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Since 2022, CASFER has published 30 articles, which have been cited over 400 times. 

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CASFER supports the open sharing of scientific research and the promotion of the amazing work our CASFER scholars have been doing.

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All of the following publications are based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant No. 2133576. 

Sep 2, 2025

Electrochemical Organic Waste Conversion: A Route Toward Food Security and a Circular Economy

Authors:

Daniela Ferreira-Garcia, Suhail Haque, Ben Burke, Ariel L Furst, Gerardine G Botte

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Innovations in Chemical Engineering

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Jul 25, 2025

Ammonia Production from Pulsed Electrolysis of Amino Acids

Authors:

WH Freer, KP O'Halloran, Z Hart, CE Alvarez-Pugliese, Gerardine G. Botte, PA Kohl

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Journal of Applied Electrochemistry

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Jun 19, 2025

Electrodialysis Using Zero-Gap Electrodes Producing Concentrated Product Without Significant Solution Resistance Losses

Authors:

WH Freer, C Perks, C Codner, PA Kohl

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Membranes

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Apr 15, 2025

Materials Data Science Ontology(MDS-Onto): Unifying Domain Knowledge in Materials and Applied Data Science

Authors:

Balashanmuga Priyan Rajamohan, Alexander C Harding Bradley, Van D Tran, Jonathan E Gordon, Hayden W Caldwell, Redad Mehdi, Gabriel Ponon, Quynh D Tran, Ozan Dernek, Jarod Kaltenbaugh, Benjamin G Pierce, Raymond Wieser, Weiqi Yue, Kiefer Lin, Jiana Kambo, Christian Lopez, Arafath Nihar, Daniel J Savage, Donald W Brown, Hemant Sharma, Brian Giera, Pawan K Tripathi, Yinghui Wu, Mengjie Li, Kristopher O Davis, Laura S Bruckman, Erika I Barcelos, Roger H French

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Scientific Data

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Apr 3, 2025

Assessing the Activity of Transition Metal Oxides for the Electrochemical N2 Oxidation to Nitrate

Authors:

Haldrian Iriawan, Graham Leverick, Barış Alkan, Daniel Delgado, John EomHongbin XuSunmoon Yu, Livia Giordano, Annette TrunschkeIfan, E. L. Stephens, Yang Shao-Horn

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ACS Catalysis

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Apr 1, 2025

Recent Developments in Modeling the Electric Double Layer with Density Functional Theory

Authors:

Mikael Maraschin, Mahsa Askari, Veena S. Chauhan, Luis H.Z. Feistel, Samuel A. Olusegun, Jessica Ortega-Ramos , Joseph A. Gauthier

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Current Opinion in Electrochemistry

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Jan 16, 2025

Forecasting Nutrient Flows using Terrain Elevation-aware Spatial-Temporal Graph Neural Networks

Authors:

Jiaqi Li. Yinghui Wu, Alexandar Harding Bradley, Erika I. Barcelos, Laura S. Bruckman, Roger H. French

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IEEE Xplore

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Dec 13, 2024

Novel Slow-release Fertilizer Promotes Nitrogen Circularity while Increasing Soil Organic Carbon

Authors:

Katherine Coyle, Jedidian Adjei, Ehsan Abbasi, Princess Vargas, Lindsey Slaughter, Christian E. Alvarez-Pugliese, Gerardine G. Botte, Matthew G. Siebecker

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Soil Science Society of America Journal

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Dec 7, 2024

Innovative Approach to Sustainable Fertilizer Production: Leveraging Electrically Assisted Conversion of Sewage Sludge for Nutrient Recovery

Authors:

Gerardine G. Botte*, Dayana Donneys-Victoria, Christian E. Alvarez-Pugliese, Jedidian Adjei, Selin Sahin, Nathan W. Wilson, Kayleigh Millerick, Amy Hardberger, Ariel L. Furst, Nicole Hu, Andrew J. Medford

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ACS Omega

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Nov 1, 2024

Understanding Activity Trends in Electrochemical Dinitrogen Oxidation over Transition Metal Oxides

Authors:

