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
Apr 2026
New Catalyst Advances Low-Temperature CO₂ Conversion
A recent C&EN article highlights new research demonstrating a catalyst that converts carbon dioxide (CO₂) to methanol at significantly lower temperatures than conventional systems. The work involves CD4DC Principal Investigators Joseph Hupp, Rachel Getman, and Karena Chapman. By embedding uniform…
Dec 2025
Omar Farha Named 2025 National Academy of Inventors Fellow
Omar Farha has been named a 2025 Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors (NAI), the highest professional distinction awarded exclusively to academic inventors. NAI Fellowship recognizes individuals who have demonstrated a spirit of innovation through inventions that have made…
Oct 2025
CD4DC 2025 All-Hands Meeting Highlights Catalyst Innovation and Collaboration in Energy Research
On the same day that the Nobel Prize in Chemistry was awarded for groundbreaking work on metal–organic frameworks (MOFs), the Catalyst Design for Decarbonization Center (CD4DC) gathered for its 2025 All-Hands Meeting on October 8 at the University of Chicago’s…