Catalyst Design for Decarbonization Center
Welcome. The Catalyst Design for Decarbonization Center (CD4DC) is an Energy Frontier Research Center funded by the United States Department of Energy. The central research mission of CD4DC is to discover new catalysts for the decarbonization energy transition and to optimize the key catalytic reactions involved.
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CD4DC in the news
Oct 2024
Congratulations to the CD4DC 2024 All-Hands Meeting Poster Winners
We are thrilled to recognize the outstanding contributions of our poster competition winners at the CD4DC 2024 All-Hands Meeting. From left to right, they are congratulated by Professors Laura Gagliardi and Jenny G. Vitillo: Jan Hoffman (Stony Brook University) Dana…
Oct 2024
CD4DC 2024 All-Hands Meeting Unites Top Researchers to Advance Clean Energy Innovation
The Catalyst Design for Decarbonization Center (CD4DC) held its annual All-Hands Meeting on September 24-25, 2024, at the David Rubenstein Forum of the University of Chicago. Supported by the U.S. Department of Energy, the center brings together researchers from the…
Sep 2024
CD4DC Director Laura Gagliardi Featured in Italian Newspapers La Stampa and Il Messaggero
Renowned chemist Prof. Laura Gagliardi of the University of Chicago has been featured in Italy's prominent newspapers, La Stampa and Il Messaggero, for her groundbreaking work on a high-tech sponge that absorbs water vapor from the air and generates water. …