Samuel A. Olusegun, Yancun Qi, Nishithan C. Kani, Meenesh R. Singh*, Joseph A. Gauthier*

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ACS Catalysis

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Oct 21, 2024

Screening Transition Metal Electrodes for Achieving Near 100% Selectivity to Urea via Electroreduction of NO3− and CO2 at 100 mA cm−2 Current Density

Authors:

Nishithan C Kani, Ishita Goyal, Samuel A Olusegun, Sreenivasulu Chinnabattigalla, Rajan R Bhawnani, Ksenija D Glusac, Joseph A Gauthier, Meenesh R Singh

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Sustainable Energy Fuels

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Oct 17, 2024

Benchmarking Photocatalysts for Dinitrogen Photoreduction Reaction

Authors:

Po-Wei Huang, Danae A Chipoco Haro, Hakhyeon Song, Andrew J Medford, Marta C Hatzell

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Chem Catalysis

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Aug 12, 2024

Novel Biopolymer Pectin-based Hydrogel Electrolytes for Sustainable Energy Storage

Authors:

Nathan W Wilson, Gerardine G. Botte

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Royal Society of Chemistry

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Jul 30, 2024

Fertilizing the Future: A Comprehensive Forecast and Analysis of the US Nitrogen Fertilizer Demand

Authors:

Long Gao, Donna McCallister

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EconPapers

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Jul 18, 2024

Concentrating Nitrogen Waste with electrodialysis for Fertilizer Production

Authors:

Mohammed Tahmid, Hyuck Joo Choi, Sai Tarun Ganapavarapu, Joseph Scott, Marta Hatzell

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ChemRxiv

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Jun 14, 2024

Electrocatalysts for Inorganic and Organic Waste Nitrogen Conversion

Authors:

Danae A Chipoco Haro, Luisa Barrera, Haldrian Iriawan, Antonia Herzog, Nianhan Tian, Andrew J Medford, Yang Shao-Horn, Faisal M Alamgir, Marta C Hatzell

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American Chemical Society

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May 30, 2024

Sub-volt Conversion of Activated Biochar and Water for H2 Production Near Equilibrium via Biochar-Assisted Water Electrolysis

Authors:

Nishithan C. Kani, Rohit Chauhan, Samuel A. Olusegun, Ishwar Sharan, Anag Katiyar, David W. House, Sang-Won Lee, Alena Jairamsingh, Rajan R. Bhawnani, Dongjin Choi, Adam C. Nielander, Thomas F. Jaramillo, Hae, Seok Lee, Anil Oroskar, Vimal C. Srivastava, Shishir Sinha, Joseph A. Gauthier, Meenesh R. Singh

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Cell Reports Physical Science

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Apr 11, 2024

Achieving Decentralized, Electrified, and Decarbonized Ammonia Production

Authors:

Carlos A. Fernández, Oliver Chapman, Marilyn A. Brown, Christian E. Alvarez-Pugliese, and Marta C. Hatzell

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Environmental Science & Technology

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Apr 5, 2024

Perspectives on Electrochemical Valorization of Organic Waste

Authors:

Christian E. Alvarez-Pugliese, Dayana Donneys-Victoria, Wilfredo J. Cardona-Velez, Gerardine G. Botte

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Current Opinion in Electrochemistry

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Apr 4, 2024

A Synergistic Approach to Outreach and Teaching: Combining Service Learning at the College Level with a Summer Hands-on Outreach Program in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering for High School Girls

Authors:

Geeta Verma, Sogol Asaei, Jacob D Hostert, Rebecca Ahn, Julie N Renner

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Chemical Engineering Education

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Mar 6, 2024

Sustainable Green Route for Activated Carbon Synthesis from Biomass Waste for High-Performance Supercapacitors

Authors:

Maasoomeh Jafari and Gerardine G. Botte

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ACS Omega

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Mar 1, 2024

The Importance of Reaction Energy in Predicting Chemical Reaction Barriers with Machine Learning Models

Authors:

Nithin Lalith, Aayush Singh, Joseph Gauthier

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ChemRxiv

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Feb 19, 2024

Impact of Local Microenvironments on the Selectivity of Electrocatalytic Nitrate Reduction in a BPM-MEA System

