https://www.duyarlab.com/home daily 1.0 2025-07-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c8b9f8db10f253f8ba4a949/7968b92b-bac5-4b6c-879c-e444cc02eaed/Screenshot+2025-07-10+at+19.23.06.jpg Catalysis for Energy Conversion and Sustainability https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c8b9f8db10f253f8ba4a949/1749555804916-3TZJFSO1NB5QETZWLME3/Farewell%2BCoffee-May%2B2025%2B%25281%2529%2B%25281%2529.jpg Catalysis for Energy Conversion and Sustainability Here are some of the amazing researchers in our team. You can get to know more about them by clicking the link below! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c8b9f8db10f253f8ba4a949/1552657544354-HK2QCMZIXGX0T5DYT1IH/Headshot.jpeg Catalysis for Energy Conversion and Sustainability - Dr. Melis S. Duyar Dr. Melis Duyar is an Associate Professor of Chemical Engineering at the University of South Carolina. https://www.duyarlab.com/dr-melis-duyar daily 0.75 2025-07-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c8b9f8db10f253f8ba4a949/1552658589763-ATO0UFL3ADTXNFHQPJ0U/Headshot.jpeg Dr. Melis Duyar https://www.duyarlab.com/projects daily 0.75 2025-07-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c8b9f8db10f253f8ba4a949/a549e719-8e49-40bf-a649-be632d0c03cf/Duyar+lab+slide_v3.png Research - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c8b9f8db10f253f8ba4a949/1552662044221-F621BY3L76BMFRUZCBGU/DFM.png Research https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c8b9f8db10f253f8ba4a949/b8a48211-58a7-4e37-b3b5-f04a8ffea700/microplastics.png Research - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.duyarlab.com/contact daily 0.75 2025-07-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c8b9f8db10f253f8ba4a949/1552659386937-3IJ1FKSOHT5CJHLJSVYW/campus-shot.jpg Contact https://www.duyarlab.com/teaching daily 0.75 2025-09-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c8b9f8db10f253f8ba4a949/f091cccd-1517-493e-a18a-e13143d9d27a/Screenshot+2025-09-23+at+13.40.28.png Teaching - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.duyarlab.com/team daily 0.75 2026-03-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c8b9f8db10f253f8ba4a949/1749555804916-3TZJFSO1NB5QETZWLME3/Farewell%2BCoffee-May%2B2025%2B%25281%2529%2B%25281%2529.jpg The team - 2025 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c8b9f8db10f253f8ba4a949/1749555772485-8OKJLQ2AP00BP74IUD8R/christmas%2Blunch%2B2023_1.jpg The team - 2023 Winter Holiday Lunch https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c8b9f8db10f253f8ba4a949/1688976895357-9WENBOC2EF77Q3GOU3LM/group%2BBBQ%2B2023.jpg The team - 2023 Summer BBQ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c8b9f8db10f253f8ba4a949/1688976687655-IQ2DHZX0DH98H2UOO0D9/Visit+from+U+Seville+to+Surrey_July+2023.jpg The team - 2023 Prof Reina & Prof Odriozola visit to Surrey https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c8b9f8db10f253f8ba4a949/1670868690793-LVQ54O1TEULFTDFTF5BC/2022+Group+photo.jpg The team - 2022 Last hybrid group meeting of the year https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c8b9f8db10f253f8ba4a949/1666166564844-9XCLANENCS7EL8ZPFSP9/Group+photo+2022.JPG The team - 2022 Duyar Lab & Catalysis Unit reunion in Seville, Spain https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c8b9f8db10f253f8ba4a949/1666166577867-SWSZ3W1K5MUFS5RIJ0G0/2020+Duyar+lab+photo_2.png The team - 2020 Duyar lab meeting virtually in 2020 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c8b9f8db10f253f8ba4a949/f9672727-e351-43c4-82fa-e8f7ac0d85c7/Khan+photo.png The team - Make it stand out Dr. Hassnain Abbas Khan Dr. Hassnain Abbas Khan’s research integrates heterogeneous catalysis, materials science, and spectroscopy to advance the fundamental understanding of catalytic materials. His work explores the chemistry and kinetics governing catalyst synthesis, catalytic reactions, and deactivation processes, with particular emphasis on how catalyst structure evolves under real operating conditions. By establishing clear structure–performance relationships, Dr. Khan aims to enable the rational design of more efficient and durable catalytic systems. His research includes C1 chemistry, sulfur reduction processes, and the development of next-generation catalysts for sustainable energy applications. Through these efforts, he seeks to contribute to the creation of non-toxic, high-performance materials that support a clean and sustainable energy future. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c8b9f8db10f253f8ba4a949/2a2c23b9-ab51-45b7-8309-cbe346d0690a/XM+photo.png The team - Make it stand out Dr Xiaoling Ma Dr Xiaoling Ma is currently a research fellow at the University of Surrey, working within the UK-HyRES project. Dr Ma obtained her PhD in Power Engineering and Engineering Thermophysics from Shandong University and completed a two-year postdoctoral fellowship at the University of Birmingham. Her research focuses on the synthesis strategies of heterogeneous catalysts, the application of MOFs and their derivatives for air pollutant control, and the utilization of green ammonia energy. She has published several peer-reviewed papers in top international journals such as Chemical Engineering Journal, Energy Conversion and Management, and Applied Energy. Now, she is working on the development, design, and testing of durable and low-cost catalysts for converting NH3 and NOx emissions into nitrogen under various conditions, aiming to create efficient and sustainable catalytic systems for clean energy conversion. