Randall Q Snurr

Professor, Chemical and Biological Engineering
John G Searle Professor, Chemical and Biological Engineering
Chairperson, Chemical and Biological Engineering
Chemical and Biological Engineering PhD Program

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Research Interests

Professor Snurr’s research group focuses on adsorption, diffusion, and catalysis in nanoporous materials. They are interested in novel materials such as metal-organic frameworks (MOFs), as well as traditional materials such as zeolites that are already widely used in industry. Porous materials with well-controlled structures at the nanoscale can be extremely useful because of their ability to recognize and discriminate between adsorbed molecules. This leads to applications of nanoporous materials in adsorption separations, catalysis, membrane processes, sensing, and energy storage.

Most of the projects in his group are aimed at solving problems related to energy and sustainability. Examples include development of materials to store hydrogen for fuel cell vehicles, development of materials for capturing carbon dioxide from power plant flue gas (carbon capture and sequestration), development of energy-efficient separations, and development of highly selective catalysts for green chemistry processes.

To address these problems, they use powerful molecular modeling techniques. Their goal is to develop a better understanding of surface interactions and dynamics in nanoporous materials and to exploit this molecular-level information to develop new, highly-selective processes in adsorption separations, catalysis, and energy storage. Another goal of their research is to develop new simulation methods that can handle an ever-broader range of time and length scales to address important problems that cannot be simulated with current techniques. They also collaborate closely with experimental research groups.

Education/Academic qualification

Chemical Engineering, PhD, University of California, Berkeley

… → 1994

Chemical Engineering, BSE, University of Pennsylvania

… → 1988

Research interests

Absorption
Catalysis
Energy
Molecular modeling
Separations
Sustainability

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Grants

10 Active
27 Finished

Snurr Subproject - Theory-Guided Design and Discovery of Materials for Reversible Methane and Hydrogen Storage

Snurr, R. Q.

Department of Energy

10/1/19 → 2/28/23

Project: Research project

Theory-Guided Design and Discovery of Materials for Reversible Methane and Hydrogen Storage

Farha, O. K. & Snurr, R. Q.

Department of Energy

10/1/19 → 2/28/23

Project: Research project

Subproject for Institution # SP0049926

Snurr, R. Q.

Defense Threat Reduction Agency

2/21/19 → 2/20/24

Project: Research project

Snurr: Highly Stable and Bifunctional Bio-inspired Catalytic MOFs for Destruction of Chemical Threats

Snurr, R. Q.

Defense Threat Reduction Agency

12/1/17 → 11/30/21

Project: Research project

Snurr - SusChEM: Integrated Materials and Process Systems Development for Sustainable Carbon Capture

Snurr, R. Q.

National Science Foundation

9/1/16 → 8/31/20

Project: Research project