• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to content
  • Skip to primary sidebar

Jones Group

Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at Georgia Tech

  • Dr. Jones
  • Research
    • Application Areas
    • Material Classes
    • Research Centers
    • Collaborators
    • Sponsors
  • People
    • Current Members
    • Alumni
  • Publications
  • Media
    • Group Pictures
    • We have fun
    • Group News

Nathan Ellebracht

Office: ES&T 2314
Email: nellebracht@gatech.edu

Favorite sports team? Oakland Athletics
Favorite vacation spot? Paris, France

Educational Background

B.S. Chemical Engineering, University of California, Berkeley 2014

Project

Engineered cellulose nanomaterial systems for biomass upgrading catalysis

Developing nanocellulose-based cooperative catalyst materials for transformations of model aldehydes toward higher value chemicals and fuels.

Publications

  1. Holewinski, A.; Sakwa-Novak, M.A.; Carrillo, J-M.Y.; Potter, M.E; Ellebracht, N.C.; Rother, G.; Sumpter, B.G.; Jones, C.W.* Aminopolymer Mobility and Support Interactions in Silica-PEI Composites for CO2 Capture Applications: A Quasielastic Neutron Scattering Study. J Phys Chem B, 2017, 121, 6721–6731.
  2. Collier, V.C.; Ellebracht, N.C.; Lindy, G.I.; Moschetta, E.G.*; Jones, C.W.* Kinetic and Mechanistic Examination of Acid–Base Bifunctional Aminosilica Catalysts in Aldol and Nitroaldol Condensations. ACS Catalysis, 2016, 6(1), 460-468.
  3. van Zoelen, W.; Buss, H.G.; Ellebracht, N.C.; Zuckermann, R.N.*; Segalman, R.A.* Sequence of Hydrophobic and Hydrophilic Residues in Amphiphilic Polymer Coatings Affects Surface Structure and Marine Antifouling/Fouling Release Properties. ACS Macro Letters, 2014, 3(4), 364–368.

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.

Copyright © 2025 · Aspire Pro on Genesis Framework · WordPress · Log in