{"id":300,"date":"2021-04-24T14:11:30","date_gmt":"2021-04-24T19:11:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/engineering.utsa.edu\/gjacobs\/?page_id=300"},"modified":"2026-05-25T20:22:51","modified_gmt":"2026-05-26T01:22:51","slug":"prior-students","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ceid.utsa.edu\/gjacobs\/prior-students\/","title":{"rendered":"Prior students"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
<\/a>Prior Students<\/strong><\/span>
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\u00a0 \u00a0Nour Alhraki<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0 \u00a0Savana Alt<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0 \u00a0Martin Ayala<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0 \u00a0Jonathan D. Castro<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0 \u00a0Corbin Eaton<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0 \u00a0Esmeralda Gonzalez<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0 Amelie Enciso Juarez<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0 \u00a0Elijah S. Garcia<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0 \u00a0Richard Garcia<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0 \u00a0Yagmur Hocaoglu<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0 \u00a0Li Jones<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0 \u00a0Sai Charan Karuturi<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0 \u00a0Phoenix Macfarlane<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0 \u00a0Jonas Marcelle<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0 \u00a0Annabelle G. Martino<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0 \u00a0Maria Matamoros<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0 \u00a0Braedon McFee<\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0 \u00a0Denzel Megafu<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0 \u00a0Mohammad Mehrbod<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0 \u00a0Brian Miska<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0 \u00a0Brent Parker<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0 \u00a0Victoria Perez<\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0 \u00a0Fernanda Perez Marin<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0 \u00a0Zahra Rajabi<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0 \u00a0Raechel Staffel<\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0 \u00a0Alejandra Teran<\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0 \u00a0Gabe F. Upton<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0 \u00a0Jesus Villarreal<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0 \u00a0Sarah Walker<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0 \u00a0Robby Wampler<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0 \u00a0Caleb D. Watson<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n
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<\/a>Corbin Eaton\u00a0 <\/strong>(back to top<\/a>)<\/span>
\n<\/strong>Undergraduate Student in Chemical Engineering<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Corbin worked on Na-doped Ag\/m-ZrO2<\/sub> catalysts for methanol steam reforming.<\/p>\n

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Poster Presentation:<\/strong>
\nEffects of Alkali Do<\/span>ping on Ag\/m-ZrO<\/span>2<\/sub> Catalyst in Methanol Steam Reforming.\u00a0 <\/span>Venue:\u00a0 Klesse Research Expo, Nov. 18, 2024.<\/p>\n

Refereed Publication:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Eaton, C.W., Alt, S.R., Martinelli, M., Cronauer, D.C., Kropf, A.J., Jacobs, G., \u201cTuning methanol transformation pathways for sustainable steam reforming: Na\u2011promotion effects on Ag\/m\u2011ZrO\u2082 catalysts,\u201d Catalysts<\/em> 16<\/strong> (2026) 314 (28 pages). https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/catal16040314<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n
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<\/a>Fernanda Perez Marin\u00a0 (back to top<\/a>)<\/span><\/span>
\n<\/strong>Undergraduate Student in Chemical Engineering<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

Fernanda worked on K-doped Pt\/m-ZrO2<\/sub> catalysts for methanol steam reforming.<\/p>\n

Refereed Publication:<\/strong>
\nMcFee, B., Martinelli, M., Qian, D., Macfarlane, P., Marin, F.P., Jacobs, G.\u201cImpact of K on the basicity and selectivity of Pt\/m-ZrO2<\/sub> catalysts for methanol steam reforming with co-fed H2<\/sub>,\u201d Catalysts (impact factor: 3.8)<\/em>, MDPI (Special Issue titled \u201cCatalytic Processes for Green Hydrogen Production,\u201d Guest Eds., D. Luna, V. Montes) 15<\/strong>(5) (2025) 435 (21 pages). https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/catal15050435<\/a><\/p>\n

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<\/a>Phoenix Macfarlane\u00a0 (back to top<\/a>)<\/span><\/span>
\n<\/strong>Undergraduate Student in Chemical Engineering<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

