Assistant Professor
AEC 217B
(610) 330-5431

Degrees

  • Ph.D., Chemical Engineering, University of Virginia
  • B.S., Integrated Engineering and Mathematics, Washington and Lee University

Research Interests

  • Computational modeling of catalytic stability and material synthesis
  • Thermodynamic analyses and data-driven insights for various metal oxides
  • Integrating quantum calculations and data science for improved material insights

Teaching Interests

  • Numerical Computing
  • Experimental Design
Publications
  • Shrestha, A.*, Mamedov, K.*, Whitcomb, C.A., Paolucci, C. & Davis, R.J. “Influence of Domain Size and Support Composition on the Reducibility of TiO2 and SiO2 Supported Tungsten Oxide Clusters.” J. Phys. Chem. C (2024), 128, 33, 13864–13878
  • Whitcomb, C.A., Shrestha, A., Paolucci, C., and Davis, R.J. “Low temperature CO oxidation over Rh supported on N-doped carbon”, Catal. Sci. Technol., (2024) 24, 2479-2488
  • Shrestha, A., Gao, X., Hicks, J.C., and Paolucci, C., “Nanoparticle Size Effects on Phase Stability for Molybdenum and Tungsten Carbides”, Chemistry of Materials, (2021), 33 (12) 4606-4620