Sam Toan

Sam Toan is an Associate Professor at the Swenson College of Science and Engineering, University of Minnesota Duluth. His work bridges chemical engineering and biomedical research, with a focus on CO₂ capture, energy materials, and mitochondrial biology.

• Research Themes: CO₂ capture and conversion, catalysis, biofuel, chemical-looping, polymer engineering, and mitochondrial quality surveillance in disease.
• Teaching: Courses in fluid mechanics, chemical reaction engineering, and process control.

Key Research Trends include:

• Low-cost, scalable solutions for carbon capture using nanomaterials like TiO(OH)₂.
• Advancements in chemical-looping and biomass gasification for clean energy.
• Mechanistic studies in mitochondrial dynamics and quality control in cardiac and metabolic diseases.

Selected Publications from his 50+ peer-reviewed works highlight innovations in:

• Electrochemical CO₂ reduction.
• Mitochondrial unfolded protein response in myocardial injury.
• Hydrogen production via catalytic pyrolysis.