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Brian G. Frederick is a Professor of Chemistry at the University of Maine with joint appointments at the Frontier Institute for Research in Sensor Technologies (FIRST) and the Forest Bioproducts Research Initiative. His research program investigates fundamental surface chemical processes critical to sensor development, heterogeneous catalysis, and photocatalysis through interdisciplinary collaboration.
He received his Ph.D. from Cornell University in 1991.
Frederick's research integrates experimental and theoretical methodologies including in-situ spectroscopy, high-pressure catalyst characterization, surface science techniques, quantum chemical calculations, and statistical simulations. His primary focus areas encompass biomass conversion into sustainable fuels and chemicals, electronic structure analysis in photocatalysts, and selectivity/transduction mechanisms in chemical sensors, fostering collaboration among physicists, chemists, and chemical engineers within the UMaine Catalysis group.
Analysis of his 2015-2023 publications reveals dominant themes in titanium dioxide systems, surface hydroxyl chemistry, and catalytic biomass conversion. Key contributions include elucidating sulfur-induced electron traps in titania, ethanol dehydrogenation kinetics on MgO-SiO2 catalysts, and renewable phenolic resin development from lignin. His work consistently bridges fundamental surface science with practical energy and materials applications.
Frederick leads the UMaine Catalysis group and maintains laboratory facilities in the Engineering Science Research Building (ESRB), reflecting the cross-disciplinary nature of his work spanning chemistry, materials engineering, and sustainable technology development.
