General Lab Information

Steve Farrell

Goldhaber Fellow, National Synchrotron Light Source II

Steve Farrell

Brookhaven National Laboratory

National Synchrotron Light Source II
Bldg. 743, Room C09E
P.O. Box 5000
Upton, NY 11973-5000

Pronouns: He/They

Steve is a Goldhaber Fellow at the 8-ID ISS beamline, studying structure-activity relationships in nanoscale 2D heterogeneous catalysts in collaboration with the Catalysis: Reactivity & Structure Group. This work primarily probes catalyst structure in situ during conversion of methane to C1 oxygenate products using synchrotron X-ray spectroscopy and scattering techniques.

Expertise | Education | Appointments | Publications | Awards


Expertise

  • 2D Materials
  • Nanoscale Synthesis
  • Heterogeneous Catalysis
  • High-Pressure In Situ X-ray Characterization

Education

PhD., New York University, Brooklyn, NY (Materials Chemistry), 2023
B.S./M.S., Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA (Chemical Engineering), 2014

Professional Appointments

Goldhaber Fellow NSLS-II, ISS Beamline, Aug 2024 - Present

Research Associate NSLS-II, ISS Beamline, Dec 2023 - Present

Graduate Research Assistant, New York University, Tandon School of Engineering, Sep 2018 - Nov 2023

Process Development Engineer, Johnson Matthey, Clean Air Division, Nov 2015 - Aug 2018

Process Engineer, Johnson Matthey, Process Technology Division, Sep 2014 - Nov 2015

Selected Publications

  • Farrell SL, Khwaja M, Paredes IJ, et al (2024) Elucidating Local Structure and Positional Effect of Dopants in Colloidal Transition Metal Dichalcogenide Nanosheets for Catalytic Hydrogenolysis. The Journal of Physical Chemistry C. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jpcc.3c07408

Awards & Recognition

2024 Goldhaber Distinguished Fellowship

2021 DOE Office of Science Graduate Student Research (SCGSR) Program Award

Steve Farrell

Brookhaven National Laboratory

National Synchrotron Light Source II
Bldg. 743, Room C09E
P.O. Box 5000
Upton, NY 11973-5000