Scott Calabrese-Barton

Dr. Calabrese-Barton is an Associate Professor of Chemical Engineering at Michigan State University. His research group studies new electrocatalysts, materials, and electrode designs for both fuel cells and chemical conversion. Transition metal electrocatalysts are studied for fuel cell and electrochemical conversion applications. Bioconversion involving enzyme electrocatalysts is also studied as a means of producing value-added chemicals from renewable resources. To this end, the regeneration of enzyme cofactors and high-surface carbon materials are developed for the immobilization of enzymes, catalysts, and cofactors. Throughout this work, mathematical models promote an understanding of electrochemical kinetics and transport, leading to tools for the analysis and optimization of novel electrode architectures. Dr. Calabrese Barton received his Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from Columbia University in 1999, after studying aerospace engineering at Notre Dame and MIT. He is the recipient of a prestigious CAREER award from the National Science Foundation and a Petroleum Research Fund award from the American Chemical Society. Dr. Calabrese Barton has 100 research items and over 3,000 citations on ResearchGate.