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Max Garcia Melchor is an Adjunct Professor in Chemistry at Trinity College Dublin, leading the Computational Catalysis and Energy Materials (CCEM) Group. He holds a prestigious position as one of the youngest investigators in the AMBER Centre, funded by Science Foundation Ireland. His research focuses on computational methods and artificial intelligence to design sustainable energy catalysts, with a particular emphasis on homogeneous and heterogeneous catalysis, electrochemical water oxidation, and two-dimensional materials.
Education: BSc and MSc in Chemistry from Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB), PhD in Chemistry (UAB), followed by postdoctoral fellowships at ICIQ (Spain), Stanford University, and SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory. Since 2021, he is the Course Director of the MSc in Energy Science at Trinity College Dublin.
Research interests include:
- Electrocatalysts for sustainable energy
- Two-dimensional materials for catalysis
- Metal oxides catalysis
- Homogeneous catalysis
Key scientific contributions include groundbreaking work on oxygen evolution catalysts (e.g., gold-supported cerium-doped nickel oxide), precious metal-free water oxidation catalysts, and strain-engineered ceria materials. His work has been featured in high-impact journals and recognized with awards such as the Roger Parsons Medal and Springer Theses Award.
Awards and recognitions are highlighted in a
- Roger Parsons Medal (2021)
- Best Young Scientist Award (2020)
- Beatriu de Pinós Fellowship (2014)
Collaborations span global institutions, and his group's work has led to over 50 peer-reviewed articles, 1 book, and 2 book chapters. He serves on the editorial boards of ChemCatChem and Frontiers in Catalysis.
Labs/Teams: CCEM Group (Trinity College Dublin), AMBER Centre.
