Heterogeneous Catalysis & Materials Chemistry Group

The Heterogeneous Catalysis & Materials Chemistry Group researches at the interface of heterogeneous catalysis and materials chemistry. Targeted research areas include synthetic biofuels, carbon dioxide (CO₂) conversion by photocatalytic and chemical methods, hydrogen generation and purification, and water purification by photocatalysis and adsorption. We have a strong focus on materials which include transition metals, oxides, oxynitrides, and transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDs). The research efforts have applications in green chemistry and sustainability.

Here is a link to the NSF REU Site on Functional Materials and Manufacturing

Click here for more information on our Hinkley projects on waste-to-energy (WTE):

Renewable Fuels
Environmental Remediation
Advanced Materials

John N. Kuhn

Professor and Associate Chair

Dept. of Chemical, Biological, and Materials Engineering

4202 E. Fowler Ave., ENG030

University of South Florida

Tampa, FL 33620

Phone: 813-974-6498

email: jnkuhn at usf.edu

John Kuhn earned his B.S. from the University of Dayton and his Ph.D. from Ohio State University. After a postdoctoral fellowship at the University of California, Berkeley, he started at USF in the Department of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering in 2009.