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 2025
Professor Matthew Neurock Named 2025 Herman Pines Award Recipient
Congratulations to Professor Matthew Neurock of the University of Minnesota, who has been selected as the 2025 recipient of the Herman Pines Award in Catalysis, presented by the Catalysis Club of Chicago. Professor Neurock is honored for his pioneering contributions…
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…