NEWS HIGHLIGHTS​​
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September 8, 2025 - Congrats to the lab's newest PhD, Dr. Griffin Drake! Best of luck in the future—the Román Group will miss you!
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September 4, 2025 - Farewell to Matthew Liu, who will be joining the Persson Group at UC Berkeley as a postdoc. Enjoy the weather on the West Coast!
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September 3, 2025 - Congratulations to our newest doctors: Blake Johnson, Kaylee McCormack, Matthew Webber, Daniel Zheng, and Bhavish Dinakar. Best of luck in your future endeavors!
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August 12, 2025 - Congrats to Daniel, Xiao, and Matt for their publications in JACS and ACS Catalysis!
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July 25, 2025 - Congrats to Bhavish for his latest publications in JACS and Chem Comm!
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July 24, 2025 - Congrats to Anna and Griffin for their latest publication in JACS Au!
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July 7, 2025 - Congrats to Matt for his latest publication in Cell Reports Physical Science!
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May 9, 2025 - Congrats to Daniel Zheng for his latest publication in ACS Catalysis!
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April 18, 2025 - Congrats to graduate students Katie and Xiao, who were selected as MITEI fellows!
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February 4, 2025 - Congrats to Daniel Zheng and Kaylee McCormack for their contributions reviewing confined water for catalysis in Chemical Reviews!
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January 6, 2025 - Dexter Loh, Emily Wu, and Taras Nagornyy join the group as PhD students. Welcome!
A bifunctional mechanism which both isomerizes and cleaves the rigid C-C bonds of polyolefin waste can suppress methane formation and maximize valuable products at mild conditions.
Rigorous kinetic measurements and spectroscopic studies of propylene metathesis over model and industrial WOx/SiO2 catalysts elucidate a dynamic site renewal and decay
Welcome to the Román Research Group website!
We are a research group under the direction of Professor Yuriy Román in the Department of Chemical Engineering at MIT. The focus of our research lies at the interface of heterogeneous catalysis and materials design. We apply a wide range of synthetic, spectroscopic, and reaction engineering tools to study the chemical transformation of molecules on catalytic surfaces. A strong emphasis is placed on the nanoscale fabrication of catalytic sites by controlling and manipulating the structure of the material. Research projects are aimed at addressing current issues in and tackling relevant problems associated with alternative energy, renewable chemicals, and novel catalyst design. Learn more at our Research Page.
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We see ourselves as scientists, teammates, and citizens, working together to produce meaningful research for the improvement of society. We value diversity and welcome and support all identities in our group. You can read about how we see ourselves at our Values Page.
