Zitan Wang

CO2 Reduction Catalyst Microenvironments

Email

Caudill 008

(919) 843-6852

B.A. in Chemistry and Computer Science

Grinnell College, 2025

Research Summary: Zitan’s research focuses on optimizing the electrocatalytic reduction of carbon dioxide into green fuels, such as methanol. As part of the Center for Hybrid Approaches in Solar Energy to Liquid Fuels (CHASE), he investigates how engineering a catalyst's microenvironment via an ionomer overlayer can modulate local reaction conditions to trap key intermediates and enhance selectivity.

Personal Summary: Outside of the lab, Zitan enjoys reading, cooking Chinese food, playing video games, and crafting a daily latte with his espresso machine.