| Current Students (click on student name to view profile) |
| Corbin Eaton |
| 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