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Catalyst Design, Advanced Materials, And Applied Aerospace Systems
Scientific background, technical scope, and working style drawn from the public portfolio and CV content.
Profile
I am a Principal Scientist focused on catalysis, reaction engineering, materials synthesis, and applied aerospace systems. My work sits between fundamental chemistry and hardware reality.
I focus on problems where chemistry works in principle, but performance, stability, lifetime, manufacturability, thermal behavior, contamination, or system integration determine whether it becomes a usable capability.
My technical background spans heterogeneous catalysis, supported noble-metal catalysts, single-atom and multi-atom catalyst systems, electrocatalysis, oxidation chemistry, propulsion catalyst concepts, ECLSS-related gas processing, water treatment, and AI-assisted scientific workflows.
The common thread is practical translation: identify the controlling chemistry, design the right experiment, reduce uncertainty, and move ideas toward systems that work.
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Energy Conversion Publications
High-performing commercial Fe–N–C cathode electrocatalyst for anion-exchange membrane fuel cellsHorie Adabi, Abolfazl Shakouri, Noor Ul Hassan, John R. Varcoe, Barr Zulevi, Alexey Serov, John R. Regalbuto, and William E. Mustain. Nature Energy 6, 834–843 (2021).DOI or publication recordUnderstanding how single-atom site density drives the performance and durability of PGM-free Fe–N–C cathodes in anion exchange membrane fuel cellsHorie Adabi, Pietro Giovanni Santori, Abolfazl Shakouri, Xiong Peng, Karam Yassin, Igal G. Rasin, Simon Brandon, Dario R. Dekel, Noor Ul Hassan, Moulay-Tahar Sougrati, Andrea Zitolo, John R. Varcoe, John R. Regalbuto, Frédéric Jaouen, and William E. Mustain. Materials Today Advances 12, 100179 (2021).DOI or publication recordEnhanced performance of oxygen-functionalized, multi-walled carbon nanotubes as support for Pt and Pt-Ru bimetallic catalysts for methanol electrooxidationWen Xiong, Bahareh Mehrabadi, Stavros Karakalos, Rembert White, Abolfazl Shakouri, Peter Kasak, Syed Zaidi, John Weidner, John Regalbuto, Hector Colon-Mercado, and John Monnier. ACS Applied Energy Materials (2020).DOI or publication record
AI-Assisted Scientific Workflow
A public-facing model for using AI support in scientific R&D while preserving traceability, review, and experimental accountability.
Active Step
Evidence Intake
Collect public literature, internal release-approved context, assumptions, and constraints before any synthesis or process recommendation.
- Source quality
- Release status
- Open questions
Public-safe operating principle
AI can organize evidence, expose assumptions, and speed up documentation, but experimental claims remain accountable to validated data, domain-owner review, and release-approved context.
USC Research Context
A public-safe note on collaborative research training and team-based catalyst work.
Nate's University of South Carolina period connected catalyst synthesis, electrocatalysis, mentoring, procurement, and collaborative research execution. That work helped shape a practical approach to controlled catalyst preparation, publication-quality documentation, and cross-disciplinary technical leadership.
Research Interests
Core areas provided for this public profile.
Catalyst Design
Heterogeneous catalysis, supported noble metal catalysts, alumina-based catalyst systems, catalyst synthesis, and catalyst characterization.
Applied Aerospace Systems
Space propulsion catalysts, monopropellant decomposition, environmental control systems, air revitalization, and catalytic oxidation.
Scientific Workflows
Electrochemical advanced oxidation, water treatment, nanomaterials, ceramic and porous materials, process design, and AI agents for scientific R&D.
Principles
- Fundamental catalysis translated into practical systems
- Clear treatment of uncertainty, constraints, and evidence
- Research-to-product translation across aerospace, ECLSS, propulsion, and sustainability
- AI-assisted workflows grounded in scientific judgment