric feedstocks like CO2. To this end\, our work establishes stru
 cture—function relationships for materials within the versatile classes 
 of MX2 (M = Mo\, W\; X = S\, Se) and Chevrel-Phase (CP) MyMo6X8 (M = alkal
 i\, alkaline\, transition or post-transition metal\; y = 0-4\; X = S\, Se\
 , Te) chalcogenides. The molybdenum sulfide structures from both families 
 exhibit exceptional promise as CO2R catalysts. Furthermore\, we have ident
 ified the CP catalyst framework as being selective towards the electrochem
 ical reduction of CO2 and CO to methanol (only major liquid-phase product)
  under applied potentials as mild as -0.4 V vs RHE. Reactivity toward elec
 trochemical reduction of CO2 and CO to methanol is correlated with increas
 ed population of chalcogen states\, as confirmed via X-Ray Absorption Spec
 troscopy. Overall\, this work seeks to unravel optimally reactive novel sm
 all-molecule reduction catalyst compositions.\n\nAbout the Speaker:\n\nJes
 ús M. Velázquez is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Chemistry
  at UC Davis. He leads a research program centered on the rational design 
 of well-defined solid-state materials at the meso and nanoscale. The targe
 t materials have immediate applications in energy conversion devices and e
 nvironmental remediation. Characterization of the physicochemical properti
 es of these materials involves a combination of microscopy\, spectroscopy\
 , electrochemistry\, and synchrotron-based methods and will facilitate the
  development of structure—function correlations that will iteratively in
 form solid-state materials design. He received his B.S. in Chemistry from 
 the University of Puerto Rico at Cayey. His doctoral degree in Chemistry w
 as at SUNY Buffalo and he then transitioned to a Postdoctoral appointment 
 in the Division of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering at Caltech. Recent r
 ecognitions for his research program at UCDavis include an NSF CAREER Awar
 d\, Cottrell Scholar Award\, C&amp\;EN Talented 12\, APS Stanford R. Ovshi
 nsky Sustainable Energy Fellowship Award two separate Scialog Fellowships\
 , and the University of California CAMPOS Scholar distinction.\n\nVelazque
 z’s research and education efforts have been featured in journal special
  issues such as the Journal of Materials Chemistry Emerging Investigator\,
  I&amp\;EC Research’s 2021 Class of Influential Researchers Issue\, Jour
 nal of Chemical Education-Diversity\, Equity\, Inclusion\, and Respect in 
 Chemistry Education Research and Practice as well as Chemistry of Material
 s “Up and Coming” early career scientist.\n\n&nbsp\; 4:00 pm
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