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Christopher Muhich

Associate Professor, School for Engineering of Matter, Transport and Energy

Muhich is a chemical engineer who uses computational chemical to understand and design materials which facilitate reduction/oxidation reactions for renewable energy generation and use and environmental sustainability

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Daniel Rivera

ASU doctoral student Daniel Rivera’s innovative research uses electric fields to purify hydrogen in petroleum refineries and semiconductor manufacturing.

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Fulton Schools chemical and materials engineering faculty members taking on research project to make steel manufacturing carbon-free and eco-friendly

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An ASU research team is developing a lab course to train future leaders in sustainable materials and manufacturing, fostering a circular plastics economy.

Christopher Muhich with a student at a computer

ASU engineers are seeking ways to alleviate threats to human and environmental health posed by almost indestructible “forever chemicals”.

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Innovative upcycling

ASU researchers are working with a multi-institute team to develop a new process to remove nitrate contamination from water and efficiently produce ammonia.
Christopher Muhich in a lab talking with one of his students

ASU engineering research cleaning up liquid fuel production

Christopher Muhich is generating low-cost clean fuel with solar energy with an award from the U.S. Department of Energy Solar Energy Technologies Office.
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Taking STEPS to solve the wicked problem of phosphorus

ASU engineering researchers are helping to lead a new science and technology center focused on reducing agricultural use of phosphorus extracted from the earth.
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Opportunity for advancement

Two Fulton Schools doctoral students have earned opportunities to work with national research labs to advance energy storage and space exploration technologies
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Sun-powered nanotechnology could supply clean water and renewable energy

A deeper understanding of the nature of chemical reactions is opening the way to a new method of decontaminating water by using sunlight and an engineered catalyst.
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New grant to help power U.S. energy grid for DAYS

Christopher Muhich is part of a team to receive a $2 million award to help develop the next generation of designs for long-duration storage on the U.S. power grid.