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Raymond Schaak is the DuPont Professor of Materials Chemistry and Associate Department Head for Research at the Department of Chemistry, Pennsylvania State University. He is affiliated with the Eberly College of Science and holds a joint appointment in the Department of Chemical Engineering. His research focuses on synthetic inorganic nanochemistry, targeting materials for energy conversion, catalysis, and photonics.
Education: B.S. from Lebanon Valley College (1998), Ph.D. from Penn State (2001), and postdoctoral work at Princeton University (2001–2003).
Research Interests: Development of novel synthetic methods for nanoscale inorganic materials, including high-entropy alloys, metal chalcogenides, and catalytic materials. Current projects include non-noble-metal catalysts for solar energy, hybrid nanostructures, and nanomaterials for energy storage.
Awards: NSF CAREER Award (2006), Camille Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar (2007), ACS Inorganic Nanoscience Award (2016), and AAAS Fellow (2017).
Lab Leadership: The Schaak Research Group includes over 15 students and postdoctoral researchers, with notable contributions to nanoparticle synthesis and catalysis research. Key projects involve collaborations on high-throughput screening of photocatalysts and nanomaterials for renewable energy applications.
Publications: Over 150 peer-reviewed articles, including seminal works on cation exchange pathways, high-entropy nanoparticles, and nanoscale heterostructures.