Authors:

Po-Wei Huang, Hakhyeon Song, Jaeyoung Yoo, Danae A. Chipoco Haro, Hyuck Mo Lee, Andrew J. Medford, Marta C. Hatzell

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Advanced Energy Materials

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Feb 15, 2024

Integrating Multiscale Geospatial Analysis for Monitoring Crop Growth, Nutrient Distribution, and Hydrological Dynamics in Large-Scale Agricultural Systems

Authors:

Olatunde Akanbi, Deepa Bhuvanagiri, Erika I. Barcelos, Arafath Nihar, Laura Bruckman, Yinghui Wu, Roger French, Jeffrey Yarus.

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Journal of Geovisualization and Spatial Analysis

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Dec 12, 2023

Electrochemical Nitrate Reduction to Ammonia in a BPM-MEA System

Authors:

Po-Wei Huang, Hakhyeon Song, Jaeyoung Yoo, Danae Chipoco Haro, Hyuck Mo Lee, Andrew Medford, Marta Hatzell

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ChemRxiv

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Nov 27, 2023

Formation of Carbon-Induced Nitrogen-Centered Radicals on Titanium Dioxide under Illumination

Authors:

Po-Wei Huang, Nianhan Tian, Tijana Rajh, Yu-Hsuan Liu, Giada Innocenti, Carsten Sievers, Andrew J. Medford, and Marta C. Hatzell

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JACS

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Oct 19, 2023

Progress in Photochemical and Electrochemical C–N Bond Formation for Urea Synthesis

Authors:

Hakhyeon Song, Danae A. Chipoco Haro, Po-Wei Huang, Luisa Barrera, and Marta C. Hatzell

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Accounts of Chemical Research

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Oct 16, 2023

Reduced Graphene Oxide-Coated Fabrics for Joule-Heating and Antibacterial Applications

Authors:

Behnaz Jafari and Gerardine G. Botte*

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ACS Applied Nano Materials

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Oct 1, 2023

Transitioning Electrochemical Technologies into Agriculture via the National Science Foundation Engineering Research Center Model

Authors:

Gerardine G. Botte

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The Electrochemical Society Interface

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Sep 23, 2023

Energy Management and Economic Considerations of Intermittent Photovoltaic-Driven Electrochemical Ammonia Production

Authors:

Sai A. Varanasi, Carlos A. Fernández, and Marta C. Hatzell

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Energy & Fuels

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Jul 26, 2023

Scalable Production of Peptides for Enhanced Struvite Formation via Expression on the Surface of Genetically Engineered Microbes

Authors:

Jacob D. Hostert, Quincy A. Spitzer, Paola Giammattei, and Julie N. Renner

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ACS Materials

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Jun 2, 2023

A Rotating Ring Disc Electrode Study of Photo(electro)catalyst for Nitrogen Fixation

Authors:

Yu-Hsuan Liua, Po-Wei Huangb and Marta C. Hatzell

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Faraday Discussions

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Apr 1, 2023

Short-term Lake Erie Algal Bloom Prediction by Classification and Regression Models

Authors:

Haiping Ai, Kai Zhang, Jiachun Sun, Huichun Zhang

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Water Research

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Feb 17, 2023

Energy Demand of Nitrogen and Phosphorus Based Fertilizers and Approaches to Circularity

Authors:

Damilola A. Daramola* and Marta C. Hatzell

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ACS Energy Letters

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Dec 23, 2022

Prospects and Good Experimental Practices for Photocatalytic Ammonia Synthesis

Authors:

Po-Wei Huang & Marta C. Hatzell

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Nature Communications

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Dec 12, 2022

PdCu Electrocatalysts for Selective Nitrate and Nitrite Reduction to Nitrogen

Authors:

Jeonghoon Lim, Yu Chen, David A. Cullen, Seung Woo Lee*, Thomas P. Senftle*, and Marta C. Hatzell*

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PdCu Electrocatalysts for Selective Nitrate and Nitrite Reduction to Nitrogen

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