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Prashant Deshlahra is an Associate Professor in the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering at Tufts University, School of Engineering. His research focuses on heterogeneous catalysis, sustainable production of chemicals and fuels, and DFT calculations. He holds a Ph.D. from the University of Notre Dame (2012) and completed postdoctoral work at UC Berkeley under Enrique Iglesia.
Education:
- Ph.D., Chemical Engineering, University of Notre Dame (2012)
- B.Tech., Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (2006)
- Postdoctoral Scholar, UC Berkeley (2015)
Research Interests: Development of catalytic materials for sustainable chemical production, understanding catalytic phenomena via experimental and computational methods. Key areas include single-atom alloys, reaction mechanisms, and catalyst restructuring. His lab explores topics like vinyl acetate synthesis, dehydrogenation reactions, and CO₂ reduction.
Publications: Recent work includes studies on single-atom alloy catalysts, coverage-dependent selectivity in vinyl acetate synthesis, and catalytic dehydrogenation routes. Articles span Journal of the American Chemical Society, ACS Catalysis, and Catalysis Today.
Awards:
- NSF CAREER Award (2021)
- ACS Doctoral New Investigator Award (2017)
- Sunrise Award (2022)
- Faraday Division Horizon Prize (2022)
Teaching & Grants: Teaches courses like Advanced Transport Phenomena and Reactor Design. Active in securing NSF grants for catalytic research (e.g., $750K NSF Career grant for vinyl acetate synthesis studies).
Lab & Collaborations: The Deshlahra Lab at Tufts emphasizes interdisciplinary approaches, combining experimental and computational methods. Collaborations include work with institutions like UC Berkeley and MIT on catalyst design and DFT analysis.
