Dr. Kevin C. Leonard

Professor Kevin C. Leonard's research focuses on inventing new technologies for the chemical & energy industries that are efficient, sustainable, economically viable, and safe. Specifically, Prof. Leonard uses both experimental and data-driven approaches to elucidate electrocatalytic transformation mechanisms on heterogeneous surfaces. The motivation for Prof. Leonard's research is to advance our fundamental understanding to design new electrocatalytic systems to improve the efficiency of and reduce waste associated with fuel and chemical production.

 Specifically, ongoing projects include:

1. New reaction medium to intensify electrocatalytic reaction rates.

2. Applying artificial intelligence applications to catalysis.

3. Catalyst development to improve the efficiency and rate of electrochemical reactions.

4. In-situ nano-scale electrocatalyst characterization equipment development (e.g., Scanning Electrochemical Microscopy).