Faculty & Staff
Dr. John N. Kuhn
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Professor of chemical, biological, and materials engineering, & associate chair of graduate studies Phone: 813-974-6498 | Office: IDRB 212 Email: jnkuhn@usf.edu Research clusters: Energy and Sustainability, Advanced Materials |
Honors & Awards
- 2024 Patents for Humanity award
- NAI Senior Member, 2023
- USF Faculty Outstanding Research Achievement Award, 2019
- USF Research & Innovation Excellence in Innovation Award, 2013 and 2018
- USF College of Engineering Outstanding Research Achievement Award, 2016
Education & Training
Postdoctoral research, University of California, Berkeley
PhD, Ohio State University
BS,University of Dayton
Research Overview
The Kuhn group focuses at the interface of heterogeneous catalysis and materials chemistry with an emphasis on applications in the fields of energy and the environment.
- Heterogeneous Catalysis
- Materials Chemistry
- Synthetic fuels
- Photo/Electro-catalysis
- Engineering Education
Selected Publications
- Johnson, O., He, Y, St. Pierre-Charles, I., Richter, J., Joseph, B., and Kuhn, J.N., 鈥淪tabilizing Catalytic Performance in Dry Reforming of Methane via Surface-Engineered Intermetallic Carbide Nanoparticles", JACS 147 (2025) 16786-16791. ()
- Amaraibi, R., Joseph, B., and Kuhn, J.N., 鈥淟ife Cycle Assessment of Liquid Transportation Fuel Produced by Intensified Biogas to Liquid (IBGTL) Process ", ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering 13 (2025) 6064-6073. ()
- Shi, H. Guo, J., Singh, P., Bhethanabotla, V.R., and Kuhn, J.N., 鈥淩ole of SiO2 in enhancing CO yield by using silica-supported La0.5Ba0.5FeO3 in reverse water鈥揼as shift chemical looping鈥� RSC Sustain., 2025, Advance Article. ()
- Gray, B., Johnson, O., Joseph, B. and Kuhn, J.N., 鈥淗igh-Temperature Fe-Based Fischer鈥揟ropsch Synthesis: Experimentally Validated Kinetic Models Implemented at Pellet and Reactor Scales鈥� Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research 63 (2024) 15061-15072. ()