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 2023
NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP) Award
NSF has awarded Matthew Hennefarth the Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP) award Matthew Hennefarth is a second-year theoretical chemistry PhD student and a member of Professor Laura Gagliardi's research group. He is interested in electronic structure methods which are applicable…
Nov 2022
Omar Farha named one of Illinois Science & Technology Coalition’s (ISTC) 2022 Researchers to Know!
The Illinois Science & Technology Coalition (ISTC) has announced its fifth annual list of Researchers to Know from universities across Illinois. Omar Farha has been highlighted as a leading researcher in complex materials and processes. This annual list showcases the…
Oct 2022
Catalyst Design for Decarbonization Center (CD4DC) Kick-Off Meeting
The Catalyst Design for Decarbonization Center (CD4DC), a U.S. Department of Energy-sponsored Energy Frontier Research Center (EFRC), is based at the University of Chicago. PIs, senior scientists, junior researchers, and the Scientific Advisory Board gathered at The Study at University…