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I earned my PhD in Chemical Engineering at the University of California, Berkeley (2021). My doctoral studies focused on the fundamental mechanisms behind metal-catalyzed hydrogenation reactions and the synergies between metals and metal oxides.

I am currently a research fellow at Nanyang Technological University in Singapore. I apply multiscale modelling, computational chemistry tools, and mechanistic inquiry to explore the nature of oxidation reactions driven by ultrasound.

You can learn more about my work in the following journal articles:

Pre-print and submitted

  1. Fischer, A. F. “Toluene Hydrogenation Catalyzed by Pt Nanoparticles: Kinetically Relevant Steps, Binding Ensembles, and Temperature Effects on Turnover Rates.” ACS Catalysis, under review (2024). ChemRxiv: https://doi.org/10.26434/chemrxiv-2024-13dc5

  2. Fischer, A. F.; Bahry, T.; Xie, Z.; da Silva Junior, R. B.; Qian, K.; Li, R.; Kwan, J.; Jerome, F.; Valange, S.; Liu W.; Amaniampong, P. N.; Choksi, T. S., “The Roles of Hydroxyl Radicals and Superoxide in Oxidizing Aqueous Benzyl Alcohol under Ultrasound Irradiation,” ChemSusChem, under revision (2024). ChemRxiv: https://doi.org/10.26434/chemrxiv-2024-b33q8

Accepted and in print

  1. Xie, Z.; Mahendran, V.; Jonnalagadda, U. S.; Fan, Q.; Su, X; Fischer, A. F.; Tan, M.; Tao, L.; Jerome, F.; Valange, S.; Kwan, J.; Choksi, T. S.; Amaniampong, P. N.; Liu W., “Boosting Energy Efficiency and Selectivity of Glucose Oxidation to Glucuronic Acid in High Frequency Ultrasound Using Multicavity CuO Catalytic Cavitation Agents,” Green Chemistry, accepted (2024).

  2. Fischer, A. F.; Bahry, T.; Xie, Z.; Qian, K.; Li, R.; Kwan, J.; Jerome, F.; Valange, S.; Liu W.; Amaniampong, P. N.; Choksi, T. S., “Harnessing Ultrasound-derived Hydroxyl Radicals for the Selective Oxidation of Aldehyde Functions,” ChemSusChem, accepted (2024). https://doi.org/10.1002/cssc.202400838

  3. Fischer, A. F. and Iglesia, E., “The Nature of ‘Hydrogen Spillover’: Site Proximity Effects and Gaseous Intermediates in Hydrogenation Reactions Mediated by Inhibitor-scavenging Mechanisms,” Journal of Catalysis (2023), 420, 68-88. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcat.2022.11.013

  4. Fischer, A.; Du, S.; Valla, J. A.; Bollas, G. M., “The effect of temperature, heating rate, and ZSM-5 catalyst on the product selectivity of the fast pyrolysis of Spent Coffee Grounds,” RSC Advances (2015), 5, 29252 – 29261. https://doi.org/10.1039/C5RA00212E *authors contributed equally