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Professor Lisa D. Pfefferle is the C. Baldwin Sawyer Professor of Chemical & Environmental Engineering at Yale University's School of Engineering & Applied Science. Her research focuses on chemical reaction engineering, combustion kinetics, biofuels development, soot formation mechanisms, and applications of nanomaterials in energy and biomedical fields. She leads the Pfefferle Lab, which operates in facilities including Mason 321, 310, and 225.
Her educational background includes a Ph.D. from the University of Pennsylvania. Key research areas include designing sustainable fuels with low sooting tendencies, synthesizing carbon nanotubes and other nanomaterials, and exploring catalytic processes for energy applications. Recent projects involve investigating lactones as sustainable fuels and strain effects on 2D materials' properties.
- Recent advancements:
- Published 2024 study on lactones' sooting behavior for sustainable aviation fuels.
- Developed methods for synthesizing semiconducting single-walled carbon nanotubes.
- Investigated ammonia's role in suppressing soot formation in methane flames.
Scientific awards include the 2005 IBM Faculty Award and five patents on nanomaterials and medical applications. Her group recently won the 'best applications of research' award at the 2024 Langer Symposium for their elevator pitch on combustion and nanomaterials work.
Advising and grants: Supervises students like Aurora (sooting tendencies of lactones) and Aislinn (nanomaterial strain effects). Collaborates with researchers such as Dr. Charles McEnally and Dr. G. Haller. Current grants include studies on bio-derived fuels and catalytic methane combustion.
Labs/Teams: The Pfefferle Lab group includes postdocs and graduate students focused on combustion science, nanomaterial synthesis, and catalysis. Recent lab news highlights Aurora's presentations at the US National Combustion Meeting and Aislinn's work on 2D materials under strain.
