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Dequan Xiao is a Professor and The Jacob F. Buckman Endowed Chair in the Department of Chemistry and Chemical & Biomedical Engineering at the University of New Haven's Tagliatela College of Engineering. He joined the faculty in 2013. His research focuses on developing quantum chemistry and statistical mechanics-based methods for studying energy transfer, nonlinear optics, and catalysis in renewable energy, soft condensed matter, and biophysics. He teaches Physical Chemistry courses and leads the IMDCenter research group.
Education: Ph.D. (Theoretical and Computational Chemistry, Duke University, 2009), Postdoc (Yale University, 2009–2013), and prior degrees from Sichuan University (China) and University of Central Florida.
Research interests span heterogeneous catalysis in water, CO₂ conversion, photocatalytic degradation of pollutants, and nanomaterial design. His lab explores catalyst fabrication, single-atom catalysts, and applications in sustainable energy and environmental remediation.
Recent publications highlight advances in low-temperature catalytic reactions, cluster catalyst design, and nanomaterials for energy storage. He serves as a journal reviewer (e.g., Journal of Physical Chemistry), organized the Gordon Research Seminars on Vibrational Spectroscopy (2014), and is a member of the American Chemical Society and Sigma Xi.
Media engagements include discussions on hydrogen fuel viability for aviation, renewable energy diversity, and nanogel-based cancer therapies. He directs the Biomaterials & Medical Device Innovation Laboratory (BMD iLab) and the Center for Integrative Materials.
