Education:

PhD Chemical Engineering, University of California Santa Barbara, 2015

BS Chemical Engineering, University of California Riverside, 2010

Teaching: ^top

ChE 696 / MSE 593, Applied Data Science for Engineers (W19, W20)
ChE 230, Mass and Energy Balances (F17, F18, F19)

Research Interests: ^top

The development of novel catalysts and materials has never been more needed than today. The world is facing a growing population, mass consumerism, and rising greenhouse gas levels, all the while people strive to increase their standard of living. Computational modeling of catalysts and materials, and making use of its synergy with experiments, facilitates the process to design new systems since it provides a valuable way to test hypotheses and understand design criteria. The Goldsmith lab focuses on obtaining a deep understanding of catalytic systems and advanced materials for use in sustainable chemical production, pollution abatement, and energy storage & generation. They use first-principles modeling (e.g., density-functional theory), molecular simulation, and data science to extract key insights of catalysts and materials under realistic conditions, and to help create a platform for their design. The Goldsmith Lab is involved in collaborations around the world. Current lab research thrusts include: (i) Catalysis for air and water pollution reduction; (ii) Machine learning to accelerate catalyst design;  and (iii) Catalysis for renewable energy generation, use, and storage.

Responsibilities: ^top

AIChE Student Chapter Advisor (2020 – )

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Professional Experience

University of Michigan
Department of Chemical Engineering
Ann Arbor, Michigan

Dow Corning Assistant Professor, 1/2020 –
Assistant Professor, 9/2017-12/2019

Affiliations:
Associate Director, Michigan Catalysis Science and Technology Institute (MiCSTI)
Member, Michigan Institute for Computational Discovery and Engineering (MICDE)
Member, University of Michigan Energy Institute (UMEI)
Member, Michigan Institute for Data Science (MIDAS)

Fritz Haber Institute of the Max Planck Society
Theory Department
Berlin, Germany

Postdoctoral Research Fellow, 2015-2017

Awards: ^top

Dow Corning Assistant Professorship, 2020

Young Scientist in the 67th Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting in Chemistry, 2017

Alexander von Humboldt Postdoctoral Research Fellowship, 2016

Publications: ^top

Selected Publications
* = corresponding author, ‡ = Goldsmith lab members

Adsorption energies of oxygenated aromatics and organics on rhodium and platinum in aqueous phase, J. Akinola, I. Barth^‡, B. R. Goldsmith*, N. Singh*, ACS Catal. (2020). [doi]

Role of electrocatalysis in the remediation of water pollutants, N. Singh*, B. R. Goldsmith*, ACS Catal. 10, 3365 (2020). [Invited Viewpoint] [doi]

Surpassing the single-atom catalytic activity limit through paired Pt-O-Pt ensemble built from isolated Pt₁ atoms, H. Wang^{^}, J.-X. Liu^{^,‡}, W. Li, L. F. Allard, S. Lee, J. Wang, H. Li, J. Wang, X. Cao, M. Shen*, B. R. Goldsmith*, M. Yang*, Nat. Commun. 10, 1 (2019). [doi]

Understanding activity and selectivity trends in electrocatalytic nitrate reduction, J.-X. Liu‡, D. Richards, N. Singh*, B. R. Goldsmith*, ACS Catal. 9, 7052 (2019). [doi]

Two-to-three dimensional transition in neutral gold clusters: the crucial role of van der Waals interactions and temperature, B. R. Goldsmith*, J. Florian‡, J.-X. Liu‡, P. Gruene, J. T. Lyon, D. M. Rayner, A. Fielicke*, M. Scheffler, L. M. Ghiringhelli*, Phys. Rev. Mater. 3, 016002 (2019). [doi]

New tolerance factor to predict the stability of perovskite oxides and halides, C. J. Bartel*, C. Sutton, B. R. Goldsmith, R. Ouyang, C. B. Musgrave, L. M. Ghiringhelli*, M. Scheffler, Sci. Adv. 5, eaav0693 (2019). [doi]

V²⁺/V³⁺ redox kinetics on glassy carbon in acidic electrolytes for vanadium redox flow batteries, H. Agarwal, J. Florian‡, B. R. Goldsmith, N. Singh*, ACS Energy Lett. 4, 2368 (2019). [doi]

Machine learning for heterogeneous catalyst design and discovery, B. R. Goldsmith*, J. Esterhuizen‡, C. J. Bartel, C. Sutton, J.-X. Liu‡, AIChE J. (2018). [Invited Perspective] [doi]

Beyond ordered materials: understanding catalytic sites on amorphous solids, B. R. Goldsmith*, B. Peters, J. K. Johnson, B. C. Gates, S. L. Scott*, ACS Catal. 7, 7543 (2017). [doi]

Uncovering structure-property relationships of materials by subgroup discovery, B. R. Goldsmith*, M. Boley, J. Vreeken, M. Scheffler, L. M. Ghiringhelli*, New J. Phys. 19, 013031 (2017). [doi]

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