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Nicole J. LiBretto

Materials Science · Purdue University West Lafayette

Mid career · publishing since 2014

Publications

52

Citations

3,225

Est. group size

~1

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

13

Publishing since 2014

Research summary
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Nicole J. LiBretto's research focuses on designing and characterizing catalysts (materials that speed up or steer chemical reactions) for energy and fuel-related applications, including converting CO2 into useful chemicals and upgrading biomass-derived oils into fuels like jet fuel. Work involves synthesizing nanoparticle catalysts (such as metal phosphides and oxides) and using advanced microscopy and computational tools like Bayesian optimization to understand how catalyst structure affects reaction outcomes.

Catalysis for energy conversionCO2 electroreduction and hydrogenationBiomass and biofuel upgrading (hydrotreating, hydrodeoxygenation)Nanoparticle catalyst synthesis and characterizationIn situ electron microscopy of catalytic materials

Publication output peaked around 2020-2021 and has gradually declined since, though work continues into 2025-2026.

Generated by claude-sonnet-5 from public bibliographic data · Jul 20, 2026

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 3.4/year recently
172018: 2 publications182019: 5 publications192020: 13 publications13202021: 13 publications13212022: 6 publications222023: 5 publications232024: 3 publications242025: 2 publications252026: 1 publication26
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • The Cambridge Structural Database×9
  • Journal of the American Chemical Society×6
  • ACS Catalysis×5
  • ChemRxiv×4
  • Nature Communications×3
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Last updated Jul 20, 2026.

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