Michael R. Hoffmann
John S. and Sherry Chen Professor of Environmental Science, Emeritus
B.A., Northwestern University, 1968; Ph.D., Brown University, 1974. Research Fellow, Caltech, 1973-76; Associate Professor, 1980-85; Professor of Environmental Engineering Science, 1986-90; Professor of Environmental Chemistry, 1990-96; James Irvine Professor of Environmental Science, 1996-16; Wu Professor, 2016-18; Chen Professor, 2018-24; Chen Professor, Emeritus, 2024-; Executive Officer for Environmental Engineering Science, 1996-2002; Dean of Graduate Studies, 2002-2009.
Research Overview
Hoffmann's group studies many facets of environmental science including: environmental chemistry, cloud and aerosol chemistry, chemical kinetics, semiconductor photocatalysis, sonochemistry, electrochemistry, radiation chemistry, advanced oxidation technologies, chemical catalysis applied to pollution control, photochemistry, chemical reaction mechanisms relevant to environmental systems.
Research Summary:
environmental chemistry, cloud and aerosol chemistry, chemical kinetics, semiconductor photocatalysis, sonochemistry, electrochemistry, radiation chemistry, advanced oxidation technologies, chemical catalysis applied to pollution control, photochemistry, chemical reaction mechanisms relevant to environmental systems
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- Zeng, Yuxin;Dai, Yunrong et al. (2024) Rethinking alternatives to fluorinated pops in aqueous environment and corresponding destructive treatment strategiesScience of The Total Environment
- Hao, Qi;Zhen, Cheng et al. (2024) Universal Formation of Single Atoms from Molten Salt for Facilitating Selective CO₂ ReductionAdvanced Materials
- Qu, Jiuhui;Hoffmann, Michael R. et al. (2024) Navigating the Challenges of Emerging Contaminants to Protect Human and Ecological HealthEngineering
- Rahman, Evandi;Shin, Jieun et al. (2024) Controlling the Selectivity of Chlorine Evolution Reaction by IrTaOₓ/TiO₂ Heterojunction Anodes: Mechanism and Real Wastewater TreatmentACS Catalysis
- McBeath, Sean T.;Zhang, Yi et al. (2023) Novel Synthesis Pathways for Highly Oxidative Iron Species: Generation, Stability, and Treatment Applications of Ferrate(IV/V/VI)Environmental Science and Technology
- Ryu, Su Young;Lee, Tai Kyu et al. (2023) Spectroscopic Study on CdS/Ni/KNbO₃: Confirming Ni Effect to Photocatalytic ActivityACS Omega
- Guo, Lei;Zhang, Yi et al. (2023) Modular Functionalization of Metal‐Organic Frameworks for Nitrogen Recovery from Fresh UrineAngewandte Chemie International Edition
- Dong, Heng;Shao, Xiaohan et al. (2023) Understanding the Catalytic Active Sites of Crystalline CoSbₓOᵧ for Electrochemical Chlorine EvolutionACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
- Ryu, Su Young;Hwang, Sonjong et al. (2023) Application of a Functionalized K₁₋ₓNiₓNbO₃ Structure: Enhancing the Photocatalytic Activity of a CdS/K₁₋ₓNiₓNbO₃ CompositeJournal of Physical Chemistry C