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EDUCATION<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Ph.D., Chemical Engineering, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK<\/p>\n

B.Sc., with High Honors, Chemical Engineering, University of Texas, Austin, TX<\/p>\n

AWARDS AND RECOGNITION<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

UGAR POSITION<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

In the fall of 2024, Dr. Jacobs began serving as the Undergraduate Advisor of Record \/ Undergraduate Program Director for Chemical Engineering at UTSA.<\/p>\n

RECEIVED TENURE<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Dr. Jacobs received tenure in Chemical Engineering at UTSA in Fall 2024.<\/p>\n

EXCELLENCE IN TEACHING AWARD<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

President\u2019s Distinguished Achievement Award for Teaching Excellence, UTSA.\u00a0 2024<\/p>\n

FEATURED<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Our CO2<\/sub> conversion to fuels research was highlighted by Argonne National Laboratory in August 2022.\u00a0 The Science Highlight article is titled “A Tuneable Catalyst for Recycling Carbon Dioxide into Synthetic Fuel.”<\/p>\n

EXCELLENCE IN TEACHING AWARD<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

UTSA Chemical Engineering Program Excellence in Teaching Award.\u00a0 2022<\/p>\n

EXCELLENCE IN TEACHING AWARD<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

UTSA College of Engineering Excellence in Teaching Award.\u00a0 2021<\/p>\n

GUEST EDITOR<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Catalysts<\/em>‘ Special Issue “Iron and Cobalt Catalysts<\/a>.” 2018<\/p>\n

PLENARY LECTURER<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Natural Gas Conversion Symposium 11,\u00a0 June 5-9, 2016, Tromso, Norway
\n\u201cFischer-Tropsch synthesis:\u00a0 use of hard and soft X-rays in the characterization of catalysts and contaminants\u201d<\/p>\n

INVITED PROFESSOR<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Ecole Centrale de Lille, Villeneuve d\u2019Ascq, France.\u00a0 July, 2015
\nhost:\u00a0 Professor Andrei Khodakov<\/p>\n

FEATURED<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

May 2015 Canadian Light Source Research Highlight entitled \u201cFrom plant matter to jet fuel:\u00a0 streamlining the production of ultraclean fuel,\u201d by Victoria Martinez<\/p>\n

INVITED LECTURE<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Department of Chemical Engineering, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand, May 14-16, 2014
\n“Applications of synchrotron methods in the characterization of catalysts for the production of alternative fuels”<\/p>\n

KEYNOTE LECTURE<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Syngas 2012 convention, April 1-4, 2012, Cape Town, South Africa
\n\u201cThe application of synchrotron methods in characterizing iron and cobalt Fischer-Tropsch synthesis catalysts\u201d<\/p>\n

ELSEVIER TOP-50 MOST-CITED AUTHOR AWARD 2004-2008<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cLow-temperature water-gas shift: Impact of Pt promoter loading on the partial reduction of ceria and consequences for catalyst design,” Journal of Catalysis<\/em> 229<\/strong> (2005) 499-512.<\/p>\n

ELSEVIER TOP-50 MOST-CITED AUTHOR AWARD 2004-2008<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cWater-gas shift: Comparative screening of metal promoters for metal\/ceria systems and role of the metal,\u201d Applied Catalysis A: General<\/em> 258<\/strong> (2004) 203-214.<\/p>\n

ELSEVIER TOP-50 MOST-CITED AUTHOR AWARD 2003-2007<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

“Low temperature water-gas shift: In situ DRIFTS-reaction study of ceria surface area on the evolution of formates on Pt\/CeO2<\/sub> fuel processing catalysts for fuel cell applications,\u201d Applied Catalysis A: General<\/em> 252<\/strong> (2003) 107-118.<\/p>\n

FEATURED<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Fall 2007 25th Anniversary issue of Odyssey in an article entitled “Hydrogen Nation” by Alicia Gregory<\/p>\n

ELSEVIER Top-50 MOST-CITED AUTHOR AWARD 2001-2005 AND 2002-2006<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

“Fischer-Tropsch synthesis: support, loading and promoter effects on the reducibility of cobalt catalysts,” Applied Catalysis A: General<\/em> 233<\/strong> (2002) 263-281.<\/p>\n

FEATURED<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

June 5, 2006 issue of C & E News in article entitled “Making Fuels Synthetically – Fundamental Advances in Fischer-Tropsch Chemistry May Boost Method’s Efficiency and Popularity.”<\/p>\n

FIRST PLACE POSTER AWARD<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cNano-scale catalysts offer unique opportunities for in-situ characterization – metal promoted partially reducible oxides for low temperature water gas shift”
\nInternational Materials Nanotechnology Workshop, Sep. 20, 2004, Lexington, KY, 2004.<\/p>\n

FIRST PLACE POSTER AWARD<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

“Low Temperature WGS: Comparative Screening of Metal Promoters for Metal-Ceria Systems and the Role of the Metal”
\nTri-State Catalysis Society Spring Symposium, May 12-14, Lexington, KY, 2003.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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