Phoenix worked on K-doped Pt\/m-ZrO2<\/sub> catalysts for methanol steam reforming.<\/p>\n

Refereed Publication:<\/strong>
\nMcFee, B., Martinelli, M., Qian, D., Macfarlane, P., Marin, F.P., Jacobs, G.\u201cImpact of K on the basicity and selectivity of Pt\/m-ZrO2<\/sub> catalysts for methanol steam reforming with co-fed H2<\/sub>,\u201d Catalysts (impact factor: 3.8)<\/em>, MDPI (Special Issue titled \u201cCatalytic Processes for Green Hydrogen Production,\u201d Guest Eds., D. Luna, V. Montes) 15<\/strong>(5) (2025) 435 (21 pages). https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/catal15050435<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n
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<\/a>Yagmur Hocaoglu\u00a0 (back to top<\/a>)<\/span>
\n<\/strong>Undergraduate Student in Chemical Engineering<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Yagmur worked on the UTSA-SwRI Connect Project on CO2<\/sub>\u00a0conversion to liquid fuels.<\/p>\n

Refereed Publication:
\n<\/u><\/strong>Seuser, G.; Staffel, R.; Hocaoglu, Y.; Upton, G.F.; Garcia, E.S.; Cronauer, D.C.; Kropf, A.J.; Martinelli, M.; Jacobs, G., \u201cCO2<\/sub>\u00a0hydrogenation: Na doping promotes CO and hydrocarbon formation over Ru\/m-ZrO2<\/sub>\u00a0at elevated pressures in gas phase media,\u201d\u00a0Nanomaterials<\/em>\u00a013<\/strong>\u00a0(2023) 1155.\u00a0https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/nano13071155<\/a><\/p>\n

Megafu, D., Martinelli, M., Qian, D., Hocaoglu, Y., Jacobs, G., \u201cSteam reforming of methanol over Li-doped Pt\/m-ZrO2<\/sub>,\u201d Applied Catalysis A<\/em> 707 (2025) 120532 (14 pp). https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.apcata.2025.120532<\/a><\/p>\n

Poster Presentation:
\n<\/u><\/strong>Hocaoglu, Y., Staffel, R., Upton, G., Garcia, E.S., Cronauer, D.C., Kropf, A.J., Martinelli, M., Seuser, G., Jacobs, G., \u201cNa-doping promotes CO and hydrocarbon formation over Ru\/m-ZrO2<\/sub>\u00a0during CO2<\/sub>\u00a0hydrogenation at 20 bar,\u201d\u00a0AICHE Annual Meeting<\/em>, Phoenix, Arizona, November 13 \u2013 18, 2022. Yagmur Hocaoglu- AIChE Poster<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n
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<\/a>Amelie Enciso Juarez\u00a0 (back to top<\/a>)<\/span><\/strong><\/span>
\nUndergraduate Exchange Student from Mexico in Chemical Engineering<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

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Amelie worked on Na-doped Ru\/m-ZrO2<\/sub> catalysts for methanol steam reforming for the production of hydrogen.<\/p>\n

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Poster Presentation:<\/strong>
\nSteam reforming of methanol over Na-doped Ru\/m-ZrO\u2082.
\nVenue:\u00a0 Klesse Research Expo, Nov. 18, 2024.<\/p>\n

Refereed Publication:<\/strong><\/p>\n

ALHirbawi, N., Enciso Juarez, A., Martinelli, M., Alt, S.R., Kropf, A.J., Cronauer, D.C., Jacobs, G., \u201cMethanol steam reforming on Ru\/m-ZrO2<\/sub>: sodium promotion of the CO2<\/sub>-forming pathway,” Catalysts<\/em> 16<\/strong> (2026) 446 (31 pages). https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/catal16050446<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n
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<\/a>Jonas Marcelle\u00a0 (back to top<\/a>)<\/span><\/strong><\/span>
\nUndergraduate Student in Chemical Engineering<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

