Isla Gow

Miss Isla Gow is a Researcher in the School of Chemistry at Cardiff University, specializing in catalysis and nanomaterials. Her work focuses on designing novel catalysts for carbon dioxide conversion to renewable fuels, particularly using trimetallic nanoparticles and palladium-based alloys. She completed her PhD in 2023, titled New trimetallic nanoparticles as catalysts for the conversion of carbon dioxide to renewable fuels.

Her research explores photocatalytic performance of modified titanium dioxide supports (e.g., N-TiO₂) under visible light, regeneration of copper catalysts, and CO₂ hydrogenation to methanol using intermetallic PdGa/PdIn catalysts. She collaborates with groups investigating βPdZn alloy structures and heterogeneous trimetallic nanoparticles, with applications in green chemistry and sustainable energy systems.

Key contributions include studies on palladium-zinc alloy roles in CO₂ hydrogenation and zinc co-deposition effects on catalyst performance. Her work bridges materials synthesis, characterization (via electron microscopy), and catalytic activity optimization.

Gow has published in journals like Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society and Chemical Reviews, and her research aligns with global efforts to mitigate CO₂ emissions through chemical conversion.