Conor Waldt

Graduate Research Assistant

Advised by Professor David Hibbitts

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Background

Education

Purdue University, Ph.D. Chemical Engineering (2025 – Present)
Villanova University, B.S., M.S. Chemical Engineering

Presentations

AICHE - 2022
NAM28 - 2023
AICHE - 2023
SECS - 2024
AICHE - 2024
NAM29 - 2025

Project Description

Understanding the role of phosphorous in transition metal phosphides for selective C-O cleavage

Awards

Kokes Award - NAM29 (2025)

Publications

Understanding AuPd Alloy Nanoparticle Structure under Vacuum Using DFT and Monte Carlo Methods
Role of Phosphorous in Transition Metal Phosphides for Selective Hydrogenolysis of Hindered C–O Bonds