Joaquin Resasco

Joaquin Resasco is an Assistant Professor at the University of Texas at Austin's Department of Chemical Engineering, holding the Lyondell Chemical Company Endowed Faculty Fellowship. His research focuses on catalysis for sustainable technologies, particularly in electrocatalytic systems and dynamic catalyst behavior. He leads the Resasco Catalysis Lab, advancing materials science and reaction engineering principles to design efficient catalysts for energy and environmental challenges.

Education: Postdoctoral Fellow at University of California, Santa Barbara (2018–2020); Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from UC Berkeley (2018); B.S. in Chemical Engineering from University of Oklahoma (2012).

Research Interests: Catalysis dynamics, electrochemical CO2 reduction, renewable energy systems, and catalyst structure-property relationships. His work emphasizes bridging computational models with experimental insights to optimize catalyst performance.

Selected Awards: NSF CAREER Award (2024), AIChE Pioneers of Catalysis (2025), ACS Materials Au Rising Star (2024), SHPE Young Investigator Award (2023), and Forbes 30 Under 30 in Science (2020).

Advising & Grants: Active in training graduate students in catalysis research. Secured funding via NSF, ACS PRF, and industry partnerships. Collaborates widely on projects involving electrochemical reactor design and sustainable materials.

Labs/Teams: Directs the Resasco Lab, which integrates experimental and theoretical approaches to address grand challenges in energy sustainability and environmental remediation.