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
Nov 2026
CD4DC Director Laura Gagliardi Receives Prestigious Eni Energy Frontiers Award
Congratulations to Professor Laura Gagliardi on receiving the prestigious 2026 Eni Energy Frontiers Award, one of the world’s leading honors in energy research! Presented in Rome by Italian President Sergio Mattarella, this distinguished award recognizes Professor Gagliardi’s pioneering contributions to…
Aug 2026
Laura Gagliardi Awarded 2027 Henry H. Storch Award in Energy Chemistry
We are delighted to share that Laura Gagliardi, Director of the Catalyst Design for Decarbonization Center (CD4DC), has been awarded the 2027 Henry H. Storch Award in Energy Chemistry by the American Chemical Society. The award recognizes her pioneering contributions…
May 2026
Omar Farha Awarded 2026 Reticular Science Prize by Atoco
CD4DC congratulates Principal Investigator Prof. Omar Farha on being named the recipient of the 2026 Reticular Science Prize by Atoco. The award recognizes outstanding and original contributions to the science and engineering of molecularly defined materials. Prof. Farha was honored…