Disha Jain
Postdoctoral researcher
Utrecht University
Department
Inorganic Chemistry and Catalysis
Contact information
Room
Vening Meinesz C
Email address
d.jain@uu.nl
Key expertises
Heterogeneous catalysis, surface chemistry, operando spectroscopy, density functional theory
About me
I have done Bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering from Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology, India. Thereafter, I finished Ph.D. from Indian Institute of Science, India, where the work was focused on the understanding reaction mechanism for gas phase reactions. Then, I worked as a postdoctoral researcher under Prof. dr. Atsushi Urakawa in collaboration with Toyota, where the work was focused on understanding the catalytic processes by spatiotemporal operando techniques. Currently, I am a postdoctoral researcher in the Inorganic Chemistry and Catalysis (ICC) group at Utrecht University under Dr. Matteo Monai.
About my research
My research is focused on developing coke and poison-resistant Ni-based bimetallic catalysts for dry methane reforming. We will utilize operando and computational techniques to gain deeper insights into the reaction/deactivation mechanism under reforming conditions to guide the development of better reforming catalysts.
Academic career
Postdoctoral researcher
Since 2022: ARC CBBC postdoctoral fellow in Inorganic Chemistry and catalysis group at Utrecht University under the supervision of Dr. Matteo Monai.
2021-2022: Postdoctoral fellow in Catalysis Engineering under the supervision of Prof. dr. Atsushi Urakawa
PhD Candidate
2012-2019: Ph.D. in Chemical engineering at Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru, India. Thesis title: “Syngas production by methane reforming and H2 purification by CO abatement over transition metal-substituted reducible oxides”
Bachelor
2008-2012: Bachelor of Technology in Chemical Engineering at Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology, India
ARC CBBC publications
Exploring the 3D printing of molybdenum carbide-based catalysts for the reverse water gas shift reaction: A multi scale study
A. Pajares, J. Andrade-Arvizu, D. Jain, M. Monai, J. Lefevere, P. Ramírez de la Piscina, N. Homs, B. Michielsen
Exploring the 3D printing of molybdenum carbide-based catalysts for the reverse water gas shift reaction: A multi scale study
A. Pajares, J. Andrade-Arvizu, D. Jain, M. Monai, J. Lefevere, P. Ramírez de la Piscina, N. Homs, B. Michielsen
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