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Laura Melisa Proaño Gonzalez

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Email: lproano3@gatech.edu

What is your favorite food, or food genre? Ajiaco Santafereño

What is your favorite TV show/movie?  Greys Anatomy

Education Background

M.S. Process Design and Management, Universidad de La Sabana, 2020

B.S. Chemical Engineering, Universidad de La Sabana, 2017

Project

Combined CO2 capture and conversion with Dual Function Materials

Publications

  1. Proaño, L.; Tello, E.; Arellano-Trevino, M. A.; Wang, S.; Farrauto, R. J.; Cobo, M. In-Situ DRIFTS Study of Two-Step CO2 Capture and Catalytic Methanation over Ru,“Na2O”/Al2O3 Dual Functional Material. Appl. Surf. Sci. 2019, 479 (January), 25–30. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apsusc.2019.01.281.
  2. Proaño, L.; Sarmiento, A. T.; Figueredo, M.; Cobo, M. Techno-Economic Evaluation of Indirect Carbonation for CO2 Emissions Capture in Cement Industry: A System Dynamics Approach. J. Clean. Prod. 2020, 263. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2020.121457.
  3. Proaño, L.; Arellano-Treviño, M. A.; Farrauto, R. J.; Figueredo, M.; Jeong-Potter, C.; Cobo, M. Mechanistic Assessment of Dual Function Materials, Composed of Ru-Ni, Na2O/Al2O3 and Pt-Ni, Na2O/Al2O3, for CO2 Capture and Methanation by in-Situ DRIFTS. Appl. Surf. Sci. 2020, 533 (August), 147469. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apsusc.2020.147469.

 

Group News

November 2024-

After completing his postdoctoral fellowship, Dr. Yunseok Lee joined the Samsung Advanced Research Institute.

The group welcomes two new postdoctoral researchers: Dr. Xin Deng, who received her PhD from Nankai University, and Dr. Xiaowei Wu, who received his PhD from the University of Houston.

September 2024-

Dr. Tony Vallace completed his postdoctoral stay and has joined First Light Solutions Inc. as CSO.

Jiaqi Zhang joined the group to work on DAC.  He is co-advised with Prof. Sievers.

August, 2024-

The group’s work on carbon capture was recognized by ACS with the 2025 E. V. Murphree Award in Industrial & Engineering Chemistry.

Dr. Samser Shaikh completed his postdoctoral stay and took a position at National Energy Technology Laboratory.

June, 2024-

Botagoz Kuspangaliyeva passed her Ph.D. proposal and was admitted to Ph.D. candidacy.  Congratulations!

May, 2024-

Dr. Guanhe Rim completed his postdoctoral stay and joined Aramco in Houston, TX.

February, 2024-

Youn Ji Min successfully defended her PhD thesis.  Congratulations to Youn Ji, PhD graduate #48.  Dr. Min will work at GT as a postdoc.

The Jones Group also participated in our biennial Birkman Assessment workshop.

January, 2024-

Quinn Yu and Dr. Gaurav Iyer joined the group to work on DAC.  They are both coadvised with Prof. Lively.

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