Berkson Research Lab
Surface engineering for sustainable technologies
About Us
The Berkson Lab at ASU focuses on cutting-edge research at the interface of chemical engineering, materials science, and inorganic chemistry. We seek to develop new processes for sustainable production and utilization of chemicals and energy through molecular-level control of interfacial properties. Current focus areas include:
- Zeolite-based heterogeneous catalysts
- Optoelectronically active semiconductor nanostructures
- Sorbents for air and water purification
- Functional polymer-inorganic composites
Unifying themes across our research areas include careful control of synthesis and treatment conditions, development of structure-property relationships, and molecular-level analysis using advanced spectroscopic techniques, especially solid-state NMR.
Vision
Our overall vision is to design new sustainable energy technologies by leveraging fundamental tools to understand and control surface structures, dynamics, and reactivity.
Zachariah Berkson
Assistant Professor
School for Engineering of Matter, Transport and Energy
