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Alissa Park

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Program Co-Director

Accelerated Decarbonization

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A.-H. Alissa Park’s research focuses on sustainable energy and materials conversion pathways with an emphasis on integrated Carbon Capture, Utilization and Storage (CCUS) technologies addressing climate change. Her group develops novel carbon capture materials and reactor systems for a wide range of applications, including Direct Air Capture. Park works on innovative Negative Emission Technologies, such as BioEnergy with Carbon Capture and Storage (BECCS), converting wet and salty marine biomass to highly pure hydrogen and solid carbon. Her recent work includes carbon mineralization integrated with the recovery of energy-relevant critical minerals for the clean energy transition, while creating a circular carbon economy throughout our built environment.

Awards

  • Distinguished Researcher Award, American Chemical Society - Energy and Fuels Division, 2025
  • Shell Thomas Baron Award in Fluid-Particle Systems, American Institute of Chemical Engineers - Particle Technology Forum, 2022
  • Fellow, American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE), 2021
  • Fellow, American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), 2020
  • CAREER Award, National Science Foundation, 2009

Relevant Publications

  • Williams, J. M., Nitzsche, M. P., Bromberg, L., Qu, Z., Moment, A. J., Hatton, T. A. & Park, A.-H. A. (2023). Hybrid thermo-electrochemical conversion of plastic wastes commingled with marine biomass to value-added products using renewable energy. Energy & Environmental Science, 16, 5805-5821. DOI: 10.1039/D3EE02461J
  • Feric, T. G., Hamilton, S. T., Ko, B. H., Lee, G.-H. A., Verma, S., Jiao, F. & Park, A.-H. A. (2023). Highly Tunable Syngas Product Ratios Enabled by Novel Nanoscale Hybrid Electrolytes Designed for Combined CO2 Capture and Electrochemical Conversion. Advanced Functional Materials. DOI: 10.1002/adfm.202210017
  • Rim, G., Feric, T. G., Moore, T. & Park, A.-H. A. (2021). Solvent Impregnated Polymers loaded with Liquid-like Nanoparticle Organic Hybrid Materials for Enhanced Kinetics of Direct Air Capture and Point Source CO2 capture. Advanced Functional Materials, 31, 2010047. DOI: 10.1002/adfm.202010047

Institution

University of California Los Angeles

Department

Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering

Education

  • PhD (Chemical Engineering), The Ohio State University

Country

United States

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