Tan to conduct investigation of ferroelectric oxides as heterogeneous photocatalysts for ethane dehydrogenation
2025-08-12
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Tan To Conduct Investigation Of Ferroelectric Oxides As Heterogeneous Photocatalysts For Ethane Dehydrogenation
Xiaoyan Tan, Assistant Professor, Chemistry and Biochemistry, College of Science, is set to receive funding for the project: “Investigation of Ferroelectric Oxides as Heterogeneous Photocatalysts for Ethane Dehydrogenation.”
Tan will receive $125,000 from American Chemical Society for this research. Funding will begin in Sept. 2025 and will end in late Aug. 2027.
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