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c8b9f8db10f253f8ba4a949/1606828065128-4EXLAUGH2IPT4D2SFS5P/Ali%2BGoksu%2Bfor%2Bwebsite.jpg The team - Ali Goksu Ali Goksu Ali Goksu is currently a PhD student at the University of Surrey. He obtained his master's in chemical engineering Department from Columbia University in NYC, USA. During his master’s degree he worked in Electro-Chemical lab on production of formic acid via Electrochemical reduction of CO2. Now, he is working on developing dual function materials (DFMs) that can capture carbon dioxide (CO2) directly from the air and release it as a high-value fuel. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c8b9f8db10f253f8ba4a949/1633683168314-JXL4X67GW4UCG7QLI74R/Silvia.png The team - Make it stand out Silvia Parilla Lahoz Silvia Parrilla is a PhD student in Chemical and Process Engineering currently focusing on carbon materials, and chemical production from plastic waste at the University of Surrey. She received he MSc in Process System Engineering from University of Surrey in 2021 with distinction and her MEng in Chemical Process Engineering from University of Seville, Spain in 2019. At the end of her degree, she did an Erasmus+ placement, one year of visitor research (2020/2021) and 6 months working as a research assistant at Surrey University acquiring expertise in synthesis, characterisation, and testing of heterogeneous catalysts for energy related applications. Her research interests are focused on biofuel and high value chemical production from waste through different catalytic processes, developing new methods and providing new techniques to achieve a circular economy system. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c8b9f8db10f253f8ba4a949/768efa8c-40a1-4d36-bd2b-a10771631038/MicrosoftTeams-image.png The team - Make it stand out Soudabeh Bahrami Gharamaleki Soudabeh Bahrami Gharamaleki is working on the investigation of Switchable DFMs' performance and stability in carbon dioxide capture and conversion under realistic conditions (presence of impurities). Optimization of the process and DFMs' design are the other goals of this project. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c8b9f8db10f253f8ba4a949/11fe306d-5eb5-4a01-aa06-d401c714cffb/Angelos+Bonis.jpeg The team - Make it stand out Angelos Konstantinos Bonis Angelos is currently a PhD student at University of Surrey. He graduated from UCL in 2023 from MSc Global Management of Natural Resources with distinction and also received his MEng in Chemical and Process Engineering from University of Surrey in 2022. His research is focused on sustainability and CO2 utilisaton to methanol via hydrogenation and specifically the material challenges associated with it, such as kinetic limitations and poor stability. He aims to approach this challenge by designing a catalyst through exsolution that will promote the formation of methanol with improved efficiency and catalyst stability. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c8b9f8db10f253f8ba4a949/c2cfdcc3-bf1f-4c0d-89b0-f0af4675c5d9/FM+photo.png The team - Make it stand out Fiona McAllister Fiona McAllister is a PhD student at the University of Surrey, she is supervised by Prof Qiong Cai, Dr Kalliopi Kousi and Dr Melis Duyar. Her PhD project is the development of low cost and durable catalysts for zero-emission hydrogen and ammonia combustion. She is part of the UK-HyRES hub and is working on the end use technical theme (PT3.1). She has a BSc (Hons) in Chemistry and a MRes in Chemistry from the University of Surrey. Her MRes research project involved enantioselective heterogeneous carbon-oxygen hydrogenation using chirally modified supported nickel nanoparticulate catalysts to generate useful precursors for pharmaceutical products https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c8b9f8db10f253f8ba4a949/f08a2bb9-d0ea-48d7-b887-5475765cb021/Munna.jpg The team - Make it stand out Munna is currently pursuing a Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering at the University of South Carolina. He earned his B.S. in Chemical Engineering from the University of South Florida in 2022. After completing his bachelor’s degree, he joined Kingspan Insulated Panels as a Chemical Process Engineer, where he worked for approximately three years. He later returned to academia to continue his studies and is now focused on the development and characterization of catalysts for MCH dehydrogenation processes. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c8b9f8db10f253f8ba4a949/c06ac4fa-7daf-4cac-9793-431faee266ce/Banerjee+photo.jpg The team - Make it stand out Ashutosh Banerjee is currently a Ph.D. student at the University of South Carolina. He graduated with his M.S. in Chemical Engineering from Northeastern University, Boston, MA, USA in May 2024. During his master’s degree, he worked on a group project titled “Energizing the Future: The Critical Role of Materials Characterization in Battery Technologies,” where he explored advanced characterization techniques to improve battery performance and durability. He also completed a project work titled “ Study on a Gas Dehydration Unit” at Reliance Industries Limited in India (Dec 2021- Jan 2022). Following his Master’s, he worked as an Associate Chemist Intern at PolyOrg, Inc., in Leominster, MA, USA (Aug 2024 - Oct 2025). 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