Prof. Franklin (Feng) Tao, PhD

Departments of Chemical Engineering and Chemistry

Miller Associate Professor

franklin.feng.tao@ku.edu

Primary office:

785-864-7273

LSRL Building B
Room 112

1501 Wakarusa Dr.

Lawrence, KS 66047

Bio
Academics
Publications
Contracts/Grants

Miller Associate Professor, 2014-present, University of Kansas
Postdoctoral Fellow, 2006-2010, University of Berkeley and Lawrence Berkeley National Lab
PhD, 2002-2006, Princeton University

Fellow of American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), 2017
Miller Research Award, University of Kansas, 2014
National Science Foundation Career Award, 2014-2019
Fellow, Royal Society of Chemistry, 2013
Paul Holloway Award, American Vacuum Society, 2012
Gerhard Ertl (Nobel Laureate 2007) Young Investigator Award (Finalist Prize), 2010
Eugene P. Wigner (Nobel Laureate 1963) Fellowship, ORNL, 2010
IUPAC Prize for Young Chemists (Dissertation), 2008

Education

PhD, Chemistry, Princeton University

Teaching

CPE 721 (Thermodynamics)

CHEM 531 (Physical Chemistry Lab)

CHEM 511 (Biological Physical Chemistry Lab)

Research

In-situ studies, nanocatalysis, synthesis

Selected Publications

Liu, J. & Tao, F. (in press). Tuning Catalytic Selectivity on Metal Oxide through Doping Nonmetallic Atoms. ACS Catalysis.

Tao, F. (2016). Atomic-scale observations of catalyst structures under reaction conditions. Chemical Reviews, 116, cr-2014-002657.

Zhang, R. & Tao, F. (2016). In-situ studies of NiFe2O4 surface during complete oxidation of methane. Surface Science, 648, 156-162.

Maligal-Ganesh, V. & Tao, F. (2016). A Ship-In-A-Bottle Strategy to Synthesize Encapsulated Intermetallic Nanoparticle Catalysts for Furfural Hydrogenation. ACS Catalysis, 6, 1754-1763.

Nguyen, L. & Tao, F. (2015). Preferential Oxidation of CO in H2 on Pure Co3O4-x and Pt/Co3O4-x. ChemCatChem, 7, 2346-2353.

Zhang, R. & Tao, F. (2015). Catalysis on singly dispersed bimetallic sites. Nature Communications, 6, 7938.

Nguyen, L. & Tao, F. (2015). Reduction of Nitric Oxide with Hydrogen on Catalysts of Singly Dispersed Bimetallic Sites Pt1Com and Pd1Con. ACS Catalysis, 6, 840-850.

Zhang, R. & Tao, F. (2015). Understanding complete oxidation of methane on spinel oxides at a molecular level. Nature Communications, 6, 7798.

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All Publications

Liu, J. & Tao, F. (in press). Tuning Catalytic Selectivity on Metal Oxide through Doping Nonmetallic Atoms. ACS Catalysis.

Nguyen, L. Liu, L. Assefa, S. Wolverton, C. Schneider, W. F., & Tao, F. F. (2017). Atomic-Scale Structural Evolution of Rh(110) during Catalysis. ACS Catalysis, 7(1), 664-674.

Shan, J. Zhang, S. Choksi, T. Nguyen, L. Bonifacio, C. S., Li, Y. Zhu, W. Tang, Y. Zhang, Y. Yang, J. C., Greeley, J. Frenkel, A. I., & Tao, F. (2017). Tuning Catalytic Performance through a Single or Sequential Post-Synthesis Reaction(s) in a Gas Phase. ACS Catal., 7(1), 191-204.

Nguyen, L. & Tao, F. F. (2016). Development of a reaction cell for in-situ/operando studies of surface of a catalyst under a reaction condition and during catalysis. Review of Scientific Instruments, 87, 064101.

Keturakis, C. J., Zhu, M. Gibson, E. K., Daturi, M. Tao, F. Frenkel, A. I., & Wachs, I. E. (2016). Dynamics of CrO3–Fe2O3 Catalysts during the High-Temperature Water-Gas Shift Reaction: Molecular Structures and Reactivity. ACS Catal., 6(7), 4786–4798.

Sohn, H. Soykal, I. I., Zhang, S. Shan, J. Tao, F. Miller, J. T., & Ozkan, U. S. (2016). Effect of Cobalt on Reduction Characteristics of Ceria under Ethanol Steam Reforming Conditions: AP-XPS and XANES Studies. J. Phys. Chem. C, 120(27), 14631–14642.

Tao, F. F. (2016). Excavation of Precious-Metal-Based Alloy Nanoparticles for Efficient Catalysis. Angewandte Chemie, 55, 15212-15214.