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Jonas worked on formaldehyde steam reforming for waste conversion \/ hydrogen production and hydrodeoxygenation of phenol to high octane fuel.<\/p>\n

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Poster Presentation:<\/strong>
\nCharacterization of Pt\/m-ZrO2 catalysts with alkali promoters in Formaldehyde Steam Reforming (FSR) and a study of isotope effect.
\nVenue: Spring 2024 Undergraduate Research & Creative Inquiry Showcase, Office of Undergraduate Research, UTSA<\/p>\n

Refereed Publications:<\/strong>
\nde Souza Garrido, G.; Ribeiro Francisco, L.; Rabelo-Neto, R.C., Xing, Y.T., Munera, J., Marcelle, J., Jacobs, G., Noronha, F.B., \u201cThe role of vanadium oxide species on the performance of Pd\/VOX<\/sub>\/SiO2<\/sub> catalysts for HDO of phenol,\u201d Journal of Catalysis<\/em> 425<\/strong> (2023) 155-169.\u00a0 https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.jcat.2023.06.016<\/a><\/p>\n

Martinelli, M.; Marcelle, J.; Cronauer, D.C.; Kropf, A.; Jacobs, G., \u201cIsotope effect in formaldehyde steam reforming gives insight into chemical promotion by alkalis in Pt\/m-ZrO2<\/sub> catalysts,\u201d Catalysis Communications<\/em> 178<\/strong> (2023) 106668.\u00a0 https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.catcom.2023.106668<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n
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<\/a>Brian Miska\u00a0 (back to top<\/a>)<\/span><\/span>
\n<\/strong>Undergraduate Student in Chemical Engineering<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

Brian worked on Na-doped Ni\/m-ZrO2<\/sub> catalysts for methanol steam reforming.<\/p>\n

Poster Presentation:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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\nSteam reforming of methanol over Na-doped Ni\/m-ZrO2<\/sub><\/p>\n\n\n\n
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<\/a>Sarah Walker\u00a0 (back to top<\/a>)<\/span><\/strong><\/span>
\nUndergraduate Student in Biochemistry<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Sarah worked on CO2<\/sub>\u00a0hydrogenation for the production of liquid fuels by carbon recycling.<\/p>\n

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Poster Presentation:<\/strong>
\nThe Effect of Various Supports Over Ru Catalysts for the CO2<\/sub> Hydrogenation Mechanism (click here to view poster<\/a>)<\/p>\n

Refereed Publication:<\/strong>
\nAlmeida, 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., \u201cUnveiling the effect of support on the mechanism of CO2<\/sub> hydrogenation over supported Ru catalysts,\u201d Applied Catalysis B: Environment and Energy<\/em>\u00a0365<\/strong> (2025) 124986.\u00a0 https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.apcatb.2024.124986<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n
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<\/a>Robby Wampler\u00a0 (back to top<\/a>)<\/span><\/strong><\/span>
\nUndergraduate Student in Chemical Engineering<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

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Robby worked on the conversion of CO2<\/sub> in biogas to synthetic natural gas using a Ru\/CeZrO2<\/sub> catalyst.<\/p>\n

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Poster Presentation:<\/strong>
\nEffect of co-fed CH4<\/sub> in the conversion of CO2<\/sub> in biogas to synthetic natural gas over a Ru\/CeZrO2<\/sub> catalyst.
\nVenue: Spring 2024 Undergraduate Research & Creative Inquiry Showcase, Office of Undergraduate Research, UTSA<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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<\/a>Esmeralda Gonzalez\u00a0 (back to top<\/a>)<\/span><\/strong><\/span>
\nGraduate Student in Chemical Engineering<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

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Esmeralda worked on light alcohol steam reforming and CO2<\/sub> to fuel conversion reactions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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<\/a>Savana Alt\u00a0 (back to top<\/a>)<\/span><\/strong><\/span>
\nUndergraduate Student in Chemical Engineering<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

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Savana worked on light alcohol steam reforming and CO2<\/sub> to fuel conversion reactions. She also worked on a CPS Energy Project.<\/p>\n