| Current Students (click on student name to view profile) |
| Savana Alt |
| Corbin Eaton |
| Esmeralda Gonzalez |
| Yagmur Hocaoglu |
| Amelie Enciso Juarez |
| Jonas Marcelle |
| Brian Miska |
| Sarah Walker |
| Robby Wampler |
Corbin Eaton (back to top)
Undergraduate Student in Chemical Engineering
Corbin worked on Na-doped Ag/m-ZrO2 catalysts for methanol steam reforming.
(Poster Presentation:
Effects of Alkali Doping on Ag/m-ZrO2 Catalyst in Methanol Steam Reforming. Venue: Klesse Research Expo, Nov. 18, 2024.
Yagmur Hocaoglu (back to top)
Undergraduate Student in Chemical Engineering
Yagmur worked on the UTSA-SwRI Connect Project on CO2 conversion to liquid fuels.
Refereed Publication:
Seuser, G.; Staffel, R.; Hocaoglu, Y.; Upton, G.F.; Garcia, E.S.; Cronauer, D.C.; Kropf, A.J.; Martinelli, M.; Jacobs, G., “CO2 hydrogenation: Na doping promotes CO and hydrocarbon formation over Ru/m-ZrO2 at elevated pressures in gas phase media,” Nanomaterials 13 (2023) 1155. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano13071155
Poster Presentation:
Hocaoglu, Y., Staffel, R., Upton, G., Garcia, E.S., Cronauer, D.C., Kropf, A.J., Martinelli, M., Seuser, G., Jacobs, G., “Na-doping promotes CO and hydrocarbon formation over Ru/m-ZrO2 during CO2 hydrogenation at 20 bar,” AICHE Annual Meeting, Phoenix, Arizona, November 13 – 18, 2022. Yagmur Hocaoglu- AIChE Poster
Amelie Enciso Juarez (back to top)
Undergraduate Exchange Student from Mexico in Chemical Engineering
Amelie worked on Na-doped Ru/m-ZrO2 catalysts for methanol steam reforming for the production of hydrogen.
(Poster Presentation:
Steam reforming of methanol over Na-doped Ru/m-ZrO₂.
Venue: Klesse Research Expo, Nov. 18, 2024.
Jonas Marcelle (back to top)
Undergraduate Student in Chemical Engineering
Jonas worked on formaldehyde steam reforming for waste conversion / hydrogen production and hydrodeoxygenation of phenol to high octane fuel.
Poster Presentation:
Characterization of Pt/m-ZrO2 catalysts with alkali promoters in Formaldehyde Steam Reforming (FSR) and a study of isotope effect.
Venue: Spring 2024 Undergraduate Research & Creative Inquiry Showcase, Office of Undergraduate Research, UTSA
Refereed Publications:
de Souza Garrido, G.; Ribeiro Francisco, L.; Rabelo-Neto, R.C., Xing, Y.T., Munera, J., Marcelle, J., Jacobs, G., Noronha, F.B., “The role of vanadium oxide species on the performance of Pd/VOX/SiO2 catalysts for HDO of phenol,” Journal of Catalysis 425 (2023) 155-169. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcat.2023.06.016
Martinelli, M.; Marcelle, J.; Cronauer, D.C.; Kropf, A.; Jacobs, G., “Isotope effect in formaldehyde steam reforming gives insight into chemical promotion by alkalis in Pt/m-ZrO2 catalysts,” Catalysis Communications 178 (2023) 106668. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.catcom.2023.106668
Brian Miska (back to top)
Undergraduate Student in Chemical Engineering
Brian is working on Na-doped Ni/m-ZrO2 catalysts for methanol steam reforming.
Poster Presentation:
Steam reforming of methanol over Na-doped Ni/m-ZrO2
Sarah Walker (back to top)
Undergraduate Student in Biochemistry
Sarah worked on CO2 hydrogenation for the production of liquid fuels by carbon recycling.
Poster Presentation:
The Effect of Various Supports Over Ru Catalysts for the CO2 Hydrogenation Mechanism (click here to view poster)
Refereed Publication:
Almeida, M.P., Mattos, L.V., Walker, S., Ayala, M., Watson, C.D., Jacobs, G., Rabelo-Neto, R.C., Akri, M., Paul, S., Noronha, F.B., “Unveiling the effect of support on the mechanism of CO2 hydrogenation over supported Ru catalysts,” Applied Catalysis B: Environment and Energy 365 (2025) 124986. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apcatb.2024.124986
Robby Wampler (back to top)
Undergraduate Student in Chemical Engineering
Robby worked on the conversion of CO2 in biogas to synthetic natural gas using a Ru/CeZrO2 catalyst.
(Poster Presentation:
Effect of co-fed CH4 in the conversion of CO2 in biogas to synthetic natural gas over a Ru/CeZrO2 catalyst.
Venue: Spring 2024 Undergraduate Research & Creative Inquiry Showcase, Office of Undergraduate Research, UTSA
Esmeralda Gonzalez (back to top)
Graduate Student in Chemical Engineering
Esmeralda is working on light alcohol steam reforming and CO2 to fuel conversion reactions.
Savana Alt (back to top)
Undergraduate Student in Chemical Engineering
Savana is working on light alcohol steam reforming and CO2 to fuel conversion reactions.