Dr. Neil Razdan

Biography

Neil K. Razdan completed his B.S. at the University of California, Berkeley in 2017, followed by a Ph.D. at the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities from 2017 to 2022. He then served as an Arnold O. Beckman Postdoctoral Fellow at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology from 2022 to 2023. His research focuses on heterogeneous catalysis, interfacial electrochemistry, and chemical kinetics, with an emphasis on developing thermochemical and electrochemical catalytic technologies that are relevant to decarbonization in the chemical industry and energy sector. His work strives to realize emission-free strategies for the industrial-scale production of fuels and chemicals, which demands a better understanding of catalysis in various new reaction media, such as molten salts and recalcitrant carbon sources. Dr. Razdan’s current projects include the molten salt-mediated conversion of methane and plastic waste into high-value fuels and chemicals, as well as tandem electrochemical-thermochemical methods for selectively hydrogenating polyfunctional molecules derived from biogenic feedstocks. He combines experimental studies with rigorous analytical frameworks to characterize reaction kinetics and mass transport phenomena in complex catalytic systems.

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