Kevin Dahlberg

Ph.D. Candidate

Office: 3085 H.H. Dow Building
Phone: (734) 764-0111
Email: dahlberk@umich.edu

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Ph.D. in progress
Department of Chemical Engineering
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, Michigan

B.S. 2008
Department of Chemical Engineering
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, Michigan

Mayne, J., Tadd, A., Dahlberg, K., Schwank, J. Influence of thiophene on the isooctane reforming activity of Ni-based catalysts. Journal of Catalysis 271 (2010) 140-152.
Kim, C., Qi, G., Dahlberg, K., Li, W. Strontium-doped perovskites rival platinum catalysts for treating NOx in simulated diesel exhaust. Science 327 (2010) 1624-1627.
Simmons, J., Kleban, J., Dahlberg, K., Ziff, R. The density of critical percolation clusters touching the boundaries of strips and squares. Journal of Statistical Mechanics: Theory and Experiment (2007) P06012.

Investigation of catalytic properties of metal nanoparticles supported by core-shell or coated structure.

Tunable synthesis of coated catalysts using microemulsion techniques and their characterization with TEM, XRD, XPS, and adsorption analyses
Exploration of reaction selectivity afforded by porous shell structure
Study of improved stability of coated catalysts compared to conventional impregnated catalysts
Implications of extensive metal-support contact related to metal surface structure and activity compared to impregnated catalysts