Tao, F. Nguyen, L. Zhang, S. Li, Y. Tang, Y. Zhang, L. Frenkel, A. I., Xia, Y. & Salmeron, M. (2016). Formation of Second-Generation Nanoclusters on Metal Nanoparticles Driven by Reactant Gases. Nano Lett., 16(8), 5001–5009.

Tao, F. F., & Tang, Y. (2016). Heterogeneous catalysis: More than skimming the surface. Nature Chemistry, 8, 902–903.

Huang, W. Zhang, S. Tang, Y. Li, Y. Nguyen, L. Li, Y. Shan, J. Xiao, D. Gagne, R. Frenkel, A. I., & Tao, F. F. (2016). Low-Temperature Transformation of Methane to Methanol on Pd1O4 Single Sites Anchored on the Internal Surface of Microporous Silicate. Angewandte Chemie, 128, 13639-13643.

Nie, L. Yu, J. Jaroniec, M. & Tao, F. F. (2016). Room-temperature catalytic oxidation of formaldehyde on catalysts. Catalysis Science & Technology, 6, 3649-3669.

Nie, L. Yu, J. Jaroniec, M. & Tao, F. F. (2016). Room-temperature catalytic oxidation of formaldehyde on catalysts. Catal. Sci. Technol., 6, 3649-3669.

Cao, S. Tao, F. F., Tang, Y. Li, Y. & Yu, J. (2016). Size- and shape-dependent catalytic performances of oxidation and reduction reactions on nanocatalysts. Chem. Soc. Rev., 45, 4747-476.

Tang, Y. Nguyen, L. Li, Y. Wang, N. & Tao, F. (2016). Surface of a catalyst in a gas phase. Curr. Opinion Chem. Eng., 12, 52-61.

Tao, F. (2016). Atomic-scale observations of catalyst structures under reaction conditions. Chemical Reviews, 116, cr-2014-002657.

Zhang, R. & Tao, F. (2016). In-situ studies of NiFe2O4 surface during complete oxidation of methane. Surface Science, 648, 156-162.

Maligal-Ganesh, V. & Tao, F. (2016). A Ship-In-A-Bottle Strategy to Synthesize Encapsulated Intermetallic Nanoparticle Catalysts for Furfural Hydrogenation. ACS Catalysis, 6, 1754-1763.

Nguyen, L. & Tao, F. (2015). Preferential Oxidation of CO in H2 on Pure Co3O4-x and Pt/Co3O4-x. ChemCatChem, 7, 2346-2353.

Zhang, R. & Tao, F. (2015). Catalysis on singly dispersed bimetallic sites. Nature Communications, 6, 7938.

Nguyen, L. & Tao, F. (2015). Reduction of Nitric Oxide with Hydrogen on Catalysts of Singly Dispersed Bimetallic Sites Pt1Com and Pd1Con. ACS Catalysis, 6, 840-850.

Zhang, R. & Tao, F. (2015). Understanding complete oxidation of methane on spinel oxides at a molecular level. Nature Communications, 6, 7798.

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Selected Grants

, , Understanding Oxidative Dehydrogenation of Ethane and Oxidative Coupling of Methane through In-situ Studies of Catalyst Surface during Catalysis and Computational Studies, DE-SC0014561, DOE, $450,000 ({ }), Submitted 03/15/2015 (09/15/2016 - 09/14/2019) . Federal. Status: Funded.

Tao, Franklin (Feng), (Principal), Catalysis on Singly Dispersed Bimetallic Catalytic Sites, NSF-14612121, NSF-Career Award, $598,000, (11/15/2014 - 09/14/2019) . Federal. Status: Funded.

, , Integrated Mesoscale Architectures for Sustainable Catalysis, DOE, $534,000, (09/15/2014 - 09/14/2018) . Federal. Status: Funded.

, , In-situ studies of photocatalysts in water-splitting process, King Abdullah University of Science & Technology, $180,000, (04/15/2015 - 11/14/2017) . Foreign (company, govt, agencies, etc.). Status: Funded.

, , A new IT-SOFC based on dual-phase electrolyte tailored for efficient utilization for hydrocarbon fuels, DOE, $200,000, (04/15/2015 - 09/14/2017) . Federal. Status: Funded.

, , Collaborative Research: Integrated Measurement and Predictive Modeling of Adsorbate Coverage and Compositional Effects on Catalytic Activity, NSF, $165,000, (09/15/2013 - 09/14/2016) . Federal. Status: Funded.

, , New Vacuum X-ray Photoelectron Spectrometer for Advanced Research in Interdisciplinary Research Areas, NSF, (09/15/2012 - 09/14/2015) . Federal. Status: Funded.