Raymond J. Gorte
Russell Pearce and Elizabeth Crimian Heuer Professor
Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering (CBE)
Materials Science and Engineering (MSE)
Honors and Awards: R. H. Wilhelm Award in Chemical Reaction Engineering - 2009, Heilmeier Award for Excellence in Faculty Research - 2002, Penn Engineering Distinguished Research Award - 2001, Paul H. Emmett Award in Fundamental Catalysis - 1999, Philadelphia Catalysis Club Award - 1998, Giuseppe Parravano Memorial Award of the Michigan Catalysis Society - 1997
Research Expertise: Catalysis | Fuel Cells | Energy
Ray's current research focuses on electrodes for solid oxide fuel cells (SOFC) and on oxidation catalysis using mixed-oxides. With SOFC, his lab has developed a method to synthesize electrodes with unprecedented control over composition and nanostructure, fabricating high-performance cells that are able to operate on hydrocarbon fuels. In oxidation catalysis, his group has developed methods to measure the thermodynamic, redox properties of mixed oxides and then determine the effect changes in redox properties have on catalytic properties.
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Affiliations: Graduate Group Chair, CBE
Education:
PhD Chemical Engineering 1981 - University of Minnesota
BS Chemical Engineering 1976 - University of Wisconsin
Recent Publications 
- Smart Pd Catalyst with Improved Thermal Stability Supported on High-Surface-Area LaFeO
3 Prepared by Atomic Layer Deposition, Onn, T.M. | Monai, M. | Dai, S. | Fonda, E. | Montini, T. | Pan, X. | Graham, G.W. | Fornasiero, P. | Gorte, R.J., Journal of the American Chemical Society, 2018 - A Study of Tetrahydrofurfuryl Alcohol to 1,5-Pentanediol Over Pt–WO
x /C, Wang, C. | Lee, J.D. | Ji, Y. | Onn, T.M. | Luo, J. | Murray, C.B. | Gorte, R.J., Catalysis Letters, 2018 - A comparison of furfural hydrodeoxygenation over Pt-Co and Ni-Fe catalysts at high and low H
2 pressures, Wang, C. | Luo, J. | Liao, V. | Lee, J.D. | Onn, T.M. | Murray, C.B. | Gorte, R.J., Catalysis Today, 2018 - High-Surface Area Ceria-Zirconia Films Prepared by Atomic Layer Deposition, Onn, T.M. | Dai, S. | Chen, J. | Pan, X. | Graham, G.W. | Gorte, R.J., Catalysis Letters, 2017
- Heat-Flow Measurements for n-Hexane Reactions on H-ZSM-5 and H(Zn)-ZSM-5: Implications for Endothermic Reforming in Hypersonic Aircraft, Yeh, Y.-H. | Tsai, C.-E. | Wang, C. | Gorte, R.J., Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research, 2017