Astrid M. Müller

Astrid M. Müller is an Assistant Professor of Chemical Engineering at the Hajim School of Engineering & Applied Sciences, University of Rochester. She holds a PhD from the Max-Planck Institute of Quantum Optics and Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München (2000). Her research focuses on electrocatalytic systems addressing energy, catalysis, and environmental sustainability challenges, including PFAS defluorination, CO2 reduction, and organic electrooxidations via water activation. Her work integrates chemical engineering, materials science, and electrochemistry, leveraging pulsed-laser nanomaterial fabrication techniques.

Education:

• PhD, Max-Planck Institute of Quantum Optics & Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, 2000

Research Interests:

• Electrocatalytic aqueous PFAS defluorination
• Selective CO2 reduction to clean syngas
• Pulsed laser nanomaterial synthesis
• Electrode microenvironment analysis

Her publications emphasize sustainable catalytic technologies, with recent work advancing nanomaterial fabrication and environmental remediation strategies.

Awards:

• 2023 Presidential Stronger As One Diversity Award (Advocacy and Action)
• 2017 Exemplary Research Mentor Award (Concordia University Irvine)
• 2016 Outstanding Reviewer for Chemical Communications

Teaching: CHE 225 (Thermodynamics I) and CHE 456 (Electrochemical Engineering).

Lab/Team: The Müller Research Group develops innovative electrochemical systems and nanomaterials to address global sustainability challenges, emphasizing interdisciplinary collaboration across materials science, engineering, and environmental science.