Eranda Nikolla

University of Michigan
PhD, Chemical Engineering, 2009

University of Michigan
MSE, Chemical Engineering, 2004

Oakland University
BS, Engineering Chemistry, 2003

Heterogeneous catalysis/electrocatalysis

• Electrocatalysis: Low temperature oxygen electrocatalysis in alkaline and acid media (ORR/OER); High temperature H₂O and CO₂ electrolysis using solid oxide electrolysis cells (SOECs); Energy storage in alkaline metal air batteries.
• Thermal catalysis: Hydrodeoxygenation of biomass-derived feedstock; Hydrogenolysis of plastic waste; Oxidative coupling of methane; Thermal chemical reduction of CO2 to methanol; NOx adsorption and oxidation.
  

• ACS Catalysis Lectureship for the Advancement of Catalytic Science, ACS Division of Catalysis Science & Technology and the ACS Publications journal ACS Catalysis, 2022.
• College of Engineering Excellence in Teaching Award, Wayne State University, 2022.
• The Michigan Catalysis Society Parravano Award for Excellence in Catalysis Research and Development, Michigan Catalysis Society, 2021.
• WCC’s Rising Stars Award for 2019, ACS Women Chemists Committee (WCC), 2019.
• Young Innovator Award in NanoEnergy, Nano Research, 2019.
• Career Development Chair Award, Wayne State University, 2017-2018.
• Class of Influential Researchers, Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, 2017.
• Camille Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Award, 2016-2021.
• Academy of Scholars’ Junior Faculty Award, Wayne State University, 2016-17.
• WSU Engineering Student Faculty Board Community Engagement Award, Wayne State University, 2016.
• Department of Energy Early Career Research Award, Office of Basic Energy Science, 2015.
• Faculty Research Excellence Award, College of Engineering, Wayne State University, 2015.
• National Science Foundation Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Award, 2014.
• Featured in “Movers and Shakers” in Catalysis, The Catalysis Review magazine, 2011.

• Selected Peer-Reviewed Publications
• *- corresponding author, ^‡ – equal contributions
• Tezel E., Guo D., Whitten A., Yarema G., Freire M., Denecke R.*, McEwen J-S*, Nikolla E.*, “Elucidating the Role of B-Site Cations toward CO₂ Reduction in Perovskite-Based Solid Oxide Electrolysis Cells”, J. Electrochem. Soc., https://doi.org/10.1149/1945-7111/ac5e9b, 2022.
• Herrera L. I. P., Freitas L., Hong J., Hoffman A. S., Bare S. R., Nikolla E.*, Medlin J. W.*, “Reactivity of Pd-MO₂ inverted catalytic systems for CO oxidation”, Catal. Sci. Technol., 12, 1476-1486, 2022.
• Samira, S.^‡, Hong, J.^‡, Camayang, J. C., Sun, K., Hoffman, A., Bare, S. R.*, Nikolla, E.*, “Dynamic Surface Reconstruction Unifies the Electrocatalytic Oxygen Evolution Performance of Nonstoichiometric Mixed Metal Oxides” J. Amer. Chem. Soc. Au, https://doi.org/10.1021/jacsau.1c00359, 2021.
• Samira,S, Camayang J. C. A., Gu X-K, Nikolla E.*, “Modulating Catalytic Properties of Targeted Metal Cationic Centers in Non-Stochiometric Mixed Metal Oxides for Oxygen Electrocatalysis”, ACS Energy Lett.,6, 3, 1065–1072, 2021.
• Nacy, A. M.^‡, Freitas de Lima e Freitas, L.^‡, Albarracin-Suazo, S., Ruiz-Valentin, G., Roberts, C.A., Nikolla, E.*, and Pagan-Torres, Y.J.*, “Selective C-O Bond Cleavage of Bio-Based Organic Acids over Palladium Promoted MoOx/TiO₂”, ChemCatChem, 12, 1-6, 2020.
• Freitas de Lima e Freitas, L.^‡, Puértolas, B.^‡, Zhang, J., Wang, B., Hoffman, A. S., Bare, S. R., Pérez-Ramírez, J.*, Medlin, J. W.*, and Nikolla, E.*, “Tunable Catalytic Performance of Palladium Nanoparticles for H₂O₂ Direct Synthesis via Surface-Bound Ligands”, ACS Catalysis, 10, 5202-5207, 2020.
• Gu X-K^‡, Camayang J. C. A.^‡, Samira,S, Nikolla E.*, “Oxygen evolution electrocatalysis using mixed metal oxides under acidic conditions: Challenges and opportunities”, J. of Catalysis, 388, 130-140, 2020.
• Carneiro J., Gu X-K, Tezel E., Nikolla E.*, “Electrochemical reduction of CO₂ on Metal-based Cathode Electrocatalysts of Solid Oxide Electrolysis Cells”, I&EC Research, 10, 516-527, 2020.
• Carneiro J., Williams J., Gryko A., Herrera L. P., Nikolla E.*, “A viewpoint on controlled synthesis of high surface area non-stoichiometric mixed metal oxides for electrocatalysis”, ACS Catalysis, 10, 1, 516-527, 2020.
• Samira,S^‡, Gu X-K^‡, Nikolla E*, “Design Strategies for Efficient Oxygen Reduction on Non-stoichiometric Mixed Metal Oxides”, ACS Catalysis, 9, 11, 10575, 2019.
• SamiraS^‡, Deshpande S^‡, Roberts C. A., Nacy A. M., Kubal J., Matesić K., Oesterling O, Greeley J.*, Nikolla E*, “Nonprecious Metal Catalysts for Tuning Discharge Product Distribution at Solid–Solid Interfaces of Aprotic Li–O₂ Batteries”, Chemistry of Materials, 31 (18), 7300-7310, 2019.
• Gu X.^‡, CarneiroJ.^‡, Samira S., Das A., Ariyasingha N., Nikolla E.*, “Efficient Oxygen Electrocatalysis by Nanostructured Mixed Metal Oxides”, J. of Amer. Chem. Soc., 140 (26), 8128–8137, 2018
• Gu, X. K. & Nikolla, E.*, “Design of Ruddlesden–Popper Oxides with Optimal Surface Oxygen Exchange Properties for Oxygen Reduction and Evolution”, ACS Catalysis 7, 5912, 2017
• Zhang J.^‡, Wang B.^‡, Nikolla E.*, Medlin J. W.*, “Directing Reaction Pathways Through Controlled Reactant Binding at Pd-TiO₂ Interfaces”, Angew. Chemie, 129 (23), 6694, 2017.
• Gu X., Nikolla E.*, “Fundamental Insights into High Temperature Water Electrolysis Using Ni-Based Electrocatalysts”, J. Phys. Chem. C, 119 (48), 26980, 2015.
• Ma X. ^‡, Carneiro J. ^‡, Gu X. ^‡, Qin H., Xin H., Sun K., Nikolla E.*, “Engineering complex, layered metal oxides: High performance nickelate oxide nanostructures for oxygen exchange and reduction”, Editors’ Choice – ACS Catalysis, 5 (7), 4013, 2015