News
August 2024
The group welcomes three new undergraduate researchers, Max, Michael, and Owen! They will be working on addressing sustainability challenges through electrified technologies.
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July 2024
The group says goodbye to Agnes as she earns her bachelor’s degree from Purdue and heads to the Technical University of Munich to continue her studies in Biomass Technology. Good luck with your future endeavors!
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April 2024
Simone gives a talk about her research on sustainable aviation fuels and electrification at the Purdue Spring Undergraduate Research Conference. Great job!
March 2024
Tony is selected as a Scialog Fellow for Sustainable Minerals, Metals and Materials.
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February 2024
The team "lights up" the first experiment!
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December 2023
Nachiket, a freshman who intends to pursue one of Purdue's two environmental engineering majors, joins the Dong Research Group. Welcome! He will be working on sustainability related research projects.
November 2023
Tony receives the MRS Nelson "Buck" Robinson Science and Technology Award for Renewable Energy. He also gives a talk and serves as a panelist for the MRS Award Recipients—Lightning Talks and Panel Discussion at MRS Fall 2023.
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November 2023
Simone, a sophomore majoring in aerospace engineering, joins the Dong Research Group. Welcome! She will be working on the DUIRI project in spring 2024 to explore electrified biomass upcycling to value-added aviation fuel precursors.
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November 2023
Priyam and Abhirup, first-year graduate students, join the Dong Research Group. Welcome!
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November 2023
Tony gives two presentations at the 2023 AIChE Annual Meeting in Orlando, FL about electrified methods for thermochemical reactions and plastic upcycling.
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October 2023
Our Spring 2024 DUIRI project is selected! This project will support our study on upcycling biomass to sustainable aviation fuel precursors via far-equilibrium electrification.
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October 2023
Dr. Shan will be joining us in June 2024. We look forward to working with you!
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September 2023
Agnes, a senior majoring in biochemistry, joins the Dong Research Group. Welcome!
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August 2023
Tony gives a presentation at the ACS Fall 2023 conference in San Francisco, CA about electrified methods for thermochemical reactions and plastic upcycling.
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April 2023
The Dong Research Group joins the Department of Chemistry at Purdue University. We will start recruiting in Fall 2023!