VISION
The world needs new ways to make fuels, fertilizers, and commodity chemicals without burning fossil fuels. We believe that carefully designed molecules at the interface of chemistry and electricity are a powerful tool for getting there.
MISSION
The Machan Group designs and studies molecular electrocatalysts: small, precisely constructed metal complexes that drive the kinds of chemical reactions a clean energy economy depends on. We don't just build these molecules; we study how they work, using electrochemistry and spectroscopy together to watch catalysis happen in real time. That mechanistic understanding is what allows us to improve them deliberately, rather than by trial and error.
News & Announcements
Mary Jo's paper on the effects of phthalocyanine ring protonation on the activity of Mn for the ORR has been published in the Journal of the American Chemical Society, congrats!
Thu, 07/17/2025
Mollie's paper on a co-electrocatalytic system for the oxidation of alcohols is published in JACS Au as a part of the special issue on “Advances in Small Molecule Activation Towards Sustainable Chemical Transformations”, congrats!
Tue, 03/11/2025
Elizabeth's paper on the immobilizing molecular cobalt complexes for the HER at pH 14 using with blended polymer supports has been published Open Access in J. Am. Chem. Soc., congrats!
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