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Peter C. Stair - P* Professor(Joint with Argonne National Lab)
Professor, Director of Center for Catalysis and Surface Science

B.S. Stanford University 1972
Ph.D. University of California Berkeley 1977

Room:Catalysis 217
Phone: NU: 847-491-5266 Argonne: 630-252-6499
pstair@northwestern.edu

The Stair Research Group


Research Statement
We research the synthesis, characterization, and physical properties of the monolayer in contact with the surface of a solid.

Selected Publications

Gao, Z. X., Kim, H. S., Sun, Q., Stair, P. C. & Sachtler, W. M. H. UV-Raman characterization of Iron peroxo adsorbates on Fe/MFI catalyst with high activity for NOx reduction. J. Phys. Chem. B. 105, 6186-6190 (2001).

 Chua, Y. T., Stair, P. C. & Wachs, I. E. A Comparison of Ultraviolet and Visible Raman Spectra of Supported Metal Oxide Catalysts. J. Phys. Chem. B 105, 8600-8606 (2001).

Stair, P. C. Advances in Raman Spectroscopy for Catalysis Research. Current Opinion in Solid State & Materials Science 5, 365-369 (2001).

Stair, P. C. In Situ Ultraviolet Raman Spectroscopy. In Situ Spectroscopy in Heterogeneous Catalysis. Ed. James F. Haw, Wiley-VCH, Weinheim. 121 (2002).

Most Significant Awards
Armco Scholarship, (1968-72)
Analytical Chemistry Award, (1970)
Phi Beta Kappa, (1972)
Chemistry Departmental Honors, (1972)
Merck Fellowship, (1972-73)
Standard Oil Company Fellowship, (1975-76)
Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Fellow, (1984-88)
Guest Professor, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, (2001)
Alexander von Humboldt Award, (2002)


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