@BryanRGoldsmith

Associate Professor of Chemical Engineering at the University of Michigan. Associate Chair for Graduate Studies. Computational catalysis/materials and ML.

 Ann Arbor, MI
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Joined February 2017
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Great to work with @linicsu and Chenggong on this exciting project. news.engin.umich.edu/2025/11…

Interpretable machine learning to accelerate nanocatalyst discovery

A fast and accurate surrogate model screens over 10,000 possible metal-oxide supports for a platinum nanocatalyst to prevent sintering under high temperatures.

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Great to work with @chenggong_jiang and @linicsu on this work. Thanks to @NSF for support. "Predictive model for the discovery of sinter-resistant supports for metallic nanoparticle catalysts by interpretable machine learning, Nat Catal (2025)." . rdcu.be/eIEO3
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New paper (rdcu.be/eIEO3) in @NatureCatalysis used first-principles neural network MD and interpretable ML to uncover simple predictive models for the stability of metal nanoparticles on oxide supports. We used the model to identify sinter-resistant supports for Pt.
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Chemjobber@Chemjobber17 Sep 2025
The 2026 Chemical Engineering Faculty Jobs List (run by Arvind Ganesan and Todd N. Whittaker) has 20 research/teaching positions and 5 teaching-only positions: docs.google.com/spreadsheets… #facultychemEjobs

AY26-27 Chemical Engineering Faculty Jobs List

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Predicting competitive anion electrosorption on late transition metals

Investigating competitive anion electrosorption on transition metal surfaces is experimentally challenging but critical for advancing electrocatalytic and

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Suljo Linic@linicsu28 Jul 2025
New paper with colleagues from @UMichChE on Distinctive Kinetic Signatures of Surface Segregation Processes in Bimetallic Nanoparticle Catalysis describing how kinetic features of a probe reaction change due to the reaction-induced segregation pubs.acs.org/doi/full/10.102…

Distinctive Kinetic Signatures of Surface Segregation Processes in Bimetallic Nanoparticle Catalysis

Abstract. Surface segregation in bimetallic catalysts, driven by reaction conditions, can alter active site distributions and profoundly impact catalytic p

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This theoretical work discusses the potential dependence of nitrate adsorption and dissociation across various materials. These findings should be useful for understanding electrocatalytic nitrate reduction and generalizable to other e-chem reactions. rdcu.be/eqzup
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Andrew S. Rosen@Andrew_S_Rosen22 May 2025
🚨 Brand new postdoctoral researcher position in my group at @Princeton! Please apply or share with anyone interested in computational materials science and being an electron whisperer! puwebp.princeton.edu/AcadHir….
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We contributed this work to “J. Karl Johnson Festschrift”. in JPCC. We used an amorphous silica model that his lab developed in order to study WOx/SiO2 for olefin metathesis. pubs.acs.org/doi/full/10.102… @ChemePitt

Atomistic Modeling of the Active Site Formation Mechanism and Olefin Metathesis Kinetics for...

Abstract. Atomically dispersed WOx on amorphous silica (WOx/SiO2) is known to be an active catalyst for olefin metathesis. There has been longstanding inte

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It was great to co-author this 7th edition of Elements with my colleagues to continue the legacy of Scott Fogler’s reaction engineering textbook. che.engin.umich.edu/2025/02/…

Three Michigan faculty contribute to 7th edition of H. Scott Fogler’s landmark reaction engineering...

The seventh edition of Elements of Chemical Reaction Engineering is co-authored by three Michigan Chemical Engineering faculty members: Bryan Goldsmith, Eranda Nikolla and Nirala Singh.

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#postdocs @ChEnected The Michigan Institute for Computational Discovery and Engineering (MICDE) at the University of Michigan invites you to apply for its prestigious Research Scholar Program (RSP). For Computational Science and Engineering. micde.infoready4.com/.
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Recent article titled Synergistic Effects in Organic Mixtures for Enhanced Catalytic Hydrogenation and Hydrodeoxygenation. Free link: kwnsfk27.r.eu-west-1.awstrac… @SinghLab_UMich @Ankit_Mathanker @BoltonTran27
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Andrew S. Rosen@Andrew_S_Rosen6 Aug 2024
Well look what we have here... 👀
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Sensitivity Analysis of Electrochemical Double Layer Approximations on Electrokinetic Predictions: Case Study for CO Reduction on Copper | The Journal of Physical Chemistry C pubs.acs.org/doi/full/10.102…

Sensitivity Analysis of Electrochemical Double Layer Approximations on Electrokinetic Predictions:...

Abstract. Density functional theory (DFT) modeling has been useful to electrocatalyst research, yet simulating the complexities of the electrode–electrolyt

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Theoretical Investigation of the Potential-Dependent CO Adsorption on Copper Electrodes | The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters pubs.acs.org/doi/full/10.102…

Theoretical Investigation of the Potential-Dependent CO Adsorption on Copper Electrodes

Abstract. Despite the importance of CO adsorption in many electrocatalytic reaction mechanisms, there has been little investigation of the dependence of th

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Excited to be a judge for the #LatinXChemEng category at #LatinXChem24 on Oct 14-15, a collab category between @LatinXChem and @LatinXinChE. Submit your work and win cash prizes for best poster in our category!
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High-Performance Iridium–Molybdenum Oxide Electrocatalysts for Water Oxidation in Acid: Bayesian Optimization Discovery and Experimental Testing | Journal of the American Chemical Society pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/jac…

High-Performance Iridium–Molybdenum Oxide Electrocatalysts for Water Oxidation in Acid: Bayesian...

Abstract. Ir oxides are costly and scarce catalysts for oxygen evolution reaction (OER) in acid. There has been extensive interest in developing alternativ

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Suljo Linic@linicsu20 Feb 2024
In this new paper in JACS (with Bryan Goldsmith grp), we report on Bayesian optimization screening of large phase space of oxide electrocatalysts for water oxidation in acid and discuss rigorous ways to experimental test these materials : pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/jac…..

High-Performance Iridium–Molybdenum Oxide Electrocatalysts for Water Oxidation in Acid: Bayesian...

Abstract. Ir oxides are costly and scarce catalysts for oxygen evolution reaction (OER) in acid. There has been extensive interest in developing alternativ

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Substituent Impact on Quinoxaline Performance and Degradation in Redox Flow Batteries doi.org/10.1021/jacs.3c10454 @UMengineering @McNeilGroup w/ Xun Huan and David Kwabi

Substituent Impact on Quinoxaline Performance and Degradation in Redox Flow Batteries

Abstract. Aqueous redox flow batteries (RFBs) are attractive candidates for low-cost, grid-scale storage of energy from renewable sources. Quinoxaline deri

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Congrats to Tosin for his collaborative research on helping to understand the selective catalytic reduction of CO2 to CO by an iron-alkali complex via DFT and microkinetics modeling. doi.org/10.1021/acscatal.3c0…

Selective Catalytic Reduction of CO2 to CO by a Single-Site Heterobimetallic Iron–Potassium Complex...

Abstract. CO2 has attracted much attention as a C1 feedstock for synthetic fuels via its selective catalytic hydrogenation to liquid hydrocarbons. One stra

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